Southern Illinois Casino On Track For 2023 Opening

Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville, Illinois could open early next year, officials said. Framework and roadwork, including widening and paving, are nearly complete.

Published July 25, 2022

Arkansas Casino Hotel Debuts New Rooms

Southland Casino Hotel (l.) debuted 89 new hotel rooms on six floors as part of its $320 million expansion. The rest of the 300-room, 20-story hotel tower will open...

Published July 25, 2022

A.C. Casino Workers Wanted Harris to Support Smoking Ban

Vice President Kamala Harris (l.) came to Atlantic City to participate in an abortion roundtable. Supporters of a ban to close the smoking loophole hoped Harris would say something...

Published July 25, 2022

Arkansas Casino Foes Report June Finances

Two groups on opposite sides of a Pope County, Arkansas casino reported their June finances. The anti-Pope County casino group, Fair Play for Arkansas, which opposes a Pope County...

Published July 25, 2022

Inflation, Supply Chain Impact Louisiana Casino

Hollywood Casino (l.) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, expected to complete its move from the Mississippi River onto land earlier this year. But water levels, the supply chain and inflation...

Published July 25, 2022

NBA’s Silver Says League May Consider Vegas Expansion Team

The NBA has long been rumored to be eyeing Las Vegas as a potential expansion site. The league’s commissioner Adam Silver (l.) recently spoke with the Las Vegas Review-Journal...

Published July 25, 2022

Chicago Virtual Meeting Addresses Casino Concerns

A virtual community meeting addressed Chicagoans’ concerns about using the historic 1912 Medinah Temple (l.) as a temporary Bally’s casino while the permanent venue is constructed in River West....

Published July 25, 2022

South Dakota Passes Casino Monitoring Regulations

Under new regulations, Deadwood, South Dakota casinos (l.) must prove they have established systems for monitoring illegal activity and preventing problem gamblers from placing bets.

Published July 25, 2022

Illinois Issues First-Ever Gambling Study

In response to a study indicating 383,000 Illinois residents have gambling addiction problems and another 761,000 are at risk, the state’s 2023 budget includes $10 million for treatment options...

Published July 25, 2022

CA Card Club Agrees to Tax Hike Alternate

Artichoke Joe’s card club (l.) and the city of San Bruno, California, have reached an agreement that allows the card club to pay $900,000 annually. This is in lieu...

Published July 25, 2022

Steve Wynn Requests Court to Dismiss Chinese Foreign Agent Case

Steve Wynn (l.) and counsel have petitioned a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by the Department of Justice demanding that he register as a Chinese...

Published July 25, 2022

Station Closes on 126-Acre Plot in Las Vegas

Station Casinos has expanded its footprint in Las Vegas by purchasing over 120 acres south of the Strip (l.), not long after it announced that it would close and...

Published July 25, 2022

Resorts, Golden Nugget In Atlantic City Authorize Strike

With seven of the nine casinos already on board with the new UNITE HERE Local 54 contract, only Resorts and Golden Nugget remain without a contract. The 1,000 employees...

Published July 25, 2022

Hard Rock Affirms Plans to Rebrand, Reopen Mirage in 2025

After purchasing the operations to the Mirage in December of last year, Hard Rock International has confirmed that it plans to rebrand the property, with an opening set for...

Published July 25, 2022

Judge to Rule on New Jersey PILOT Case Within 30 Days

A Superior Court Judge said he would rule in the next 30 days whether the state owes money to Atlantic County over an amendment to the PILOT law. The...

Published July 25, 2022

Resorts World Becomes First LV Casino to Connect to Convention Loop

The first stand-alone station for The Boring Co.’s underground Las Vegas transportation circuit is now open at Resorts World, the first of over 50 planned for the ever-expanding system....

Published July 18, 2022

Players Want Massachusetts Casino to Add Poker Tables

Before the pandemic, the two Massachusetts casinos offered a total of 95 poker tables and operated around the clock. Now they have 29 with limited hours. The gaming commission...

Published July 18, 2022

Signatures Submitted For Arkansas Casino

A Choctaw-funded group seeks to stop Cherokee Nation’s Legends Casino (l.) in Pope County, Arkansas. The group submitted more than 100,000 signatures supporting a ballot to let voters decide...

Published July 18, 2022

Arkansas Seeks Problem Gambling Services

After more than three years since a constitutional amendment required Arkansas to provide at least $200,000 a year for problem gambling services, the Arkansas Problem Gambling Council is seeking...

Published July 18, 2022

States Oppose New Federal Horseracing Law

The federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was designed to standardize thoroughbred horse racing regulations. But Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia claim the new law infringes on states’...

Published July 18, 2022