Detroit Casino Workers Ratify Contract

A new 5-year contract covering nearly 6,000 union workers at Greektown Casino, MotorCity and MGM Grand Detroit recently was ratified, much to the relief of casino and Detroit officials....

Published December 21, 2015

Borgata Atlantic City, Phil Ivey Still Battling in Court

Atlantic City’s Borgata casino is still charging that poker pro Phil Ivey cheated at the casino in a court case involving Ivey’s use of “edge-sorting” at a Borgata baccarat...

Published December 21, 2015

Court Of Appeals To Hear Sioux City Casino Case

The Belle of Sioux City, former parent company of the Argosy Sioux City, asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a three-judge panel's ruling upholding the Iowa Racing and...

Published December 21, 2015

Atlantic City Casino Workers Job Training Bill Advances

A bill to fund training programs for Atlantic City casino workers who have lost their jobs to casino closings is advancing in the New Jersey Legislature.

Published December 21, 2015

Iowa Slots Paying One-Third Less

With an average hold of 9.37 percent, Iowa slots pay out one-third less than 10 years ago, placing them among the tightest in the nation, according to a study...

Published December 21, 2015

Eureka Casino Employee Stock Approved

The Nevada Gaming Commission in November approved an employee stock ownership program for the Eureka Casino in Mesquite, which the Lee family says gives casino employees a partial stake...

Published December 21, 2015

Atlantic City Council OKs Bader Field Lease

The Atlantic City Council has approved a lease agreement which would see the city’s former municipal airport, Bader Field, used for a sports complex. However, the owner of the...

Published December 21, 2015

$1 Billion Electric Car Plant Heads for North Las Vegas

California electric automaker Faraday Future announced it will open a $1 billion automotive plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, after the city won over bids from locations in Georgia...

Published December 21, 2015

Atlantic City Boardwalk to Get Video Surveillance System

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority will fund an $11 million project to install 230 surveillance cameras on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The project is being called the...

Published December 21, 2015

Downtown Las Vegas Hotel Proving Robust

The historic Plaza Las Vegas casino’s renewed emphasis on details and improving the customer experience has proven successful, its CEO says. The casino was the only Downtown Las Vegas...

Published December 21, 2015

Pennsylvania Senate Mulls Racing Subsidy

A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate would channel money from casino revenues to a nearly empty fund that supports drug-testing and other compliance costs for horse racing.

Published December 21, 2015

NCAA Might Rethink Las Vegas Ban

Las Vegas could find itself able to host NCAA regional tournament events once again, with NCAA President Mark Emmert saying the organization’s current ban is hypocritical and should be...

Published December 21, 2015

More Trouble for California Card Clubs

Hundreds of FBI agents smashed an illegal gambling ring is seven states last week, raiding two card rooms in Southern California, including the Seven Mile Casino in Chula Vista...

Published December 14, 2015

New Jersey Could See Two Northern Casinos

New Jersey lawmakers led by Senate President Steve Sweeney (l.) have reached an agreement on a proposal to put before voters that would allow two casinos to be built...

Published December 14, 2015

Scarlet Pearl Opens In Mississippi

The $290 million Scarlet Pearl Casino recently opened in D'Iberville, Mississippi--the city's first and the state's 12th casino, offering a gaming floor with 1,350 slots and 45 table games...

Published December 14, 2015

Philadelphia Approves Casino Zoning

Philadelphia City Council voted to approve zoning bills for the $450 million Live! Casino. But a lawsuit brought by competitor SugarHouse will prevent construction from starting until it is...

Published December 14, 2015

Reid Offers Parting Gift to Caesars

Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada), who is stepping down at the end of his term in 2016, is trying to amend the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 to allow out-of-court...

Published December 14, 2015

MGM, Connecticut File Motions Over Casino Lawsuit

MGM Resorts and the state of Connecticut have filed dueling motions over MGM’s attempt to get a law passed in June ruled unconstitutional. The law allows the state’s gaming...

Published December 14, 2015

Boston Loses Suit to Block Casino

Boston has lost its lawsuit challenging the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s decision to award a license to Wynn Resorts to build a casino in Everett. Mayor Marty Walsh (l.) says...

Published December 14, 2015

Deadlines Could Sink Final Pennsylvania License

The new owner of the Lawrence Downs racino project in Western Pennsylvania has threatened to pull out of the project if the racing commission doesn’t rescind strict deadlines.

Published December 14, 2015