Five States Join Sports-Betting SCOTUS Appeal

The attorneys general of five states have joined the state of New Jersey’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in its case challenging the federal sports-betting ban. The American...

Published November 21, 2016

Nevada Begins eSports Betting

William Hill announced last week that it would accept bets on the IEM Oakland eSports event featuring the video game League of Legends held last weekend at its sports...

Published November 21, 2016

Georgia Cities Eye Casinos

Columbus and Savannah, Georgia have begun the process of considering casinos. In Columbus, Robert Wright (l.) crossed the first hurdle in bringing a $200 million casino resort to the...

Published November 21, 2016

Rhode Island Authorizes Tiverton Casino

Although its win of two initiatives that allow it to move its gaming operations from Newport, Rhode Island to Tiverton were by thin margins, Twin River Management Group now...

Published November 21, 2016

Louisiana Forms Gaming Industry Task Force

Formed by the Louisiana legislature, the Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Task Force, chaired by state Senator Ronnie Jones, will review current state gaming law and make recommendations to...

Published November 21, 2016

Residents Urge Demolition of Revere Greyhound Park

No greyhounds have run in Wonderland Park in Revere, Massachusetts, for six years. The facilities are rotting away. The mayor of Revere ran on a promise to turn the...

Published November 21, 2016

Casino Chiefs to Help Plan Trump Inauguration

Steve Wynn, Sheldon Adelson (shown with their wives) and Phil Ruffin have been appointed to the committee in charge of planning and coordinating Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration. Ruffin...

Published November 21, 2016

Pennsylvania Casinos Move to Guarantee Host Fee

Owners of the Rivers Casino (l.) in Pittsburgh and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains Township have moved to assure local host communities that they will continue to...

Published November 21, 2016

Christie Names Former U.S. Senator to Oversee Atlantic City

New Jersey has named former U.S. Senator Jeffrey Chiesa (l.) to oversee the state takeover of Atlantic City’s government. Chiesa has served as state Governor Chris Christie’s chief counsel...

Published November 21, 2016

Golden Nugget Hotel Nears Completion

The final pour recently occurred at the 13-story Rush Tower at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Set to open next summer, the tower will offer 380 luxury...

Published November 21, 2016

Hard Rock Ready To Wait For New Jersey Casino

Jim Allen, the head of Hard Rock International, says his company is ready to wait for years to have a casino proposal for the New Jersey Meadowlands approved. Voters...

Published November 21, 2016

Ohio Panel to Crack Down on Skill Games

Ohio gaming regulators want to crack down on so-called “skill game” operators who pay out cash prizes from machines that look remarkably like slot machines. The Ohio Casino Control...

Published November 21, 2016

Sands Bethlehem to Expand

Sands Bethlehem will go ahead with a $90 million expansion plan that will add restaurants and table games, a plan that had been in question because of possible North...

Published November 21, 2016

Pinnacle Beats Consensus in Q3

Pinnacle Entertainment overcame flooding at its Baton Rouge casino to post $595 million in net revenue in the third quarter. The result, which was better than analysts expected, got...

Published November 21, 2016

Shared Riverboat Revenue Allows Upgrades

Officials in Elgin, Illinois know how they'll spend the $9.7 million the city will receive next year from the state's $33 million shared gambling revenue fund plus admission revenue...

Published November 21, 2016

Borgata Seeks $15 Million From Ivey

The Borgata casino in Atlantic City is seeking $15 million from poker pro Phil Ivey (l.) stemming from his “edge-sorting” case at the casino in 2012. The casino won...

Published November 21, 2016

Illinois Politicians Benefit From Video Gambling

The video gambling industry, with more than 24,000 machines in Illinois, has contributed more than $1 million to Illinois politicians in the past eight years. Most of that money...

Published November 21, 2016

Atlantic City Casino Revenue Down Slightly for October

Despite the closing of the Trump Taj Mahal on October 10, Atlantic City’s casino revenue for October was down by less than one percent for the month. The city’s...

Published November 21, 2016

Affinity Posts Best Quarter of 2016

Adjusted cash flow hit $17.7 million for Affinity Gaming in the 12 weeks ended September 30, the company’s best performance this year. Affinity is best known as owner of...

Published November 21, 2016

New Jersey Moves to Takeover Atlantic City

New Jersey’s Local Finance Board has voted to allow the state to takeover Atlantic City’s finances and much of the operations of its municipal government. The move came after...

Published November 14, 2016