Bill to Lift Deed Restrictions on Atlantic City Casino Advances

A bill to eliminate deed restrictions on the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City was passed by the New Jersey State senate. The restrictions have blocked attempts to redevelop...

Published December 14, 2015

Cosmopolitan Removing Fake Florals

Artificial palm trees and other fake outdoor foliage are very flammable and contributed to the rapid spread of an outdoor pool fire that caused $2 million in damages to...

Published December 14, 2015

New Hall for LV Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center will grow by 1.4 million square feet with the addition of an $860 million hall, which will include meetings space and other amenities, and...

Published December 14, 2015

Trump Entertainment Pays Atlantic City Property Taxes

Trump Entertainment Resorts has paid more than $12 million in property taxes to Atlantic City. The company is still in bankruptcy proceedings, but said it wanted to avoid interest...

Published December 14, 2015

Kansas Crossing Receives Second Extension

The $70 million Kansas Crossing Casino in Crawford County, Kansas, received a second 90-day extension to open its facility in Pittsburg, due to a lawsuit by Cherokee County and...

Published December 14, 2015

Uber Approved for McCarran Pickups

Clark County approved ride-hailing service Uber to pick up passengers at McCarran International Airport, after Uber officials agreed to share information with county officials and established a way to...

Published December 14, 2015

Nevada OKs Casinos Break from Utility

Nevada regulators approved allowing MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts, and Las Vegas Sands to stop buying energy from the state’s largest utility, NV Energy, to pursue more affordable and...

Published December 14, 2015

Unemployment Rate Drops in Atlantic City

The Atlantic City area saw the largest drop in unemployment rate in the country according to a report by the U.S. Labor Department, but still ranks as having one...

Published December 14, 2015

Alabama Businesses Must Remove Games

Following complaints that convenience stores and other businesses were offering illegal gambling machines, the Colbert County, Alabama District Attorney's office sent hand-delivered letters to the businesses advising them to...

Published December 14, 2015

Downtown Las Vegas Hotel Makeover Announced

The 40-year-old California Hotel and Casino on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation of its 500 hotel rooms and casino, and add new...

Published December 14, 2015

Developers Buy Up Atlantic City Lots

Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein (l.) has been cleared to buy 64,000 square feet of waterfront property in Atlantic City for $3.2 million. Blatstein also plans to buy the closed...

Published December 14, 2015

Hyperloop Testing in North Las Vegas

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Technologies announced it will begin testing its new tube-based transportation concept at a new site in North Las Vegas in early 2016. Hyperloop will convert a...

Published December 14, 2015

Florida Supreme Court Takes On Slots

In a case that could significantly impact Florida gambling, the state Supreme Court announced it will rule if Gretna Racing in Gadsden County can install slots without legislative approval....

Published December 7, 2015

Massachusetts Commission Blasts MGM’s Cost Estimates

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby (l.) last week criticized MGM Resorts for not providing more details about why the project increased in cost by more than $150 million,...

Published December 7, 2015

New Jersey Looks for 2016 Ballot Question on Casino Expansion

New Jersey lawmakers, including former casino worker Ralph Caputo (l.), are working to have a ballot question ready for 2016 on expanding casinos outside of Atlantic City. A change...

Published December 7, 2015

NY Gaming Commission Delays Continue

Four proposed casinos in rural New York, including the Montreign in the Catskills (l.), mostly are stalled while awaiting final regulatory approval from the New York Gaming Commission, which...

Published December 7, 2015

Caesars Appeals Pension Ruling

Caesars Entertainment is appealing a ruling that would make it responsible for funding and managing pensions previously handled by the National Retirement Fund.

Published December 7, 2015

VictoryLand Owner To Announce Reopening Date

Milton McGregor (l.), owner of the shuttered VictoryLand Casino in Macon County, Alabama, said he will announce its official reopening date within two weeks. He said he's received more...

Published December 7, 2015

Atlantic City Mayor Talks State Financial Monitor Report

As criticism is growing that a state appointed financial manager is months behind in delivering a financial report on Atlantic City, Don Guardian, the resort’s mayor, says he’s seen...

Published December 7, 2015

Kansas Crossing Requests Second Extension

Originally scheduled to open in July 2016, the developers of Kansas Crossing Casino and Resort in Crawford County requested a second 90-day extension, due to a lawsuit by Cherokee...

Published December 7, 2015