Cohen Launches Marketing Blitz for Metropolitan Park

Billionaire New York Mets owner Steven Cohen (l.) has launched a social media marketing campaign promoting his Metropolitan Park casino proposal, aiming to sidestep opposition from a key lawmaker.

Published May 6, 2024

Atlantic City Dealers Blast Murphy, Local 54

Anti-smoking Atlantic City dealers blasted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (l.) and the union local representing Atlantic City hotel and restaurant workers for failing to support a smoking ban.

Published May 6, 2024

Development Group Announces Plans For LV Resort with NBA Arena

A new multibillion-dollar project has been proposed for the Las Vegas Strip, complete with an NBA-quality arena and a seven-star resort and casino with 2,500 rooms. The yet unnamed...

Published May 6, 2024

Controversy Abounds as Petersburg Selects Cordish to Develop Casino

Controversy has erupted over Petersburg, Virginia’s selection of the Cordish Companies to develop a $1.4 billion casino after a letter surfaced naming Bally’s as the original choice. City council...

Published May 6, 2024

Nebraska’s First Permanent Casino Opening May 13

Harrah’s Columbus (l.), Nebraska’s first full-fledged, newly built permanent casino, will open May 13 with 400 slots, 11 table games, sportsbook and restaurant, plus Nebraska’s only 1-mile racetrack. Three...

Published April 29, 2024

Poll: Smoke-Free Casinos Gaining Traction in Nevada

A poll commissioned by a clean air advocacy group found that nearly 60 percent of Nevada voters support a ban on smoking inside casinos.

Published April 29, 2024

Pennsylvania Gamblers Spend More Time Online

A study of Pennsylvania’s gamblers finds that far more of them play on online gaming sites than wager at brick and mortar casinos. The numbers come from a study...

Published April 29, 2024

Massachusetts Mayor Wants MGM To Stay

Springfield, Massachusetts Mayor Domenic Sarno (l.) said he’s spoken with MGM about keeping its casino open, but added a new owner must be a known brand with “financial sustainability”...

Published April 29, 2024

Ground Broken for Las Vegas-Los Angeles Rail Line

Ground was broken last week for the high-speed railway from Brightline West that aims to connect Las Vegas and Southern California, the first step for a project that has...

Published April 29, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Rivers Removing 302 Slots

Regulators in Pennsylvania have approved the petition of Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino to make significant changes to its gaming floor, including removal of 302 slot machines.

Published April 29, 2024

Eureka Casino Announces $100 Million Renovation and Expansion

Eureka Casino in Mesquite (l.) will undergo a two-phase renovation and expansion, to the tune of $100 million. Officials said the first renovation phase should be completed by 2027,...

Published April 29, 2024

Iowa Drops Casino License Moratorium

In the last minutes of the legislative session, the Iowa Senate did not agree with the House to extend the gaming license moratorium for another five years, giving Cedar...

Published April 29, 2024

Virginia Governor Approves Petersburg Bill

Petersburg will replace Richmond as one of five Virginia casino host cities under legislation signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (l.). A voter referendum could be held in November. Casino...

Published April 29, 2024

Alabama Gambling Expansion On Hold

A conference committee of Alabama House and Senate lawmakers working on expanded gambling legislation has not met recently, although one member said the committee has held “several productive meetings.”...

Published April 29, 2024

Report: NGCB Now Involved in Las Vegas Money Laundering Probe

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has now joined in the federal money laundering investigation involving multiple Las Vegas casinos and former industry executive Scott Sibella, after it initially cleared...

Published April 29, 2024

Jake’s 58 $200 Million Expansion Will Include More Off-Track Betting

Suffolk OTB has begun work on a $210 million expansion project of Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel (l.) on Long Island, NY. The project will more than double the VLTs...

Published April 22, 2024

Illinois Harness Group Opposes Hawthorne’s Veto Power

Under Illinois’ 2021 gaming legislation, Hawthorne Race Course has a monopoly on vetoing any proposal for a harness racino within 35 miles of its Cicero site. The Illinois Harness...

Published April 22, 2024

No Purchaser So Far for NH Casino Ordered to Sell

Concord Casino in Concord, NH is facing a deadline. After being shut down in January, owner Andy Sanborn (l.) has six months to sell or the casino loses its...

Published April 22, 2024

Mississippi Official Wants Tidelands Law Approval

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said lawmakers must pass a bill giving his office sole control over coastal tidelands, since a recent Supreme Court ruling “effectually gutted” the...

Published April 22, 2024

Kentucky Lawmakers Overturn Governor’s Veto for New Reg. Body

Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s (l.) veto of Senate Bill 299, which will create a new independent agency to regulate gambling. Beshear called the bill “unnecessary...

Published April 22, 2024