Live! Hotel in Maryland Topped Off
The Cordish Companies last week completed the exterior structure of the flagship Live! Hotel, scheduled to open in early 2018 as brand’s first hotel property. The 17-story, 310-room luxury...
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Horseshoe Baltimore Dealers Win Increase
The union coalition representing table-game dealers at the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore announced a pay increase for dealer of at least 10 percent under a newly ratified contract.
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...
Vegas Searches for Normalcy
Visitation is expected to take a short-term hit as the casino mecca works to recover from the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. For now, the marketing remains decidedly...
Atlantic City Casinos See 4 Percent Revenue Increase
Casino revenue for Atlantic City’s casinos was up four percent for September. If figures for the now-closed Trump Taj Mahal are excluded, however, revenue for the city’s seven remaining...
New Jersey CRDA Cuts Spending
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has approved a new fiscal budget that cuts spending by 14 percent. The authority overseas the Atlantic City Tourism District and funds...
BOARDWALK PODCAST: Head to Head with Atlantic City’s Mayoral Candidates
The Boardwalk Podcast features an interview with Frank Gilliam, who is running for mayor of Atlantic City on the Democrat ticket, and Mayor Don Guardian, who is running for...
Report: Former Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City Close to Being Sold
The owners of the closed Atlantic City casino the Atlantic Club have told local media they are close to selling the property. The former casino—previous incarnations include the Golden...
Supreme Court Sets December Hearing on New Jersey Sports Betting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled arguments on New Jersey’s challenge of a federal ban on sports betting for Dec. 4. New Jersey has challenged the federal ban in...
Aftermath in Vegas
Not surprisingly, it took only days for the casino giant to find itself named a defendant in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that...
Post-Bankruptcy ― All Hail Caesars
The gaming giant’s largest subsidiary is out of bankruptcy and freed of most of its debt. There’s a new slate of directors in place and confidence in the board...
Trump Administration Discouraging Off-Reservation Casinos
The Obama Administration overturned the old Bush Administration policy of requiring “commuting distance” between a tribe and land off the reservation that it wants to put into trust. The...
Disney Invests Against Florida Gambling
Disney Worldwide Services donated $575,000 to Voters In Charge last month. The political committee is leading a petition drive to place on the November 2018 ballot a constitutional amendment...
Maine Casino Proposal Will Dominate Election
Question 1, which would authorize a third Maine casino, in York County, is expected to dominate the November 7 election. The initiative is very controversial since it would authorize...
In New York, Too Much of a Good Thing?
New York’s three new commercial casinos are falling way short of revenue projections. With a fourth casino set to open in the Catskills early next year, along with another...
Work Progresses on MGM Springfield
The MGM Springfield, rising in Massachusetts’ third largest city, will open in September of next year. Much work needs to be done before the public is invited in.
New Jersey Regulators Want Online Companies Out of Australia
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has warned online gambling companies operating in the state to stay clear of Australian gamblers or they could lose their state license....
Hurricane Relief Dance Party at Resorts
Hurricane Relief Dance Party for Puerto Rico Wednesday, Oct. 18th at Resorts Casino
Report: Sports Betting Would Quickly Spread If New Jersey Wins
A report by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC predicts that 32 states would adopt legal sports betting within five years if New Jersey wins its Supreme Court case challenging...
Caesars Back in the Game
The casino giant’s largest operating subsidiary is out of bankruptcy, the conglomerate is reorganized, its balance sheet is newly scrubbed, there’s a new board of directors, and investors are...
