Downtown Casinos Avert Union Strike

As time ran out on a June 1 strike deadline set by the culinary and bartenders unions, Downtown Las Vegas casinos flocked to the table to avoid walkouts and...

Published June 2, 2014

Stronach Tapped for Calder Race Course

Churchill Downs has tapped the Stronach Group to operate live racing and maintain racing and training facilities at Florida’s Calder Race Course.

Published June 2, 2014

Churchill Downs Gaming Suit Heads to N.J. Federal Court

A suit by Churchill Downs racetrack alleging that it was shut out of New Jersey’s online gambling market after signing a deal to partner with the Showboat casino hotel...

Published June 2, 2014

Locals Market Looks Good in Vegas

Smaller “locals” casinos, like Boyd Gaming’s Orleans (l.), are benefiting from an economic resurgence along the Las Vegas Strip. All the markers are positive, with housing and employment on...

Published June 2, 2014

Indiana Lottery Director Spreads Positive Message

Indiana Hoosier Lottery Director Sarah Taylor is touring the state to tout the benefits of the program, which will turn 25 this year. The Hoosier Lottery set a record...

Published June 2, 2014

World Series of Poker Gets Under Way

The 45th annual World Series of Poker is underway, starting off with an employee tournament and encompassing 65 events from now until the Main Event championship beginning July 5....

Published June 2, 2014

Baccarat to the Rescue in Vegas

In Nevada, gaming revenues flat-lined in April, falling less than 1 percent from 2013. But in Las Vegas, a championship boxing match led to a 3 percent increase. And...

Published June 2, 2014

D Casino in Vegas Installs Bitcoin ATM

The new automatic teller machine, at the D casino in Downtown Las Vegas, will allow ATM users to top up their Bitcoin accounts and also exchange the alternative currency...

Published June 2, 2014

Police Chief Says California Tribe ‘Under Siege’

The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians is in a “state of siege” according to its recently hired police chief. Millions of dollars are walking out the door of its...

Published June 2, 2014

Massachusetts Commission Set to Vote on First Casino Resort

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has set June 13 for the first date when it will award a casino license for the Western gaming zone. The only remaining applicant for...

Published May 26, 2014

Last Gasp for Illinois Gaming Expansion

With less than two weeks remaining in the Illinois legislative session, state Rep. Bob Rita (l.) has asked his colleagues to support his expanded gambling proposals, both calling for...

Published May 26, 2014

Delaware Casinos May Be Out of Luck

As state lawmakers begin a budget debate by searching for ways cut spending to head off a deficit, proposed tax cuts for the Delaware’s struggling racinos, including Dover Downs...

Published May 26, 2014

Analysts: Cosmo Sale a Good Deal All Around

Gaming analysts say the sale of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas will lighten the load for outgoing owner Deutsche Bank, and could be a bonanza for the new owner Blackstone...

Published May 26, 2014

Caesars Completes Harrah’s New Orleans Sale

On May 20, after receiving approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Caesars Entertainment Corp. completed the sale of its Harrah’s New Orleans to Caesars Growth Partners. At the...

Published May 26, 2014

Cromwell, SLS Will Succeed with ‘Narrowcasting’

In Las Vegas, the era of supersized casinos designed to appeal to the masses could be drawing to a close. That wide-net approach is giving way to “narrowcasting,” in...

Published May 26, 2014

Feds: New Jersey Had its Chance at Sports Betting

Federal legal filings in response to New Jersey’s attempt to overturn a federal ban on sports betting before the U.S. Supreme Court say the state missed its chance to...

Published May 26, 2014

Indiana To Study Gaming Industry

Indiana legislators will form a study committee this summer to review how the state's gaming industry—its third largest source of revenue—can hold its own against competition from new casinos...

Published May 26, 2014

Union Calls for Strike in Downtown Vegas

The Culinary and Bartenders unions in Las Vegas warn that they are ready, willing and able to organize a strike of hospitality workers at Downtown casinos if new contracts...

Published May 26, 2014

Argosy Owner Files Chapter 11 in Iowa

Claiming it will lose $110 million if the Argosy Sioux City riverboat is forced to close by July 1 deadline, as ordered by the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission,...

Published May 26, 2014

New Orleans Funding Awaits Jindal’s Signature

The Louisiana legislature has passed a measure creating the Casino Support Services Fund, which would create a permanent source of funding for police and other support services related to...

Published May 26, 2014