Atlantic City Casino Revenue Up 4.6 Percent for November
Atlantic City’s seven casinos saw a 4.6 percent increase in revenue for November over the same month in 2016. Online gaming revenue stayed steady, again topping $20 million for...
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NCAA President Suggests Sports Betting ‘Carve-Out’
NCAA President Mark Emmert (l.), anticipating a possible elimination of the federal ban on sports betting, is suggesting that states exclude gambling on college games from any new sports...
Pennsylvania Schedules Mini-Casino Auctions
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has set the schedule for auctions of Category 4 “mini-casino” licenses, as hundreds of municipalities continue to opt to ban the satellite casinos.
Trump Administration Backs Tip-Pooling
The courts can’t agree on the legality of mandatory tip-sharing, and so the Labor Department has decided it’s time to weigh in on the side of employers. The rule...
Control Board’s Burnett Calls It Quits
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett is resigning after five years to join a private law practice in Reno. Hailed for his dedication, his tenure saw the agency...
Resorts World, Miami Negotiate Marina Lease
Resorts World Miami wants to lease submerged land for a marina in Miami's Arts and Entertainment District. The Genting Group subsidiary is negotiating the lease with the city of...
Florida Group Submits 500,000-Plus Signatures
The political group Voters In Charge has submitted 523,522 of the 766,200 valid petition signatures required to place on the November 2018 ballot a constitutional amendment giving voters the...
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 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...
PA Satellite ‘Opt-Out’ List Grows
The list of municipalities opting out of the “mini-casino” provision of Pennsylvania’s new gaming law—banning satellite casinos in their jurisdictions—stands at 130.
Voters Could End Florida Greyhound Racing
In November 2018, Florida voters may have the chance to approve ending greyhound racing. A committee of the Florida Constitution Commission recently unanimously approved advancing the issue. Sixty percent...
MGM National Harbor Impacts Maryland Competition
Opened in December 2016, MGM National Harbor (l.) has had an impact on Maryland casinos. For November 2017 versus November 2016, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore revenue dropped 20.3 percent to...
Sands Shareholder Sues to Block Pennsylvania Political Giving Ban
A prominent Pennsylvania businessman who is a shareholder in Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is suing to challenge the state’s ban on political giving by those involved in the gaming...
Cuomo Vetoes Montaukett Recognition Bill
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) vetoed legislation that would officially recognize the 1,500-member Montaukett Tribe. He denied the tribe official status in 2013 claiming the process the legislature...
Atlantic City Casinos See Strong Third Quarter
Atlantic City’s casino earnings for the third quarter were up nearly 21 percent over 2016. The seven casinos posted a gross operating profit of $252.5 million for the quarter...
Sports Betting Battle Begins
Eyes of the industry, government and law enforcement officials focus on the United States Supreme Court as arguments are heard in New Jersey’s challenge to the U.S. sports betting...
Pennsylvania County Seeks Mini-Casinos
Lawrence County in Western Pennsylvania, which has been seeking a casino since the state legalized casinos in 2004, is actively promoting itself as a mini-casino location. Previous plans to...
Support Grows for Third Connecticut Casino
Federal lawmaker, Rep. John B. Larson (l.), has thrown his weight into trying to persuade the Department of the Interior to issue a ruling making it possible for Connecticut’s...
Caesars REIT Buys Harrah’s Las Vegas
The $1.4 billion sale of Harrah’s Las Vegas (l.) to VICI Properties lands Caesars more than 18 prime Strip acres for a new convention center and the bulk of...
Experts Sound Off on Sports Betting
The Sports Betting USA conference brings together experts for an examination of what legalized sports betting in the U.S. would mean, with an eye toward next week’s U.S. Supreme...
