Stadium Casino Wins Pennsylvania Mini-Casino License

Stadium Casino, the partnership of Cordish Companies and Greenwood Gaming now beginning construction on Philadelphia’s second casino, has won a license to build a mini-casino near Pittsburgh.

Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Set to Become a Virgin Hotel

Reports have it that a deal is in the offing to sell the iconic off-Strip resort to an investment group that includes Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels. The same sources...

Florida Reconsiders Expanded Gambling

The Florida Senate is reviewing issues held over from last year, like decoupling live racing from gambling and lowering the slots tax rate. In the House, state Rep. Jason...

Delaware Tries Again for Casino Relief

Lawmakers in Delaware have introduced a bipartisan bill to aid the state’s struggling racinos by reducing taxes and fees—the third such attempt over the past three years. Dover Downs...

MGM Springfield Puts Out Hiring Call

MGM Springfield is working with local technical schools and colleges to sponsor classes that will help the casino fill dealer positions. It expects to hire 450 dealers, and a...

Backers of Defeated Maine Casino Proposal Sue Commission

The defeated backers of a casino measure in Maine are suing the state’s election and ethics commission for imposing $500,000 on them for improperly detailed campaign finance documents. The...

Pennsylvania Court Upholds Gaming Board in DeNaples Case

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has upheld a decision of state gaming regulators denying Mount Airy casino founder Louis DeNaples’ (l.) request to resume business in the state gaming industry.

Pot, Sports Betting, at Center of R.I. Budget Debate

Rhode Island’s state government has long relied on taxes from casino gaming. Now its governor, Gina Raimondo, hopes to add revenues from sports betting.

Lucky Dragon Slinks into Foreclosure

The highly touted boutique resort, Lucky Dragon (l.), is headed for a forced sale early in February. Despite its unique Asian theming and proximity to the Las Vegas Strip...

.Y.’s del Lago in Trouble, Moody’s Warns

The largest of New York’s commercial casinos hasn’t made enough money in its first year to support its capital structure, according to a new Moody’s report. The debt ratings...

Indiana Sponsor of Tribal Labor Bill Got Indian Gaming Cash

The House sponsor of a bill exempting Indian casinos from the National Labor Relations Act is drawing fire because for three years he has collected more donations from Indian...

Raiders Score 30-Year Tax Break

The NFL team has won an agreement from Nevada that prohibits the state from directly taxing it or its fans or its new $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Las Vegas home...

New Virtual Reality Experience Expands Meet AC’s 2018 Marketing Strategies

New virtual reality experience created through Meet AC's partnership with YouVisit advances Atlantic City's convention scene

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 Brendan Byrne Dies

Former New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne, the major force behind the legalization of gaming in Atlantic City, died last week at 93. Under Byrne, two referendums were held to...

Atlantic City Has a New Mayor

Frank Gilliam Jr. was sworn in as Atlantic City’s new mayor succeeding Don Guardian. He told attendees at the city’s swearing in ceremony that he looks forward to making...

Observation Wheel Attraction Opens in Atlantic City

A $14 million observation wheel attraction has opened in Atlantic City. The 227-foot structure is billed as the third largest in the U.S. The project, at the resort’s Steel...

Miss America Pageant Under Fire for Casino Reinvestment Funds Subsidy

Controversy surrounding the Miss America Pageant has led to some New Jersey lawmakers questioning the pageant’s $4 million a year subsidy of casino reinvestment funds (Contestants on the Boardwalk...

Plousis Named Head of New Jersey Commission

The New Jersey state Senate last week approved the nomination of James T. Plousis as chairman of the state Casino Control Commission. Plousis replaces Matt Levinson, whose departure was...