Open & Honest

The decision by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement to release less information that the state has in the past is not only bad for professionals tracking this data,...

Published February 3, 2014

Sin & the GOP

Las Vegas tourism officials are in Washington, D.C., in hopes of luring the Republican National Convention to Las Vegas for the next convention. Some conservatives may not be persuaded.

Published February 3, 2014

Pony Up

Nevada gaming operators Steve Wynn, Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta recently donated the maximum allowed by law to Idaho Governor Butch Otter (l.), running for his third term....

Published February 3, 2014

Bet On It

Gambling opponent Greg Abbott, Texas' attorney general who's running for governor, invited potential donors to give $5 to his campaign and win prizes if they guessed the score of...

Published February 3, 2014

Look Up The Number

888 poker, which has just launched an online gaming site in New Jersey, has offered New York Giants wide receiver Offered Hakeem Nicks (l.)—who wears No. 88—an $88,000 payoff...

Published January 27, 2014

Who’s Got $142 Million to Spend on Art?

Elaine Wynn, that’s who. Steve Wynn’s extravagant ex thought nothing of dropping a small fortune for a painting by 19th century artist Francis Bacon.

Published January 27, 2014

Sinking SkyVue?

Work on the 500-foot observation wheel stopped back in the fall of 2012, but the developers insist the project near Mandalay Bay is still alive.

Published January 27, 2014

Chopstick Thief

Jay Newnum, an Indiana-based poker blogger has been sentenced to probation for using chopsticks to steal nearly $700 in dealer’s tips from a tip box at the Foxwoods Resort...

Published January 27, 2014

‘A’ for Advertising Innovation

The Cosmopolitan resort of Las Vegas may not be breaking revenue records in Sin City, but it’s breaking new ground in innovative resort advertising.

Published January 20, 2014

Bankers or Headbangers?

Who says bankers are stodgy? Goldman Sachs, owner of the LVH resort in Las Vegas, has made a big investment in a retro-rock musical to keep it onstage at...

Published January 20, 2014

Billionaires Bet

A group of billionaires led by hedge fund operator and liberal activist George Soros (l.) have taken positions in Caesars Acquisitions Company, a spinoff from Caesars Entertainment (CZR).

Published January 13, 2014

Charges Dropped in Video Poker Glitch

Federal charges of wire and computer fraud against two players who exploited a glitch in the programming of IGT video poker machines have been dropped.

Published January 13, 2014

Freeman: Welcome to the 2014 AGA

Geoff Freeman, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, issued a new-year proclamation that is poised to reposition and strengthen the industry’s major trade association in 2014....

Published January 6, 2014

Casino on Prison Site?

Officials in Saratoga County, New York, have proposed turning a medium-security corrections facility into one of New York State’s glitzy new gambling halls.

Published January 6, 2014