Apollo Global Pays $2.2B for Diamond Resorts

Apollo Global Management, through its subsidiaries, agreed to pay $2.2 billion to buy Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts, which, owns 420 luxury timeshare properties in 35 nations, including Polo Towers...

Published July 11, 2016

Atlantic City Taj Mahal Strike Drags On

A strike by about 1,000 workers at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino showed no signs of breaking as it continued through the week. Employees of the city’s main...

Published July 11, 2016

Work Pace Quickens on New York Casino

Hundreds of construction workers are preparing the planned Montreign Resort Casino at Adelaar for its March 2018 opening date, and developer Empire Resorts anticipates having 2,000 workers on site...

Published July 11, 2016

eSports Betting Could Hit Las Vegas

Las Vegas sports books could begin offering bets on e-sports—video game competitions—after a review by the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee. A.G. Burnett (l.), chairman of the Nevada gaming Board...

Published July 11, 2016

Showboat Atlantic City Reopens

Developer Bart Blatstein (l.) has put the former Showboat casino back into action on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk with a “soft” opening of the property’s hotel and some restaurants, retail,...

Published July 11, 2016

May Numbers Down in Nevada

One less weekend and fewer large events led to reduce visitation, occupancy, and gambling revenues in Las Vegas and statewide in May. May 2015 saw several large-scale events, including...

Published July 11, 2016

Casino Lawsuit Goes To Kansas Supreme Court

The Kansas Supreme Court recently said it—not the appeals court—has jurisdiction in Castle Rock Casino's and Cherokee County's lawsuit to stop Kansas Crossing Casino (l.), now under construction. The...

Published July 11, 2016

Casino Referendum Part of Expected Record Ad Spending in New Jersey

Along with a public referendum on building two new casinos in northern New Jersey, the state’s voters also will decide two other referendums in November. With pro and con...

Published July 11, 2016

Renovation Completed at Maryland Casino Resort

Extensive renovations recently were unveiled at Golden Entertainment's Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, Maryland. Upgrades include an expanded gaming floor, smoking terrace with slots, Signatures Bar and Grill,...

Published July 11, 2016

Airline Opposes UNLV Stadium Site

Southwest Airlines carries more passengers to and from McCarran International Airport than any other airline, and says it does not want a football stadium built near the airport on...

Published July 11, 2016

County Taxpayers on Hook for $6.8 Million in Borgata Tax Appeal in New Jersey

Atlantic County New Jersey will have to pay $6.8 million over the next two years as its parts of a tax appeal won by the Borgata Casino in Atlantic...

Published July 11, 2016

Las Vegas Loses Sports Betting Stigma

The NHL’s recent announcement that Las Vegas will have its first major professional sports team in 2017 illustrates the integrity and rise of legal sports betting and the decline...

Published July 11, 2016

MGM Proud of Diversity Achievements

MGM Springfield proudly touted its achievements in diversity hiring and contracting before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The developer has exceeded its goals in dealing with women, minorities and veterans.

Published July 11, 2016

Biloxi Moving Toward Blind Tiger Construction

The Blind Tiger, a popular seafood restaurant, moved another step closer to becoming a reality at Harrah’s Gulf Coast Biloxi casino as the city council held its first reading...

Published July 11, 2016

Dog Racing Ends At Tucson Track

The final greyhound race was held July 2 at Tucson Greyhound Park in Arizona. Governor Doug Ducey recently had signed legislation ending live dog racing in the state. The...

Published July 11, 2016

Pennsylvania Legislature OKs Expanded Gaming

Faced with a $1 billion gap in next year’s state budget, the Pennsylvania legislature has approved online gaming, fantasy sports and slots in airports and OTBs, which would be...

Published July 4, 2016

Atlantic City Union Strikes Taj After Settling With Others

Atlantic City’s main casino union reached a deal with three Caesars Entertainment owned casinos and the Tropicana casino ahead of a July 1 deadline, but a strike was called...

Published July 4, 2016

Vote on Second Massachusetts Slots Parlor Certified

Voters in the Bay State will be able to vote in November whether to authorize a second slots parlor, this one at Suffolk Downs racetrack, which lost out to...

Published July 4, 2016

Maryland Live! Unveils $200 Million Expansion Plan

Four years into its successful run as the state’s largest casino, Maryland Live! is going to get even bigger. Construction is slated to start in the fall on a...

Published July 4, 2016

Court Dismisses MGM’s Connecticut Lawsuit

MGM has lost its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Connecticut’s law that is allowing its two gaming tribes to seek a host city for a third satellite casino. A...

Published July 4, 2016