SLS Buffet Closes

The buffet line at the new SLS Las Vegas disappeared last weekend when the resort on the northern Strip closed the eatery. Officials including new SLS President Scott Kreeger...

Published November 17, 2014

Supreme Court May Change Hotel Privacy Rules

Whether the U.S. constitution’s Fourth Amendment rules against unreasonable search and seizure applies to hotel guests will soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. A group of...

Published November 17, 2014

Judge Rejects Revised Taj Mahal Bankruptcy Plan

Trump Entertainment will have another week to finalize a bankruptcy plan that could transfer ownership of its Atlantic City casinos to Carl Icahn after a judge refused to approve...

Published November 10, 2014

Decision Drags On in New York

The commission that will choose where to locate up to four new commercial casinos in upstate New York was originally expected to announce the winning projects by the end...

Published November 10, 2014

Boyd Considers REIT

Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., which operates 22 casinos in eight states, may spin off some of its gaming interests into a separate unit through the establishment of a...

Published November 10, 2014

Decision Soon on Second Philly License

The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board has scheduled a hearing next week that will determine the fate of a second license in the city of Philadelphia. Four projects are being...

Published November 10, 2014

New Jersey Fires Back on Sports Betting

New Jersey says its three main gambling regulatory agencies will not regulate sports betting in the state—a provision the state says is key to getting around a federal ban...

Published November 10, 2014

Southeast Kansas Attracts Second Developer

Las Vegas Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin and the Quapaw Tribe are not the only developers interested in Kansas' fourth and final state-run casino. The Pittsburg city council recently...

Published November 10, 2014

Indiana Committee Recommends Land-based Casinos

Land-based casinos, live racino table games and extending the $5 million annual "free play" tax deduction through 2018 are among the proposals unanimously recommended by the Indiana General Assembly's...

Published November 10, 2014

CHDN Purchases New York, Colorado Presence

CHDN recently purchased, for $30.6 million, a 25 percent interest in Saratoga Casino Holdings, giving it a stake in Saratoga Casino and Raceway in New York and Saratoga Casino...

Published November 10, 2014

Iowa Group Presents Dog Racing Plans

The Iowa Greyhound Association presented its case for a license to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Dog racing will end in Council Bluffs but the IGA will operate...

Published November 10, 2014

Illinois Commission Targets Illegal Slots

The Chicago Crime Commission is going after about 100 unregulated sweepstakes machines, which are similar to legal slot machines. Despite that small number, the state's 10 casinos, which currently...

Published November 10, 2014

Atlantic City Revel Auction Challenged

Glenn Straub, a Florida developer who lost an auction to purchase the $2.4 billion Revel hotel casino in Atlantic City, has filed a formal appeal of the auction results....

Published November 10, 2014

MGM, NHL: A Winning Team?

As former NBA star Jackie Robinson plans a billion-dollar-plus hoops arena on the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International continues discussions that may bring major league hockey to Sin...

Published November 10, 2014

Casinos to Delaware: Lower Taxes

A panel of officials of Delaware’s three racinos is asking the legislature to revisit the revenue-sharing model to create a tiered slot tax with a lower table tax.

Published November 10, 2014

Atlantic City Travel Falls

In the wake of four casino closings, traffic to Atlantic City by visitors fell substantially in September when three casinos closed at the beginning of the month. Traffic fell...

Published November 10, 2014

With Laughlin Events Center, Everybody Wins

Casinos in Laughlin, Nevada don’t mind promoting an entertainment venue owned by rival casino owner Anthony Marnell III, who has two gaming halls in town. Why? The Laughlin Events...

Published November 10, 2014

Ohio’s Casinos Generate $1 Billion in Revenues

Now that all of Ohio’s casino resorts and racinos are open and operating, including Horseshoe Cincinnati (l.), critics note that they are failing to live up to the promised...

Published November 10, 2014

Rock in Rio to Launch in 2015

Brazilian promoter Roberto Medina, founder of the multi-day Rock in Rio USA festival, will bring acts like Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Metallica and Ed Sheeran to Vegas to liven...

Published November 10, 2014

Cal Neva Set for Facelift

A Texas financier has raised $29 million of the $150 million it will take to restore the historic Cal Neva Lodge on the border between Nevada and California. In...

Published November 10, 2014