MGM Springfield President Calls First Year a Success

MGM Springfield’s inaugural year was a success as far as President Michael Mathis is concerned—this although the casino underperformed in terms of revenues that were promised to the Massachusetts...

Cordish Grows Pennsylvania Footprint

Cordish Companies’ Stadium Casino subsidiary is targeting both sides of the state of Pennsylvania with new Live! casino and hotel projects in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Philadelphia project (l.)...

Atlantic City YTD Profits Tumble

Second-quarter profits for Atlantic City’s casinos painted a less than rosy picture for six of the seven properties in operation prior to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City...

Illinois Expansion No Sure Thing

In an announcement that shocked the Illinois horseracing industry, Churchill Downs said high taxes and a “hyper-competitive" gaming market made it “untenable” for it to pursue a gaming license...

Genting Goes All In in New York

The Malaysian gaming conglomerate is taking full control of Resorts World Catskills in New York. It should prove enough to keep the struggling casino hotel out of bankruptcy. But...

Hard Rock Bids on Greek Casino

U.S.-based gaming giant Hard Rock International has submitted a binding offer for a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) casino development planned for a former airport near Athens. Chairman Jim Allen...

Penn Mini-Casino Gets Local Nod; Another Town Opts In

Officials of Pennsylvania’s Springettsbury Township have given approval to Penn National Gaming’s planned mini-casino (l.) at the York Galleria mall. Sandy Township, meanwhile, reversed its decision to ban mini-casinos...

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Owners Receive Interim Approval

New Jersey regulators have granted interim authorization to a New York based hedge fund as owners of Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort (l.) and approved a trustee for the...

Justice Department Appeals Wire Act Verdict

The Department of Justice last week said it would appeal the decision of a New Hampshire judge that the federal Wire Act does not apply to lotteries or iGaming...

Hong Kong Sneezes, Macau Catches a Cold

Weeks of civil unrest in the Asian financial center is taking its toll on travel to neighboring Macau, and the city’s casinos are feeling the pinch. July’s gaming revenue...

Big Week for Cordish In Pennsylvania

Stadium Casino LLC, a unit of the Cordish Companies, last week won a big victory in its plan to develop a casino resort in South Philadelphia, home of the...

Chicago Casino Toddlin’

A study by Union Gaming Group has concluded that a Chicago casino, recently approved by the state legislature, would be so unprofitable, it would likely not attract any serious...

Encore Boston Harbor Takes a Big Bite Out of Competition

Call it the Boston behemoth. Wynn Resort’s $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor (l.) has taken a sizable chunk of business from rival casinos in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Investors...

Atlantic City Sees Spurt in Casino Revenue, Sports Betting Revenue

Atlantic City’s casinos saw a 7.8 percent increase in casino revenue for July while sports betting revenue rose 8 percent statewide for the month. The July figures are the...

Massachusetts Mayor to Casino Committee: Get to Work!

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno (l.) of Springfield, Massachusetts has ordered the city’s Casino Advisory Committee to conduct its first meeting by September 30. The committee was supposed to have...

Podcast with Joe Lupo, President, Hard Rock Atlantic City

Atlantic City Sale Possible in Caesars-Eldorado Merger

Puerto Rico: Political Storms Could Stall Sports Betting

Top Supplier Predicts PA Will Soon Surpass NJ in Sports Betting

The U.S. head of one of the top suppliers of sports betting technology in the industry predicts that Pennsylvania will soon be the king of sports betting revenue in...

Deal Reportedly in Works for Sports Betting at New Jersey Track

A developer is continuing to push for a sportsbook at the closed Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, despite a court battle with the track’s former operator,...