Technology Big Focus for Nevada Regulators

A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board has come out and said technology and high-tech slot games will be the main focus for regulators in the near...

Published April 20, 2015

Mississippi Casino Set For December Opening

Set to open in December, 11 of the 15 floors of Scarlet Pearl Casino's hotel have been poured, said interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Denise Barton....

Published April 20, 2015

No Property Tax Break In Baltimore

Baltimore homeowners will not receive Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's promised property tax break, "20 cents by 2020," based on revenue projections for Horseshoe Casino (l.), which opened last August. The...

Published April 20, 2015

St. Louis Market Declined In March

The six casinos in the St. Louis gaming market—including two in Illinois—reported a 1.4 percent revenue drop in March, to $91.4 million. Hollywood in Maryland Heights and Ameristar in...

Published April 20, 2015

Vernon Downs Possibly on Last Legs

With the decision looming in the air surrounding a fourth casino license in New York, nobody is awaiting the decision more than Jeff Gural, owner of Vernon Downs and...

Published April 20, 2015

Judge Confirms Golden Nugget Unshuffled Cards Ruling

A New Jersey Judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino does not have to pay about $1.5 million to a group of gamblers that noticed...

Published April 20, 2015

Norridge, Illinois Considers Video Gaming

Video gambling has exploded in the past three years in Illinois, and the village of Norridge may be the next community to offer it. Village President James Chmura said...

Published April 20, 2015

Jefferson, Iowa Casino Holds Job Fair

The $40 million Wild Rose Jefferson in Greene County, Iowa is on track to open in August. A job fair recently was held to fill 250 openings in every...

Published April 20, 2015

Firm Advises to Keep Elaine Wynn, Others Out

A report from an independent advisory firm eviscerated the practices of Wynn Resorts, and suggested the firm not bring any nominated candidates to the board or even retain current...

Published April 13, 2015

New Hampshire Lawmakers Hope to Raise Revenue With Casinos

There is nothing that New Hampshire residents hate more than raising taxes. Supporters of building casinos to raise revenues hope to ride that dislike to victory as they try...

Published April 13, 2015

Three New Delaware Casinos?

A prominent Delaware attorney is working with legislators on a bill that would create licenses for three new casinos in the state, with $10 million license fees. Dover Downs...

Published April 13, 2015

Casino Expansion on the Radar in Texas

A new bill authorizing up to nine casinos, six of them at the state’s racetracks, isn’t expected to go far in the Texas legislature. But a more modest proposal...

Published April 13, 2015

Baccarat Not So Hot on Strip

While the numbers are not cause to hit the panic button, baccarat is down, albeit slightly, in Nevada compared to last year.

Published April 13, 2015

Endeka Sues Penn National Over Racino

Endeka Entertainment has sued Penn National Gaming over Penn’s withdrawal from the agreement to manage a new racino in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Published April 13, 2015

Ohio Casinos Opposes Tax on Freebies

Reaction to a bill introduced by Ohio Senator Bill Coley (l.) who wants to tax free promotional casino credits has been swift. The state’s casino operators say such a...

Published April 13, 2015

To Affinity and Beyond

Z Capital Partners hope the second time is a charm, as it has put in an offer to buy up the rest of Affinity Gaming. Z Capital currently owns...

Published April 13, 2015

Atlantic City Casino Profit Up 45 Percent in 2014

Four casinos closed in Atlantic City in 2014, but that allowed the city’s remaining casinos to post a 45 percent increase in profit. The casinos also saw an increase...

Published April 13, 2015

Pennsylvania AG Probed on DeNaples

A new report alleges that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane shut down the investigation into alleged mob ties of Mount Airy Casino founder Louis DeNaples, original owner of the...

Published April 13, 2015

MGM Arena Technology May Raise Eyebrows

Are you ready for the future in arena advertising? You may not have much of a choice in the new MGM arena in Las Vegas, where new technology will...

Published April 13, 2015

OTBs Go Dark in Virginia

Virginia’s struggling Colonial Downs canceled last year’s racing season and has now closed its off-track betting operations in an ongoing dispute with the state’s breeders and trainers over the...

Published April 13, 2015