Churchill Downs Announces Corporate Expansion
Churchill Downs Chief Executive Officer Bill Carstanjen (l.) has announced an expansion at the Louisville facility, to be completed by the 2021 Kentucky Derby. It will include a hotel,...
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Senate Committee OKs Simermeyer for NIGC
Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced last week that the committee has approved the nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer (l.) to serve as...
New York’s Empire Resorts Considering Bankruptcy
Genting Malaysia is joining with Kien Huat Realty, controlled by Genting Chairman Lim Kok Thay (l.), Empire’s majority shareholder, for a series of transactions aimed at taking Empire private....
Better Days Ahead for Illinois Track
The expanded gaming bill recently signed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker allows casino gaming and sports betting at the state's racetracks, including Fairmount Park (l.) in Collinsville. For 20...
MGM Springfield Faces Blackjack Suit
Blackjack players have filed a class action lawsuit claiming MGM Springfield in Massachusetts is paying less than state regulations allow on winning hands at some tables. The claims, including...
Six Developers Compete For Waukegan Casino
Six developers have filed proposals for a Waukegan, Illinois casino, including the Potawatomi tribe, operators of a Milwaukee casino, and Warner Gaming, partnering with former state Senator Michael Bond....
Rivers Celebrates 10 Years
Rivers Casino (l.) in Pittsburgh is celebrating 10 years of operation, along with 10 years of progressive workplace initiatives that have won the property “Best Place to Work” awards...
Raiders’ New Home Has a Name—Allegiant Stadium
The Las Vegas Raiders football team joined last week with Vegas-based air carrier Allegiant to celebrate the topping off of the team’s $1.8 billion domed stadium (l.). The 65,000-seat...
Wilmott to Step Down From Penn
Tim Wilmott has announced that he will retire as CEO of Penn National Gaming, a company he joined in 2008 and has guided through many expansions. Jay Snowden, Penn’s...
Podcast with Mike Donovan, Vice President of Marketing, Ocean Casino Resort
The Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Mike Donovan, the vice president of marketing for Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, on his efforts to revitalize the...
Encore Boston Meets Expectations
The recently opened Encore Boston Harbor overlooking the Beantown skyline has met expectations for profits since it opened June 23. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reports that the new Wynn...
Foxwoods Appoints John James as New President/CEO
A 25-year veteran of Indian gaming, John James, has been hired to be president and CEO of Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino. He becomes the first permanent executive of the...
New Jersey Changes Requirements for Government Change in Atlantic City
New Jersey has upped the number of signatures needed to force a referendum to change a municipality’s form of government just as Atlantic City is seeing just such an...
Hossein Ensan Wins $10 Million WSOP Main Event
Germany’s Hossein Ensan has won the World Series of Poker Main Event and the $10 million top prize. He beat out Italy’s Dario Sammartino in a heads-up showdown at...
New Indiana Casino to Become Hard Rock
The Majestic Star Hotel in Gary closed at the end of June. Spectacle Entertainment Vice President Jahnae Erpenbach (l.) said decreasing occupancy and the need for significant renovation led...
Sands Bethlehem Now Wind Creek
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, which purchased the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem last month, has officially renamed the property Wind Creek Bethlehem.
Warren, Daines Propose Updated Addiction Legislation
The Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019, filed by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (l.) of Massachusetts and David Daines of Montana would require the Department of Defense to offer...
Rutters Approved for More Pennsylvania Truck-Stop VGTs
The Rutter’s convenience store chain received regulatory approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for two more truck stops to add VGTs.
Sands Hires Ex-Governor in Big Apple Casino Push
The Las Vegas-based casino giant upped its lobbying drive for full-scale gaming in New York City by signing up state Democratic heavyweight David Paterson (l.) to lead it. MGM...
Mount Airy Opens Music Venue
Mount Airy Casino Resort (l.) launched its new 20,000-square-foot concert venue, billed as the largest such venue in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a concert by Bruce Hornsby.
