New York Casinos Not Fazed By Online Onslaught

New York is buzzing about the record-setting revenues generated by online sports betting from January to mid-February. At the same time, the four upstate casinos, including Resorts World Catskills...

Published February 28, 2022

Hawaii Gaming Bill Dead for this Year

Hawaii has no aloha welcome planned for gaming soon. Bills to legalize casinos, sports betting and a state lottery failed to get out of the gate in the legislature...

Published February 28, 2022

Century Casinos Buys Nugget Casino

Century Casinos has acquired Nugget Casino (l.) in Sparks, Nevada. It paid $195 million to Marnell Gaming. The price included half of the real estate the casino is built...

Published February 28, 2022

MGM Resorts IAC to Purchase Corvex MGM Stock

MGM Resorts International is partnering with IAC to purchase 4.5 million shares of MGM Resorts common stock from Corvex Management for a total of $405 million.

Published February 21, 2022

Data Center Expansion Coming to AC Convention Center

Atlantic City officials have approved a modular addition to the AC Convention Center. The project will house a data center for Continent 8, a global company that assists sports...

Published February 21, 2022

Addabbo Turns Energy to Downstate NY Casino Licenses

Senator Joseph Addabbo (l.), basking in the success of New York mobile gaming, now is pushing to award three full casino licenses to properties in the New York City...

Published February 21, 2022

Texas Won’t Give Up on Casinos, Sports Betting

Texas lawmakers are playing a long game when it comes to legalization of casinos and sports betting. Even so, the state isn’t much closer to legalizing gambling than it...

Published February 21, 2022

Virginia Senate Committee Rejects Petersburg Casino

To the dismay of Virginia state Senator Joe Morrissey (l.), the Senate Finance and Appropriations committee killed his proposal for a Petersburg casino referendum. Last year Richmond voters rejected...

Published February 21, 2022

Churchill Downs Proposes Indiana Casino Site Change

Churchill Downs officials want to move the proposed Queen of Terre Haute Casino (l.) from the city’s east side to the west side, where it could attract more patrons...

Published February 21, 2022

Caesars Rebrands Florida Racino as Harrah’s Pompano Park

Isle Casino Pompano Park (l.) in Florida will be rebranded as Harrah’s Pompano Beach this fall, including a 15,000-square-foot casino expansion, 4-level parking garage and outdoor gaming terrace.

Published February 21, 2022

Wynn Resorts to Sell Boston Real Estate

Wynn Resorts will sell the real estate of Encore Boston Harbor (l.) to Realty Income, a real estate investment trust, and continue to operate the casino while leasing the...

Published February 21, 2022

Hard Rock Eyes Three Sites for NYC Casino

Hard Rock Chairman Jim Allen (l.) opined on the company’s interest in a New York City casino during a visit to Hard Rock Atlantic City to hand out over...

Published February 21, 2022

Chicago Casino Would Disrupt McCormick Place

Three of the five bids for a Chicago Casino would require utilizing areas of the massive McCormick Place convention center (l.). Chief Executive Officer Larita Clark said that would...

Published February 21, 2022

Apollo Sweeps Nevada Regulators in Sands Deal

Apollo Global Management last week received the approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission to take over management of the Venetian and Palazzo (l.) in a deal that saw Las...

Published February 21, 2022

Wynn Again Fortune ‘Most Admired Company’

Wynn Resorts was included on Fortune magazine’s 2022 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies,” placing first overall for the quality of its products and services.

Published February 14, 2022

Former Wynn Exec Sentenced in ‘Varsity Blues’ Case

Former Wynn Exec Sentenced in ‘Varsity Blues’ Case

Published February 14, 2022

Encore Boston Harbor Revises Development Plans

Encore Boston Harbor has pulled back on big plans to develop land across the street from the resort, but briefed the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on plans for an...

Published February 14, 2022

NJ Judge to Rule on AC PILOT Suit

Atlantic County, New Jersey, filed suit against the state over legislation to alter the payments from casinos in lieu of taxes, known as PILOT. A judge heard from both...

Published February 14, 2022

Las Vegas Becoming Pro Sport City

First Las Vegas secured a hockey franchise in the NHL. Then it lured the Raiders out of Oakland. The A’s are looking long and hard as well. Vegas also...

Published February 14, 2022

Pennsylvania Casino Seeks Slot Reduction

Wind Creek Bethlehem (l.) has become the fifth Pennsylvania casino since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to request a reduction in its inventory of slot machines.

Published February 14, 2022