New Jersey Tracks Back in Business
After several days of qualifying runs, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy agreed to let horse tracks start racing again, provided a slew of protocols are followed. The Meadowlands (l.)...
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Atlantic City Casinos Play A Waiting Game
Atlantic City casinos could open by July 4th, though no firm date has been set.
American Casinos Continue to Open
The rollout continues as U.S. casinos accelerate their reopening plans. By June 1, it’s expected that almost half of the almost 1,000 casino that closed during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Atlantic City Casinos Struggle to Open, Workers Line Up at Food Bank
The Atlantic City casinos in the coronavirus era has stepped up to provide food for jobless employees, and working to establish safety parameters that Governor Phil Murphy (l.) will...
NJ Horsemen Win Against Leagues
The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association prevailed when the Supreme Court declined to take on a dispute over whether the association is entitled to money from pro leagues and...
Atlantic City April Revenue Tank
The first full month of lockdown for the casinos in Atlantic City set a record in futility with revenues falling 69 percent. What revenues that did come in almost...
‘Casino King’ Stanley Ho, Father of Macau Gaming, Dead at 98
Stanley Ho, who went from riches to rags and back, and founded a gaming dynasty in Macau, died May 26 in Hong Kong.
AGA Targets Slot Reporting Threshold
The American Gaming Association has renewed its call to end the $1,200 federal reporting threshold for slot wins, originally set in 1977. The AGA saw its chance last week...
Danville, Virginia and Caesars Discuss $400 Million Casino
Danville, Virginia and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are discussing a $400 million casino resort (l.) at a former industrial complex. The project could generate $30 million in annual gaming revenue...
Lawmakers Pass Chicago Casino Bill
In a special session, Illinois legislators approved a measure allowing a casino in Chicago. The bill now awaits Governor J.B. Pritzker's signature. It's a victory for Chicago Mayor Lori...
Pennsylvania ‘Skill Games’ Still Defying Shutdown
Unregulated slot-like “skill games” are still operating in many convenience stores, laundromats and other locations in Pennsylvania, despite the casino industry shutdown.
Virginia Council Endorses Hard Rock
In a unanimous vote, the city council in Bristol, Virginia endorsed Hard Rock International as the preferred casino operator. The sole developer to propose a casino, Hard Rock has...
Oklahoma Tribal Chairmen Defend Compacts
Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson Sr. (l.) and Otoe-Missouria Tribe Chairman John Shotton sent a legal memo to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt defending their new gaming...
PA’s Wolf: No Early Horse Racing
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (l.) has quashed the efforts of state horse racing stakeholders to resume races without spectators before the general Covid-19 shutdown ends.
R.I. Town Says ‘Show us the Money’
Tiverton, Rhode Island is asking the state lottery for money it’s owed for hosting the Twin River Tiverton Casino Hotel. The casino was closed by executive order, but the...
Five Vegas Operators Now Virus-Testing Employees
It started with Las Vegas Sands and Station Casinos. Now, with the industry counting down to an expected June reopening, MGM, Caesars and Boyd have joined forces with local...
Boyd Warns of Impending Layoffs
Boyd Gaming has sent out a letter to employees warning of impending layoffs and uncertainty about reopening. The letter was signed by human resources executive Chris Smith.
U.K. Betting Shops Get Reopening Date
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (l.) has unveiled plans to reopen most of the retail gaming sector by June 15, bookmakers included.
More U.S. Casino Markets Poised to Reopen
Two months after U.S. casinos shut down due to the coronavirus, many have opened or are planning to do so. Tribal casinos have been opened in California, Arizona and...
Caesars Details Phased Reopenings
Caesars Entertainment has proposed a phased opening of its casinos in four markets, including nine in Las Vegas and three in Atlantic City.
