MGM National Harbor Launches Dealer School

MGM National Harbor held a Dealer School Open House last week to preview what it takes to be a dealer at the casino, which opens later this year.

Published May 16, 2016

Extreme Racing Attracts Crowds, Wagers in OK

The annual extreme racing day recently was held at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, featuring camels, zebras and ostriches running between quarter horse races. Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Executive...

Published May 16, 2016

Golden Entertainment Reports Revenue Growth

Golden Entertainment, the company formed through last year’s merger of Lakes Entertainment and Golden Gaming, reported a first-quarter rise in revenue.

Published May 16, 2016

Mississippi Casino Clarifies $10,000 Donation

In Mississippi, corporations may not give more than $1,000 to any political candidate in a calendar year. But Magnolia Bluffs Casino was able to donate $10,000 to Ernest "Tony"...

Published May 16, 2016

Still No Help for Atlantic City

A planned vote in the New Jersey Assembly on an aid package for Atlantic City was cancelled leaving the resort no closer to solving its financial crisis as a...

Published May 9, 2016

Red Rock Resorts IPO Nets $531 Million

Red Rock Resorts netted $531.4 million on the first day of its initial public offering, making it the nation’s largest single-day IPO total so far this year. Most of...

Published May 9, 2016

Pennsylvania Casinos Protest Regulation Tax Hike; Look to Stay Healthy

Pennsylvania casinos are protesting a plan by the state Department of Revenue to increase the assessment on gaming revenues that pays for regulation of the industry. The increase comes...

Published May 9, 2016

Cherokee County Appeals Casino Ruling

Cherokee County, Kansas commissioners approved spending $20,000 to appeal the latest ruling supporting Kansas Crossing Casino (l.), under construction in Crawford County. Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks said there...

Published May 9, 2016

Dover Downs Chief Ties Losses to Tax

The CEO of Delaware’s Dover Downs racino, Denis McGlynn (l.), blamed the public parent company’s quarterly loss on the disproportionate cut of revenues taken by the state.

Published May 9, 2016

Caesars Creditors Mull Bankruptcy Plan

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has given creditors an extra 15 days to evaluate and file objections to a reorganization plan submitted by Caesars Entertainment Operating Company.

Published May 9, 2016

Horseshoe Casino Cleveland Pauses to Become Jack Casino

Ohio’s Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is getting ready to change its brand and switch over to becoming the Jack Cleveland Casino with a 40-hour closing this week. It’s all part...

Published May 9, 2016

Hard Rock Biloxi: Onward And Upward

2015 was a very good year for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, said General Manager Todd Raziano (l.), with the addition of a new hotel tower, dining...

Published May 9, 2016

Taj Mahal Atlantic City to Reopen Poker Room

Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal will reopen its poker room in a sign it is emerging from a long bankruptcy proceeding. The casino is now controlled by billionaire Carl...

Published May 9, 2016

Las Vegas OKs Monorail Extension

The Clark County Commission voted to allow the Las Vegas Monorail Company to withdraw money from its $6 million investment earnings account and use it to extend its line...

Published May 9, 2016

California’s Oldest Card Room To Close Temporarily

The Normandie Casino, in Gardena California, the state’s oldest card room, has closed while the owners try to find a buyer. The Miller family, which has long owned the...

Published May 9, 2016

Pinnacle’s Ameristar Riverboat Sale Approved

Pinnacle Entertainment may sell the Ameristar Casino riverboat (l.) in East Chicago to a real estate investment trust and then lease it back, a Lake County District Court judge...

Published May 9, 2016

Revenues Mostly Up at NY Casinos

All but one of New York’s nine licensed casinos posted revenue gains for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, with Resorts World Casino reporting the most at almost $846 million in...

Published May 9, 2016

Resorts Atlantic City Plans $20 Million Upgrade

Resorts Atlantic City announced a $20 million renovation of its Ocean Tower hotel rooms. The money comes from a mortgage on the property. The casino returned to profitability in...

Published May 9, 2016

Penn Seeks Additional Illinois Slot Routes

Penn National wants to buy more slot routes in Illinois, said President Tim Wilmott. The company purchased Prairie State Gaming there, operators of 1,100 terminals at 270 location. Wilmott...

Published May 9, 2016

Florida Economists Measure Gambling’s Impact

The Orlando-based group Voters in Charge has collected 100,000 of the 700,000 signed petitions required to place on the 2018 ballot a proposed constitutional amendment requiring statewide voter referendums...

Published May 9, 2016