Icahn, Trump Settle on Keeping Trump Taj Mahal Name

Billionaire Carl Icahn, who is seeking to take over the bankrupt Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City has reached an agreement with Donald Trump to keep the Trump name...

Published March 16, 2015

Eldorado Resorts Opens Ohio Microbrewery

The popular Brew Brothers microbrewery and restaurant at the Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno soon will have a second location at Scioto Downs Racino in Columbus, Ohio. Both operations...

Published March 16, 2015

Iowa Rejects Non-Smoking Casino

Among the hundreds of bills that failed to survive the Iowa legislature's early deadline was a proposal allowing a non-smoking casino in Cedar Rapids—seen by many as a way...

Published March 16, 2015

Waiting Continues on Atlantic City Casino Tax Plan

While a bill designed to stabilize taxes for Atlantic City casinos languishes in the New Jersey Legislature, an important deadline for the filing of casino tax appeals is approaching...

Published March 16, 2015

Caesars Asks To Liquidate Tunica Barges

Caesars Entertainment hopes a federal bankruptcy judge will allow it to dismantle and liquidate five barges in Tunica County, Mississippi that previously housed Harrah's casino, which closed in June....

Published March 16, 2015

Atlantic City Hotel Rates Rise 10 percent

Maybe because of four casino hotels closing in 2014, the city’s hotel rates saw a 10 percent increase. Overall visitation for the resort was down by five percent from...

Published March 16, 2015

Downtown Project Gobbles up Building

Three new restaurants will soon open as part of Tony Hseih's $350 million downtown Las Vegas redevelopment initiative. The restaurants will share a building on the 600 block of...

Published March 16, 2015

Atlantic City Casinos Have Bleak February

Snowy weather and cold temperatures are being blamed for a 14.8 percent decline in Atlantic City casino revenue in February. Even removing the revenue from three casinos that closed...

Published March 16, 2015

Sands Told to Cough Up the Goods

An ongoing court case being Sands China Ltd. and former CEO Steven Jacobs (l.) saw Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez force the company to pay the man nearly...

Published March 16, 2015

Florida Cruise-to-Nowhere Expecting 1 Millionth Passenger

Victory Casino Cruises based in Port Canaveral, Florida expects to greet its 1 millionth passenger this week. Chief Executive Officer Lester Bullock said the company has been "building the...

Published March 16, 2015

Senate Bill looks at Bringing Racing Back to Kansas

The horseracing industry in Kansas is close to dead. A bill introduced in the Kansas Senate would like to try to bring it back to life.

Published March 16, 2015

Bills Would Extend Michigan Charity Rules

Two Michigan legislators proposed measures that would establish as law emergency charitable gambling rules, set to expire in July. Last year a judge barred the state gaming board from...

Published March 16, 2015

Georgia Committee Approves Parimutuel Bill

Following approval by the Georgia Senate Regulated Industries Committee, the state Senate will have a chance to vote on a bill that would let voters change the constitution to...

Published March 16, 2015

Gaming Back in Florida

A far-reaching gambling bill introduced by Florida state Rep. Dana Young (l.) would allow two destination resort casinos in Broward and Miami-Dade counties with voter approval and a minimum...

Published March 9, 2015

Revel Atlantic City Bidding War?

A bankruptcy court judge in the case of Revel Atlantic City wants the closed casino’s owners to keep soliciting buyers for property and did not approve an $82 million...

Published March 9, 2015

Caesars Files Restructuring Plan

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company has filed its formal plan to restructure debt and exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The plan calls for the company to split into two...

Published March 9, 2015

Pennsylvania’s Lady Luck for Sale

Isle of Capri Casinos is looking for potential buyers for its co-owned Lady Luck Casino at Nemacolin Woodlands in Pennsylvania. The property has struggled from the start because of...

Published March 9, 2015

MGM to Break Ground in Springfield; Wynn Purchases More Land

MGM Resorts last week announced a March 24 groundbreaking for its $800 million Springfield casino (l.), with completion set for late 2017. And Steve Wynn concluded yet another purchase...

Published March 9, 2015

Nebraska Legislators Reject Gambling Bill

In a 27-16 vote, Nebraska state senators squashed a bill that would have asked voters to let the legislature expand gambling via a majority vote. State Senator Paul Schumacher,...

Published March 9, 2015

Indiana Governor Opposes Live Racino Dealers

Indiana Governor Mike Pence (l.) supposedly is not happy with a provision in the recently passed House bill allowing live dealers at the state's two racinos. Pence is said...

Published March 9, 2015