Report: Arkansas Petition Signatures Possibly Invalid

A report regarding a signature petition to legalize casinos in three Arkansas counties indicated several signatures could be invalidated and canvasser identification was questionable. Special Master John Jennings, appointed...

Published October 10, 2016

Cuomo, County Spar Over VLTs

New York’s Madison County wants a bigger piece of the state’s revenue-sharing deal with the Oneida Indian Nation. The reason: the county is now home to two Oneida VLT...

Published October 10, 2016

Anti-New Jersey Casino Expansion Group Keeps Fighting

Despite poll numbers that show a referendum to allow new casino construction in northern New Jersey is likely to fail, the main opposition group of the plan continues to...

Published October 10, 2016

Report: Adelson Links Pennsylvania Expansion to iGaming Defeat

A local newspaper reported that Las Vegas Sand CEO Sheldon Adelson (l.) has conditioned a $40 million investment for improvements at its Sands Bethlehem project on the defeat of...

Published October 10, 2016

Group Revives Maine Casino Campaign

Maine could be embroiled in another casino election about this time next year if a group called Horseracing Jobs Fairness has its way. The group is collecting signatures for...

Published October 10, 2016

Minnesota City Tables Charitable Gaming Ordinance

A Minnesota city council has table an ordinance that would require a permit to offer charitable gambling. A Jordan City city council member is concerned that a charitable bingo...

Published October 10, 2016

Showboat Atlantic City Deed Conflict Solved

Developer Bart Blatstein said he has settled a conflicting deed restriction with Trump Taj Mahal owner Carl Icahn that has interfered with the re-opening of his Showboat Hotel, a...

Published October 10, 2016

New Jersey Cuts Atlantic City a Break on Loan

New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs said it will not demand Atlantic City pay back a $73 million loan, even though the city has not secured the loans collateral...

Published October 10, 2016

New Owners for Palms, Aliante Casinos in Vegas

Red Rock Resorts and Boyd Gaming have cleared the final regulatory hurdle in their pursuit of two well-equipped off-Strip resorts in Las Vegas. Red Rock is snapping up the...

Published October 3, 2016

Meadowlands Owner Still Pulling for North Jersey Casino

Even though his group formed to advertise in support of a referendum in New Jersey to allow for casino expansion in the northern part of the state has shut...

Published October 3, 2016

VictoryLand’s Reopening May Be Short-lived

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and state Attorney General Luther Strange (l.) recently asked law enforcement officials in Macon County to close VictoryLand Casino, which reopened September 13, because it...

Published October 3, 2016

Second Racino Petition Faces Tough Odds in Massachusetts

Senate President Stan Rosenberg (l.) is just one of many Massachusetts officials who opposes adding a second racino to the mix of state gaming choices. He says the existing...

Published October 3, 2016

Sands Bethlehem Plans $40 Million Expansion

Pennsylvania’s table games revenue leader is looking to get bigger. Sands Bethlehem has filed plans with the city to expand by nearly 100,000 square feet, more than one-third of...

Published October 3, 2016

Illinois Communities Limit Video Gambling

Since video games went live in Illinois in 2012, the industry has grown to more than 24,000 machines at 5,600 locations, generating $785 million in state and local tax...

Published October 3, 2016

Harrah’s Atlantic City to Get $30 million Renovation

Harrah’s Atlantic City has announced a $30 million renovation that includes refurbishing 450 rooms and suites. The newly announced renovations are part of an overall $200 million that Caesars...

Published October 3, 2016

Atlantic City Casino ‘Warehousing’ Bill Moves in New Jersey Senate

A bill in the New Jersey State Senate to prevent casino operators from closing a casino and then reopening it with lower wages for workers has passed a committee...

Published October 3, 2016

Rhode Island Casino Campaign Heats up

The proponents of a casino in Tiverton, Rhode Island casino have opened a headquarters in the town in advance of the November election. Voters are being asked to allow...

Published October 3, 2016

MGM Improving National Harbor Roads

In preparation for the future opening of the $1.3 billion MGM National Harbor casino, hotel and entertainment complex in Oxon, Maryland, MGM Resorts International is spending $10 million on...

Published October 3, 2016

Atlantic City Tries to Save Its MUA and Itself

In an unusual move, Atlantic City has proposed selling one of its biggest assets to its semi-independent Municipal Utilities Authority to create about $100 million in needed cash. If...

Published October 3, 2016

Pro-Casino Expansion Campaign Shuts Down in New Jersey

A Rutgers Eagleton Poll shows 50 percent of New Jersey voters are against expanding casinos in the state outside of Atlantic City. The poll found only 40 percent of...

Published September 26, 2016