With Casino Repeal Defeated, Casinos Move Forward in Massachusetts

Voters spokes with force on November 4 and said that they want casinos in the Bay State. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reacted last week by setting in stone licenses...

Published November 17, 2014

Christie Calls For Unity to Help Atlantic City

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (l.) held a second summit of business and community leaders to develop plans to help beleaguered Atlantic City. The governor warned that to help...

Published November 17, 2014

Georgia Legislator Wants Coastal Casino

Georgia state Rep. Ron Stephens (l.), chair of the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, said legislation is not required to allow a casino on Hutchinson Island. Instead, he...

Published November 17, 2014

Trump Entertainment Says Taj Mahal Will Close in December

Trump Entertainment President Bob Griffin (l.) has warned Atlantic City’s largest casino workers union that it will close the Taj Mahal casino December 12 unless the union withdraws an...

Published November 17, 2014

Developer Regrouping After Election Loss

Former Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Joseph. R Paolino Jr. said he still wants to turn Newport Grand (l.) into an entertainment center, despite Newport voters' recent rejection of table...

Published November 17, 2014

Deadwood Notes 25th Gaming Anniversary

When casinos opened in Deadwood, South Dakota on November 1, 1989, gambling only was legal in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Now, with casinos within 150 miles of most...

Published November 17, 2014

Brookfield Planning $200 Million Upgrade to Atlantic City’s Revel Casino

James Kehoe (l.), the head of the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, says the new owners of Atlantic City’s Revel casino are planning to invest $200 million into...

Published November 17, 2014

Texas Casino Bill Introduced—For Sixth Time

For the sixth consecutive Texas state legislative session, a casino gambling bill has been introduced for 2015. State Rep. Carol Alvarado's bill would establish a gaming commission that would...

Published November 17, 2014

United Ends Atlantic City Service

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is seeking an explanation from United Airlines after it announced it will end its Atlantic City to Chicago service after just eight months. The...

Published November 17, 2014

Florida Casino Ship In Bankruptcy

Facing mounting financial pressures, the 600-passenger Island Breeze Casino cruise ship filed for bankruptcy in Palm Beach, Florida, laying off nearly 250 employees. Owners hope to start cruising again...

Published November 17, 2014

College to Buy Atlantic City’s Closed Showboat Casino

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey will buy the closed Showboat casino in Atlantic City Caesars Entertainment has announced. The college plans to open a city campus at the...

Published November 17, 2014

Land-based Casinos Would Benefit Indiana

If Indiana lawmakers allow riverboat casinos to move ashore, Evansville in particular could benefit. Allowing the Tropicana Evansville to become land-based would make room for the World War II...

Published November 17, 2014

Atlantic City’s Marina District Casinos Thriving

As Atlantic City deals with four casino closings and the possibility of another—the Trump Taj Mahal—closing next month, one aspect of the closing may be overlooked. All of the...

Published November 17, 2014

IRGC Approves Greyhound Group’s License

The Iowa Greyhound Association received a license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to operate the Dubuque Greyhound Track. The IGA will run races April 29-September 27, 2015....

Published November 17, 2014

NJ Report Calls for Casino and Racetrack Partnership

A study by Rutgers University says if horse racing is to be saved in the state, a partnership between tracks and Atlantic City casinos needs to be formed. ...

Published November 17, 2014

Full House Tops Off Silver Slipper Hotel

A topping-off ceremony was held at the Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi for its new $17.7 million, six-story, 142-room hotel. The property will open next March,...

Published November 17, 2014

Baltimore Mayor: Extra Cops Needed at Casino

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (l.) says she is protecting the city’s investment in its new casino by more than doubling the police presence there. The Horseshoe Casino, a Caesars...

Published November 17, 2014

Pinnacle Proceeds with REIT Plans

Pinnacle Entertainment plans to split off some of its regional casino properties into a real estate investment trust, or REIT, apparently under pressure from an investor. Completion of the...

Published November 17, 2014

Del Mar Racetracks Gets Fall Racing Dates

Del Mar racetrack in San Diego county this month is benefiting from 15 extra racing days that it inherited when Hollywood Park closed last year.

Published November 17, 2014

Ohio Lawmaker Wants $8.8M for Cleveland Development

Cuyahoga County, Ohio Executive Ed FitzGerald wants to use $8.8 million from casino revenues to help fund three downtown Cleveland residential projects. In 2013, the county council agreed to...

Published November 17, 2014