Indiana Tropicana Breaks Ground For Land Move

Tropicana Casino of Evansville recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new $50 million, 45,000 square foot casino. It's the first riverboat to move ashore since the Indiana legislature...

Published July 25, 2016

Commission Approves Hard Rock Sioux City Expansion

With the final regulatory OK in place—unanimous approval by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission--the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City, Iowa will begin a $6.5 million, 7,800 square...

Published July 25, 2016

Las Vegas Stadium Sites Narrowed

The NFL Oakland Raiders want to relocate to Las Vegas, but the city needs a 65,000-seat domed stadium to make that happen in three years. The Raiders will play...

Published July 25, 2016

Atlantic City Proposes Room Tax

Though the state of New Jersey imposes a luxury tax on Atlantic City hotel rooms, the city’s municipal government doesn’t get any of that money. The city’s council president...

Published July 25, 2016

South Dakota Gaming Growth Continues

The South Dakota Lottery is debuting is EZ Match game in local stores and lottery outlets with the aim of generating $66,000 in state revenues. Meanwhile, the Flandreau Santee...

Published July 25, 2016

Rural Casino A Success In Iowa

In 2014, market studies commissioned by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission indicated a rural casino could make a profit. Wild Rose Casinos of West Des Moines took a...

Published July 25, 2016

Fitch Ratings: Atlantic City at Risk from Gaming Regulation Changes

A report from Fitch Ratings concluded that Atlantic City’s eight casinos face the biggest risk from proposed gaming regulation changes in the region. Those include a possible expansion of...

Published July 25, 2016

Ten Years Later, Station Enters Reno

Station Casinos last week announced it would begin the application process to open a casino near the Reno Convention Center. The property was one of two that the company...

Published July 18, 2016

Caesars Sweetens Merger Terms

Shareholders of Caesars Acquisition Co., which owns such assets like Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas (l.), will take a smaller stake in a merger with Caesars Entertainment under a...

Published July 18, 2016

Pro-Casino Votes in Nebraska, Arkansas Closer To Ballot

Two pro-casino-gambling groups, Keep the Money in Nebraska and Arkansas Wins in 2016, both beat the July 7 deadline and submitted more signatures than required to place casino proposals...

Published July 18, 2016

A New Racetrack in Massachusetts?

A study by the University of Massachusetts is touting the advantages of building a new thoroughbred racetrack in the state, citing new jobs and benefits for the state’s racing...

Published July 18, 2016

New Jersey Approves MGM Borgata Purchase

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved MGM Resorts International’s purchase of Boyd Gaming’s 50 percent stake in Atlantic City’s Borgata casino hotel (l.).

Published July 18, 2016

Time Ticking on Las Vegas Stadium

NFL Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis (l.) says he needs an answer soon on whether or not a stadium will be in Las Vegas, but rising estimates of its...

Published July 18, 2016

Florida Supreme Court Slots Issue In Limbo

The Florida Supreme Court, on break until late August, left undecided the issue of whether racetracks can install slots if approved by local voters, or if legislative or constitutional...

Published July 18, 2016

Maryland on a Roll

Gaming revenue in Maryland was up for a seventh straight month in June, totaling $93.3 million for the state’s five casinos. Slots led the way, accounting for $59.4 million....

Published July 18, 2016

Mayors Join Fight Against PASPA

The American Gaming Association has won an important ally in its fight to overturn a federal ban on sports betting. The AGA is orchestrated a concerted lobbying push for...

Published July 18, 2016

Improved Saratoga Casino Hotel Debuts

The Saratoga Casino Hotel has opened after undergoing a $40 million construction endeavor over the past year. The new hotel has 117 rooms and 13 premium suites, and gives...

Published July 18, 2016

Revised California Card Room Rules Controversial

California’s gaming tribes remain unimpressed by recently released guidelines from the Bureau of Gaming Control, which were supposed to prevent card rooms from conducting games in a way that...

Published July 18, 2016

Icahn Issues Ultimatum to Striking Atlantic City Workers

Carl Icahn (l.) and Tropicana Entertainment have told striking workers at their Atlantic City casino the Trump Taj Mahal to accept a proposed health benefits plan offered by the...

Published July 18, 2016

Cal-Neva Reopening Delayed

California-based Criswell-Radovan bought the Cal-Neva in 2013 with the intention of renovating and reopening the resort. But after several missed target dates, Criswell-Radovan has filed for bankruptcy protection in...

Published July 18, 2016