Southern Nevada Tourism Industry Lost $34 Billion to Covid

A report commissioned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority indicates that Covid-19 cost the Southern Nevada tourism industry an estimated $34 billion. Wayne Newton (l.) rolled the...

Churchill Downs to Invest $200 Million in Kentucky Facilities

Churchill Downs will invest $200 million in its Derby City historical horseracing venue and its namesake racetrack. Derby City plans include a 123-room hotel, expanded gaming floor and entertainment...

Richmond City Council Approves Casino Terms

The Richmond, Virginia city council unanimously approved plans and contract terms for a proposed casino resort. If local voters approve the project, media conglomerate Urban One will build a...

Work Begins on Rivers Casino Portsmouth in Virginia

Crews of S.B. Ballard Construction Co. have begun site work on the Rivers Casino Portsmouth, a $300 million facility that is planned for Hampton Roads, Virginia. Rush Street Gaming...

Louisiana Mayor Will Vote No On Proposed Casino

Slidell, Louisiana Mayor Greg Cromer (l.) will vote “no” on a proposed $325 million casino in St. Tammany Parish. Developer Pacific Peninsula Entertainment accused Cromer of “flip-flopping” on the...

Maverick Gaming Launches Nevada Casino

Washington-based Maverick Gaming is redeveloping and rebranding its 24 properties in Nevada, Colorado and Washington. Beginning with its property in Elko, Nevada, now rebranded as Maverick Casino & Hotel.

Massachusetts Doesn’t Press Casinos on Poker

Encore Boston Harbor General Counsel Jacqui Krum recently told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission why Encore dropped poker. One: dealers are rare. Two: the space is being used more profitably.

MGM Donates Land for Memorial

A memorial is planned for the victims and survivors of a 2017 mass shooting at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts, which operates the venue, has donated the...

Casino KC Rebrands As Bally’s Kansas City

A special celebration this week will kick off the rebranding of Casino KC as Bally’s Kansas City. Bally’s President and CEO George Papanier says the company plans a “transformative...

Major Operators Say No Thanks To $1 Billion Chicago Casino

A downtown Chicago casino would require an investment of at least $1 billion, with a tax rate on gaming revenue of at least 40 percent. As a result, Wynn...

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Holding Hiring Event On August 5

Nearly 50 food & beverage positions at Rivers Casino available now

Podcast with Joe Lupo, President, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

A discussion with Joe Lupo, the president of Hard Rock Atlantic City, on how his property survived the pandemic.

Esports: The Next Big Betting Trend?

For fans of the traditional Big 4—NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB—the idea of competitive video gaming as a sport is a head-scratcher. But esports contests are now considered real sporting...

Genting Spending Big to Bring NYC Casinos

The New York-based arm of Genting Malaysia was one of the Top 10 highest-spending lobbying groups in the Empire State in 2020. Genting is heavily and literally invested in...

PODCAST: John Koster, Eastern Regional President, Caesars Entertainment

The GGB Podcast features a discussion with the new eastern regional president for Caesars Entertainment, John Koster, who explains how he’s approaching the recovery from the pandemic as he...

Masks Return For Las Vegas Employees as Covid-19 Rises

The Clark County government last week re-instituted a mask policy but only for employees of businesses in the county where to Delta variant of the Covid virus is soaring,...

Post-Adelson, Las Vegas Sands Changing

Less than eight months after Sheldon Adelson’s passing, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. is changing. First, LVS sold its Las Vegas properties. Now it’s targeting northern Florida for gaming...

Wallenda to Christen Firekeepers New Tower

Firekeepers Casino Hotel celebrates a major expansion grand opening on August 16 as Nik Wallenda, the “King Of The Highwire” will perform aerial tight rope walk across the top...

Judge Orders Station Casinos to Negotiate With Union

Station Casinos has been known as anti-union for many years but has been constantly pressed by the local culinary union. The union won the latest round when a federal...

Navajo Nation Casinos Reopen After 15 Months

Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort (l.) near Flagstaff, Arizona and three other Navajo casinos in New Mexico reopened after shutting down in March 2020 due to Covid-19. Several restrictions...