UNITED STATES GAMING
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has awarded $2 million in grants and loans for Atlantic City projects. The grants will help maintain tourist attractions such as the...
Coloradans Question Twin River’s Motives
Rhode Island-based Twin River Worldwide Holdings has spent millions to support Initiative 135, which would raise more than $100 million for Colorado schools by allowing casino gambling at its...
Will Vegas Ban Smoking?
Sin City without smokers? Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Andrew Zarnett says it could happen if a smoking ban planned for Macau doesn’t cause substantial declines in revenue. In that...
Two Plans to Bring MLS to Sin City
Two groups have announced plans to bring Major League Soccer to Las Vegas. Justin Findlay and the Cordish Companies want to build in the Symphony Park area of Downtown...
Greyhound Racing on the Ropes in Florida
The handle from dog racing in Florida has dropped from almost $1 billion in 1990 to $258 million in 2013. That decline, along with efforts by animal rights lobbyists...
Upstate New York Casinos Seek Tax Breaks
Three New York casino developers say hefty property tax breaks will help them compete with casinos developed in Orange County. Orange County is closer to the New York City...
Vegas Goes Country
MGM Resorts International and Live Nation have partnered on a kickass country music festival. The three-day Route 91 Harvest will feature superstars Dwight Yoakam (l.), Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton,...
Atlantic City to Get Seaplane Service with Manhattan
A company is planning to offer limited seaplane service between Manhattan and Atlantic City. Rides would costs $4,000 each way.
Prison Time for Palms Race Book Super
A former race and sports book supervisor at the Palms in Las Vegas has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for participating in a...
Mohegan Sun Leads Yahoo Casino Search List
Yahoo has released its top 10 searches for non-Las Vegas Casinos. The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut led the pack.
Mountaineer Smoking Ban Draws Comments
The Hancock County Board of Health in West Virginia recently opened the floor for public comments about its proposed smoking ban in casinos, bars, clubs, outdoor festivals and other...
Horseshoe Bomb Threat Not A Hoax
A bomb threat phoned in to Horseshoe Southern Indiana turned out not to be a hoax, but a training exercise by the casino's Philippines-based security vendor. Caught in the...
Borgata Answers Phil Ivey
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has filed a brief answering Phil Ivey’s motion to dismiss the casino’s lawsuit against him which seeks to recoup $9.8 million the professional...
Illinois Town Limits Social Club Progressive Raffles
Last February, after a social club's progressive raffle jackpot topped $210,000, aldermen in Aurora, Illinois approved a six-month moratorium on the games. Now they recently voted 9-2 to limit...
Nebraska Historic Racing Draws Supporters, Opponents
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is pushing for the passage of the proposed Horse Race Wagering Amendment on the November ballot, which would allow historic racing machines at state-licensed...
As Casino Ship Dislodges, Investigations Begin
Tradewinds Casino Cruise's Escapade casino ship dislodged itself from the sandbar it hit on its maiden voyage out of Savannah. All had been safely rescued by the Coast Guard,...
Slot Temporarily Shuts Lumière Place
Tropicana Entertainment's Lumière Place casino in downtown St. Louis, Missouri closed for nearly 12 hours starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, due to slot machine failure. Customers were...
Boston Mayor Pulls out of Wynn Arbitration
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (l.) has pulled out of surrounding community arbitration with Steve Wynn for the casino resort he proposes for Everett. Since Walsh has boycotted the process...
Referendum on Northern New Jersey Casino Introduced
A bill that would put a public referendum on the New Jersey Election Day ballot to allow casinos in the state outside of Atlantic City has been introduced, but...
Cuomo: Market Will Dictate Casino Success in New York
As Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the nationwide casino industry from stable to negative, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) said none of the 17 would-be operators in upstate New...