Wynn’s Offer to Boston Pales Next to the Mohegans’

Steve Wynn’s offer to the city of Boston as a surrounding community for his proposed Everett casino is about a tenth as large as that the Mohegans offered for...

Published July 28, 2014

Fitch Releases Pessimistic Gaming Report

A recently released report by Fitch Ratings said long-term growth in regional markets is unlikely due to market saturation, stagnant wages, disposable income choices and less interest in gambling...

Published July 28, 2014

Iowa Supreme Court Shuts Down Argosy as State Revenue Continue Slide

The Argosy Sioux City riverboat casino will close this week as the Iowa Supreme Court refused allow it to stay open while conducting the legal fight. Sioux City’s new...

Published July 28, 2014

Study Shows Philly Casino Did Not Increase Crime

A study by researchers at Drexel University and Temple University shows that the opening of Philadelphia’s SugarHouse casino had no effect on the crime rate.

Published July 28, 2014

Detroit Casinos Lose Employees, Revenue

Last year Detroit's three casinos reported a combined 7,633 workers, a drop of 4.4 percent or 350 employees compared to 2012. Total revenues at the three properties declined from...

Published July 28, 2014

Layoffs Coming to River Palms

Several hundred employees of the River Palms Resort Casino in Laughlin, Nevada will be permanently laid off starting in the first week of September. Some of them may be...

Published July 28, 2014

$2 Million Awarded to Atlantic City Projects

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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,...

Published July 28, 2014

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.

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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.

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014

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...

Published July 28, 2014