Jackson Brothers Host Gary Hard Rock Opening

Marlon and Tito Jackson hosted the grand opening of the $300 million Hard Rock Northern Indiana Casino in their former hometown of Gary. The celebration featured Hard Rock’s traditional...

Published May 24, 2021

Caesars Palace to Reopen Bacchanal Buffet

Here’s one sign that life is returning to near-normal on the Las Vegas Strip. The famous Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace will reopen starting May 20. The buffet underwent...

Published May 17, 2021

MGM REIT to Acquire Springfield Land

MGM Growth Properties has purchased the MGM Springfield (l.) property in Massachusetts for $400 million. MGM will rent the property from the REIT and operate the resort.

Published May 17, 2021

MGM National Harbor Opens Gaming Terrace

MGM National Harbor recently opened an outdoor gaming terrace featuring 41 slot machines and several table games. Social distancing and other Covid-19 related rules still are in effect.

Published May 17, 2021

Bay State Casinos Get Along Without Poker

The MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor in Massachusetts are awaiting word from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that they can reopen poker rooms. But they need to have enough...

Published May 17, 2021

New Jersey Bill Would Extend State Takeover of AC

New Jersey Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (l.) has introduced legislation to extend the state takeover of Atlantic City for another four years, with restoration of civil service protections.

Published May 17, 2021

Century Casinos Positions for Growth

U.S.-based global operator Century Casinos is positioning itself for growth, though the pandemic kept its Canadian casinos closed for the first quarter, and it still hasn’t reopened its gaming...

Published May 17, 2021

Bally’s Touts Year of Acquisitions

Bally’s Corp. has made quite the splash during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. In the first quarter alone, the company closed or purchased or leased a number of businesses...

Published May 17, 2021

Resorts World LV Gears Up for Cryptocurrency

Resorts World Las Vegas (l.), Sin City’s newest casino complex, will be the first cryptocurrency-enabled property on the Vegas Strip. Just not on the gaming floor.

Published May 17, 2021

Mobile Keno Removed From Nebraska Casino Bill

Nebraska legislators removed from Legislative Bill 561 a provision allowing people to play keno on their cellphones. Governor Pete Ricketts said he wouldn’t sign the measure if the keno...

Published May 17, 2021

Indiana Commissioners Respond to Spectacle Lawsuit

Responding to a lawsuit from the parent company of Hard Rock Casino Gary (l.), the Indiana Gaming Commission said its new integrity rules will meet public demands for “transparency...

Published May 17, 2021

Long Shutdown Nearly Over for LV Monorail

The Las Vegas Monorail (l.), the elevated people-mover, will be shuttling passengers behind the Las Vegas Strip in time for Memorial Day weekend. Riders will still have to wear...

Published May 17, 2021

Capacity Restrictions Lifted for New Jersey, PA Casinos

Atlantic City casino resorts (l.) will be permitted to return to 100 percent capacity on May 19, while Pennsylvania casinos return to full capacity on the May 31 Memorial...

Published May 17, 2021

Updates On Virginia Casinos

City council in Portsmouth, Virginia has delayed a vote on zoning changes for the Rivers Casino and Hotel (l.). A Richmond attorney may sue that city on behalf of...

Published May 17, 2021

Alabama Gambling Bill Going Nowhere

The Alabama Senate passed an expanded gaming bill last month but it’s as good as dead. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (l.) pulled the bill, claiming it didn’t have the...

Published May 17, 2021

Texas Gaming Bills Hit Quicksand

Efforts to bring legal casinos and sports betting in Texas have run aground. Advocates are in it for the long haul, including Rep. John Kuempel (l.), who said there’s...

Published May 17, 2021

Las Vegas Back to Full Capacity

Add another chapter to the coronavirus comeback story on the Las Vegas Strip. Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts, the market’s largest operators, Boyd Gaming, Station Casinos and several other...

Published May 17, 2021

Indiana Casino Shareholders Oppose New Standards

Seven shareholders in Spectacle Entertainment Group, owners of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana (l.), are suing the Indiana Gaming Commission over new rules requiring more detailed financial and...

Published May 10, 2021

Commission Rules San Jose Casino Measure Violates Law

The California agency that oversees gaming in the Golden State has ruled that a measure that the voters of San Jose passed by 73 percent last November is invalid....

Published May 10, 2021

Virgin LV to Add Pool, Restaurants, More

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which opened in March, is planning to add a host of new amenities in the weeks to come, including a pool (l.), a beach club,...

Published May 10, 2021