UNITED STATES GAMING
New York State lottery officials say Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens realized $793 million in net revenue in the last fiscal year. That’s 14 percent more...
Atlantic City Revel Casino Workers Vote to Unionize
Workers at Atlantic City’s Revel casino have voted to join the city’s largest casino workers union. All 11 Atlantic City casinos are now union shops, but in Revel’s case...
Station to Open Seventh Wildfire
Station Casinos opened its 10th casino and its seventh Wildfire property on Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson last week. The property was developed at the site of the old...
Massachusetts Could Soon Award First Casino Resort License
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is on pace to award the first license for a casino resort to MGM Resorts (l.), for its proposed project in Springfield. And a possible...
Illinois Blowback
The failure of a bill to legalize casinos in Illinois was a mystery to some observers. Sponsor state Rep. Robert Rita (l.) had added amendments that he hoped would...
New Jersey Presses Sports Betting Case
With a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether to hear New Jersey’s challenge to a federal ban on sports betting imminent, the state has filed its latest...
Harrah’s Casino Tunica Closed
Harrah's Casino Tunica in Mississippi closed at midnight, Sunday, June 1. The former Grand Casino was the biggest casino between Las Vegas and Atlantic City when it opened in...
New York Report: Don’t Count Casino Money Yet
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (l.) has issued a report warning residents to be wary of optimistic revenue projections from would-be casino developers. In Albany, officials are wondering what’s...
TJM Buys Atlantic Club; No Casino Planned
TJM Properties, Inc., which recently reopened the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City as a non-gaming property, has purchased the shuttered Atlantic Club.
SBE Entertainment Inks Loyalty Partnerships
As the grand opening of its SLS Las Vegas hotel-casino nears, the Los Angeles hospitality company has announced alliances with the Preferred Hotels & Resorts loyalty program, and with...
SugarHouse Chief: No Second Philly Casino
Wendy Hamilton (l.), the general manager of Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino, disputed the findings of a recent study funded by legislators, saying a second city casino would cannibalize the market.
Michigan Judge Stops Charitable Gambling Regulations
Stricter regulations on charitable gambling events have been put on hold by Michigan Court of Claims Judge Pat Donofrio. Several charities filed suit to stop the new rules, claiming...
U.S. Casinos Generate Record Revenues
Commercial and tribal casinos in the U.S. generated a record $66.3 billion in revenues last year, according to a recent report by Rubin Brown.
Foxwoods Philly Group Sues for Fee Refund
The partners in the doomed Foxwoods Philadelphia project have filed a federal complaint through bankruptcy court seeking a refund of its $50 million licensing fee.
Iowa Developers Plea for a Chance
The rejection of new gaming licenses by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has come under scrutiny as the board considers other proposals. Meanwhile, the new Hard Rock Sioux...
Casinos a Factor in New Hampshire Election
A New Hampshire politician, Rep. Marilinda Garcia, is finding that a vote she took opposing a casino bill in the Granite State, is affecting her run for the 2nd...
Gambling Exclusion Bill Advances in New Jersey
A bill to allow problems gamblers to exclude themselves from New Jersey casinos and online gambling sites without admitting they have a gambling problem has been passed by a...
Vegas Visitors Younger, Less Likely to Gamble
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has released its visitor profile for 2013. The average Vegas visitor last year spent more on food and drink and less on...
Nevada to Allow Bets on Video Games?
Nevada gaming regulators are considering a proposal that would allow gambling on video game competition. “The market is huge,” said a Las Vegas video game operator, and a change...
Wynn Wins in Macau, Vegas
First-quarter earnings were robust for the Vegas-based gaming company. Wynn Resorts saw revenues contract slightly in Sin City, but grow by double digits in Macau (l.). That trend should...