Boston has upped the heat of its rhetoric against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and its granting of a license to build a casino in Everett at the same time...
Pennsylvania and New York are considering legalizing iGaming. Pennsylvania is holding hearings on its gambling industry including the possible legalization of online gambling. Officials at the state’s Meadows Racetrack...
Last week’s G2E Asia crystalized, for many members of the gaming industry, just what is happening in Macau. And when Melco Crown’s Jamie Packer (l.) became the latest casino...
Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas has been sold to Trinity Hotel Investments of New York for $53.8 million. The sale comes fresh off the sale of next-door neighbor...
In a rare move, Republican legislators in Alabama are supporting allowing gambling to help close the state's $280 million-plus budget gap. The bill’s sponsor, Senate President Pro Tem Del...
After several years of trying, proponents of bills to legalize online poker in California have passed a bill out of committee and into a series of hearings. Although it’s...
A bill to legalize casino gaming in Japan has been repeatedly delayed, dashing hopes by supporters that the country can get resorts up and running in time for the...
Connecticut’s two gaming tribes, the Mohegans and the Pequots, are encountering growing resistance to their call for new casinos, including from a new player, the state’s attorney general. According...
Florida developer Glenn Straub (l.) finalized his deal to purchase Atlantic City’s closed Revel casino and immediately found himself in a showdown with the casino’s energy provider. ACR Energy...
The consolidation in the slot industry continues. When Amaya put Cadillac Jack on the auction block, there were many tire-kickers, but it took almost a full year to get...
A House subcommittee, chaired by Sheldon Adelson acolyte Congressman Jason Chaffetz (l.), held a hearing on the Adelson-backed restoration of America’s Wire Act—which would ban online gambling in the...
The judge in the bankruptcy case of Caesars Entertainment’s largest operating unit has ordered an independent examiner to investigate transactions related to the restructuring. He refused to dismiss a...
Vowing to fight “economic warfare,” several top ranking Connecticut lawmakers, including Rep. Steve Dargan (l.), have introduced legislation that would allow for three more casinos in the state, under...
For many years the Twin River (l.) and Newport Grand slots parlors in Rhode Island have jousted for supremacy. This week that rivalry ended as Twin River began the...
The Mexican government has determined several possible locations for new casinos in the country. The sites will be chosen by a newly formulated gaming board. They include traditional tourist...
PokerStars, which many saw as being blocked in any potential California online poker bill because of a proposed “bad actor” clause, has been steadily picking up support from possible...
The sale of Atlantic City’s closed Revel casino to Florida investor Glenn Straub appeared dead after a bankruptcy judge denied a request to extend the closing date—which has passed—for...
The Russian government will close three casinos, including the Oracle Casino (l.), in the Azov City gambling zone to grow the gaming industry in Sochi, site of the 2014...
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment received preliminary approval to enter the New Jersey casino market either in Atlantic City or in other markets if casinos are expanded in the state,...
Saying he can’t wait any longer, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (l.) appointed a special emergency management team to oversee Atlantic City’s troubled municipal finances and operations. The city...