Nevada Eyes India Tourism

Nevada’s efforts to boost tourism from Chinese visitors proved successful, so state tourism officials now are targeting India as the next market from which it wants to boost tourism....

Published February 22, 2016

Baton Rouge Smoking Ban Proposed

A campaign is under way in Baton Rouge to ban smoking in casinos and bars. Smoke-Free East Baton Rouge, a coalition of health groups, is lobbying the city council...

Published February 22, 2016

Atlantic City Ups Financial Commitment to Miss America

The Miss America Pageant will stay in Atlantic City for three more years under a new deal approved by the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The deal increases...

Published February 22, 2016

Sands Renews Effort to Remove Judge

Attorneys for Sheldon Adelson and Las Vegas Sands have renewed their efforts to remove a Clark County judge from presiding over a wrongful termination complaint filed by former Sands...

Published February 22, 2016

Billings, Montana to Allow New Casino

Although the casinos are small in Montana, there are a lot of them. And they are very competitive. A new one just opened in Billings: the Town Pump Casino.

Published February 22, 2016

Stockton Plan for Atlantic City Campus Proceeds After Showboat Sale

Stockton University’s plan to build an Atlantic City campus is continuing after the school’s failed attempt to turn the former Showboat casino into a campus. The new plan puts...

Published February 22, 2016

Par-A-Dice Cuts 40 Jobs

Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria, Illinois recently cut 40 jobs due to the impact of video gambling machines, which now number 22,000 in bars and restaurants across the state....

Published February 22, 2016

Revel Atlantic City Restaurants Still Battling Straub

The former restaurants at Atlantic City’s closed Revel casino are still battling with new owner Glen Straub over their future at the property. The latest twist is a fight...

Published February 22, 2016

Marnell Gaming Buys Sparks Nugget

Marnell Gaming announced it paid an undisclosed price to buy the Sparks Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada, from a private investment group. Marnell Gaming owns and operates the...

Published February 15, 2016

Kentucky Tries Again

Despite years of failed attempts, two state senators are again proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling in Kentucky. But it might be a desperate hope since new...

Published February 15, 2016

New Hampshire Takes Up Casino Bill Again

The Don Quixote of New Hampshire gaming expansion, Senator Lou D’Allesandro (l.), is ready to ride again in his 20-year quest to pass a casino bill in the Granite...

Published February 15, 2016

Forces Rolled Out Against Tribal Casino in Massachusetts

A combination of commercial casino interests and local opposition has joined together to fight a tribal casino in Massachusetts. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe recently achieved federal approval for land-into-trust...

Published February 15, 2016

Borgata Withholds $7.2 Million Tax Payment to Atlantic City

The Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa withheld a $7.2 million tax payment to Atlantic City as it continues its legal fight to get about $170 million in back tax...

Published February 15, 2016

Moodys: Lago Casino Will Hurt Other New York Casinos

The under-construction Lago Resort & Casino will “cannibalize” business from other upstate New York casinos according to an analysis by Moody’s Investor Services. The analysis said that amenities at...

Published February 15, 2016

New Jersey Sports Betting Case Back in Court

New Jersey’s appeal of a court decision striking down its sports betting law scheduled to be heard by a full federal appeals court February 17. The state is trying...

Published February 15, 2016

Indiana Casino Seeking Onshore Site

Now that Indiana riverboat casinos may move ashore, thanks to legislation passed last year, owners of Majestic Star riverboat casino (l.) in Gary, Indiana are seeking the perfect site...

Published February 15, 2016

Maine Considers Resort Style Casino

Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted last week to send a bill to the legislature that would authorize a resort style casino in the southern part of the...

Published February 15, 2016

Bill Would Give R.I. Voters a say on Tiverton Casino

A bill under consideration in the Rhode Island House would allow Twin River Management Group to ask voters in the state and the town of Tiverton to allow a...

Published February 15, 2016

Wynn, Westgate Debut Poker Room, SuperBook

The Wynn Las Vegas plans a May 26 opening of its new players-focused poker room, which will has 28 tables and special amenities for players, while the nearby Westgate...

Published February 15, 2016

Atlantic City’s Steel Pier Headed for Credit Mediation

A lender seeking to repossess rides from Atlantic City’s Steel Pier amusement pier has agreed to mediation to settle the $1.5 million debt. The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development...

Published February 15, 2016