Las Vegas Tourism Trending Upward

The numbers are in for January, and on the whole, have followed the trend of up, up, up. Daily room rate was up in all markets, as was the...

Published March 9, 2015

Federal Sports Wagering Tax May Get Repeal

A tax which was introduced currently sees 0.0025 percent of all money wagered on sports go towards a federal fund to investigate illegal gambling. Congresswoman Dina Titus (l.) claims...

Published March 9, 2015

Gaming Bar’s Practices Under Question

Locals favorite Dotty's Gaming & Spirits has been in the spotlight for the last few years, and not for a reason they'd prefer. Legislators have changed regulations, calling for...

Published March 9, 2015

New Jersey Track Depending on Sports Betting

Monmouth Park Racetrack in New Jersey has been counting on the state winning its court challenge to begin sports betting perhaps more than any other site. In fact, plans...

Published March 9, 2015

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