N.Y. Track Seeks More Dates, Purse Money

The harness track at Saratoga Casino Hotel (l.) in New York has requested additional race dates to make up for lost purse money during the coronavirus pandemic. The track...

Nevada Win Inches Up in July

Revenue for the first full month of casino operations post-lockdown was down 26 percent versus July 2019. That’s a big step up from June’s 45 percent drop, although Las...

Illinois Counties Enforce Stricter Regulations

After Covid-19 test positivity scores increased over three consecutive days, new stricter health and safety regulations were implemented at casinos, bars and restaurants in Will and Kankakee counties, to...

Barry Diller Joins MGM Board

It was expected that media tycoon Barry Diller would get a directorship after his flagship company, IAC, spent $1 billion this summer buying up shares of the Las Vegas-based...

Mohegan Sun’s Cantone: Live Arena Broadcasts ‘Beat the Pandemic’

Mohegan Sun entertainment guru Tom Cantone (l.) has found a way to make an arena darkened by Covid-19 come back to life. He and Viacom agreed to broadcast live...

MGM Finally Reopening Mirage

The Mirage Resort in Las Vegas will resume business this week, MGM Resorts International said. The decision leaves Park MGM as the company’s sole Strip property still under closure.

40 PA Casino Workers Positive for Covid-19

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports that 40 casino workers tested positive for the Covid-19 virus between early June, when casinos reopened, and August 9.

NH Developer Wants to Build a Charitable Casino

A New Hampshire pizza entrepreneur and developer, Sal Lupoli (l.), has filed a proposal with the Salem planning board for a charitable casino. There are currently 55 such casinos...

Podcast with Terry Glebocki, CEO, Ocean Casino Resort

We talk with Terry Glebocki, the CEO of Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City on how the city’s casinos endured the lockdown and how they’ve been doing since reopening.

Eldorado, Caesars Deal Promises Uptick in AC

The acquisition of Caesars Entertainment by Eldorado Resorts Inc. has created the largest casino company in the U.S. The deal also brings three casino resorts under the new...

Atlantic City Workers Say Casino Safety Is Lax

An Atlantic City union his calling on New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to insist casinos follow Covid safety protocols. The union led by Bob McDevitt (l.) says five casinos...

Any Takers for Pennsylvania’s Next Mini-Casino License?

Hurting for revenues in the Covid age, Pennsylvania lawmakers will be peddling yet another mini-casino license—the proposed Penn National Hollywood Casino in Morgantown at left—next month. A new report...

Gambling Soon to Be Legal in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (l.) has signed off on a bill to create a regulated gaming industry. Legal gaming was a key campaign issue for Zelensky, whose SoP Party...

Vegas Visitation Down 70 Percent in June

Midweek occupancy remains in the doldrums absent the convention trade for which Las Vegas became famous. All in all, though, compared to April and May’s near-zero visitation, the first...

Study: PA Shutdown Cost $424 Million in Lost Taxes

An analysis by the Allegheny Institute found that the shutdown of Pennsylvania casinos cost the state $424 million in taxes. The study, co-authored by Institute Executive Director Frank Gamrat...

Penn National Chief Optimistic on Regional Markets

Penn National Gaming CEO Jay Snowden (l.) said regional casino markets are seeing encouraging trends, despite the losses due to Covid-19 shutdowns.

Caesars Kicks Off Virginia Referendum Push

Caesars Entertainment has launched the Caesars for Danville campaign to encourage voters in the Virginia town to support the company's proposed $400 million casino resort at a former industrial...

Rhode Island Town Sees Casino Money Again

The casino well ran dry for Tiverton, Rhode Island after the Twin River Tiverton Casino Hotel (l.) was closed by the pandemic. The casino has reopened, and a trickle...

Wynn Resorts Discloses Covid-19 Test Results

Wynn Resorts is the only major U.S. operator so far to report the number of employees𑁋”roughly 300”𑁋who have tested positive for Covid-19. Will Wynn’s example induce other companies to...

Strange But True: Mississippi Casino Posts Best Month In History

You read that right: the Silver Slipper Casino Hotel (l.) in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi posted the best month in its 14-year history in June, said Dan Lee, CEO...