It’s Wynn’s Encore

After some very public flirting, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts agreed to end talks aimed at a purchase of Encore Boston Harbor. MGM wasn’t the only suitor. Boston Red...

DraftKings Dreams of Massachusetts Sports Book Legalization

The Massachusetts legislature is holding hearings on sports betting legislation. The Legislature's Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies is looking at all angles of legalization, including the...

Michigan Rep Finalizes Draft Sports Betting Bill

Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden (l.) has finalized a draft of a stand-alone sports betting bill. His online gambling legislation still is tied up in the House Ways and...

Issues Remain on Maine Sports Betting Bill

The Maine legislature looks very likely to approve a sports betting bill this session. Questions remain what will be in the bill and how many stakeholders will get a...

New Hampshire Could Legalize Sports Betting Soon

The New Hampshire Senate and House are passing H 480 back and forth, moving toward a final bill that both can support. It will legalize sports betting in the...

Gov. Phil Murphy Keynote Speaker for East Coast Gaming Congress

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (l.), Monumental Sports CEO Ted Leonsis and AGA President Bill Miller will deliver keynote addresses at the East Coast Gaming Congress & NextGen Gaming...

Borgata Atlantic City to Unveil New Sportsbook

Atlantic City’s Borgata casino announced it will invest $12 million into a new sports betting and entertainment project. The facility will include a sports bar and is scheduled to...

Borgata Babes Case Headed to Trial

An appellate court has ruled that a case involving cocktail waitresses at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City can go before a jury. The case dates to 2008 and...

FanDuel, DraftKings Ready to Challenge Illinois Exclusion

A report by lawyers for daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings says the two companies—which both now offer sportsbooks—will challenge any Illinois law that seeks to exclude them...

House Passes Mashpee Trust Bill

The House passed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, which would put 321 acres in Massachusetts into trust for the Mashpee tribe, allowing it to operate a casino...

DC Sports Betting Expects September Launch

Sports betting could start in the District of Columbia is expected to begin in September but the app may not launch until January 2021. DC Lottery, which will regulate...

Board to Vote on Sands Bethlehem Sale

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has set a date for a special meeting for the purpose of voting on the planned sale of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (l.) to...

NLRB Orders Station to Deal With Union

Station Casinos’ Palms Casino (l.) in Nevada has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to recognize and negotiate an agreement with the Culinary and Bartenders Union. The...

Jeopardy! Champion to Speak at UNLV Conference

Record-breaking Jeopardy! champion and Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer (l.) will speak at the 17th International Conference on Gambling & Risk-Taking at UNLV.

Steve Wynn Gives Big to the GOP

He may be in disgrace with the casino industry, but Steve Wynn’s standing with the national Republican Party remains untarnished. The accused sexual predator donated nearly $400,000 to the...

MGM Plans Luxury Condos in Atlantic City

MGM Resorts International and Boraie Development LLC announced a plan to build 200 luxury condo units in Atlantic City’s Marina District, near MGM’s Borgata Casino. The project may be...

McDevitt Prevails Again in Atlantic City

Local 54, the Atlantic City arm of the powerful hospitality union UNITE HERE, has reelected Bob McDevitt for a fifth term. Opponents accuse him of strong arming members into...

$800 Million Price Tag For Las Vegas Shootings?

MGM Resorts is prepared to fork out as much as $800 million in damages to victims of the October 1, 2017 shooting. Insurance will reportedly cover $750 million of...

Caesars, ESPN Partner on Studio at The Linq

The deal will bring a second sports betting TV hub to Caesars’ Las Vegas Strip portfolio. The studio will serve as an outpost of ESPN’s “Daily Wager” show and...

Sports Betting, Online Casinos Continue to Drive New Jersey Gambling Industry

New Jersey saw another sports betting handle of over $300 million in April and online casino gambling was up 59 percent as Atlantic City casinos reported a 17 percent...