Team Owner Announces Sports Book Plan for Washington Arena

Ted Leonsis (l.) has announced that a restaurant at the Capital One Arena will be remade into a sportsbook under the District of Columbia’s new sports betting law. Leonsis,...

Wynn Rocked in Massachusetts Hearings

The long-awaited hearing on the suitability of Wynn Resorts to hold a license for its Massachusetts casino, Encore Boston Harbor, was held last week and it wasn’t a good...

VICI, Hard Rock Buy JACK Cincinnati

Hard Rock International last week announced that it had purchased JACK Cincinnati (l.) and nearby Turfway Park for $780 million. The deal was completed along with VICI Properties, which...

Massachusetts Governor Pushes Sports Betting

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (l.) is chiding the legislature just about every chance he gets, lobbying lawmakers to pass a sports betting bill before summer. His most recent comments...

Mobile Betting Dead in New York—For Now

As expected, legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) declined to include sports wagering by phone and online in the new state budget, effectively killing it for the foreseeable...

Indiana Governor Flew On Casino Executive’s Jet

An Indianapolis Star report indicated Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (l.) accepted flights Spectacle Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Rod Ratcliff's private jet while Ratcliff urged changes to state law that...

Eldorado, Fertitta Battle It Out For Caesars Empire

With the resignation of the director representing Apollo Global Management, Carl Icahn, now Caesars’ largest shareholder, could soon be extending his control over the gaming giant’s future. With the...

Former Owner of Ocean Resort Atlantic City Bruce Deifik Dies in Car Crash

Bruce Deifik, a Colorado developer who reopened Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort casino last year has died in a single-car crash in Denver at the age of 64. Deifik had...

DOJ: Lotteries Not Part of Wire Act Opinion

Another memo from federal Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (l.) says that the DOJ’s new interpretation of the 1961 federal Wire Act did not address whether it applies to...

Atlantic City Casino Union Worried About Hedge Fund Investment into Casinos

UNITE HERE, the nation’s largest casino workers union, has launched a campaign to ask gambling regulators to protect casino employees as hedge funds and private equity firms make more...

Hard Rock Atlantic City Unveils Second Phase of Sportsbook

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City announced that the second phase of their sportsbook is now open.

Interior OK Heats Up Connecticut Gaming Beefs

The nod from the Department of the Interior that their amended tribal state gaming compacts to build a third casino (l.) are approved was given to Connecticut tribes last...

Massachusetts Governor Wants Sports Betting Vote

Bay State Governor Charlie Baker (l.) is pressing hard for a sports betting law. And he’d like to see a vote on it before summer.

PA Gaming, Sports Betting Revenue Up

As Pennsylvania adds more retail sports books, gaming regulators report increases in both slot and table game revenue in February year-on-year income reports. Profits were slim.

Maine Lawmakers Mull Sports Betting, 3rd Casino

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would authorize the state’s tribes to run a third casino and one that would allow tribes and casinos to offer sports betting....

Dover Downs Sale Cleared by Shareholders

Shareholders of Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment approved the sale of the operator of Dover Downs Hotel and Casino (l.) to Twin River Worldwide Holdings.

Connecticut Considers Sports Betting

A proposal that would legalize sports betting at Connecticut casinos and OTB locations—like Winners at the Hartford airport (l.)—has little chance of passage. The two state gaming tribes have...

DOJ Seeks to Dismiss New Hampshire Lawsuit on Wire Act

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a memorandum in support of their motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the state of New Hampshire and its lottery challenging...

Funds Seized from Borgata Atlantic City Won from Prohibited Gamblers

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has seized $107,000 from Atlantic City’s Borgata casino won from prohibited gamblers including underage gamblers. The Division has also fined Bwin.party, an...

Four Gaming Giants Undergo Transitions

The majority of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are undergoing traumatic transitions. Two are undergoing financial earthquakes, while two others are dealing with the losses of their...