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

Las Vegas Stadium Gains Momentum

A proposed 65,000 seat, 200-foot-tall stadium (l.) located less than a third of a mile from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is moving closer to reality, as a...

Published April 25, 2016

Last Chance of Iowa Casino Appeal

The Iowa Supreme Court is the last resort for Belle of Sioux City (l.). The company is trying to regain the riverboat license formerly held by Argosy in the...

Published April 25, 2016

Six Months Later: Casino Has Not Caused More Crime in Mass.

Six months after it opened, a study has concluded that the Plainridge Park Casino (l.) in Plainville hasn’t significantly increased crime in Plainville or nearby communities.

Published April 25, 2016

Golden Paying $25 Million for Montana Slots

Las Vegas-based Golden Entertainment agreed to pay $25 million to buy 1,800 slot machines in Montana from Amusement Services, and hire its president as vice president of the company’s...

Published April 25, 2016

Cleveland’s Horseshoe Morphing Into Jack Casino

All of the old Caesars Entertainment properties in Ohio are changing their “Horseshoe” designation and being rebranded as JACK casinos or racinos. They are being taken over by Jack...

Published April 25, 2016

Volatility for New York Gaming

Despite a push for more casinos in New York, competition from tribal casinos and regional gaming operations are having a negative impact on current racinos and casinos in New...

Published April 25, 2016

Maine Casino Seeks to Expand

The planning board of Maine’s Oxford casino (l.) will decide in May whether to support adding a hotel, convention space and doubling the restaurant capabilities of the facility. The...

Published April 25, 2016

Bountiful Week for Las Vegas Events

A mix of the past, present, and future drew large crowds to Las Vegas during the third week of April, as the city hosted one of the largest annual...

Published April 25, 2016

Report: Pennsylvania Casinos Gave $246 Million to Racing

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued its annual report on the impact of the state’s horse-racing industry, which is supported by the 12 casinos.

Published April 25, 2016

MGM Growth IPO Eyes $1.2 Billion

MGM Resorts International will retain majority control of shares and shareholder voting power in its real estate investment trust’s initial public offering, which MGM began marketing this month and...

Published April 18, 2016

Compromise Offered in Atlantic City Takeover

With two competing plans for a state takeover of Atlantic City’s finances on the table, New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (l.) offered a compromise to his bill...

Published April 18, 2016