Resorts Atlantic City Launches DFS Game
Resorts Atlantic City has launched the first daily fantasy sports game at a New Jersey online casino. The game is called FastPick, where players choose head-to-head matchups between athletes....
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Connecticut, Mississippi Bet on Sports Betting
Connecticut Governor Danell Malloy (l.) has signed a bill into law that authorizes legal sports betting, pending the outcome of the state of New Jersey’s appeal in the U.S....
Massachusetts Casinos Can Now Serve Alcohol Until 4 a.m.
Arguing that they need to serve alcohol as long as possible to remain competitive, Wynn Resorts is applauding a new law that allows Massachusetts casinos to offer drinks until...
Shareholders OK Caesars Merger
The gaming giant has taken another big step closer to bringing its two-and-a-half-year bankruptcy saga to a successful conclusion. In a critical piece of the plan to satisfy creditors,...
Maine Legislature Puts Casino Measure on Ballot
Although Maine lawmakers would probably prefer not to, they voted last week to put a measure on the ballot that would allow a controversial casino developer to be the...
Keystone Stalemate
As Pennsylvania lawmakers struggle to fund an unbalanced state budget, leaders simultaneously struggle to reach a compromise on gaming expansion legislation. Satellite casinos and iGaming reportedly on the table,...
Resorts World NYC Breaks Ground on Hotel
Genting is upping the stakes in a U.S.-facing strategy that keeps getting bigger and more elaborate. Just nine months ahead of the debut of its much-anticipated Catskills casino, the...
Juliano Resigns from Sands Bethlehem
Mark Juliano has resigned his position as president of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, with no public reason stated, as disclosed in a memo sent within Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Video Gambling Comes To Illinois Groceries
A Piggly Wiggly grocery in Antioch, Illinois became one of the state's first with to offer video gambling machines. Owner David Karczewski said the machines allow him to compete...
Connecticut Ready to Build Third Casino
Connecticut is now ready to build its third casino. The only thing that could cause the Pequot and Mohegan tribes and their development arm MMCT Venture to stumble is...
Delaware Gaming Panel Meets
The Delaware Video Lottery Advisory Council held its first meeting, without revealing any recommendations it will make to state lawmakers this year on behalf of the gaming industry.
Florida Petition Drive Surpasses 100,000 Signatures
Voters In Charge submitted more than 100,000 valid signatures on petitions to place on the November 18 ballot a constitutional amendment restricting gambling expansion. The Disney Corporation contributed $650,000...
Report: Caesars Bankruptcy Blocked Capital Improvements at Atlantic City Casinos
A report by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement points to a lack of capital improvements at Caesars Entertainment’s Atlantic City Boardwalk casinos—due to the company’s bankruptcy proceedings—as...
Pennsylvania Board Sets Hearing on Philly Casino
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has scheduled a hearing for July 31 to hear additional evidence on the ownership of the partnership that won the second Philadelphia casino license.
MGM Springfield Casino Moves Forward, Housing Not So Much
Construction of MGM Springfield (l.) in Massachusetts is on time and on budget, but the housing that was supposed to accompany the $950 million casino is lagging behind. A...
New Jersey CRDA Pushing for Bigger Atlantic City Concerts
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has signed $7 million in deals to continue bringing A-list performers to the city’s concert and beach stages. This year’s beach concert...
New Hampshire Becomes 5th State to Adopt Online Lottery
The movement towards using online technology in state lotteries claimed another state last week: New Hampshire. The Granite State is now the fifth state to sign on to an...
California, Mississippi Considers Sports Betting
The Golden State is considering putting a referendum on the ballot to legalize sports betting. Mississippi casinos along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast are hopeful an upcoming...
Glover to Become Borgata Atlantic City President
MGM Resorts International executive Marcus Glover has been named president of Atlantic City’s Borgata casino. He succeeds Tom Ballance, who has been named executive vice president of operations for...
Who’s Afraid of Donald Trump?
Travel experts were bracing for the worst when the bumptious real estate developer and former reality TV star became leader of the free world. But international visitation to the...
