MGM Resorts: Out of the Woods

During the depths of the recession, Las Vegas’s largest casino owner faced a precarious financial future. Now, under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, the outlook for...

Published March 31, 2014

Casino Issues On Colorado Ballot

This November, Colorado voters in Kiowa, Pueblo and Mesa counties, plus Aurora and De Beque may see casino initiatives on the ballot. Currently commercial casinos are authorized Black Hawk...

Published March 31, 2014

Kansas Senate Says No Vote ‘Til 2032

Kansans in Sedgwick County may not get to vote on a casino or slots at Wichita Greyhound Park until 2032, if a Senate-passed measure passes the House. County voters...

Published March 31, 2014

Philadelphia Considers Slots at Airport

Philadelphia City Council could ask Pennsylvania lawmakers to approve slot machines at Philadelphia International Airport, with profits going to city schools.

Published March 31, 2014

Revel Officials Say Potential Buyers Would Not Close Casino

The president of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel says potential buyers for the casino have all showed interest in continuing to run the property as a casino. Casino workers...

Published March 31, 2014

Nebraska Horseracing Machines One Step Closer

Nebraska legislators defeated a filibuster to kill a measure allowing voters to decide if they want historic horseracing at the state's racetracks. The constitutional amendment would not require the...

Published March 31, 2014

Regulators Maintain DeNaples Ban

Pennsylvania regulators have denied a request by Mount Airy Casino Resort (l.) founder Louis DeNaples to lift a ban on him doing business with the property.

Published March 31, 2014

Nevada Regulators OK Caesars Sale

Gaming regulators in the Silver State have approved Caesars Entertainment’s plan to sell off four of its casino properties—including Bally’s Las Vegas (l.)—to a company-owned subsidiary. The deal frees...

Published March 31, 2014

Craps, Roulette, Keno Possible In Deadwood

South Dakota voters will decide in November if craps, roulette and keno should be allowed in Deadwood casinos. The state Senate killed a bill allowing 24-hour alcohol sales in...

Published March 31, 2014

Think Tank Supports New Jersey’s Sports Betting Challenge

New Jersey has picked up some help in its U.S. Supreme Court appeal to overturn a federal ban on sports betting from a Washington-based think tank.

Published March 31, 2014

Several States Go After Internet Cafes

Many states are looking at banning or severely curtailing internet or sweepstakes cafes. Among the states taking the most extreme action are California and Ohio, which have both recently...

Published March 31, 2014

Hefty Casino Fines Signal Zero Tolerance

In the past few years, Nevada gaming regulators have levied three separate seven-figure fines against casino companies. Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett says it’s “sending a message to...

Published March 31, 2014

Kentuckians Gambling In Neighboring States

The judge-executive of Kenton County, Kentucky, Steve Arlinghaus, urges voters to contact legislators and ask them to support casino gaming in the state. He said, "500 feet is all...

Published March 31, 2014

Hsieh Buys Downtown Casino

Downtown Las Vegas entrepreneur Tony Hsieh has acquired the old Western hotel-casino for $14 million. It’s the latest Fremont Street acquisition by the Zappos CEO, who has been gobbling...

Published March 31, 2014

New Jersey Tourism Revenue Sets Record

New Jersey’s tourism revenue climbed to $40 billion in 2013, setting a new record for the state. The 1.3 percent increase came despite the damage Hurricane Sandy had on...

Published March 31, 2014

Cosmo Sees Jump In Net Revenues

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas reported a net loss in excess of $25 million for the final quarter of 2013. But its net revenues were up more than $10...

Published March 31, 2014

MGM Opposes Nevada Education Tax

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren says the gaming company with 56,000 employees in Nevada will work to defeat a 2 percent margins tax that would fund education in...

Published March 31, 2014

Atlantic City Alliance Takes New Approach

Atlantic City Alliance, the nonprofit group led by Liza Cartmell (l.) and formed to market Atlantic City to tourists plans to augment communications efforts by focusing on specific events...

Published March 31, 2014

Florida Panel Holds First Gambling Hearing

At a recent meeting of the Florida House Select Committee on Gaming, Speaker Will Weatherford (l.) said no expanded gambling legislation will pass without a constitutional amendment letting voters...

Published March 24, 2014

Texans Support Expanded Gambling

With new leadership about to take control in the Texas legislature in more than a decade, pro-gaming supporters hope to stem the loss of more than $4 billion Texans...

Published March 24, 2014