Virginia Judge Blocks Skill Game Ban Enforcement

So-called skill games have restarted in Virginia following a circuit court judge’s temporary injunction blocking a ban against them. The legislature shut down the games in July. A trial...

Published December 13, 2021

AGA to DOJ: Eliminate Illegal Slots

The American Gaming Association has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, urging the federal government to crack down on illegal gaming machines.

Published December 13, 2021

MGM May Increase Strip Presence

MGM Resorts, the biggest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, could soon get even bigger. Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Halkyard (l.) recently said the company is planning more...

Published December 13, 2021

Fertitta Pays Up to End SPAC

Tilman Fertitta (l.) last week paid Fast Acquisitions $33 million to end a deal which would have taken his casino and hospitality holdings public via a SPAC. He said...

Published December 13, 2021

Illinois Regulators Announce New Licensees

The Illinois Gaming Board awarded “preliminary suitability” status to Full House Resort for a Waukegan casino and to Wind Creek Hospitality for a casino straddling Homewood and East Hazel...

Published December 13, 2021

Ader Pitches Futuristic NY Casino

New York asset manager Jason Ader (l.) has a Jetsons-like plan for a Big Apple casino: a multibillion-dollar resort complete with a cryptocurrency trading floor, an esports arena and...

Published December 13, 2021

Golf Classic Raises $104,000 for ICRG

The 22nd annual AGEM & AGA Golf Classic, held September 28 and presented by JCM Global, has raised $104,000 to benefit the International Center for Responsible Gaming.

Published December 6, 2021

Resorts World Las Vegas, AEG Partner on Theatre

Resorts World Las Vegas has partnered with Concerts West/AEG to create a new state of the art theatre in the casino hotel. The theatre will debut with Carrie Underwood,...

Published December 6, 2021

Dover Downs Rebranding as Bally’s Dover

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will be rebranded as Bally’s Dover Casino Resort, as Bally’s Corp. continues its effort to place the Bally’s name on its 14 properties.

Published December 6, 2021

Meadowlands’ Gural Seeks Dismissal of Suit

Eight horse racing owners have filed suit against Meadowlands boss Jeff Gural (l.) and his three racetracks, alleging they were unfairly banned. Gural’s attorneys have asked for a dismissal...

Published December 6, 2021

Station Loses Appeal, Must Bargain with Union

Station Casinos lost its appeal in the U.S. Ninth Circuit of a lower court order requiring its Red Rock Casino to bargain with the Culinary and Bartenders Union.

Published December 6, 2021

Texas AG Asked Opinion on Gambling law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (l.) has been asked to rule on whether the Lone Star State’s commercial poker clubs violate the state’s “kitchen-table poker” law. State lawmaker Chris...

Published December 6, 2021

Iowa Regulators OK Louisiana Riverboat Purchases

Casino Queen will buy two Louisiana riverboats under a $46 million financing plan approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. One of the boats would replace the current...

Published December 6, 2021

Virginia Casinos Moving Forward

Bristol, Virginia officials have OK’d plans to turn a former mall into a temporary Hard Rock Bristol casino (l.). In Portsmouth, Rush Street Gaming’s $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth...

Published December 6, 2021

Louisiana Supreme Court Permits Casino Referendum

St. Tammany Parish voters will decide December 11 if they want a proposed $325 million casino resort, Camellia Bay, near Slidell. The state Supreme Court (l.) recently cleared the...

Published December 6, 2021

Las Vegas Tourism Officials Weigh Risk of Omicron

As several nations joined the U.S. in restricting travel from eight African countries due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 omicron variant, Las Vegas tourism officials are weighing the...

Published December 6, 2021

Caesars Signs Charter Air Service Agreement

Under a new five-year agreement, Caesars Entertainment will offer Caesars Rewards members Sun Country Airlines charter service at Gulfport, Mississippi and Laughlin, Nevada, starting March 2022.

Published November 29, 2021

Mask Mandates Return to Detroit Casinos

Effective November 23, employees and guests at Detroit’s three casinos, regardless of their vaccination status, are required to wear face masks. The mask mandates are in response to a...

Published November 29, 2021

Workers Sue Penn National Over Smoking Surcharge

At least 1,500 workers at Missouri and Kansas casinos will file a class action lawsuit against Penn National. The workers allege the company illegally charged them a monthly surcharge...

Published November 29, 2021

New York Lawmakers Want to Axe Racing Subsidies

The New York Racing Association objects to a bill in the state legislature that would redirect VLT money. Funding that now goes to horse racing would instead go to...

Published November 29, 2021