Caesars-Eldorado One Step Closer
The approval by the Federal Trade Commission of the Eldorado Resorts buy of Caesars Entertainment means that only three more regulatory bodies need to heard from. The sale of...
Gaming News
Nevada OKs Cashless Transactions
The Nevada Gaming Commission last week approved several regulations aimed toward a cashless wagering system. The first step was to remove a prohibition against the process. Chairman John Moran...
Atlantic City Casino Losses Hurt State Agencies
The loss of revenues from gaming and other tourism took a bite out of state agencies like the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the Casino Revenue Fund. But a...
Covid Death Shuts Down Gila River Casinos in Arizona
The three Gila River casinos, including the Lone Butte casino (l.), in Arizona shut down late last week when a security guard died of Covid-19. The casinos had just...
In New York, Commercial Gaming Still in Limbo
New York State is in the final phase of its return to business. Commercial casinos and racinos (Resorts World New York City at left), which have been closed since...
Rhode Island Town Leaves Casino Money out of Budget
The town of Tiverton, Rhode Island is having to do major surgery on its new budget in order to accommodate the fact that the Tiverton Casino (l.) has been...
Covid Reignites Pennsylvania VGT Debate
The need for restaurants and bars to recover after the Covid-19 shutdown has renewed the debate over legalizing VGTs in Pennsylvania. Senate President Pro Tem Joseph Scarnati (l.) has...
Bias Alleged In Arkansas Casino License Vote
The Arkansas Racing Commission’s decision to award a casino license to Mississippi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership over Cherokee Nation Business of Oklahoma has sparked accusations of bias against Commissioner Butch...
Selling Sin City—Safely
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and ad agency R&R Partners are back doing what they do best, marketing the gambling mecca’s nonstop allure. But there’s a vital...
Majority of Tribal Casinos Defied States to Reopen
More than half of U.S. gaming tribes refused to abide by executive orders from governors on reopening their casinos after the Covid-19 shutdown. Some also disregarded orders banning group...
Circa Las Vegas Vows Adults-Only Resort
The first ground-up casino to come to Downtown Las Vegas in decades will open in October with a ban on anyone under 21. Adults “need some mystique back in...
Casinos Are Back, But Are They Making Money?
Business has been better than anticipated at Nevada casinos, which reopened June 4 at half-capacity. But high rollers are largely absent, and conventioneers are nowhere in sight. Locals casinos...
Atlantic City Casinos to Open July 2
After being dark for more than three months, Atlantic City’s nine casinos can reopen with 25 percent capacity.
NJ’s Monmouth Park Plans to Race—with Fans
Monmouth Park in New Jersey will allow 15,000 spectators for its racing meet, or a quarter of the total attendance at the track’s busiest day, at the GI Haskell...
New Jersey Lottery Makes Changes
The New Jersey Lottery is now offering a bigger jackpot for Jersey Cash 5 and has changed the times for drawings.
Caesars, MGM: Mask Up or Leave
Gaming giants Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, have made facial coverings mandatory for all visitors to their properties across the country, including Atlantic City.
Ocean’s 2nd Anniversary Social Sweeps
Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort celebrates its second anniversary by giving away 100 hotel room nights.
Icahn Agrees to Demolish AC Casino
Carl Icahn, owner of the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, has submitted plans and a timeline for demolition of the aging structure.
Q&A with NJ Senator Ray Lesniak on Sports Betting
In 2018, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak won his battle to bring legal sports bets to his own state and open the door for sports betting across the U.S....
Atlantic City Approves Open Containers
After legislators failed to approve an open-container law in Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small got it done, at least for now. Small took advantage of the closure of casinos,...
