Florida City, Parimutuels File Briefs

Awaiting a state Supreme Court hearing on allowing slots at Gretna Racing without the Florida legislature's approval, the city of Gretna recently filed a brief noting a racino would...

Published January 11, 2016

November Down for Nevada Poker Rooms

Nevada poker rooms (Flamingo room at left) continued a recent downward trend by taking in less money in November, $8.9 million, than it did during November 2014. For the...

Published January 11, 2016

Bally’s Closes But Floods Miss Tunica

Casinos in Tunica, Mississippi weathered the recent floods on the Mississippi River, although the state gaming commission required Bally's Casino in Robinsonville to close for about 24 hours on...

Published January 11, 2016

VictoryLand, State File Supreme Court Briefs

In appealing a pro-VictoryLand circuit court ruling, the state of Alabama filed a brief reiterating the casino's electronic bingo games are illegal. Casino attorneys filed a brief claiming Macon...

Published January 11, 2016

Former Argosy Executives Float Illinois Casino Proposal

Joseph Uram and Jeff Roberts, former Argosy Gaming executives, have proposed a 14,000-square-foot casino at the Decatur, Illinois Conference Center & Hotel. The city council may take up the...

Published January 11, 2016

Indiana High Court Hears Smoking Ban Petition

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 28 to determine if Winners Circle, Hoosier Park Racing & Casino's off-track betting parlor in downtown Indianapolis, should regain its...

Published January 11, 2016

North Carolina Sweepstakes Operators Receive Warnings

Nearly 100 sweepstakes operations in five North Carolina counties have received cease-and-desist letters from District Attorney Seth Edwards. They face a January 11 deadline or criminal charges. The state...

Published January 11, 2016

Horseshoe Baltimore Sued Over Minority Participation

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is being sued by a consortium of minority vendors and clergy groups fore allegedly failing to meet requirements for minority participation in construction.

Published January 11, 2016

Legalize Pot in Atlantic City?

Despite getting virtually no support from other lawmakers, one New Jersey politician’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Atlantic City continues to make headlines.

Published January 11, 2016

New Jersey Still Divided on New Casinos

Little was accomplished over the holiday break to bring two competing plans for new casinos in New Jersey to be built outside of Atlantic City closer to a compromise....

Published January 4, 2016

Georgia Considering Parimutuels, Casinos in ‘16

Georgia legislators are considering allowing parimutuel wagering and casino gambling to boost the struggling Hope scholarship program with gambling tax revenue. Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert (l.) claims the...

Published January 4, 2016

California Card Room Owner Might Lose License

The half owner of the Casino M8trix (l.) in San Jose, California, Eric Swallow, may lose his gambling license over millions of dollars in reported income from the casino.

Published January 4, 2016

Group Opposes Initiative to Allow Second Bay State Slots Parlor

A group opposed to an initiative that would allow a second slots parlor in the Bay State has appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court to try to keep the...

Published January 4, 2016

Florida Slots Case Moving Forward

Gretna Racing in Gadsden County, Florida may file a friend-of-the-court brief in the state Supreme Court, which is considering whether slots may be allowed without legislative approval at Gretna...

Published January 4, 2016

Borgata Wants $62.5 Million Payment from Atlantic City

Atlantic City’s Borgata casino has asked a judge to force Atlantic City to pay it $62.5 million in back tax refunds. City officials, however, say they haven’t got the...

Published January 4, 2016

Ohio Wants to Shut Down Charity Raffle Machines

Ohio state Attorney General Mike DeWine (l.) wants to shut down the raffle machines that 1,700 clubs and posts use to raise money for charity and veterans. The case...

Published January 4, 2016

U.S. Budget Bill Preserves Casino REITs

The U.S. Congress passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending and tax bill that preserves the right of casino companies to operate as real estate investment trusts.

Published January 4, 2016

Maine Initiative Would Add Casinos

A citizen petition drive in Maine aims to create a referendum that would legalize casino gaming in York County, in the southern part of the state.

Published January 4, 2016

Pennsylvania Gambling Funds Diverted

An investigation by a local newspaper has found that the Pennsylvania legislature has used funds meant to combat illegal gambling in the state for other purposes.

Published January 4, 2016

Cosmopolitan Turns Profit, Gets Makeover

The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas turned its first-ever profits during the latter half of 2015, and its owners initiated a $200 million renovation over the next three years that...

Published January 4, 2016