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

World Series of Poker to Break Records, Says Organizers

With live poker declining ever since the infamous “Black Friday” some four years ago, the World Series of Poker has some tricks up its sleeve to bring in numbers...

Published May 18, 2015

Detroit Casino Revenue Rose In April

The three casinos in Detroit posted a 7.4 percent revenue increase in April 2015 compared to April 2014, and year-to-date revenue rose 5.9 percent through April. MGM Grand Detroit...

Published May 18, 2015

Las Vegas’ Monte Carlo to Receive Potential Facelift

With the highly anticipated opening of the Park (l.) and the MGM-AEG arena next spring, MGM Resorts International may give the Monte Carlo a facelift to match the current...

Published May 18, 2015

Despite Casino Loss, Arapahoe Park Maintaining

Colorado voters said no to a casino at Arapahoe Park racetrack in Aurora last November. The track is owned by Rhode Island-based Twin River Worldwide Holdings, which operates a...

Published May 18, 2015

Harrah’s New Orleans Can’t Cut Staff

Expecting to lose revenue due to a citywide smoking ban that took effect April 22, Harrah's New Orleans asked Louisiana lawmakers to allow it to lose 400 jobs through...

Published May 18, 2015

New Jersey Pols Debate Casino Referendum Timing

A referendum to allow casinos to be built in Northern New Jersey was expected to go before voters this year, but now there’s a move led by Senate President...

Published May 18, 2015