Illinois Regulators Reverse License Denial

In 2021, the Illinois Gaming Board denied a gaming license to influential Chicago businessman James Banks (l.). Recently the board reversed its earlier decision and now Banks’ company can...

Published January 23, 2023

Virginia Casino Opening Postponed

Officials at the new $340 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth (l.) in Virginia moved the opening of the venue from January 15 to January 23 to have extra time to...

Published January 23, 2023

Illinois Casino Agrees To Class Action Settlement

Boyd Gaming, owner of Par-A-Dice Casino (l.) in East Peoria, Illinois, agreed to an $825,000 settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging the casino’s use of facial recognition security...

Published January 23, 2023

Hendrick’s Previous Beef with Culinary 226 Coming Under Scrutiny

As Kirk Hendrick (l.) assumes control of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, his previous scuffles with Culinary 226 are coming back under scrutiny. Hendrick denounced the organization when it...

Published January 23, 2023

Indiana Airport Approves Casino Agreement

In Indiana, the Terre Haute Regional Airport board approved an agreement with Churchill Downs Inc., developer of the $290 million Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort (l.), that protects...

Published January 23, 2023

Court Upholds Dismissal of Steve Wynn RICO Suit

Former casino magnate Steve Wynn (l.) has been entrenched in legal proceedings in recent years, but he and his legal team recently secured another dismissal, this time for a...

Published January 23, 2023

Developers Solicit Feedback on Hotel-Casino Proposal in Reno

Elevation Entertainment is looking to develop a new hotel and casino on an underdeveloped yet high-traffic corner in Reno (l.), and has started to host community meetings to solicit...

Published January 23, 2023

Station Proposes 600-Room Hotel-Casino in Henderson’s Inspirada

There’s no rest for the weary at Station Casinos, as the company recently submitted plans for a new hotel-casino project in Henderson’s upscale Inspirada neighborhood (l.), in addition to...

Published January 23, 2023

LVS to Bid for Long Island Casino; Saks 5th Avenue Makes a Bid

Las Vegas Sands Corporation announced it is applying for one of the three downstate New York licenses to build a casino resort on the site of the Nassau Coliseum...

Published January 23, 2023

Virginia Lawmakers Seek to Create Gambling Addiction Committee

Virginia’s gaming market is expanding like never before, and with that comes added scrutiny to gambling addiction and related problems. However, a pair of officials have championed a bill...

Published January 16, 2023

Voters Shoot Down Horse Racing Proposal in Hardwick

A proposed thoroughbred horse racing track in Hardwick, Massachusetts was met by vehement opposition as the town’s voters voted it down by a nearly 3-1 margin.

Published January 16, 2023

Louisiana City Opposes HHR Machines

The city of Slidell, Louisiana, is opposing the placement of state-approved historical horse racing machines at an off-track betting parlor, calling them “glorified slot machines.”

Published January 16, 2023

Legal Battle Continues Over Nittany Casino

Stadium Casino, the Pennsylvania licensee that owns the two Live! casinos in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (l.), is continuing its legal challenge to the gaming board’s award of a Category...

Published January 16, 2023

Buffalo Bill’s Now Open After 33-Month Closure

Buffalo Bill’s in Primm (l.) is back open following a quiet reopening announcement. In total, the casino was closed for a whopping 33 months due to the impacts of...

Published January 16, 2023

Atlantic City Culinary Union Opposes Smoking Ban

Atlantic City Culinary Union Opposes Smoking Ban

Published January 16, 2023

Station Sells 57-Acre Tract South of Strip to Hospital Chain

Station Casinos has announced yet another real estate transaction, having sold 57 acres near Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue (l.) to prominent hospital chain HCA Healthcare for a...

Published January 16, 2023

Virginia Casino Showdown Intensifies

Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney (l.) urged the city’s legislative delegation to block any bill banning a casino there, although voters rejected one in late 2021. But state lawmakers...

Published January 16, 2023

Indiana Casino Construction On Hold

Work crews have temporarily departed the Queen of Terre Haute Casino (l.) construction site in Indiana as owners Churchill Downs Inc. await official approval from the Department of Homeland...

Published January 16, 2023

Nebraska Lawmaker Announces Skill-Game Tax Bill

So-called skill games have proliferated across Nebraska; in fact, they outnumber legal slots. State Senator Tom Briese (l.) has proposed a 20 percent tax on skill-game revenue to provide...

Published January 16, 2023

Uncertain Future for New Mexico Horse Racing

Several representatives from many areas of New Mexico horse racing met recently with the New Mexico Racing Commission to talk about ways to stem the decline of the sport....

Published January 16, 2023