In response to pressure to raise more money for college scholarships, the Arkansas Lottery Commission plans to offer in September fast-paced Keno games players can follow on monitors. But...
So-called "Grandma casinos" appeal to woman age 40-plus with a low-key atmosphere. But as they proliferate in Las Vegas and beyond, local officials and large casino operators say the...
A loophole in Florida's 30-year old parimutuel law could pave the way for a poker room and possible slots casino in Miami Dade County. The Court of Appeals in...
Greektown Casino in Detroit has cut back on renovation plans after suffering the largest revenue declines of the city’s three casinos. Owner Dan Gilbert will now spend a maximum...
Atlantic City casinos saw a dip of 8.4 percent in earnings for the first quarter. The decline is traced to startup costs for online gambling and the closing of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...