Renovation, Expansion Proceeding At Hialeah

The $60 million expansion project at historic Hialeah Park Racing & Casino is moving forward with the recent opening of the Kings Court VIP Poker Room, which now offers...

Published May 25, 2015

Change That Station

Station Casinos received tentative approval from the Gaming Control Board to be treated like other casinos with private owners. The Nevada Gaming Commission will decide May 28 on a...

Published May 25, 2015

Biloxi Overcomes Katrina, Oil Spill, Economy

Biloxi, Mississippi was the third-largest gambling market in the U.S. when Hurricane Katrina hit in September 2005. Now, having survived the storm, followed by the BP oil spill and...

Published May 25, 2015

Deutsche Bank: New Jersey Should Expand Casinos

A report from the Deutsche Bank—by gaming analyst Andrew Zarnett (l.)—says New Jersey should break Atlantic City’s casino monopoly in the state and allow casinos in northern New Jersey....

Published May 25, 2015

Reno Non-Gaming Hotels Growing at Unprecedented Rate

The growing trend these days in Reno is non-gaming hotels, which have grown at a startling rate.

Published May 25, 2015

Gaming More Than Blip On Nevada’s Legislative Radar

Several bills have appeared in the most recent Nevada legislative committee, even though gaming has not been the top priority. Funding education has taken front seat, although some gaming...

Published May 25, 2015

Atlantic City to Form Economic Development Corporation

Atlantic City will form a non-profit corporation to spur economic development. The corporation is modeled on one formed in New Brunswick New Jersey that brought $1.8 million in projects...

Published May 25, 2015

South Carolina Supreme Court Hears ‘Uncharted’ Case

Lauren Proctor lost $700,000 playing illegal video poker at two South Carolina restaurants. A state court upheld her right to sue to recoup the money. But the two restaurants...

Published May 25, 2015

Pennsylvania Bill Allows Fantasy Sports at Casinos

Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a bill to allow on-site fantasy sports at the state’s casinos. The bill only covers daily fantasy sports contests.

Published May 25, 2015

Ameristar East Chicago Opens Stadium Sports Bar & Grill

The new Stadium Sports Bar & Grill recently opened at Ameristar East Chicago, celebrating the history of Chicagoland sports with memorabilia, 70 draft and craft beers and a special...

Published May 25, 2015

Churchill Downs Sues Daily Racing Form Alleging Illegal Bets

Churchill Downs Inc. which runs the Kentucky Derby, has sued the Daily Racing Form for allegedly illegally taking bets on the races at its racetrack.

Published May 25, 2015

Indiana Lawmakers Don’t List Gambling Contributions

Indiana lawmakers failed to list any expenses or in-kind contributions for more than 20 events held at an off-track betting facility owned by Centaur Gaming, which lobbied for live...

Published May 25, 2015

Massachusetts Town Narrowly Approves Casino Resort

Brockton, Massachusetts’s voters narrowly approved a casino resort (l.) for their town while another bidder for the Southeastern Massachusetts casino license, Somerset’s Crossroads group, withdrew from the contest. The...

Published May 18, 2015

Caesars: Bad News, Good News

While undergoing creditor scrutiny on pre-bankruptcy transactions of its largest unit and facing a federal money-laundering probe, Caesars Entertainment reports its best results since 2008. New CEO Mark Frissora...

Published May 18, 2015

Alabama Senate Committee Approve Gambling Bill

An Alabama Senate committee voted 5-3 to approve Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh's proposal to allow a lottery and four casinos and to pursue a gambling agreement with...

Published May 18, 2015

T. Rowe Drops 40 Percent Of Wynn Resorts

Wynn Resorts' largest shareholder, T. Rowe Price, recently cut its stake in the company by nearly 40 percent due a downturn in Macau. T. Rowe now holds 10.4 million...

Published May 18, 2015

Is Las Vegas On the Rebound?

Owners of a piece of land in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip have began listening to offers for the prime real estate, nestled next to MGM Grand...

Published May 18, 2015

Northwest Indiana Revenue Holding Steady

Riverboat casinos in Northwest Indiana, led by Boyd Gaming’s Blue Chip (l.), posted revenue numbers indicating they're stabilizing after taking a hit from legalized video gambling in Illinois bars...

Published May 18, 2015

Numbers From Fight Pack a Punch For Las Vegas

Many thought that total revenue from the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather (l.) fight had no chance of reaching expected numbers. They were correct, the final numbers crushed expectations.

Published May 18, 2015

New Jersey Orders Power to Be Kept On at Revel Atlantic City

The state of New Jersey has stepped in to the ongoing battle over electrical power at the closed Revel casino in Atlantic City and ordered ACR Energy to supply...

Published May 18, 2015