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 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 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 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...

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...

One Progressive Online Slot Stands Out in New Jersey

According to data from New Jersey regulators, the progressive slot Divine Fortune from NetEnt is the most lucrative progressive slot for players in New Jersey’s online casinos. The slot...

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...

Leagues File Brief in Sports Betting Case; NJ Prepares for Success

The four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a brief in New Jersey’s U.S. Supreme Court appeal challenging the federal sports-betting ban, as New Jersey prepares...