Monte Carlo Becomes Park MGM

The rebranding of the Monte Carlo casino was announced last week and it was revealed the company is partnering with New York-based Sydell Group on the $450 million renovation,...

Published June 6, 2016

Support for New Casinos in New Jersey Divided

A new poll finds that New Jersey voters are statistically deadlocked on a proposed referendum to expand casinos into northern New Jersey with 48 percent in favor of the...

Published June 6, 2016

New Calls for Legal Sports Betting

Comments by the NBA commissioner, a prominent NFL owner and the AGA renew calls for the U.S. Congress to amend outdated sports betting laws. Jimmy Vaccaro, the oddsmaker for...

Published June 6, 2016

Showboat Reopens in Atlantic City as Non-Casino Hotel

Bart Blatstein, the owner of the former Showboat casino, announced last week that he would reopen two of the three hotel towers, totaling 852 rooms, in July. He will...

Published June 6, 2016

Arkansas Casino Ballot Measure Language Approved

Language on a ballot to amend the Arkansas constitution and allow three casinos has been approved by state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (l.), who rejected a previous version of...

Published June 6, 2016

Florida Parimutuel Slots Hearings Begin

Hearings will start this week before the Florida Supreme Court regarding whether a racetrack can install slots in a county where voters approved them in a referendum. Governor Rick...

Published June 6, 2016

Lee Standing By Indianapolis Proposal

Indiana lawmakers rejected a proposal by Dan Lee (l.), chief executive officer at Full House Resorts, owners of Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, to move some slots...

Published June 6, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Taj Mahal Union Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand lower court rulings that allowed Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal to end union contracts and worker’s benefits during Trump Entertainment’s bankruptcy filing....

Published June 6, 2016

New England’s First Thoroughbred Track to Close August 31

The final bell will toll for Rockingham Park New Hampshire on August 31. The venerable racetrack, which introduced thoroughbred racing to New England in 1906, will close its doors...

Published June 6, 2016

Las Vegas Light Rail Debated

Two experts on Las Vegas transportation infrastructure and needs have differing views on the viability of a $400 million light rail system connecting McCarran International Airport with the city’s...

Published June 6, 2016

Nevada Gaming Down in April

Despite its best airport traffic numbers since before the Great Recession, Nevada casinos reported declining gaming revenues in April, partly due to an accounting quirk and partly due to...

Published June 6, 2016

NHL Approval for Las Vegas Franchise Awaiting; NFL On Fence

The NHL’s Board of Governors is slated to meet on June 22 and decide on whether or not the NHL would expand, by how many teams, and whether Las...

Published June 6, 2016

Iowa Casino Fights For Nonprofit Status

Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack & Hotel in Altoona, Iowa would lose $30 million in annual tax breaks if it loses its nonprofit status. The Internal Revenue Service contends it...

Published June 6, 2016

Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall Gets Upgrades

Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall—the city’s largest entertainment venue—has recently received technical upgrades to enhance concerts at the facility. The venue has also upgraded its food vendor choices in anticipation...

Published June 6, 2016

Wynn Water Park Taking Shape

Wynn Resorts Chairman Steve Wynn says the proposed Paradise Park water resort project is exactly the kind of attraction that visitors will find irresistible and says he spends much...

Published June 6, 2016

Louisiana Worried Over Texas Tribal Casino

Naskila Entertainment (l.) recently opened near Livingston, Texas on the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe's reservation. The Class II facility poses a threat to Louisiana commercial casinos, said Louisiana Casino Association Executive...

Published June 6, 2016

Lucky Dragon Perseveres in Las Vegas

Developers of the Asian-themed Lucky Dragon hotel and casino didn’t get the tax increment financing they sought from the city of Las Vegas, but they say they didn’t really...

Published June 6, 2016

Elaine Wynn Gets February Court Date

Wynn Resorts will have to answer a complaint by Elaine Wynn (l.) seeking control of her $900 million in shares during a February trial, Clark County (Nevada) District Court...

Published June 6, 2016

Argosy, Nonprofit Lawsuits Remain in Iowa

The Iowa Supreme Court upheld earlier decisions leading to the closing of the Argosy Sioux City riverboat casino, which operated on Penn National Gaming's Belle of Sioux City. But...

Published June 6, 2016

MGM Opens Blackjack School in Maryland

About two hundred students are learning how to deal blackjack, craps, roulette and other games at a class that began last week in Maryland. Graduates of the six-week course...

Published June 6, 2016