The economic downturn that started in 2007 compelled SBE of Los Angeles to build its new SLS resort around the former Sahara, instead of demolishing the structure and starting...
Indiana's casinos are fighting back against decreasing revenues and admissions caused by the 2008 recession and increased competition. For example, Indiana Grand will offer mobile gaming. Above all, casino...
With thousands of former Atlantic City casino workers filing for unemployment after four casino closings in the resort, many are worried their benefits will run out long before they...
Chicago's two horse racetracks, Arlington International Racecourse (l.) and Hawthorne Race Course, continue to watch owners and trainers take their horses to states with more race days and higher...
MVB Holding, former operators of Margaritaville Casino Biloxi which closed September 15, are busy clearing out the place to meet the midnight, October 27 deadline recently agreed to in...
By a 6-1 vote, Las Vegas City Council has approved a plan to develop a $200 million professional soccer arena in the city’s Downtown. Officials have told the development...
Nevada state gaming regulators have approved Warner Gaming’s request to assume control of the Horizon resort in Lake Tahoe. Warner plans to transform the hotel-casino into a Hard Rock-branded...
Amendment 68 would allow a casino at Arapahoe Park racetrack in Aurora, Colorado, and two future racetracks. Supporters recently released a study indicating the new casino would raise $114...
Although the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission denied a gaming license to Cedar Rapids Development Group, the Cedar Rapids city council plans to extend its agreement with the investors...
Major renovations at Harrah's Metropolis Casino & Hotel in Metropolis, Illinois will debut November 19-23. Updates at the 21-year old property include a new lobby design, new restaurant and...
The concept of a high-speed rail line from Southern California to Vegas never seems to run out of steam. Now the head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority is...
A recent Winthrop Poll of 1,082 likely South Carolina voters indicated 47.3 percent both support and oppose allowing gambling casinos in the state, with 5 percent unsure. Nearly 64...
According to new research from Western Connecticut State University, crime in the communities near Uncasville and Ledyard, home of the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, saw a distinct change...
In a 281-page ruling, a federal district court judge recently declared each of the six defendants in the case of Emerald Casino must pay $45.3 million for their role...
More than 400 concerned New Yorkers testified for and against new casinos in the state at public hearings held last month. The Lago (l.) casino in Tyre was opposed...
With the November elections less than a month away, voters in Massachusetts are beginning to make up their minds whether to repeal the law that authorized three casino resorts...
The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a court challenge to New Jersey’s latest attempt to institute sports betting. The leagues call the state’s plan—which...
The Downtown Project in Las Vegas, spearheaded by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, has been hailed as an example of entrepreneurial leadership and investment leading to a domino effect of...
Even as billionaire Carl Icahn (l.) is talking of a bailout of the troubled Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, his company is making concession demands from the city’s...