Mississippi Casino Job Fair So Successful October Drive Cancelled

Due to the enthusiastic response, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville, Mississippi cancelled a second job fair to fill more than 1,000 positions. The $300 million property will feature...

Published October 5, 2015

Nevada Casinos Save Water, Energy

Eleven Caesars Entertainment properties in Nevada won special tax incentives for their measures to boost energy, water, and environmental efficiency at their casinos. And Caesars is just one of...

Published October 5, 2015

$45 Million Expansion Begins At Louisiana Racino

A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off the $45 million expansion at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana. The project, to be completed at the end of 2016,...

Published October 5, 2015

New York Mini-Casino Protested

A proposed mini-casino with 1,000 gaming machines in Medford, New York, met with strong opposition during a planned protest on September 26. Protestors say the casino will increase local...

Published October 5, 2015

Smoking Addressed In Iowa, West Virginia

State and local smoking bans increasingly are a concern for the casino industry. Currently, smoking is allowed in Iowa casinos, which offer non-smoking areas. But Iowa state Senator Fro...

Published October 5, 2015

Connecticut Seeks Dismissal Of MGM’s Federal Lawsuit

Connecticut has asked a U.S. District Court to throw out a lawsuit filed against it by MGM Resorts, which is challenging the state’s law that allows its two gaming...

Published October 5, 2015

Downtown Grand Improvements Aplenty

The Downtown Grand Casino in Las Vegas has reworked its gaming floor, opened a new sports book, and launched several special incentives and promotions, including a $250,000 slot tournament...

Published October 5, 2015

Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority Organized

The Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority held its first meeting in Las Vegas in late September but did not meet a deadline to name a franchisee by October 1.

Published October 5, 2015

Revel Atlantic City Could Face Fire Department Fines

Atlantic City’s Fire Chief told the Press of Atlantic City that the resort may start fining the owners of the closed Revel Casino for not properly staffing the site’s...

Published October 5, 2015

Maryland Live! Approved for $150 Million Expansion

Maryland Live! Casino has received county approval for a $150 million expansion that will add a 300-suite hotel and additional dining amenities to the property.

Published October 5, 2015

Sam Boyd Stadium Replacement Sought

Las Vegas officials want a bigger and better stadium located closer to the Las Vegas Strip than is Sam Boyd Stadium (l.) to attract larger events and more tourists....

Published October 5, 2015

Bellagio Craps Dealers Pilfered $1.5 Million

A pair of craps dealers at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and two of their accomplices are accused of stealing $1.5 million by paying off imaginary wagers laid by...

Published October 5, 2015

Last Man Standing in Massachusetts

With federal approval for the one tribal casino envisioned in the southeastern region of Massachusetts now a reality, questions are being asked about how the bid to build a...

Published October 5, 2015

LVS in the Hunt for Georgia Casinos

A Georgia legislative committee took public comment regarding bills authorizing casinos and horseracing to help the underfinanced HOPE scholarship program. MGM Resorts International Chairman Jim Murren made the case...

Published September 28, 2015

Progress At Three Mississippi Casinos

Three Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos recently announced developments in construction and expansion. IP Casino Resort in Biloxi recently began a hotel renovation. Across the Back Bay, Scarlet Pearl in...

Published September 28, 2015

Castle Rock Accuses Kansas Crossing

A lawsuit filed by the developers of the proposed Castle Rock casino (l.), has halted construction on the $70.2 million Kansas Crossing Casino in the Southeast Gaming Zone. Among...

Published September 28, 2015

Investors Sue Power Plant at Atlantic City’s Revel

A group of investors has sued the companies owning the power plant (l.) at the closed Revel casino saying they were cheated when ACR Energy, the principal owner, lied...

Published September 28, 2015

Delaware Casinos Try Again

Delaware casino executives, including Dover Downs CEO Ed Sutor (l.), are again seeking tax and fee breaks from the legislature, as a government panel prepares to make new recommendations...

Published September 28, 2015

Mississippi Unloads Gambling Tax-Backed Debt

Mississippi’s gambling tax revenues hit a 17-year low of $164 million last year as gaming competition increases in nearby states and local casinos closed, so the state is selling...

Published September 28, 2015

Owners Tout Economic Benefits of New York Racetrack Expansion

A proposed expansion of the Tioga Downs racino (l.) in Nichols, New York, into a full casino would add hundreds of badly needed jobs in a region whose unemployment...

Published September 28, 2015