UNITED STATES GAMING
Under pressure to increase revenues, the Arkansas Lottery Commission planned to launch keno games with draws every six minutes that players could track on monitors. But lawmakers opposed to...
New Jersey Opens OTB in Clementon
New Jersey is opening its fifth off-track betting site in Clementon N.J. The site is licensed to Freehold Raceway harness racing track.
Aria to Pay $100,000 for Ousting Agents from Game
Aria on the Las Vegas Strip, an MGM Resorts property, will pay fines of $100,000 for a 2013 incident in which two state gaming agents were ejected from a...
Florida Anti-Casino Group Releases Poll
Candidates who support bringing expanded gaming to Florida risk the wrath of voters, according to No Casinos in Florida, a group seeking to defeat the introduction of large casinos...
Police in California Raid Sweepstakes Cafes
Police in Northern California are joining a growing number of law enforcement throughout the U.S. in clamping down on sweepstakes games and internet cafes, which many of them consider...
Showboat Shuttered
Atlantic City’s Showboat casino will become the latest victim of the economic decline of the Boardwalk. Showboat owner Caesars Entertainment last week told its employees that the casino will...
Zero Hour for New York Casino Proposals
One community hoped for an extension of the June 30 deadline to submit its application, but regulators wouldn’t budge. The timeline grows short for the rest of the contenders,...
Commission Holds Hearings on Boston Metro Casino
The end game for the casino license that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will issue for the Boston Metro casino zone is approaching. The panel has begun hearings in the...
Delaware Patching Casino Support Together
Delaware’s casinos may not get lawmakers to approve the entire $20 million in tax and fee reductions recommended by a state panel, but state senators have found funds to...
Mississippi Commissioners Approve, Deny Casinos
The Mississippi Gaming Commission recently approved the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D'Iberville, after developers at last received financing for the $250 million project, according to CEO George Toth (l.)....
Horseshoe Baltimore to Open August 26
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, originally pegged for a fall 2014 opening, will open August 26 as Maryland’s fifth operating casino.
Argosy Sioux City Granted Reprieve
The Argosy Sioux City, scheduled to close on July 1, has gotten a reprieve, courtesy of a county judge. The boat’s owner, Penn National Gaming, will now be able...
Beginning of the End for Harmon
It’s going, going, gone for the hotel tower at CityCenter in Las Vegas, which was deemed structurally unsound. A Clark County judge says the Harmon Hotel is finally set...
Caesars’ Debt Problems Continue
With a possible forced bankruptcy looming, one group of Caesars Entertainment bondholders ponders a lawsuit while another seeks to negotiate with the operator.
Consultants To Reinvent Deadwood Brand
Consultant Roger Brooks International has been hired by the city of Deadwood, South Dakota for $65,000 to reinvent the Deadwood brand. An assessment, due this summer, will offer a...
Northeastern States Near Casino Saturation
The northeastern region of the U.S. is becoming saturated with casinos, experts say, and at least a dozen more are in the pipeline. The overpopulation is causing each casino...
Report: PA Horse Racing in Jeopardy
A report by Pennsylvania’s auditor general says the state’s $1 billion racing industry is in danger of a catastrophic shutdown due to diversion of funds and falling revenues.
Casinos Must Track Marijuana-Related Transactions
Strict money-laundering rules always have applied to banks. Now casinos, too, must comply with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network rules in regard to legal...
Virginia Track To Skip 2014 Season
Colonial Downs will not offer live Thoroughbred racing in 2014, under a plan between the Virginia Racing Commission, horsemen and officials at the New Kent track approving an eight-week...
Cripple Creek Plans $4.5 Million Renovation
The city of Cripple Creek, Colorado will embark on a $4.5 million beautification and renovation project to create a more welcoming urban environment and offer more events to boost...