Slots Question Approved For Jacksonville Ballot

A referendum on whether to allow 2,000 slots at BestBet Poker Jacksonville will appear on the November ballot, following the Jacksonville, Florida city council's 18-1 vote. Duval County would...

Published July 4, 2016

Atlantic City Works to Restructure Debt

Atlantic City has hired a new legal team to try and re-negotiate its debt obligations as it struggle to meet a state imposed deadline to present a plan to...

Published July 4, 2016

Nebraska Racino Signature Drive Success Expected

As their petition drive winds down, Keep the Money in Nebraska expects to submit enough valid signatures to let voters decide in November if they want casino gambling at...

Published July 4, 2016

Station Casinos Turns 40, Caesars 50

Station Casinos is celebrating its 40th birthday with gaming and dining specials, along with many special promotions, throughout July. Frank Fertitta Sr. founded the company on July 1, 1976,...

Published July 4, 2016

California Card Rooms Face Changes

After having operated for nearly 10 years under lenient rules that made them more competitive against tribal casinos, California’s card rooms have been hit with the fact that there...

Published July 4, 2016

Nevada Creates Sports Betting Investment Funds

Nevada lawmakers last year last year crafted new regulations to enable the creation of sports betting funds in which people outside of Nevada may invest. Such funds are popular...

Published July 4, 2016

Alabama Must Return Seized Gaming Machines

An Alabama circuit court judge recently ruled the state must return to Greenetrack 825 gaming machines seized in a 2010 raid. State Attorney General Luther Strange said the state...

Published July 4, 2016

Iowa Casinos To Offer Simulcast Betting

Wild Rose Casinos announced it will offer simulcast betting on horse and dog races at its properties in Jefferson (l.), Emmetsburg and Clinton, Iowa via satellite feeds. Wild Rose...

Published July 4, 2016

Las Vegas Stadium Site Options Sought

Organizers behind the push to build a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas for an eventual home site of the NFL Oakland Raiders have narrowed their site options to...

Published July 4, 2016

$400 Million Aqueduct/Resort World Expansion Planned

Genting New York is planning a $400 million expansion of the Aqueduct Racetrack of New York, with work to begin later this year, pending state approval. Genting wants to...

Published July 4, 2016

Land-Based Isle Makes Bettendorf Debut

The new $60 million Isle Casino Hotel recently moved 223 feet from its former riverboat home onto land in Bettendorf, Iowa. The venue, located between its two existing hotels,...

Published July 4, 2016

Atlantic City Showboat On Pace to Re-Open as Hotel

Developer Bart Blatstein says he is on schedule to re-open 850 hotel rooms at the former Showboat Casino by July 8. The property is not re-opening its former casino,...

Published July 4, 2016

$40 Million Saratoga Casino Hotel Opens

The 117-room Saratoga Casino Hotel (l.) in Saratoga Springs, New York, opened in time for the Fourth of July holiday. The $40 million hotel addition includes suites among its...

Published July 4, 2016

Oregon Greyhound Park to be Demolished

An Oregon greyhound racetrack that opened in 1957 and saw its heyday 20 and 30 years later, will be demolished later this year. Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village...

Published July 4, 2016

Vegas Adapts to Millennials

The younger generation just isn’t the same as the old generation. Las Vegas casinos are discovering that this timeless adage applies particularly to them, and the difference in how...

Published July 4, 2016

Northern Indiana Casinos Raise $1.4 Billion Over 20 Years

Lake County, Indiana's four casinos have generated nearly $1.4 billion in tax revenue since the industry began in 1996. Hammond's Horseshoe Casino, East Chicago's Ameristar Casino, the two Majestic...

Published July 4, 2016

Las Vegas Bucking NHL Trend

The Las Vegas NHL franchise will attempt to do something most warm-weather teams have not—be successful. Outside of California, few warm-weather locales have enjoyed success, and five of the...

Published July 4, 2016

Borgata Sale Well Timed for Tax Break

MGM Resorts $900 million purchase of Boyd Gaming’s half of Atlantic City’s Borgata casino came just after the state adopted a bill that sets casino tax rates in the...

Published June 27, 2016

New York Legislature Extends NYRA Control

The New York Racing Association will remain under the control of state officials for at least another year. Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers agreed to tentatively extend state...

Published June 27, 2016

Louisiana’s May Casino Winnings Decline

In May, for the fifth straight month, revenue at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos dropped over the prior year, from $237.1 million in May 2015 to $207.4 million—a 12.6 percent decline....

Published June 27, 2016