Nebraska Racetrack Awaits Legislature’s Approval

Fonner Park (l.) in Grand Island, Nebraska, hoped to open a temporary facility in December, following regulatory approval. But it’s still waiting for the rules to be approved the...

Published January 17, 2022

Las Vegas Earmarks $40 Million for 2024 Super Bowl

Hosting a Super Bowl doesn’t come cheap. But the revenue it means for Las Vegas must be worth the $40 million price tag to be paid by the Las...

Published January 17, 2022

Wynn May Not Expand in Boston

Wynn Resorts is reconsidering plans for an entertainment venue, restaurants and parking garage on land across the street from Encore Boston Harbor (l.). It has so informed the Massachusetts...

Published January 17, 2022

Vegas Trade Show a Barometer of Covid Impact

Las Vegas’ biggest trade show was cut short this month by a surge in the omicron variant of Covid-19. It could point to a much longer economic recovery for...

Published January 17, 2022

Richmond, Virginia Could Face Competing Referendums

Richmond, Virginia voters narrowly defeated the $565 million One Casino and Resort. Now Councilwoman Reva Trammell (l.) wants a do-over, and state Senator Joe Morrissey wants Petersburg voters to...

Published January 17, 2022

Georgia Speaker Considers Expanded Gambling Bill

Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (l.) may propose a referendum on expanded gambling. The details on approved gambling would be addressed later if the measure gets enough...

Published January 17, 2022

New York State Moves to OK Three Downstate Casinos

With mobile sports betting finally underway, New York officials are working to get three downstate casinos up and running. Legislators, unions and others lead the charge.

Published January 17, 2022

Showboat Waterpark to Break Ground in Atlantic City

For those who doubted Bart Blatstein would build it, the Philadelphia developer expected to break ground January 12 on a 103,000-square-foot year-round waterpark at the onetime Showboat casino in...

Published January 10, 2022

NFL Opens First Store in Las Vegas

Think of it as a Disney store, but for football fans. The first retail store devoted to all things NFL will open at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace....

Published January 10, 2022

Martha Stewart-Branded Restaurant Coming to Las Vegas

Lifestyle icon Martha Stewart’s (l.) first-ever restaurant venture will launch at Paris Las Vegas in the spring. Stewart has partnered with Marquee Brands on the concept, to be known...

Published January 10, 2022

Tahoe Beachfront Property to Become Casino Resort

A California developer has purchased the Beesley Cottages lakefront Tahoe property in Tahoe Vista, California. The property will become part of a much larger “Beach Club” casino property (l.).

Published January 10, 2022

A Decade Later, Developer to Complete Vegas Fontainebleau

Ten years after selling the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, the original developer, Jeffrey Soffer, has returned to finish the giant casino tower and 3,700-room hotel.

Published January 10, 2022

Coffee King Challenges Oregon on License Delay

Coffee mogul Travis Boersma (l.) wants to make his Grants Pass Downs racetrack profitable racino with “historical horse racing.” He is frustrated with Oregon’s Racing Commission for slow-walking his...

Published January 10, 2022

Virginia Supreme Court to Rule on Skill Games

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (l.) has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a circuit court judge’s order that prohibiting state officials from enforcing its ban on slot-like...

Published January 10, 2022

Officials Tout Waukegan, Illinois Casino’s Benefits

American Place (l.) in Waukegan, Illinois, opening in 2024, will create 1,800 jobs and generate new taxes and rental income for the city, say supporters of the project. The...

Published January 10, 2022

Indiana Judge Approves Lucy Luck Appeal Dismissal

Full House Resorts has dropped its lawsuit against the Indiana Gaming Commission, opening the way for Churchill Downs to receive the Vigo County gaming license.

Published January 10, 2022

Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Casino Smoking Ban

Casinos were exempted from Iowa’s 2008 ban on smoking in public places. Now state Senator Janet Petersen (l.) said temporary smoking bans in casinos were the one “silver lining”...

Published January 10, 2022

Alabama Considers Lottery and Casino Gambling

Alabama state Senator Greg Albritton (l.) will introduce a bill to legalize a lottery and casinos in the upcoming session. The measure would let the Poarch Band of Creek...

Published January 10, 2022

Iowa Casinos Divided Over iGaming Expansion

Online sports betting is legal in Iowa but operators of the state’s 19 casinos are divided over expanding online gambling to include slots and poker. The legislature may require...

Published January 10, 2022

Louisiana Riverboat Casino Moving Ashore

Boyd Gaming will replace its Treasure Chest riverboat casino in Kenner, Louisiana with a land-based facility, opening in late 2023. The venue will offer a 47,000-square-foot casino, sportsbook, meeting...

Published January 10, 2022