Strip Set for Boom 2015

With a strong 2014 in the books, the Las Vegas Strip looks to continue with the upward trend they are currently riding. While Atlantic City and Macau continue to...

Published February 2, 2015

Trump Atlantic City Bankruptcy Plan to Go Before Creditors

Trump Entertainment Resorts has won approval in bankruptcy court to present a plan to turn control of its troubled Atlantic City properties to billionaire Carl Icahn (l.) to its...

Published February 2, 2015

Illinois Video Gambling Revenues More Than Double

Video gambling revenues more than doubled in Illinois, with the games generating $165 million for the state in 2014, up $75 million from 2013. Municipalities received $33 million, compared...

Published February 2, 2015

Atlantic City’s Closed Revel Casino Gets Tax Break

The closed Revel casino in Atlantic City has reached a tax assessment settlement with the city that reduces its assessment to $225 million. Originally, the casino was assessed at...

Published February 2, 2015

Vermont Legislator Re-introduces Casino Bill

Republican Rep. Ronald Hubert will pass along a bill asking for the approval of a casino license in Vermont. Hubert has failed six straight years, but has re-structured this...

Published February 2, 2015

Harrah’s New Orleans Loses Smoking-Ban Exemption

Minutes after the New Orleans city council unanimously approved a city-wide smoking ban, Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey offered a new ordinance allowing smoking in half of Harrah's Casino. Ramsey said...

Published February 2, 2015

Fontainebleau Investor Avoids Disaster with Favorable Settlement

With the collapse of the Las Vegas project Fontainebleau, hotelier Jeffrey Soffer was in court with creditors, who sought out a claim of $2 billion against Soffer. A bankruptcy...

Published February 2, 2015

Las Vegas Sands Reports Profits

The numbers are in for Las Vegas Sands, which show a profit of $721.3 million for the fourth-quarter, and $2.84 billion on the year. Gaming revenue accounted for 82...

Published February 2, 2015

Bill Allocates $1.35 Million to Retrain New Jersey Casino Workers

A bill has been introduced in New Jersey to dedicate $1.35 million for the retraining of displaced casino workers. More than 8,000 casino workers lost their jobs in Atlantic...

Published February 2, 2015

Rhode Island Braces for Impact From Massachusetts Casinos

Massachusetts' four casino licenses, which are sure to help the state out, are predicted to cripple business in adjoining Rhode Island. An estimated $1 billion per year is spent...

Published February 2, 2015

Nebraska Lawmakers Mull Ending Keno Waiting Period

Nebraska has a law that forces players of keno to wait five minutes between games. A lawmaker, Senator Tyson Larson, wants to change that.

Published February 2, 2015

Airline Incentives Approved for Atlantic City Airport

The South Jersey Transportation Authority has approved financial incentives to attract major airlines to little-used Atlantic City International Airport. The move comes as Air Canada has announced summer service...

Published February 2, 2015

New Jersey Congressmen Enter State’s Sports Betting Fight

Two New Jersey Congressman, Frank LoBiondo and Frank Pallone Jr. (l.), have introduced bills that would allow sports betting in New Jersey. One would exempt the state from a...

Published February 2, 2015

Uber Pushes for Ride-Sharing in Nevada

Popular ride-sharing network company Uber is intent on becoming a legal service in Nevada. After a highly anticipated launch last October, the billion-dollar company was abruptly halted after officials...

Published February 2, 2015

Judge Hands Setback to Caesars

Caesars Entertainment’s plan to restructure the largest portion of its $25 billion in debt could be derailed by Judge Shira Scheindlin’s (l.) ruling in a lawsuit by lower-level creditors....

Published January 26, 2015

Wynn’s New Casino Plan for Massachusetts Looks Familiar

Wynn Resorts, which promised a new, less mundane casino design for Everett, Massachusetts, released those plans last week, looking very much like the Las Vegas and Macau casinos of...

Published January 26, 2015

Owner Willing to Shell Out for New York Casino License

Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural (l.) seems dead set on being granted the fourth casino license in New York which may or may not be awarded. After Tioga Downs...

Published January 26, 2015

Blatstein Withdraws Philly Appeal

Bart Blatstein, whose bid to create the Provence (l.) as Philadelphia’s second casino was rejected in favor of the Live! Casino Hotel, has withdrawn his appeal of the gaming...

Published January 26, 2015

Delaware Panel Recommends Casino Aid

A Delaware panel of government officials and lawmakers is recommending tax breaks and rule changes that would return $46 million annually to the state’s struggling racinos. The proposal was...

Published January 26, 2015

Illinois To Consider Gambling Bill—Again

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (l.) is considered to be more gambling-friendly than his predecessor Pat Quinn, so legislators will try once again to pass expanded gambling legislation, including allowing...

Published January 26, 2015