Steve Wynn Steps Down
Amid a firestorm of sexual harassment allegations casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned from his own company. Investors gave a vote of confidence to Wynn Resorts’ appointment of company...
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Hard Rock Announces Online, Social Gaming Partners
Hard Rock International will partner with Gaming Innovation Group for an online casino product. Hard Rock has already begun the licensing process in New Jersey, where it plans to...
Atlantic City Mayor and Lawmakers Fact Find on Legal Pot in Nevada
Atlantic City’s mayor, Frank Gilliam (l.), and some New Jersey lawmakers are taking a “fact-finding” trip to Nevada to see how legalizing marijuana affected the casino-operating state.
New Jersey Lawmakers Urge U.S. DOJ to Keep iGaming Legal
New Jersey’s delegation to the U.S. Congress, including up-and-coming Senator Cory Booker (l.), wrote to the federal Justice Department, urging officials not to rescind the 2011 opinion that cleared...
Angel To Devil For Sports Betting
An attorney for the National Basketball Association testified before the New York State Assembly in favor of legalized sports betting—with 1 percent of wagers to the league. This would...
Work to Start on Second Philly Casino
The Stadium Casino partnership has been authorized to raze the Holiday Inn to clear the way for construction of the Stadium Casino Hotel in South Philadelphia’s stadium district.
It’s Only Just Begun: Atlantic City Revel Casino Finally Sold
Despite months of denials, the sale of the closed Revel casino in Atlantic City has been confirmed. A group led by Colorado developer Bruce Deifik announced it has purchased...
Caesars REIT To Go Public
Vici Properties, created as part of the Caesars bankruptcy settlement, is readying an IPO that will list the company on the New York Stock Exchange. Vici, which currently owns...
New Jersey’s Pallone Introduces PASPA Repeal
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone has introduced a new bill that would repeal the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The bill is being introduced prior to a...
New North Jersey Casino Referendum Not Likely in 2018
New Jersey’s Senate president, Steve Sweeney (l.), says he doesn’t expect a second effort to put a referendum before state voters to expand casino gaming beyond Atlantic City will...
New Jersey Regulators Approves Hard Rock Management Agreement
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved a management agreement between the owners of the former Trump Taj Mahal and the operators of the new Hard Rock Hotel...
New Owner Could Reopen Revel Atlantic City Casino in May
Despite no official acknowledgement of a sale, a Colorado-based group is moving ahead with plans to purchase and reopen the former Revel casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Reports...
New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill for Online Gambling Cafes at State Racetracks
The New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill that would allow the state’s racetracks (Monmouth Park at left) to partner with licensed online gambling sites for online gambling facilities....
Hope for Sports Betting at SCOTUS
Analysis of oral arguments and questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices in New Jersey’s sports betting appeal show the court receptive to New Jersey’s position that PASPA is unconstitutional....
New Jersey Racetracks Ready to Cash In on iGaming
The New Jersey Assembly has approved a bill that would permit racetracks in the state, including the Meadowlands (l.), to participate in internet gambling. Currently limited to casinos, the...
New Jersey Senate Leader Wants to Block State Payment for Trump Plaza Demolition
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (l.) is calling for the state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to deny a payment of $5.6 million to help fund demolition of the...
Revel Atlantic City Sale Advancing
More paperwork—in this case a notice of settlement—concerning the sale of the shuttered Revel Atlantic City casino to a Denver-based firm have been filed in New Jersey, but the...
Maine Casino Measure Buried; Atlantic City Gets New Mayor
It wasn’t the busiest election season for gaming, but there were two races that may impact the industry. The sound that international casino developer Shawn Scott heard in Maine...
Solicitor General Asks for Time at SCOTUS Sports-Betting Case
U.S. Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco (l.) has asked to be permitted 10 minutes oral argument in the sports-betting challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court. The former acting solicitor...
Pennsylvania Assesses New Law
Potential stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s expanded gaming industry assess the new gaming law and the opportunities in sectors like iGaming, mini-casinos and VGTs. Several cities were opting out as sites...