Rivers Pittsburgh Greenlights $60 Million Hotel

Rush Street Gaming announced plans to break ground on a $60 million hotel project (l.) that will create the 219-room, four-star “Landing Hotel Pittsburgh.”

PA Truck-Stop VGT System in Place

Video gaming terminals at approved truck stops in Pennsylvania is closer after International Game Technology completed work on the central control system.

Questions Surround Chicago, New Casinos

Among its dozens of provisions, the new gambling law expected to be signed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (l.) will allow a casino in Chicago and five other locations.

New York’s Cuomo Says Mobile Betting Possible in New York This Year

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) said it may be possible for the New York Legislature to pass a bill that allows for mobile online betting before it closes...

Changes for Miss America Pageant

The Miss America Pageant will be televised by NBC after years on ABC. The move, however, should mean a new date for the pageant, which has traditionally aired on...

It’s All In The Illinois Details

When the Illinois legislature passed a wide-ranging gambling bill at the last minute of the session, much was unknown. It includes legalizing sports betting, allowing casinos in Chicago and...

Strong April for Nevada’s Books—New Jersey’s Too

The spread of legal sports betting nationwide appears to be a tide that’s floating all boats. Nevada recorded its third consecutive April in which handle was better than the...

Wynn Now All In On Massachusetts

If ever there were doubts that Wynn Resorts was committed to making its Encore Boston Harbor casino as success, they have vanished. Wynn’s CEO Matthew Maddox told cheering employees...

LVS, Poarch Band Close Sands Bethlehem Sale

Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Wind Creek Hospitality, an arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, officially closed the sale of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to Wind Creek....

11th-Hour Bridgeport Deal Fails With Connecticut Tribes

Months of negotiations between Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim (l.) and Connecticut’s two gaming tribes ended last week with no agreement. A last minute bill that would have authorized a...

NCAA Worries About Athletes Gambling on Sports

NCAA and other collegiate officials are concerned student athletes may bet on sports as sports wagering expands across the country.

Carlino Steps Down as Penn Chairman, Stays with GLPI

Peter Carlino has stepped down from his position as chairman of Penn National Gaming, the company citing the federal Clayton Antitrust Act and the acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment as...

Customers Sue SugarHouse Over Cards, Shufflers

Two frequent customers of Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino are suing the casino over what they say were a combined $250,000 in losses due to broken shufflers and “illegitimate” playing cards.

Massachusetts Stakeholders State Their Cases in Sports Betting Hearings

For two days last week a committee of the Massachusetts legislature heard testimony from a variety of interest who all in some way want to influence lawmakers who are...

Ohio Governor Wants Sports Betting Regulated by State Casino Control Commission

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (l.) says he favors having the Ohio Casino Control Commission put in charge of regulating sports betting, rather than the Ohio Lottery Commission. Determining which...

More Than 500 Jobs Cut in Final Round of MGM Dismissals

The painful duty of reducing staffing was done last week when MGM Chairman and CEO Jim Murren (l.) announced that 557 employees would lose their jobs. The list concludes...

Wire Act Opinion Falls

A federal judge has ruled that the 1961 federal Wire Act applies only to sports wagering, essentially striking down a recent revised opinion on the act from the Department...

Eldorado Moves Closer to Caesars Deal

Multiple media reports have suggested that a merger between Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts is close to being finalized. Any deal would be complicated and may face some regulatory...

Sports Betting Advertising a Huge Opportunity CBS CEO Says

CBS Corp. has identified sports betting as a "huge" and growing business opportunity especially when it comes to advertising

1 Year After PASPA’s Death

The one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a federal ban on sports betting passed on May 14 and since then the nascent U.S. sports betting industry...