New York Budget Counts On NYC Casino Licenses

The New York State budget set last week included three casino licenses in or around New York City. Odds favor two racinos in Queens and Yonkers operated by MGM...

Published April 11, 2022

Gaming Device Maker Takes Skill Question to Iowa Supreme Court

Trestle Corp. considers its arcade-style amusement games to be skill-based. But the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals and a county court judge ruled the games are influenced by...

Published April 4, 2022

Caesars AC to Add Hell’s Kitchen Restaurant

Caesars Entertainment will open a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen restaurant to its Atlantic City casino resort this summer. A Ramsay’s Kitchen will open this fall at Harrah’s Las Vegas.

Published April 4, 2022

Bally’s AC Invests $100 Million in Improvements, Including Carousel Bar

As part of $100 million in renovations, Bally’s Atlantic City is adding the new Carousel Bar (l.), which rotates as patrons enjoy their cocktails. The new attraction will debut...

Published April 4, 2022

Indiana’s Hoosier Park Begins $34 Million Expansion

Ground will break later this spring for the $34 million, 38,000-square-foot expansion at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino (l.) in Anderson, Indiana. The project will take 13 to...

Published April 4, 2022

Former Eldorado in Henderson, NV to Add Hotel

The Pass, formerly Boyd Gaming’s Eldorado casino in downtown Henderson, will add an Atwell Suites-branded hotel in a $20 million project to improve the property.

Published April 4, 2022

PA Regulators Will Hold Hearing on Valley Forge License

Regulators will hold a public hearing April 27 in the Upper Merion Township Building to consider renewal of the slot machine license for Valley Forge Casino Resort (l.).

Published April 4, 2022

Gas Prices No Problem for Vegas Tourism—So Far

Gas prices are at all-time highs, but casino executives and tourism leaders in Las Vegas aren’t unduly concerned. Visitation from California, in particular, was up at the start of...

Published April 4, 2022

Culinary Union Going After Station Licenses

Nevada’s Culinary Union has appealed to regulators to revoke the gaming licenses of Station Casinos, while filing a mass action lawsuit alleging the operator violated Nevada law by not...

Published April 4, 2022

Caesars Virginia to Generate $38 Million in Taxes Annually

Officials in Danville, Virginia are considering how to spend the projected $38 million in annual tax revenue from Caesars Virginia casino (l.). Citizens want the funds spent on public...

Published April 4, 2022

Clock Runs Down for Alabama Gambling Legislation

With the legislative session ending April 7, a lottery-only bill in the Alabama House and a bill sponsored by Senator Greg Albritton (l.) that includes a lottery, casinos and...

Published April 4, 2022

Private Firm Plans $3 Billion Arena near LV Strip

Private sports entertainment venue developer the Oak View Group is planning a $3 billion, 20,000-seat arena and entertainment district just south of the Las Vegas Strip. The group that...

Published April 4, 2022

Lightfoot Creates Chicago Casino Special Committee

Following the announcement of her top three choices to develop a downtown casino, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot created a special aldermanic committee to oversee the final selection. But critics...

Published April 4, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: Boyd Gaming to Acquire Pala Interactive

Boyd Gaming announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Boyd Interactive Gaming, Inc. will acquire online gaming technology company Pala Interactive for $170 million in cash. The purchase shows Boyd’s...

Published April 4, 2022

Massachusetts Considers Regulating Casino Ads

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has signaled its intention to press for increased regulation on casino advertising in the state, as it looks at the future of regulating sports betting...

Published March 28, 2022

More Sponsors for NJ Casino Smoking Ban

Bipartisan support by New Jersey state lawmakers is gaining for an effort to close a loophole that allows smoking in the Garden State’s casinos, according to Senator Joseph Vitale...

Published March 28, 2022

Red Rock Slot Technicians File Petition For Vote To Decertify Union Representation

Slot technicians from Red Rock Resort (l.) have petitioned for a vote to decertify their union representative. The petition is backed by the National Right to Work Legal Foundation....

Published March 28, 2022

Study: To Lower Risks, Pause Gambling Sessions

The Journal of Gambling Studies found that more than 40 percent of gamblers stopped either depositing money or wagering more after taking mandatory breaks. The study was based on...

Published March 28, 2022

Mississippi KISS-themed Casino Still Alive

The developer of the $200 million KISS-themed Rock and Brews Casino at the former Margaritaville Casino site in Biloxi said the project is moving ahead, although the property is...

Published March 28, 2022

Resorts World Convention Center Tunnel to Open Next Month

The general manager of Resorts World Las Vegas told Nevada regulators the tunnel connecting the property to the Las Vegas Convention Center will open in April.

Published March 28, 2022