PA, NY Gaming Moves Criticized

American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman says Pennsylvania’s plan to increase its table games tax y 15 percent will stifle the state’s gaming industry, and reduce benefits...

Published August 15, 2016

New Las Vegas Stadium Site Proposed

The Bali Hai golf course (l.) near McCarran International Airport has emerged as another potential candidate for a 65,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas. Developer Billy Walters owns the lease...

Published August 15, 2016

Two Maryland Tracks Sold

A consortium led by racing and gaming giant Churchill Downs is buying Maryland’s Ocean Downs harness track and racino for an undisclosed sum. The state’s other harness course, Rosecroft...

Published August 15, 2016

$66-Million July for Ohio Casinos

Ohio casino revenues in July increased in Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus, while the Hard Rock Rocksino had its best month since opening. The Hard Rocksino Northfield Park (l.) took...

Published August 15, 2016

Nebraska Petition Falls Short

Election officials in Nebraska's three largest counties indicated the pro-casino group Keep the Money in Nebraska may not have collected enough valid signatures to put a gambling constitutional amendment...

Published August 15, 2016

Oregon Developers Hope Third Try Leads To Casino

After defeats in 2010 and 2012 to develop a privately owned casino in Oregon, Matt Rossman and Bruce Studer of R & S Strategy Group are trying again. They...

Published August 15, 2016

Zika Outbreak Inadvertently Benefits Vegas

“As sad as that situation is in Florida," the Zika outbreak may be benefiting Las Vegas, said MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren. He noted JetBlue officials...

Published August 15, 2016

South Florida Racinos Post Another Record Year

South Florida's eight casinos at horse and dog racetracks and jai-alai fronton took in $537 million in slots revenue in the recently ended fiscal year, up 3 percent from...

Published August 15, 2016

Atlantic City Casino Workers Looking to MGM National Harbor for Jobs

James Murren (l.), CEO of MGM Resorts International, said the new MGM National Harbor casino opening in Maryland has seen a large number of job applications from Atlantic City...

Published August 15, 2016

GLPI, Pinnacle Down in Second Quarter

Gaming and Leisure Properties ‘(GLPI) first report to investors fell short of its expectations, with $207 million in net revenues for the second quarter, which is $4 million less...

Published August 15, 2016

$40 Million El San Juan Transformation Underway

The landmark El San Juan Hotel & Casino in the Isla Verde District of Puerto Rico is closed while undergoing a transformation estimated to cost up to $40 million....

Published August 15, 2016

Station Casinos Selling Castaways Site

The CBRE Group is marketing a 25.5-acre parcel that once was the site of the now-demolished Castaways Hotel and Casino (originally the Showboat) in Las Vegas. Station Casinos obtained...

Published August 15, 2016

Kansas Crossing Celebrates Beam Signing

As the final steel beam was placed at Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel, under construction in Pittsburg, Kansas, lead developer Bruce Christenson saluted "the start of the finish" at...

Published August 15, 2016

Illinois City Approves, Renews Gambling Licenses

Urbana, Illinois officials recently approved two new gambling licenses and renewed three, for a city wide total of nine. Earlier Alderman Dennis Roberts proposed a gambling-license moratorium, stating, "We're...

Published August 15, 2016

Three-Day Party Honors Florida Racino’s Three Years

As its casino turns three years old, historic Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Hialeah, Florida will hold a 3-day celebration starting August 19. The once-shuttered venue now is...

Published August 15, 2016

Half-a-Million Visit New Iowa Casino

In Jefferson, Iowa, the Wild Rose Casino recently marked its one-year anniversary. Developer Gary Kirke, who also built the Wild Rose Casino in Emmettsburg, noted 75 percent of Iowa...

Published August 15, 2016

End in Sight for Caesars Bankruptcy Saga?

In the wake of its $4.4 billion mega-deal for Playtika and its popular Slotomania game (l.), Caesars Entertainment may finally be getting junior creditors to support a restructuring of...

Published August 8, 2016

Macau’s New Math

Gross gaming revenue fell 4.5 percent in Macau in July. Because the drop is not as steep as predicted, it’s almost considered a rally. All this is unfolding against...

Published August 8, 2016

Construction Begins on Wynn’s Boston Project

Wynn Boston Harbor last week welcomed construction workers to the site to begin building the $2.1 billion project. The start comes even as Joseph Curtatone (l.), the mayor of...

Published August 8, 2016

MGM Completes Borgata Purchase

MGM resorts international has completed its acquisition of Boyd Gaming’s half of Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, giving it full ownership of the property. New Jersey regulators...

Published August 8, 2016