Union, West Virginia Casino Reach Accord

A strike was averted at Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro, West Virginia where United Steelworkers union members and casino management reached a tentative agreement regarding health care premiums. Union...

Published October 12, 2015

China Might Fast-Track High-Speed Vegas-LA Rail

State-owned China Railway International anticipates breaking ground in September 2016 on a 230-mile high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The project would help China to beat...

Published October 12, 2015

Sioux Falls Casinos Creatively Avoid Smoking Ban

Some casinos in Sioux Falls, South Dakota creatively skirt the state smoking ban. A video lottery facility, for example, has an inside door with a separate address, behind which...

Published October 12, 2015

County Casino Benefits Questioned in New York

Casinos in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts likely will make it too hard for a planned casino in Sullivan County, New York, to have a significant impact on New...

Published October 12, 2015

New York Casino Environmental Assessment OK’d

After a state appeals court ordered it redone, the Tyre, New York, Town Board approved a second environmental impact assessment for a proposed Finger Lakes casino that faces opposition...

Published October 12, 2015

Churchill Downs Buys Interest in Saratoga Gaming

Churchill Downs paid $24.8 million to buy a 25 percent stake in newly created Saratoga Casino Holdings in New York, which plans to open a new racetrack and hotel...

Published October 12, 2015

Major League Teams May Sell 50-50 Tickets for Charity in California

Major league teams operating in the Golden State will be able to sell 50-50 raffle tickets to benefit charity under a new law signed by Governor Brown.

Published October 12, 2015

Hackers Attack Trump hotels

Hackers accessed the accounts of customers at seven Trump Hotel Collection properties from Las Vegas to New York over about a year, but the total number of affected customers...

Published October 12, 2015

Appeal Reverses Florida Slots Decision

An appeals court in Florida last week reversed a decision by a lower court that could have permitted all state parimutuel facilities to install slot machines. The 1st District...

Published October 5, 2015

Nebraska Group Proposes Racinos

A group proposing casino-style gambling at six Nebraska horse racetracks filed three petitions—two state law changes and one constitutional amendment—with the state secretary of state, hoping they'll appear on...

Published October 5, 2015

Full House Pays $30 Million For Colorado Casino

Bronco Billy's Casino and Hotel (l.)—a mainstay of the "casino strip" in Cripple Creek, Colorado—has been purchased by Full House Resorts of Nevada for $30 million. With 830 slots...

Published October 5, 2015

Sports Betting Bill Planned for Pennsylvania

Though banned under federal law, Pennsylvania state Senator Nick Kotik (l.) plans to introduce a bill to legalize sports betting at Pennsylvania casinos. The bill could be an attempt...

Published October 5, 2015

Georgia Chamber Says ‘No Comment’ On Casinos

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is mum on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow six casinos statewide. Chamber Chief Executive Chris Clark said the group will await recommendations from...

Published October 5, 2015

Chicago Racing To Be Consolidated

To aid the beleaguered racing industry, the Illinois Racing Board announced a plan consolidating Chicago-area racing at Arlington International (l.) and Hawthorne racetracks in 2016. The deal ends harness...

Published October 5, 2015

Caesars Restructuring Hits New Snag

Caesars Entertainment Corporation has hit an impasse over $2 billion in talks with creditors on a restructuring plan that will avoid bankruptcy.

Published October 5, 2015

Illegal Betting, Organized Crime Strongly Tied

A report compiled by Virginia Commonwealth University and released by the American Gaming Association, shows strong ties between illegal gaming operations and violent organized crime, and illustrates the benefits...

Published October 5, 2015

Hot in Ohio, Casinos Rank Low Compared to Pittsburgh and Detroit

Casinos in Ohio, while profitable, are not as profitable as comparable casinos in neighboring states. In fact the Buckeye state’s racinos and casinos are at the bottom of a...

Published October 5, 2015

Mississippi Casino Power Struggle Continues

After 20 years with no casino built in Diamondhead, Mississippi, frustrated stockholders of the Diamondhead Casino Corporation recently petitioned to have the company placed in Chapter 7. Bankruptcy Court...

Published October 5, 2015

Employees Vote To Strike at West Virginia Casino

Despite negotiating since August, management at Mardi Gras Casino (l.) in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, and the United Steelworkers Union Local 14614-F9 could not come to terms over health...

Published October 5, 2015

Land and Buildings Cautions MGM Investors

Concerns over “muted stock performance,” development spending, and other financial matters caused MGM Resorts International investor Land and Buildings Management to question the company’s future plans and suggest selling...

Published October 5, 2015