Virgin Hotels Approved in Las Vegas

The Nevada Gaming Commission licensed Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment to operate Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Mohegan becomes the first tribal company to run a casino in Las Vegas when...

Pennsylvania Casinos Fined for Free Play Violations

Mount Airy Casino Resort and Rivers Casino Philadelphia (l.) have been fined by regulators for issuing fee play awards in excess of amounts authorized by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control...

Cromwell Becomes Last Caesars Strip Property to Reopen

The Cromwell just reopened as an adults-only casino. Cromwell is the last Strip casino owned by Caesars Entertainment to reopen following the Covid shutdowns.

Boyd to Delay Opening of Downtown Casinos

During a third quarter call with investors, Boyd Gaming Corporation CEO Keith Smith revealed the company will not reopen three Downtown Las Vegas casinos, including Main Street Station (l.),...

Tropicana Reports Interest in Sale of LV Property

The owner of the land on which the Tropicana hotel casino sits, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., is getting lots of inquiries about purchasing the 35 acre site. The...

Another Icahn Caesar Board Member Resigns

A second of the three members representing billionaire Carl Icahn (l.) on the board of Caesars Entertainment has resigned. James Nelson announced the resignation, effective immediately.

Star Acts Return to MGM Resorts Casinos

MGM Resorts casinos are the latest to bring back entertainment in Las Vegas, when some of its longest running acts return November 6. David Copperfield (l.), Brad Garrett and...

Saracen Casino Resort Opens

The 80,000-square-foot Saracen Casino Resort in Jefferson County, Arkansas opened to the public on October 20. It features 2,300 slots, 35 table games, seven restaurants, VIP lounge and sports...

Twin River Casino Buys Bally’s Brand

Twin River Worldwide Holdings has bought the Bally’s brand name from Caesars Entertainment for $20 million.

Poker is Back at Borgata

Atlantic City's Borgata Casino reopened its poker room on October 21 after shutting down due to Covid 19. Borgata Poker will return with 30 socially distanced tables and a...

Caesars Buys William Hill

Caesars Entertainment submitted a bid of $3.7 billion for William Hill, which was accepted by its board even though analysts considered it undervalued. Caesars already owns a 20 percent...

Two Iconic Atlantic City Restaurants Fold

Uber restaurateur Stephen Starr cashed in his chips on two iconic restaurants in Atlantic City located in the former Pier at Caesars. The Continental (l.) and Buddakan will not...

Atlantic City Deed Restrictions Don’t Boost Competition

The Eldorado-Caesars merger offered a chance to lift deed restrictions against three properties, including the former Atlantic Club (l.), in Atlantic City. But it didn’t happen. Lifting restrictions offered...

PA Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Skill Games, VGTs

A committee of the Pennsylvania state House heard testimony at a public hearing on the legalization of so-called “skill games” (l.) and an expansion of the video gaming terminal...

Atlantic City Employment Falls in August

August employment in Atlantic City’s nine casinos declined nearly 22 percent year over year. But the numbers also decreased between July and August. Since in-restaurant dining returned September 4,...

Smoke-Free Casino Could Trigger a Movement

Park MGM (l.) reopened recently as a smoke-free casino. Fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, could the decision be the start of a movement to finally having casinos join restaurants...

$1.2 Billion Biloxi Casino Resort Planned

A $1.2 billion casino with a 1,000-room hotel (l.) and "stunning" performance venue will be developed in Biloxi by Universal Music Group and the Dakia U-Ventures investment group. The...

NY Casinos Haven’t Fully Recovered

New York state’s casinos reopened September 3 after Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) lifted restrictions. They are returning to life, but slowly.

Casino Closures Devastate Tribal Health Services

Like commercial casinos nationwide, tribal casinos had to shut down in early spring on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic. Former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (l.) says the loss...

Court Decision on Historic Races Devastating

Faced with a devastating loss of funding for the horse racing industry, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission would like the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that historic...