Deadwood Casino’s $1 Million Renovation Completed

A $1 million renovation has been completed at the recently reopened Gold Dust Casino & Hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota. The project included a new kitchen, restaurant, walls and...

Published October 20, 2014

Philadelphia Developer to Buy Atlantic City Shopping Pier

Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein says he will buy the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City, getting the $200 million structure for $2.5 million. Blatstein did not announce specifics...

Published October 20, 2014

Illinois Report Links Video Gambling, Casino Declines

The rise of video gambling, which has been legal in Illinois for two years, could be the cause of declines in casino revenues in Illinois, according to the recently...

Published October 20, 2014

Atlantic City Casino Revenue Falls in Wake of Casino Closings

Atlantic City’s casino revenues for September showed a mixed bag as casino closings hurt the total casino revenue for the month—down about 13 percent—but five of the city’s remaining...

Published October 20, 2014

Floridians: More Gambling Wrong Direction

In a recent poll by the University of South Florida, 43 percent of respondents said more casino gambling would take the state in the wrong direction; 29 percent said...

Published October 20, 2014

Texas Lawmakers Could Abolish Lottery

Although the 23-year old Texas lottery raised a record $1.2 billion for education last year, lawmakers and others are calling for its elimination, claiming it targets the state's poorest...

Published October 20, 2014

Circus Circus CEO: No Need for Change

For years the northern end of the Strip in Las Vegas has been struggling to reinvent itself with new resorts designed to draw more visitors to the area, which...

Published October 20, 2014

Colorado Amendment Proponents Pledge Additional Taxes

If Colorado voters approve Amendment 68, allowing a casino at Arapahoe Park racetrack near Aurora, backers said they would provide an additional $34.5 million in local taxes, including $17...

Published October 20, 2014

Movement to Decriminalize Fantasy Football in Arizona

Lawmakers in Arizona are trying, so far unsuccessfully, to make it legal for residents to play fantasy football, which is technically illegal.

Published October 20, 2014

Cannibalization Concerns Maine Casinos

Cannibalization is all the talk in New England states in the current election cycle. In Massachusetts, planned casinos would be the cannibals, keeping gambling money at home. In Maine,...

Published October 20, 2014

Arcana: Sean Patrick’s Could Grow

Golden Gaming’s recent rebranding of four Irish pubs under the Sean Patrick’s moniker could be the start of a larger growth strategy, says company COO Steve Arcana. The owner...

Published October 20, 2014

Gulf Coast Casino Boosts Development

D'Iberville, Mississippi officials said the Scarlet Pearl Casino, scheduled to open in December 2015, led the way in nearly $141 million issued in building permits in the last fiscal...

Published October 20, 2014

PA Gaming Board Suspends CEO

The chief executive officer of Valley Forge Casino Resort has been suspended by the state gaming board for allowing underage women to access the casino.

Published October 20, 2014

MontBleu in Tahoe to Get $24M Facelift

MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa at Stateline on Lake Tahoe’s south shore will soon begin more than $24 million in renovations to its 437 rooms, casino floor and convention...

Published October 20, 2014

Revel-based Nightclub Fights to Stay Open

The HQ nightclub at Atlantic City’s closed Revel casino is fighting to re-open despite the casino being shuttered. The nightclub’s owners have asked a bankruptcy judge to stop Revel...

Published October 20, 2014

Argosy Leaves Sioux City

The Argosy riverboat, home of the Belle of Sioux City casino, departed Sioux City, Iowa last week for a trip down the Missouri River. It's destined for an Illinois...

Published October 20, 2014

Resorts World Vegas ‘A Game-Changer’

Malaysian casino giant Genting is known for doing things big. Its Resorts World Las Vegas, no under development on the Strip, is the biggest project the city has seen...

Published October 20, 2014

Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Tries Innovative Ways to Attract Patrons

Ohio’s Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati is relying on innovative new attractions to bring patrons to its casino, such as vintage wine.

Published October 20, 2014

Court Approves Revel Atlantic City Sale

The sale of Atlantic City’s bankrupt Revel casino to Brookfield Properties has been approved by a federal bankruptcy judge. Brookfield bought the $2.4 billion property for just $110 million....

Published October 13, 2014

Feds Indict Mobsters in Wynn Massachusetts Land Deal

The Justice Department and the Massachusetts Attorney General have indicted three men who tried to deceive Wynn Resorts Ltd. about the participation of a known mafia figure in the...

Published October 13, 2014