UNITED STATES GAMING
Pennsylvania state Senator Gene Yaw (l.) has introduced a bill that would establish a regulatory framework and tax structure that would legalize the so-called “skill games” spreading through the...
CA Governor Signs Pair of Gaming Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom (l.) of California has signed two bills connected with gaming. One relaxes some provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it relates to the...
A’s, NV Lawmakers Reach Preliminary Deal for Stadium Funding
From the beginning, the Oakland A’s have made it clear that they’d like some public assistance in building a new $1.5 billion ballpark on the site of the Tropicana....
New York State of Mind
New York’s downstate casino competition plods along, as Las Vegas Sands secures a 99-year lease on the Nassau Coliseum site amid community protests and the Citi Field and Trump...
Temporary Caesars Virginia Debuts
Caesars Virginia in Danville (l.) opened May 15 in a 40,000-square-foot white tent with 740 slots, 25 table games, 28 electronic table games and sports betting kiosks. The permanent...
South Dakota Hard Rock To Open August 8
Hard Rock Rocksino will open on Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota on August 8, complete with a traditional guitar-smashing ceremony. The facility will offer 86 slots, a 22-room...
Ocean Casino Spending to Rebuild Beach
Ocean Casino Resort (l.) in Atlantic City is spending $700,000 to repair the badly eroded beach the property fronts, to be reopened Memorial Day weekend.
Resorts World NJ Buffet Workers Win Court Decision
A U.S. appeals court has revived a nine-year-old lawsuit filed by buffet workers at Resorts World New York City (l.) claiming the operator illegally laid them off without notice.
Atlantic City “Road Diet” Concerns Casinos
The Casino Association of New Jersey and the Greater Atlantic City Chamber will commission an independent traffic study of the “road diet” project designed to improve safety for pedestrians...
New York’s Vernon Downs Track and Casino Facing Closure
Vernon Downs Racetrack and Casino (l.) in upstate New York lost $2 million last year. Owner Jeff Gural refuses to lose it again. But without lawmakers restoring a tax...
Texas Lawmakers Hand LVS Another Defeat
Despite spending millions on lobbyists to bring casino gambling to Texas, Las Vegas Sands was defeated once again, as lawmakers rejected a measure calling for a voter referendum on...
Casino Workers Want Smoking Ban
The advocacy group Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects originated in New Jersey and now has chapters in six states working to urge legislators to end casinos’ exemptions from state’s...
NV Regulators Accommodate License Swap After BP Deal
What do you do with a property that’s on the brink of closure? Call the previous owner and see if they’ll take it back. That’s exactly what TravelCenters of...
CA Senate Approves Card Club Bill
Both the California Senate and the Assembly have approved Assembly Bill 341 which would reimpose a moratorium on new cardrooms in the Golden State. It would “allow for measured...
A’s Ballpark Project Spurs Partnerships
Now that the A’s seem to have settled on the Tropicana (l.) for the site of its new ballpark, some new partnerships have formed: Bally’s and GLPI have partnered...
AGA: U.S. Gaming Sets Another Record
The American Gaming Association reports that the U.S. gaming industry has recorded its eight consecutive record for quarterly revenue, logging $16.6 billion for the first quarter.
New York Throws Lifeline to Catskill OTB
The Catskill off-track betting corporation, recently threatened with closure by New York Governor Kathy Hochul (l.), will be able to funnel money earmarked for capital expenses to continue operating.
Virginia Casino Fined For Alleged Violations
Rivers Casino (l.) in Portsmouth, Virginia was fined $275,000 by the Virginia Lottery for alleged violations including underage and voluntarily excluded individuals, slot-machine licensing requirements and unauthorized games.
IPI Sued for Failing to Return Casino Deposits
A junket operator, BigBang Entertainment LLC, is suing Chinese-based Imperial Pacific International (IPI.) The plaintiff alleges that IPI kept funds that had been deposited at IPI’s Imperial Palace Saipan...
Several States Introduce Anti-Gambling Addiction Education
Five years since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal ban against sports betting, the industry has expanded like a wildfire. Now some states want to throw a little...