"Attention! The Argosy Casino is closed. Please exit the facility at this time." Thus with that announcement the Argosy Sioux City riverboat unceremoniously shut its doors for good....
A report by a Stockton College economist warns that Atlantic City’s casino industry may be at the start of a long period of retraction that would devastate the southern...
Churchill Downs Inc., and Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. have agreed on a five-year deal that will allow CDI to take over management of the Saratoga Casino and Raceway (l.)...
Faced with repeated failures by the legislature to legalize casino gaming, state officials in Kentucky look to online lottery games and Instant Racing at racetracks.
Delaware casinos are asking the state panel slated to convene in the fall to address the long-term drag on profits resulting from high state revenue cuts. Dover Downs President...
The mayor of Boston, Martin J. Walsh (l.), is not doing the citizens of Charlestown any favors by refusing to talk to the casino operator who wants to build...
In its inaugural ad campaign with the tag line “Be Legendary,” the new SLS Las Vegas conjures up memories of Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and others who performed at...
A majority of New Yorkers polled about new commercial casinos say they’re a good idea for certain regions. The Catskills and the Southern Tier regions would be the best...
Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino has broken ground on a $164 million expansion that will add an event venue, new restaurants, a 30-table poker room and a parking garage. General Manager...
The iconic Hard Rock brand is taking Lake Tahoe; a new resort bearing the world-famous name will be open by the time the first skiers arrive. The Park family...
The Prince George’s County Council has approved MGM Resorts’ plan for the $925 million MGM National Harbor resort (l.), which could break ground in a few weeks. The casino...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...