Turn Out the Lights

The passing of Jerry Tarkanian has been felt through all in Las Vegas, and casinos came together to honor “Tark the Shark.” Wednesday night, at 10:30 pm, after the...

Published February 23, 2015

Vegas Wants Hockey, Soccer… Not So Much

The potential hockey ownership group of Bill Foley and the Maloof brothers set out to sell 10,000 season ticket deposits as a way to show the NHL how serious...

Published February 23, 2015

Is Poker Plateauing?

The numbers are in for Nevada poker in 2014, and they leave cause for concern. September saw the lowest month of poker revenue in over 10 years, and the...

Published February 16, 2015

Swift and Brutal

A Chinese businessman suspected of money laundering through Macau’s casinos was executed last week. Liu Han was among five men put to death by court order in Hubei province....

Published February 16, 2015

How Suite It Is

Details and pricing have been released for luxury suites at the new MGM-AEG arena behind New York-New York. The arena will contain 52 total suites, spread out over three...

Published February 16, 2015

Atlantic City? Most Romantic Place?

Restaurant reservation site OpenTable has named Atlantic City the most romantic place to eat in the U.S.

Published February 16, 2015

Is MGM the Next Caesars?

MGM Resorts International continues to expand, but at what cost? With two new massive east coast projects in the works, in addition to another massive Macau resort, some are...

Published February 9, 2015

Ernie

The great baseball player, Ernie Banks, died last week. Former casino executive Richard Schuetz recollects when he worked with Banks at a hotel in Las Vegas to attract more...

Published February 2, 2015

Super Bowl & Illegal Gambling

American Gaming Association President & CEO Geoff Freeman (l.) used the occasion of the Super Bowl to urge U.S. senators preparing to question President Obama’s nominee for attorney general...

Published February 2, 2015

Never Mind!

An errant pop-up notice went out to some Full Tilt users saying the online poker site was up-and-running in New Jersey. The site is not operating yet in New...

Published February 2, 2015

She’s Come Undone

Two years ago, "Operation Reveal the Deal" was the hot topic in Florida, involving internet cafés operated by Allied Veterans of the World. Fifty-seven people were arrested in the...

Published February 2, 2015

Black Isn’t Black

Oscar Goodman is on a mission to slam both the content and philosophy behind the Black Book, a list of persons banned from Nevada casino premises, as determined by...

Published February 2, 2015

Pay For Performance

Wynn Resorts Ltd. has decided to cut CEO Steve Wynn's salary from $4 million to $2.5 million, while making adjustments for performance-based pay. This marks the first time Wynn's...

Published January 26, 2015

I Have a Nightmare

The Borgata’s Martin Luther King Day dinner special, intended to honor the late civil rights leader by collecting his favorite foods, instead garnered African-American rage.

Published January 26, 2015

Lessons Learned

Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational purposes in Ohio are taking a page from the 2009 successful efforts to amend the Buckeye State’s constitution to allow casinos.

Published January 26, 2015

Tourism or Touts

With swirling talks about a 24,000-seat soccer stadium being built, some county commissioners have intensely expressed discontent with the plans set forth. The $200-million stadium is set to include...

Published January 26, 2015

Changes in Attitude

Last July, Jim Thomason, general manager at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, said the operation was losing future revenue to video gambling machines. More recently he said...

Published January 12, 2015

Lotteries Attract Old and Poor

When 1,000 adults were how to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars, 38 percent with incomes below $25,000 and 31 percent 55 or older replied, "Win the lottery." Americans spent...

Published January 12, 2015

Green Hotels on the Rise

With water levels decreasing at an alarming rate, some hotels and casinos feel the time is now to step in and provide solutions to this problem. Leading the way...

Published January 12, 2015

Another New Buffalo?

The U.S. Justice Department recently passed a new policy that allows tribes to grow and sell marijuana. How this will affect tribal casinos, if at all, is still unclear....

Published December 22, 2014