Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal Announces Poker Room Makeover

Atlantic City’ struggling Trump Taj Mahal casino will close its money-losing poker room for renovation. The Taj hopes to re-open the room by the summer and return it to...

Published February 23, 2015

Vermont Bars Now Offer Gambling Machines

Bars in Vermont have begun to offer lottery sales and Touch Play gambling machines (l.), which resemble arcade games. The installing of machines has been met with controversy, as...

Published February 23, 2015

Las Vegas Swaps Trends With Macau

The numbers from the fourth quarter are in for Las Vegas, and local casinos are taking the spotlight. Station Casinos and Boyd Gaming both saw gains in all areas,...

Published February 23, 2015

Peoria Café Casinos On Hold

Although two Annie's café casinos have requested opening in Peoria, Illinois, the city council is stuck between restricting or approving them. The council has no official policy about the...

Published February 23, 2015

Arkansas May Disband Lottery Commission

Sales have been declining for the Arkansas state lottery and a consultant recently said it needs to improve its image. As a result, a legislative committee recently approved moving...

Published February 23, 2015

Decoupling A Controversial Issue In Florida

Legislation has not yet been filed but Florida state Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jared Moskowitz want greyhound racetracks (Derby Lane near Tampa at left) to decouple the number of...

Published February 23, 2015

Laid-off Atlantic City Workers Unemployment Benefits Running Out

Efforts to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off casino workers in Atlantic City aren’t likely to succeed as the national economy improves, lessening the need for a federal extension.

Published February 23, 2015

Certain Minnesota Lottery Sales Could End

Minnesota legislators are trying again to ban state lottery sales online, at gas pumps and ATMs. Bills to that end are moving through the House and Senate. Legislators said...

Published February 23, 2015

Wynn Says Massachusetts Casino Will be Very Profitable

As Wynn Resorts moves forward with a Boston-area casino that Steve Wynn predicts will be the most profitable non-Indian casino outside of Las Vegas, the state gaming commission got...

Published February 16, 2015

Bentley Won’t Support Expanded Gambling

Despite a $700 million budget gap, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said he no longer will consider a gaming compact allowing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to expand operations,...

Published February 16, 2015

Stratosphere Fancies itself Un-Fancy

A new ad campaign from the Stratosphere is set to appeal to those who are turned off by the typical Las Vegas Strip experience, and prefer to avoid exorbitant...

Published February 16, 2015

Mayor Fights Illinois Expanded Gambling

Since opening in 2011, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has provided Illinois $85 million in gaming tax revenue, including $30.2 million for the city, which will receive $8.9 million...

Published February 16, 2015

Texas Racing Commission Could Lose Funding

Lawmakers in Texas are considering de-funding or eliminating the state racing commission, which approved historical racing machines last year. Legislators said commissioners did not have the authority to approve...

Published February 16, 2015

Northern Nevada Hotels’ Different Fates

Reno, Nevada will welcome in a new Courtyard by Marriott in spring of 2016, right across the street from the Reno Aces ballpark. Down the road in Sparks, the...

Published February 16, 2015

Assemblymen Calls for Hearing on Caesars’ New Jersey Casinos

A state Assemblymen for Atlantic City wants the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to hold hearings on Caesars’ bankruptcy plans for its Atlantic City casinos. Assemblyman Chris Brown...

Published February 16, 2015

Strip Pedestrian Bridges Behind Schedule

With the new MGM 20,000 seat arena set to open next year, the increase of foot traffic will be accommodated by a new overpass at Tropicana and Las Vegas...

Published February 16, 2015

South Dakota Senate Approves Deadwood Games

In a 27-7 vote, the South Dakota Senate has approved a bill authorizing keno, craps and roulette in Deadwood casinos. In November, 57 percent of voters statewide approved a...

Published February 16, 2015

Indiana Lawmakers Reviewing Gambling Bills

Gambling bills making their way through the Indiana legislature would let riverboats move ashore, allow live dealers at racinos, lower free-play taxes and permit video gaming in bars and...

Published February 16, 2015

Café Casinos Continue Rapid Growth

Café casinos with ladylike names and coffee shop atmospheres are growing at a phenomenal pace in Illinois. In 73 communities, more than 150 establishments offer 700 video gambling machines,...

Published February 16, 2015

Judge Weighs LVS Sanctions

A Las Vegas judge is conducting hearings to determine possible sanctions on Sands China Ltd. for redacting personal information from documents as part of a lawsuit.

Published February 16, 2015