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

Nevada Board Appeals to Supreme Court Over Steve Wynn

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is asking the state Supreme Court for ongoing disciplinary power over disgraced casino magnate Steve Wynn (l.). Wynn resigned from his company in 2018...

Published January 10, 2022

GLPI Completes Purchase of Maryland Live! Property

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. has announced that its purchase of the real estate of Maryland Live! (l.) from Cordish Companies is complete, to be followed by two other...

Published January 10, 2022

U.S. Casinos Post Record-Breaking Numbers

In November, Nevada casinos set a new record, racking up $1 billion-plus for the ninth consecutive month. In 2021, Atlantic City posted almost $4 billion. U.S. casinos overall broke...

Published January 10, 2022

Wayne Newton to Return to Vegas Strip

Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton will return to the stage in January, performing at the Wayne Newtown Theater at the Flamingo. The 79-year-old last performed there in March 2020.

Published January 3, 2022

Days Are Numbered for Mirage Volcano

Hard Rock International, which will soon complete its acquisition of the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas, says the resort’s famous spewing volcano will be among the first casualties of...

Published January 3, 2022

Missourians Complain to Regulators about Illegal Slots

Hundreds of people have called a government hotline to complain to Missouri regulators about unlicensed, unregulated gaming machines spreading in the state, says Ed Grewach (l.), general counsel for...

Published January 3, 2022

Penn National Opens Hollywood Morgantown

Penn National Gaming last week celebrated the grand opening of Hollywood Casino Morgantown (l.), a Category 4 mini-casino in southeastern Pennsylvania’s Berks County.

Published January 3, 2022

Alabama to Consider Gaming Again

Alabama lawmakers say they plan to again introduce legislation to create a lottery and approve casinos, after last year’s constitutional amendment stalled in the state House.

Published January 3, 2022

Full House Sues Indiana Over Vigo Casino License

Full House Resorts is suing the Indiana Gaming Commission, asking the courts to nullify the license approval for Churchill Downs to open a casino in Vigo County.

Published January 3, 2022

NJ Senator Deaf to Atlantic City Smoking Issue

In his final days as New Jersey Senate president, Steve Sweeney (l.) could probably push a bill to ban smoking in the casinos. But it’s unlikely he’ll take that...

Published January 3, 2022

Analyst: Nevada Needs Conventions to Sustain Comeback

The Nevada gaming industry is heading toward its fourth-ever $12 billion year. But Deutsche Bank analyst Carlos Santarelli said casino revenue will contract in 2022, and conventions are the...

Published January 3, 2022

Atlantic County Files Suit to Stop AC PILOT Law

Atlantic County, New Jersey Executive Dennis Levinson (l.) promised to sue if state lawmakers approved a casino-backed plan to remove two revenue streams from tax calculations. He did so,...

Published January 3, 2022

New York State Gets 30 Requests for Downstate Casinos

New York State has three downstate casino licenses up for grabs, and commissioners have received 30 requests for info. MGM and Genting, which run less than full-scale casinos in...

Published January 3, 2022

Station Pitching Downtown Wildfire Casino

Station Casinos will meet with the Las Vegas Planning Commission to pitch a small new Wildfire-branded casino in Downtown Las Vegas, just south of Charleston Boulevard.

Published December 20, 2021

Live! Pittsburgh Unveils New Attractions

Live! Pittsburgh (l.) has unveiled new attractions including a poker room, event center FanDuel FanCave attraction, electronic table games and a reconfigured high-limit room.

Published December 20, 2021