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

Downtown Vegas Arena: Undone Deal

A plan by the Cordish Companies to build a $390 million, 20,000-seat indoor arena in Downtown Las Vegas has been yanked off the drawing board, replaced by a soccer...

Published May 26, 2014

Rhode Island Revisits Table Games At Newport Grand Casino

Rhode Island appears poised to revisit allowing table games at the Newport Grand casino two years after residents rejected the idea. The difference? A potential buyer says it won’t...

Published May 26, 2014

Atlantic City Must Close Casinos to Survive, Analysts Say

Casino industry insiders and market analysts speaking at a regional gaming conference in Atlantic City all sounded a similar note—Atlantic City needs to close its unprofitable casinos and downsize...

Published May 26, 2014

Casino Cruise To Sail From Savannah

Florida-based Tradewinds Cruise Lines recently announced its Escapade casino ship will begin cruising from Savannah in early June. The three-deck, 425-passenger casino boat will off five-hour cruises daily except...

Published May 26, 2014

California Casino Could Lose License Over Shuffling Of Funds

The Casino M8trix card room in San Jose, California, could lose its license over allegations that its owners are hiding profits from state regulators and from taxation.

Published May 26, 2014

Iowa Casino Officials Hold Women’s Summit

Iowa's five female casino general managers and other women in the state's gaming industry recently held their first summit, hosted by the Iowa Gaming Association. Nancy Ballenger, vice president...

Published May 26, 2014

Free Concert, Fireworks To Launch Re-Branded Casino

To launch Harrah’s Gulf Coast Casino, formerly Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel & Spa, the property will present a free concert by Darius Rucker on June 21, followed by fireworks...

Published May 26, 2014

Land Near Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Up For Auction

Forty-eight properties around the Revel casino were auctioned off last week in Atlantic City. The sale is seen as an indicator of Atlantic City land values and interest in...

Published May 26, 2014

Penn REIT to Buy Meadows

Gaming & Leisure Properties, the REIT spinoff created last year by Penn National Gaming, will acquire the Meadows racetrack casino south of Pittsburgh for $465 million.

Published May 19, 2014

Full House Won’t Buy Tunica Casino

Full House Resorts will not purchase Fitzgerald's Casino in Tunica, Mississippi from Majestic Star Casino, as announced in March. The $62 million deal is a no-go because Full House...

Published May 19, 2014

NY Casino Fees All Over the Map—Literally

Gaming regulators in the Empire State have set a range of minimum investment requirements for developers who want to build casinos in New York. The minimums range from $70...

Published May 19, 2014

Caesars Continues Fast Shuffle

The Las Vegas-based gaming company is doing well in its hometown, but its assets in Atlantic City and Philadelphia are underperforming. The company has already announced it will sell...

Published May 19, 2014

Board Hears Testimony on Lawrence Downs

Pennsylvania regulators heard testimony from local residents in support of a planned Lawrence County racino, and warnings of saturation from the GM of Presque Isle Downs.

Published May 19, 2014

Board Approves MGM Maryland Plan

The Prince George’s County Planning Board unanimously approved the detailed site plan for MGM National Harbor, which will break ground in July.

Published May 19, 2014

Failed Casino Suitor Sues Massachusetts Over License Decision

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission moved a step closure to issuing its second casino license last week, just in time to be sued by George Carney (l.), owner of Raynham...

Published May 19, 2014

New Jersey Official Comes Out Against Expanding Gaming in State

New Jersey Assemblymen Troy Singleton (l.), vice chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly committee charged with overseeing gaming issues in the state, has come out against expanding gaming...

Published May 19, 2014

IRGC Upholds Argosy Closure Decision

The Argosy Sioux City Riverboat remains headed toward a July 1 closing, since the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission recently announced it would not reconsider its decision to shutter...

Published May 19, 2014