Maine Casino Bill Likely Dead for This Session

No more action is expected on a bill that would have authorized a $500 million casino in Southern Maine. The bill was defeated last week by a vote of...

Published April 4, 2016

Anonymous Group Seeks Gaming in D.C.

No one knows for sure who is trying to get a measure on the ballot in the District of Columbia to allow a small casino in Anacostia. But the...

Published April 4, 2016

The Park, T-Mobile Formal Openings Slated

MGM Resorts International has a big week planned as it opens the Park (l.) and T-Mobile Arena during the first week of April. Special events are scheduled for each...

Published April 4, 2016

Marriott Wins Bidding for Starwood

An investor consortium headed by China-based Anbang Insurance Group made a $15 billion offer to buy Starwood resorts, which includes the huge Sheraton brand (l.), besting a prior offer...

Published April 4, 2016

Saratoga Rebranding; Schenectady Sign Scrapped

The Saratoga Casino and Raceway is adding a 117-room hotel and other amenities as part of a $40 million rebranding effort to enhance the visitor experience. The rebranding effort...

Published April 4, 2016

Pinnacle OK’d for Missouri Assets Transfer

The Missouri Gaming Commission unanimously approved allowing Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment to transfer three casinos to the Gaming and Leisure Properties real estate investment trust (REIT), leaving one state...

Published April 4, 2016

Ohio Casino Revenue Increase Best in Midwest

Although Ohio’s casino revenues aren’t the biggest in the Midwest they are the fastest growing. Revenues from the Buckeye State’s four casinos and seven racinos increased by 13.3 percent...

Published April 4, 2016

$42 Million to Implode Riviera Towers

The presence of asbestos in the former Riviera Casino in Las Vegas will slow down demolition of the property’s structures, which will cost $42 million to tear down. Contractor...

Published April 4, 2016

Long Island Residents Oppose Belmont Casino

Protestors continued their opposition to a planned video lottery terminal at Belmont Park (l.) on March 26, saying it will increase crime, harm the local community, and is located...

Published April 4, 2016

First Reno Hotel in Decades to Open in June

The Downtown Reno Courtyard by Marriott is the first major hotel construction underway in Reno in decades and anticipates a June opening of the non-smoking, non-gaming hotel. Its 135...

Published April 4, 2016

Bally’s Atlantic City Found Lead in Drinking Water, Doesn’t Notify Guests

Bally’s Atlantic City failed to release information on tests finding high lead content in some areas of the casinos guest rooms—including a high roller suite—for more than six months....

Published April 4, 2016

Caesars Responds to Negative Examiner’s Report

Caesars Entertainment responded to the report of an independent examiner in the bankruptcy case of its largest operating unit, defending disputed asset transfers. The examiner said transferring some of...

Published March 28, 2016

Atlantic City to Shut Down Government April 8 if PILOT Fails

Atlantic City will shut down its government services—save for police, fire and sanitation—for three weeks starting April 8 unless the state gives it financial aid via a bill that...

Published March 28, 2016

Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Second Slots Parlor

Bay State lawmakers are holding hearings on a proposed initiative that if put on the November ballot would allow voters to authorize a second slots parlor in Massachusetts. This...

Published March 28, 2016

Delaware Bill Would Lower Gaming Taxes

The latest bill designed to ease the competitive pressures on Delaware’s slumping casinos would lower the slot revenue tax from 62 percent to 15 percent. Dover Down’s Ed Sutor...

Published March 28, 2016

MGM National Harbor Opening Delayed

Originally slated for a late summer opening, the MGM National Harbor casino complex in suburban Washington D.C. is now targeted to open by the end of the year.

Published March 28, 2016

Las Vegas Stadium Would Bring NFL Team Says Las Vegas Sands

In the public hearing on a proposed stadium for UNLV (l.) and a possible NFL team, officials with Las Vegas Sands touted the project that could “transform” Las Vegas...

Published March 28, 2016

MGM REIT Approved, Selling Crystals

The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved regulatory moves that enable MGM Resorts International to move forward with its plan to create a real estate investment trust, which will own...

Published March 28, 2016

Kansas Voters Could Allow Racetrack Slots

A Kansas House committee is reviewing a bill that would allow voters to determine if slots should be allowed at the shuttered Wichita Greyhound Park, owned by billionaire Phil...

Published March 28, 2016

Iowa’s Rhythm City Opening In June

Moving from the Mississippi River to land in Davenport, Iowa, Rhythm City Casino will open June 16. The $110 million property will offer 33,800 square feet of gaming space,...

Published March 28, 2016