HOB Fires Staffers Caught in Sting

The Foundation Room at the House of Blues in Las Vegas has fired 10 employees implicated in a sting operation that uncovered drug activity and prostitution. MGM Resorts, the...

Published March 24, 2014

New Hampshire Kills Casino Bill Again

Members of the House in New Hampshire reaffirmed their longstanding opposition to casino gaming last week. They voted 173-144 to kill a bill that would have authorized a single...

Published March 17, 2014

Caesars Takes $1.9 in Write-Downs

Las Vegas-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment is reporting a $1.9 billion asset impairment charge related to sinking revenues in Atlantic City (Bally’s AC at left); its abrupt exit from...

Published March 17, 2014

Kentucky Pro-Casino Groups Divided

The main pro-casino advocacy groups in Kentucky are divided over which of the three gaming expansion bills before the legislature they will support. House Speaker Larry Clark (l.) wants...

Published March 17, 2014

First Casino in Massachusetts Breaks Ground on Slots Parlor

Penn National Gaming Inc. wasted no time after being awarded the first casino license by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and scheduled its groundbreaking for a week later in Plainville...

Published March 17, 2014

New York Casinos: Yes and No

Sullivan and Ulster counties are in favor of casinos. So are Albany and Rensselaer counties. Saratoga County said yes at the polls, but the city of Saratoga Springs says...

Published March 17, 2014

Initiatives May Expand Colorado Gambling

Colorado voters may have a chance to approve initiatives that would allow slots, table games and video lottery machines at Arapahoe Park Racetrack (l.) in Aurora, and at two...

Published March 17, 2014

Ohio’s Casinos Have Wrought Great Changes

It’s been a year since the last casino resort the Horseshoe Casino (l.), opened in Ohio in Cincinnati, and they have brought about great changes in the communities they...

Published March 17, 2014

Riviera, Trop, TI Reach Contracts with Culinary

It’s three down, 12 to go as Las Vegas’s Culinary and Bartenders unions continue to negotiate new contracts with the city’s stand-alone resorts. All the casinos owned by MGM...

Published March 17, 2014

Boom Time at Boomtown

With a $20 million upgrade, the 50-year-old hotel-casino in the Reno-Sparks region has come back to life. M1 Gaming bought the historic property last year from Pinnacle Entertainment. With...

Published March 17, 2014

Aqueduct in Jeopardy?

The New York Racing Association is questioning whether Aqueduct in Queens, New York, can or should continue as a horseracing venue. In addition to declines across the industry, the...

Published March 17, 2014

MGM to Pay Half-Mil for Drug Activities at HOB

MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay $500,000 plus costs to settle a five-county complaint regarding drug sales and prostitution at the House of Blues’ Foundation Room (l.) at...

Published March 17, 2014

Lower Casino Attendance Sounds Alarm in Missouri

Funding for veterans' homes and education have taken a hit in Missouri as visitors and tax revenue have declined. Officials blame the especially harsh winter, the economic downturn and...

Published March 17, 2014

Mixed Results for South Dakota Gaming Bills

The South Dakota Senate approved a constitutional amendment allowing Deadwood casinos to offer roulette, keno and craps. Voters will decide the issue in November. Senators killed a bill allowing...

Published March 17, 2014

Centaur Rebrands Shelbyville Racino

Visitors at the former Indiana Grand Casino and Indiana Downs will notice new signage and much more at the now-named Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville. Owners Centaur...

Published March 17, 2014

Atlantic City Facing 47 Percent Municipal Tax Hike

Under a budget proposal presented by Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian (l.), taxpayers in the resort could see a 47 percent tax increase in the wake of several drastic...

Published March 17, 2014

Louisiana House Considers Horseracing Bills

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association has advised its members to oppose three bills recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The measures would reduce the number of race days...

Published March 17, 2014

Nebraska Senate Approves Historic Race Wagering

Nebraska Senators voted to let voters decide on a constitutional amendment that would allow bets on historic horseraces. In 2012 Governor Dave Heineman vetoed similar legislation, also sponsored by...

Published March 17, 2014

Davenport Plan Unites Kehl, Blackwell

In Iowa, the city of Davenport has applied for state funds for a $71.5 million hotel, waterpark and performance venue project by competing casino developers Dan Kehl and Rodney...

Published March 17, 2014

West Virginia Casino Boosts Player’s Club System

West Virginia’s Wheeling Island Casino has improved its players club to give table-game players more points. Revenue has declined significantly and is designed to make the casino more competitive....

Published March 17, 2014