UNITED STATES GAMING
A crackdown on high rollers in the Chinese gaming enclave of Macau has caused some big spenders to roll the dice in Las Vegas and other markets. The exodus...
Ruffin, County Discuss Camptown Casino
Officials from Ruffin Gaming and the Quapaw Tribe recently met with leaders from Crawford County and Frontenac, Kansas regarding a joint venture to open a casino at the shuttered...
CRDA to Pay Live Nation $1 Million for Atlantic City Concerts
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment development Authority will pay concert promoter Live Nation a $1 million subsidy to bring at least a dozen “Big Name” concerts to the resort....
Crunch Time in New York
New York State’s 16 casino license applicants are doing their best in the final weeks of consideration to win support from their respective communities and state site selectors. All...
Decision Time in Massachusetts
With Bay State voters poised to decide the fate of casino gaming in Massachusetts in November the gaming commission will very soon decide whether to issue a casino license...
Revel Buyer Steps Forward as Atlantic City Tries to Regroup
A Florida-based developer has made a $90 million bid for the closed Revel casino and is also looking at the neighboring Showboat casino property. Meanwhile, the fate of the...
Caesars Hit With Another Bondholder Suit
A second group of junior bondholders has sued Caesars Entertainment Corporation, alleging the company is circumventing its obligations in its restructuring efforts.
Anti-Fraud Effort Could Target Casinos
Operation Choke Point, a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Justice and the FDIC, is coming after casinos, said Brian J. Wise, senior adviser to the U.S. Consumer...
50 Percent Off North Strip Plot
What a comedown! In 2007, a development firm paid $33 million an acre for land on the northern end of the Vegas Strip. Now Triple Five is putting the...
Report Says Maine can Absorb More Casinos
A report the Maine legislature paid for recommends that the state could allow two more casinos without saturating the gaming market. Some legislators characterize WhiteSand Gaming, which conducted the...
Both Sides Spending Millions In Colorado
Amendment 68 would allow gambling at three racetracks east of the Rockies in Colorado. Opponents include owners of casinos in Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City who so...
MGM Sells Railroad Pass
MGM Resorts International is selling a casino in Henderson, Nevada that is older than the nearby Hoover Dam. Railroad Pass opened as a dance hall with a single roulette...
Maryland Live! Wins Injunction Against Host
Maryland Live! has secured a preliminary injunction against former host Helena Wong, barring her from using customer lists allegedly stolen from Maryland Live!
Illinois Benefiting From Video Gambling
Since the first 61 video gambling machines were installed in Illinois in September 2012, the industry has grown to more than 13,300 machines statewide, generating more than $90 million...
Mega Shopping District to Open on Strip
By the end of the year, a new 110-shop retail and dining district will open in front of Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip. Developer Larry Siegel wants to...
Searchlight Nugget to Lose License
Repeated violations of state gaming law mean the owner of the Searchlight Nugget Casino in Searchlight, Nevada must surrender her license. Verlie May Doing has agreed to turn over...
Another West Virginia County Considers Banning Smoking
In West Virginia, Brooke County may follow its northern neighbor Hancock County, home of Mountaineer Park Casino (l.), by banning smoking in all public places—including video lottery casinos, which...
Deadwood Competition Heats Up
Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort is the new name of the property comprised of the Tin Lizzie Casino and Grill in Deadwood, South Dakota, whose owners recently purchased the Hampton...
Club Rio Opens At Casino Miami
Casino Miami recently opened Club Rio, where guests can enjoy electronic blackjack and roulette and live poker, as well as popular DJs and bottle service. Opened in 2012, Casino...
Big Deal: Tesla Coming to Nevada
Electric-car manufacturer Tesla will build a $5 billion lithium ion factory in Northern Nevada. One publication called it “the biggest economic news for Nevada since the 2008 recession” (but...