Alabama Special Session Will Include Gambling Bill

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (l.) said his lottery-casino bill will be part of the "big picture" in a special session to address the state's projected $200...

Published June 1, 2015

Affinity Drops Bomb

Affinity Gaming has rejected a buyout offer from the company's largest shareholder, Z Capital Partners. The offer was for $9.75 per share.

Published June 1, 2015

Iowa Casinos Want Tax Break

The outlook's not good for a bill allowing Iowa casinos to stop paying state sales tax on promotional offers. The proposal passed in committee but hasn't made it to...

Published June 1, 2015

Atlantic City Casinos See Profit Surge for First Quarter

The eight remaining Atlantic City casinos saw their collective profits for the first quarter of 2015 rise by 26 percent. The numbers further support the contention that the closing...

Published June 1, 2015

Board Holds Southeast Kansas Casino Hearing

The three developers competing to operate a casino in the Southeast Kansas Gaming Zone recently made another pitch to the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board in the second...

Published June 1, 2015

Atlantic City Bills to Get June Vote

A package of bills to aid Atlantic City that have been floundering in the New Jersey legislature are finally going to get a vote in June. The five-bill package...

Published June 1, 2015

Texas Racing Commission Keeps Funding

The Texas Racing Commission, which had approved rules for historical racing without the legislature's approval, will be funded and allowed to remain in existence. Lawmakers had sought to de-fund...

Published June 1, 2015

Stockton Sues Caesars Over Bungled Showboat Sale

New Jersey’s Stockton University has filed a claim for $22 million in damages against Caesars Entertainment stemming from the botched sale of Atlantic City’s former Showboat casino. Stockton bought...

Published June 1, 2015

Nevada Legislators Stumped with Live Entertainment Tax

As the Live Entertainment Tax in Las Vegas has been met with polarizing views, legislation has been proposed which would make it clearer.

Published June 1, 2015

Florida Casino Cruise Resumes Trips

An anonymous tipster informed the U.S. Coast Guard about conditions aboard Victory Casino Cruises out of Jacksonville, Florida, leading the Coast Guard to inspect the vessel and discover mechanical...

Published June 1, 2015

Uber and Lyft Aren’t Leaving Las Vegas

Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft received good news, with the passage of an Assembly bill which would allow for them to operate in Las Vegas.

Published June 1, 2015

Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Won’t Open This Summer

The new owner of Atlantic City’s closed Revel casino says the property will not be ready for even a partial summer opening as he had hoped. The property is...

Published June 1, 2015

Maine Casino Fight

A dispute between Hollywood Casino in Bangor, Maine, and city assessors has come to a head after a disagreement over the casino's value.

Published June 1, 2015

Atlantic City Mayors Job Placement Program finds 70 Jobs

A program to help displaced casino workers in Atlantic City has found jobs for 70 people in less than a month, with many re-entering the city’s casino industry.

Published June 1, 2015

Land & Buildings Ends Fight With MGM

The proposal from Land & Buildings Investment Management, which would see MGM Resorts International vacate four board chairs, has come to an end after the company received heavy opposition...

Published May 25, 2015

Tribe Challenges Multi-Player Machines at Massachusetts’s First Casino

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has challenged the legality of some of the machines that will be deployed at the Plainridge Park Casino (l.) when it opens next...

Published May 25, 2015

Kansas Senate Approves Lower Racino Taxes

The Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City, Kansas could reopen thanks to the state Senate's 24-12 vote to lower gaming taxes to 22 percent. The track closed in 2008 after...

Published May 25, 2015

Vegas Appealing More to Foreign Visitors

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 20 percent of all tourists are international in Las Vegas, and has plans of raising that number to 30 percent in...

Published May 25, 2015

Deadwood Offering Keno, Craps, Roulette July 1

With dealers just about trained and a legislative committee set to give final rules approval, casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota will be ready for keno, craps and roulette July...

Published May 25, 2015

Pence Passes Two, Vetoes One

Two gambling-related bills became law in Indiana without Governor Mike Pence's signature. He let pass a bill allowing riverboat casinos to move onto land, and another that helps the...

Published May 25, 2015