Atlantic City’s ‘Do AC’ Marketing Campaign Changes Approach

Atlantic City’s “Do Ac” marketing campaign is entering its second year with a new focus. The $20-million campaign will emphasize special events and concerts and use social media to...

Published April 21, 2014

Caesars Growth Partners Raises $675 Million in Bond Sale

A subsidiary of the Las Vegas casino company, which carries more than $23 billion in long-term debt, is selling bonds that will enable it to buy four casinos from...

Published April 21, 2014

Lottery Delays New Bingo Rules

The Texas Lottery Commission postponed voting on a controversial measure that would let bingo players use "video confirmation" to show if they have a winning pull-tab ticket. Opponents said...

Published April 21, 2014

Nevada Union Members Take to the Picket Lines

In keeping with their warning to picket Downtown Las Vegas casinos that have not yet signed new contract deals with their unionized employees, about 2,000 members of Culinary Local...

Published April 21, 2014

Borgata Ordered to Repay Players in Poker Tournament Cheating Case

Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has been ordered by state regulators to refund the $500 buy-in to more than 2,000 players in a January poker tournament that...

Published April 21, 2014

Biloxi Golden Nugget Opens With 3-Day Party

A three-day party will celebrate the $100 million renovation and expansion at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, May 1-3. Upgrades include a new casino floor,...

Published April 21, 2014

Agency Grants $5 Million in Airline Subsidies to Atlantic City Airport

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is planning $5 million in airline subsidies to help draw new carriers to Atlantic City International Airport. Airlines will be able to...

Published April 21, 2014

Monitor Lottery Gets No Vote in Arkansas

Members of the Arkansas Legislative Lottery Oversight Committee approved a motion of "non-support" for a bill that would let players watch monitors in stores, restaurants and bars and bet...

Published April 21, 2014

Colonial Downs Faces Horseless Season

Although thousands of horseracing fans attended the Dogwood Classic at Colonial Downs, the New Kent County, Virginia racetrack does not have an agreement with a horsemen's association, making a...

Published April 21, 2014

New Hampshire House Mulls Two-Casino Plan

The New Hampshire House’s Ways and Means Committee has begun holding hearings on a proposal to allow two casinos in the Granite State, a bill that has already passed...

Published April 14, 2014

Mass. Gaming Commission Delays Key Decisions

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has bowed to circumstances and voted to delay two key decisions, the issuance of gaming licenses in the southeastern and Boston metro casino zones. The...

Published April 14, 2014

Federal Crackdown Alarms Casinos

The United States federal government is planning to take a closer look at large cash transactions. That’s making casino owners nervous, because it could discourage high-rolling whales from patronizing...

Published April 14, 2014

New York Casino Developers Must Act Fast

Bidders for New York State’s first four Class III gaming licenses have until April 23 to pay a $1 million application fee, and an additional two months to provide...

Published April 14, 2014

Atlantic City Hotel Values Questioned

The sale price for an Atlantic City hotel, combined with a study from a local union, has raised questions about what Atlantic City casinos are really worth. The previously...

Published April 14, 2014

Ohio Casinos See Revenues Improve

One of the worst winters in decades on the eastern part of the U.S. hammered down profits at Ohio’s four casinos and at its racinos. March saw casinos such...

Published April 14, 2014

Casinos in Colorado Call For Local Votes On Horse Track Proposals

The Colorado casino industry has formulated eight proposals calling for local votes and preventing gaming monopolies.

Published April 14, 2014

Illinois Casino Numbers Fall Short

Bans on gaming in Chicago and other communities are one big reason Illinois casino revenues have failed to meet expectations. State lawmakers will revisit a gaming expansion plan at...

Published April 14, 2014

Gulfport Seeks New Casino Developer

Rotate Black insists it has lined up all the necessary funds to build a $130 million Hemingway-themed casino in Gulfport, Mississippi. But it missed a critical deadline, and now...

Published April 14, 2014

Florida Goes After Internet Cafes

Internet café operators in the Sunshine State may have thought they could resurface after the 2013 veterans’ charity scandal. But police in Florida are cracking down on the storefront...

Published April 14, 2014

Borgata Introduces High Tech Poker Chips After Cheating Scam

After an alleged counterfeit chip scam disrupted Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s Winter Poker Open, the casino has introduced new high-tech chips for its Borgata Spring Poker...

Published April 14, 2014