Harrah’s New Orleans Adapting To Smoking Ban

Despite efforts to avoid New Orleans' smoking ban, Harrah's is striving to become "the best smoke-free casino in the region," an official said. Since the ban began one year...

Published May 2, 2016

Kansas Attorney General: Racetrack Slots Breach Contract

No re-vote will occur in Sedgwick County, Kansas to see if voters there want slots at the shuttered Wichita Greyhound Park. They voted against slots there in 2007, after...

Published May 2, 2016

Nebraska Group Nears Goal

Keep the Money in Nebraska is close to raising $1 million and gathering enough signatures in an effort to allow casino gambling in state-licensed horse racetracks. The group said...

Published May 2, 2016

Nevada Tops in Gambling Addiction

Nevada and South Dakota have the most casinos and gaming machines per capita in the United States, and they have the most gambling addicts per capita, according to a...

Published May 2, 2016

Sparks Nugget Sale OK’d

The Nevada Gaming Commission in April gave its approval for Marnell Gaming to by the Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada, although revenues shares for one investor must be placed...

Published May 2, 2016

Pennsylvania Board Issues Fines

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued fines to three casinos for violating state gaming laws, including two instances of violating self-exclusion rules.

Published May 2, 2016

Iowa Casino Moves Create Job Opportunities

Construction and permanent jobs are being created as riverboat casinos move ashore in Iowa. In Davenport, Rhythm City Casino is providing 250 construction jobs and training dealers in advance...

Published May 2, 2016

Deadwood Defeats Open-Container Ordinance

Deadwood, South Dakota commissioners recently voted against an open-container ordinance allowing people to carry drinks in the downtown area year-round. Gunslingers Saloon owner Lacey Kirwan suggested the proposal, stating...

Published May 2, 2016

Atlantic City Casinos Hiring Again Including 600 Permanent Jobs

Atlantic City’s casino jobs are rebounding slightly from a disastrous 2014 and should be adding 2.400 jobs this summer including 900 permanent jobs, according to the chairman of New...

Published May 2, 2016

Margaritaville Biloxi Filling 600 Jobs

Six hundred jobs need to be filled at the family friendly Margaritaville Resort Biloxi with a June opening expected. Amenities will include a zipline, roller coaster, volcano climbing wall,...

Published May 2, 2016

Boyd Attacks Vegas Locals Market

Boyd Gaming Corp. last week made a significant purchase in the Las Vegas locals market by buying Aliante casino hotel (l.) in North Las Vegas, a casino originally built...

Published April 25, 2016

Stevens Brothers Buy More Downtown

The D Las Vegas owners Derek and Greg Stevens bought three iconic properties in downtown Las Vegas, the Glitter Gulch strip club and Mermaids and La Bayou casino bars,...

Published April 25, 2016

Jersey City Mayor Rethinking New Jersey Casino Expansion

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop (l.) says he isn’t sure he supports putting a major casino project in his city after a recent tour of Atlantic City, which is...

Published April 25, 2016

Macau Improved, Wynn Buys More

A “less bad” situation in Macau where Wynn Resorts will open Cotai’s Wynn Palace (l.) later this year, coupled with a recently announced $1.6 billion water park project in...

Published April 25, 2016

Las Vegas Developments Ignore Gaming

As evidenced by past, current, and future developments, the near-future in Las Vegas will include more attractions appealing to a broader range of visitors, and fewer increased gaming spaces,...

Published April 25, 2016

MGM to Get $1.1 Billion for Crystals

CityCenter Holdings, an MGM Resort subsidiary, agreed to sell the 324,000-squre-foot Shops and Crystals luxury retail mall to investors for $1.08 billion, which will be paid by dividends. The...

Published April 25, 2016

Atlantic City Sues State for Funds

Atlantic City has sued the state of New Jersey for budget aid it claims it was promised and advised to include in its current budget, but that never came....

Published April 25, 2016

Nevada County Forgives Almost $5 Million in Back Casino Taxes

A miscalculation of local Chapter 491 taxes resulted in casinos in Washoe County, Nevada, paying some $4.8 million less to the county and local units over the past seven...

Published April 25, 2016

Pinnacle Entertainment REIT Move Approved

A deal that would make Gaming Leisure Properties one of the largest triple-net REITs in existence obtained regulatory approval on four proposed properties in Louisiana, including L’Auberge Lake Charles...

Published April 25, 2016

Alabama Racinos In Uphill Fight For Legitimacy

Legislation to solidify the legality of machine gaming at Alabama’s VictoryLand and Greenetrack (l.) greyhound tracks has gone down to defeat in the state Senate. The House isn’t expected...

Published April 25, 2016