Caesars Sells Ohio Interests; Seeks to Disband Creditor Panel

Caesars Entertainment last week sold its 20 percent interest in two casinos—Horseshoe Cincinnati (l.) and Horseshoe Cleveland—a racino, and several other properties in Ohio. The company is also asking...

Published March 3, 2015

New York Casino Licensing Under Fire

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (l.) has opened an investigation into the 2014 bidding process for casino licenses in New York. It was recently revealed the Gaming Facility Location Board...

Published March 3, 2015

Brockton Enters Enter Bay State Casino Bid Process

Sometime this year, possibly in May, the residents of Brockton, Massachusetts, will vote on a casino host community agreement with Mass Gaming & Entertainment and its partner George Carney...

Published March 3, 2015

New Hampshire Legislature to Reconsider Casinos

Senator Lou D’Allesandro (l.) of New Hampshire has filed a casino bill in the Senate for the 11th time in as many years. This year he is more optimistic...

Published March 3, 2015

Indiana House Approves Gaming Bill

Indiana state Rep. Tom Dermody's casino bill passed the House with controversial casino tax provisions removed. The measure allows riverboat casinos to move ashore and live dealers at racinos—an...

Published March 3, 2015

West Virginia Smoking Ban Exempts Casinos, Veterans

If casinos and racetracks designate at least 10 percent of their indoor space as non-smoking, they'll be exempt from a smoking ban recently passed by the West Virginia senate....

Published March 3, 2015

Judges Named for New Jersey’s Sports Betting Appeal

Three judges have been named to hear New Jersey’s appeal of its sports betting case including Donald Trump’s sister Maryanne (together at left) and the wife of former Pennsylvania...

Published March 3, 2015

Hutchinson Will Sign Arkansas Lottery Measure

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (l.) said he will sign legislation to abolish the nine-member independent lottery commission and transfer administration to the Department of Finance. Hutchinson will appoint a...

Published March 3, 2015

ESPN Poll Shows Athletes Support Sports Betting

A poll taken by ESPN shows that 63 percent of professional athletes support legalized sports betting in the country. The poll of 73 pro athletes also showed that about...

Published March 3, 2015

New Jersey Town Wants Casino

Oceanport New Jersey, home of Monmouth Park Racetrack (l.), says it wants to be considered for a possible casino if the state moves ahead with plans to expand casino...

Published March 3, 2015

AGA Study Reviews Michigan Casinos

Oxford Economics recently released the results of its study of the economic impact of casinos in Michigan. The report, sponsored by the American Gaming Association, found that in 2013...

Published March 3, 2015

Cripple Creek Wants Black Hawk Audited

Cripple Creek, Colorado wants a state audit committee to look into how Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek actually spend their annual allotment of historic preservation funds. Reports...

Published March 3, 2015

Caesars Battles with Developer Over Atlantic City Mall

A battle between Caesars Entertainment and Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein has broken out over control of Atlantic City’s Pier Shops mall (l.). Caesars is challenging Blatstein’s assertion that he...

Published March 3, 2015

Gambling Legislation in Illinois—Again

Once again, Illinois state Rep. Robert Rita (l.) has offered expanded gambling legislation in a measure allowing a casino in Chicago and another permitting five new casinos. Rita's bill...

Published March 3, 2015

Illinois Mayor Questions Video Gaming Value

Marion, Illinois Mayor Robert Butler said although his municipality collected $111,137 in video gaming receipts on $27 million played in 2014, he has doubts about the games' value. "On...

Published March 3, 2015

Trump Entertainment Settles with Creditors; Hard Rock Gives Notice

Trump Entertainment, which is trying to keep Atlantic City’s troubled Taj Mahal casino open through a difficult bankruptcy fight, has reached an agreement with a panel of the casino’s...

Published March 3, 2015

Cosmopolitan Hints for Big Changes Ahead

After a 2014 which saw slight increases in gaming revenue, new owners Blackstone Real Estate Partners have decided to add a new weapon to their arsenal; longtime gaming executive...

Published March 3, 2015

Iowa Smoke-Free Casino Measure Goes Nowhere

Iowa legislators listened for 15 minutes then took no action after hearing the pros and cons of requiring the Racing and Gaming Commission to grant two licenses for smoke-free...

Published March 3, 2015

Florida Casino Supporters, Opponents Debate

At a Florida Forward forum in Orlando, Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, said "mistruths are being told" about the casino industry, while John Sowinski, president of...

Published March 3, 2015

Station Casinos on Path to IPO

After a fantastic 2014, which saw Station Casinos haul in nearly $1.3 billion in revenue, many are speculating the company may go public next June, five years after a...

Published March 3, 2015