New Hampshire to Take Up Casino Issue Again

New Hampshire appears ready to take up the issue of legalizing gaming, with political observers wondering if Governor Maggie Hassan (l.) will repeat last year’s tactic: putting the intended...

Published December 15, 2014

Wynn Resorts Faces Hurdles in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (l.) has answered calls that it should reopen the case of the license it granted to Wynn Resorts by ordering a review of reports that...

Published December 15, 2014

Atlantic City’s Revel: Back To Square One

Revel Atlantic City has apparently written off Brookfield Asset Management as a potential buyer and is now asking a bankruptcy court to approve a sale to a Florida-based developer....

Published December 15, 2014

Horseshoe Baltimore Underwhelms

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is earning far less in monthly revenue than originally projected, and less than half of its nearby competitor Maryland Live!

Published December 15, 2014

New Jersey Tax Plan Unfair, Charge Small Casinos

Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta (l.) threatened to sue the state if a plan to overhaul Atlantic City’s property taxes is passed. The bill, proposed by Senate President Steve...

Published December 15, 2014

Kentucky Horse Group Opposes Casinos

For the first time since it was founded in 2004 as a single voice for the often-divided state horse industry, the Kentucky Equine Education Project announced it is opposed...

Published December 15, 2014

New York Sets the Date: Casino Decision This Week

The nail biting is almost over for 16 development partners who bid on New York casino licenses. A 2013 referendum authorized up to four Class III casinos in the...

Published December 15, 2014

Lakes Calls Ohio Casino Investment ‘Zero’ Value

The performance of the four casino resorts that Ohio’s voters authorized in 2009 is turning out to be disappointing, especially to Lakes Entertainment, which recently characterized its investment in...

Published December 15, 2014

NJ Dems Want to Raise Gaming Taxes in North Jersey

Two New Jersey senators, both Democrats, are looking for ways to mine more state funds from the gaming industry. Senator Paul Sarlo, head of the Senate Budget Committee, supports...

Published December 15, 2014

NY OTB Mum on New Operations

Long Islanders want to know where a new off-track betting site will be located and the hours it will operate. The Nassau County OTB’s president has refused to divulge...

Published December 15, 2014

Atlantic City Showboat Site Gets Casino Deed Restriction

Caesars Entertainment has gone the deed restriction route again by placing a 10-year block on its closed Showboat casino reopening as a casino. The potential buyer—Richard Stockton College—has said...

Published December 15, 2014

Maryland’s Hollywood Casino Thinks Small

Hollywood Casino Perryville in rural Maryland, the first gaming hall to open in the state, has fallen short of initial revenue projections, bringing in about $86 million a year...

Published December 15, 2014

Bowling On a Roll in Las Vegas

Wonder why so many casinos in Las Vegas have bowling centers? It’s no secret: according to casino officials, the family-friendly sport is recession-proof. In response to demand, South Point...

Published December 15, 2014

Vegas Arena Partners Woo MLS

Major League Soccer officials have received an expansion proposal from Las Vegas. The city wants to bring more than one major league sports franchise to the city; developers are...

Published December 15, 2014

Atlantic City Tops Nation With 9,900 Jobs Loss

The Atlantic City region has seen the largest total job losses in the country over the past year according to new jobs data. The area has lost 9,900 jobs...

Published December 15, 2014

State Flips On Retirement Home Gambling

In April, Giovanni's Catering was granted a gaming license to operate a mini-casino does about-face on video gambling at the Dorchester Senior Center retirement home owned by the Village...

Published December 15, 2014

Poker Declines in Nevada

Fewer players and diminished profitability have caused a number of Nevada casinos to close their poker rooms. In October, there were fewer than 700 poker tables in the whole...

Published December 15, 2014

Plan to Stabilize Atlantic City Casino Taxes Offered

Legislation designed to stabilize taxes for Atlantic City casinos has been proposed by two state lawmakers. The plan is intended to shore up the city’s finances, which have been...

Published December 8, 2014

Fertitta’s Lake Charles Casino Opens Soon

Tilman Fertitta's $700 million Golden Nugget Lake Charles in Louisiana is near completion. Fertitta expects to attract players from Houston, just a two-hour drive away, with Las Vegas-style amenities...

Published December 8, 2014

Dotty’s in the Crosshairs (Again)

The popular chain of Nevada slot taverns must once again change its business model to conform with revised regulations. Clark County commissioners voted 6-1 last week to compel Dotty’s...

Published December 8, 2014