MGM Resorts Might Close More Casinos Midweek

Faced with lower than hoped for occupancy, MGM Resorts International followed Wynn Resorts and closed Park MGM (l.) midweek through the holiday season. Midweek occupancy throughout the city fell...

Foxwoods Reopens Indoor Theater

Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino has after eight months of being closed, reopened it Grand Theater (l.). Operating at 25 percent capacity, the first performer to appear was comic Bob Marley.

Michigan Law Offers Escape from Lifetime Casino Ban

A new Michigan law allows those who place themselves on the self-exclusion list to come off after five years. The change could result in more problem gamblers signing up...

Churchill Downs to Limit Capacity for May Derby

The Kentucky Derby (l.) will return to its traditional May date this year, but in deference to the coronavirus pandemic, seating will be limited. The track owners, Churchill Downs,...

MGM Growth in Market for Strip Casino

The REIT MGM Growth Properties is interested in purchasing a casino much like the Venetian (l.) in Las Vegas. But it’s also looking for a suitable partner to run...

Podcast with Dave Peña

A conversation with the president of Peña Productions, and founder of Boogie Nights

New Jersey’s Freehold Raceway Playing Catch Up on Sports Betting

New Jersey’s Freehold Raceway, the state’s third track to offer sports betting, is trying to catch up two the state’s two other tracks with its new sports betting facility....

Vegas Loop Game Changer for Las Vegas

Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop proposal will transport visitors throughout the Strip area in underground tunnels (l.). The project will also ferry passengers to Downtown and Allegiant Stadium. But would...

N.J. Lawmaker Seeks to End Ban on Some College Bets

State Senator Paul Sarlo (l.) pushes for a Constitutional amendment to allow wagering on college playoff and championship games played in New Jersey or involving teams from the state.

Judge Orders Atlantic City Casino Exec’s Phone Examined

A federal judge has ruled that the personal phones of two casino executives who left the Borgata casino in Atlantic City for the Ocean Casino resort, a Boardwalk competitor,...

Borgata Atlantic City Reopens Poker Room

Borgata Atlantic City has reopened its poker room—one of the largest in the U.S. and the site of several televised poker tournaments—after being closed for seven months due to...

U.S. Casinos Seeking Covid-19 Recovery Relief

The U.S. casino industry is looking for help to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns in the form of tax and regulatory relief, according to American Gaming Association President Bill Miller...

LVS in Talks To Sell Vegas Strip Properties

The casino giant Las Vegas Sands appears to be setting a course as a pure-play Asian operator. But the $6 billion asking price for its Las Vegas casinos, The...

Atlantic City Casino Workforce Down 17.5 Percent

Atlantic City’s casino workforce was down significantly for a third straight month after a nearly four-month shutdown for Covid-19. Atlantic City’s nine casinos reported 22,503 jobs in September 4,782...

New Jersey CRDA Funds Human Trafficking Outreach

To help launch a pilot program to reduce human trafficking in Atlantic City, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a grant of $233,945 for the Volunteers of America. The...

New British Lockdown Shutters Casinos Again

Along with everything else in the country save essential services, the United Kingdom betting establishments are closed once again. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (l.) made the decree over the...

Circa Resort Opens in Downtown Las Vegas

The first major casino development in Las Vegas’s downtown in 40 years opened this week: Circa Resort & Casino. It boasts the world’s largest sportsbook, six pools and cool...

Twin River, Gaming and Leisure Buy Tropicana in Indiana

As part of its requirement to shed properties in the Eldorado Resorts merger, Caesars Entertainment Inc. sold Tropicana Evansville in Indiana. The buyers included Gaming and Leisure Properties and...

Live! Pittsburgh to Open November 24

Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino Pittsburgh mini-casino, created in the former space of an anchor store at the Westmoreland Mall, will open to the public on November 24.

Stitt Won’t Appeal Compact Rulings

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) said he will not appeal U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti's ruling that tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed January 1. Stitt had sought to...