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

Harrah’s Atlantic City Security Sued for More Assaults

Three more people have filed lawsuits claiming they were assaulted by Harrah’s Atlantic City security personnel. The suits come after Philly.com reported a suit by a Florida family against...

Published March 17, 2014

Florida Bill Would Not Allow Casinos

Even though there’s not much hope for the passage of any gaming bill, Florida’s state legislature is being presented with a few options, from no casinos to huge integrated...

Published March 10, 2014

New Hampshire Panel Rejects Casino Bill

The odds of a bill that would authorize a casino resort in New Hampshire plummeted last week when the House Ways and Means Committee by a narrow vote declined...

Published March 10, 2014

Boston Casino Fight Gets Even More Messy

Now that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has handed out the state’s first gaming license, attention has turned to the state’s most lucrative license, the one for the Boston Metro...

Published March 10, 2014

Philadelphia Applicants Make Final Pitches

Three of the five applicants for the second casino license mandated for Philadelphia made final pitches for their projects while others question the viability of a second city casino....

Published March 10, 2014

‘Crunch Time’ in Kentucky

The COO of Churchill Downs says he is still optimistic expanded gaming can pass Kentucky’s legislature this year, although time is running out. Governor Steve Beshear (l.) is mounting...

Published March 10, 2014

Hard Rock Cleared to Expand in Atlantic City

The Seminole Indian tribe of Florida, owners of the Hard Rock franchise, has asked for a determination from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement on whether it would...

Published March 10, 2014