Reno Says Yes to New Station Casino

A non-hotel gaming venue proposed by Station Casinos was cleared to move forward after Reno City Council voted to reject a planning appeal by prospective competitor Monarch Casino and...

Published November 14, 2016

Vegas, Borgata Lift MGM to Stellar Q3

MGM Resorts International more than made up for softness in Macau with a 23 percent increase in third-quarter net revenue to $2.73 billion. Room revenue on the Las Vegas...

Published November 14, 2016

Massachusetts Interactive Gaming Commission Begins Meeting

Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports has begun meeting. Its brief is to provide recommendations to state lawmakers on how to regulate...

Published November 14, 2016

Caesars Posts Q3 Profit

Caesars Entertainment got a big lift in its plan to take its largest operating unit out of bankruptcy as the company returned to profitability in the third quarter. Keys...

Published November 14, 2016

Paragon Expanding Into Lake Tahoe

Paragon Gaming has been OK’d by Nevada regulators to take majority ownership of the Hard Rock Hotel (l.) bordering Lake Tahoe. Paragon, which manages two Las Vegas casinos and...

Published November 14, 2016

Rising Star Plans Ferry, Improvements

Rising Star Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana is calling itself the "Christmas Casino" now through December. The same promotion last year brought in double-digit revenue increases. Owners Full House...

Published November 14, 2016

Mississippi Official Suggests Legalizing Sports Betting

Mississippi Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson (l.) recently recommended that the state legalize sports betting, which he said could generate $88-$100 million annually. Frierson told a legislative committee tasked with...

Published November 14, 2016

Skill Games Debut in Atlantic City

GameCo launched Danger Arena, the first skill-based game in a U.S. casino, on its Video Game Gambling Machine (VGM) at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. The game will be...

Published November 7, 2016

DraftKings And FanDuel Expected to Merge

An often-rumored merger of the two largest DFS sites FanDuel and DraftKings appears to be on as reports say the two sites will join forces. DraftKings co-founder Jason Robins...

Published November 7, 2016

New Jersey Continues Sports Betting Fight With New Bill

New Jersey Assemblyman John Burzichelli (l.) is trying another approach to beat a federal prohibition on sports betting by introducing a new bill that would essentially make sports betting...

Published November 7, 2016

Murren Courts NBA, Adelson Confronts Raiders

The good news for Las Vegas sports fans: MGM Resorts International is looking to bring an NBA franchise to its T-Mobile Arena (l.). The bad news: Sheldon Adelson is...

Published November 7, 2016

New Jersey Says No to Atlantic City’s Fiscal Plan

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has rejected a fiscal plan from Atlantic City that Mayor Don Guardian and Council President Marty Small (l.) hoped would stave off...

Published November 7, 2016

Deutsche Bank Selling Red Rock Stake

The bank expects a hefty profit from unloading its 17 percent share of the Las Vegas locals giant. The move comes as Red Rock is moving in the opposite...

Published November 7, 2016

Florida Ballot Measure Under Review

The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the title and language of the Voter Control of Gambling Amendment, which would allow voters—not the legislature—to determine if casino gambling...

Published November 7, 2016

Vegas Visitation on a Record Pace

Boosted by robust convention traffic, visitation to the casino mecca hit 3.7 million in September and through the first nine months of the year is already ahead of the...

Published November 7, 2016

N.Y. Clears Path for Casino Expansion

The state’s regulators have finalized rules for table games, enabling four new casinos to push ahead toward opening. The first is set to debut in a couple of weeks...

Published November 7, 2016

Wynn Boston Harbor Gets Final OK

The long road to construction came to an end last week for Wynn Boston Harbor (l.) in Massachusetts as the state gaming commission granted the final approval for the...

Published November 7, 2016

Former Revel Casino Receives Occupancy Permit

Ten, the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, has received a certificate of occupancy from Atlantic City. The property’s owner Glen Straub is hoping to re-open at least part...

Published November 7, 2016

Qui Nguyen Wins World Series of Poker Main Event title

Qui Nguyen (l.) of Las Vegas has won the World Series of Poker Main Event. He wins $8 million in the event, which attracted 6,737 players.

Published November 7, 2016

Rockaway Beach Casino Proposal Doomed

Not long ago, Rockaway Beach, Missouri Mayor Don Smith was optimistic about bringing a casino to the financially struggling town near Branson. But recently he said "there's an 80...

Published November 7, 2016