San Manuel OK’d to Own and Operate Palms in Vegas
With its purchase of the Palms (l.), California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will soon become the first tribe to own and operate a Las Vegas resort. The...
Gaming News
Dover Downs Rebranding as Bally’s Dover
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will be rebranded as Bally’s Dover Casino Resort, as Bally’s Corp. continues its effort to place the Bally’s name on its 14 properties.
Louisiana Supreme Court Permits Casino Referendum
St. Tammany Parish voters will decide December 11 if they want a proposed $325 million casino resort, Camellia Bay, near Slidell. The state Supreme Court (l.) recently cleared the...
Virginia Casinos Moving Forward
Bristol, Virginia officials have OK’d plans to turn a former mall into a temporary Hard Rock Bristol casino (l.). In Portsmouth, Rush Street Gaming’s $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth...
Grondin to Head NJ Compulsive Gambling Council
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey has appointed Felicia Grondin executive director of the agency. Grondin is a board member and has been acting director since July.
Iowa Regulators OK Louisiana Riverboat Purchases
Casino Queen will buy two Louisiana riverboats under a $46 million financing plan approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. One of the boats would replace the current...
Station Loses Appeal, Must Bargain with Union
Station Casinos lost its appeal in the U.S. Ninth Circuit of a lower court order requiring its Red Rock Casino to bargain with the Culinary and Bartenders Union.
Resorts World Las Vegas, AEG Partner on Theatre
Resorts World Las Vegas has partnered with Concerts West/AEG to create a new state of the art theatre in the casino hotel. The theatre will debut with Carrie Underwood,...
Satre: Maddox Made Wynn ‘Stronger, More Stable’
Wynn Resorts Chair Phil Satre (l.) says CEO Matt Maddox, who will vacate his post in January, steered Wynn through unprecedented storms and left the company “stronger and more...
Nevada Considering Remote Cashless Signup
Nevada regulators are considering whether to allow players to sign up for cashless wagering accounts remotely to reduce a bottleneck of customers waiting to enroll in casinos.
Florida Casino Closes Jai-Alai Fronton
When the Florida legislature voted to allow parimutuels to decouple jai-alai from casino gambling, the Casino at Dania Beach’s fate was sealed. Its jai-alai front closed November 28 after...
New York Lawmakers Want to Axe Racing Subsidies
The New York Racing Association objects to a bill in the state legislature that would redirect VLT money. Funding that now goes to horse racing would instead go to...
Workers Sue Penn National Over Smoking Surcharge
At least 1,500 workers at Missouri and Kansas casinos will file a class action lawsuit against Penn National. The workers allege the company illegally charged them a monthly surcharge...
Pay for Play on the Boardwalk?
Why would local politicians in New Jersey support a bill that would damage their constituents in Atlantic City and across the state?
Hard Rock AC Names Spagno to Head Table Games
Gaming veteran Anthony Spagno has been tapped as vice president of table games at Hard Rock Atlantic City. Spagno began in the business as a dealer in Caesars Atlantic...
Callahan Named Interim CEO at Ocean Casino
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City has named Bill Callahan as interim CEO. A 25-year industry veteran, Callahan moves up from senior vice president. Prior to Ocean, he worked...
Voters Defeat New Jersey College Wagers
In unexpected decisions New Jerseyans made it plain they want no further expansion of gaming in the state. Here’s a rundown of the November elections.
Bally’s Begins Three-Year Overhaul in Atlantic City
In an efforts to rejuvenate one of the oldest casino hotels in Atlantic City, Bally’s Corp. has embarked on a $100 million upgrade of its namesake property, with renovated...
Study: Caesars Building Brand Awareness in Sports Betting Markets
A recent study shows that Caesars Entertainment’s brand awareness among radio listeners in sports betting markets has grown by more than 113 percent in the past six months.
Lots of Jobs. Too Few Applicants. Welcome to Las Vegas
When federal unemployment add-ons stopped coming, the experts predicted workers would rush to fill jobs. They didn’t, and in Las Vegas, all manner of employers are scrambling to find...