Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel Announces New Expansions
Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel has just opened its new $125 million renovations to the public. It also announced new expansions in the works.
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60 More Days For Wire Act Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Justice has delayed implementation of its revised Federal Wire Act opinion until June 14, according to a memo from outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein...
Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Sorts Out Cash Problems
Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort casino has re-stocked its cash reserves and is beginning to turn itself around financially as it awaits new owners, a trustee overseeing the property said.
Another Attempt to Sell Atlantic City’s Former Atlantic Club Casino Falls Through
The owner of the former Atlantic Club Casino Hotel (l.) in Atlantic City has canceled a notice to sell the closed property to a Philadelphia-based company.
Churchill Downs to Invest in New Jersey, Pennsylvania Sports Betting Markets
During an earnings call with investors, Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen (l.) said the company plans to invest in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sports betting markets during 2019...
Adelson’s Cancer Eliminates Court Testimony
After a prolonged absence from his office and proposed testimony in a Las Vegas lawsuit was rejected, Las Vegas Sands Corp. revealed the Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson (l.)...
Icahn Inks Deal With Caesars; Gets Three Board Members
Caesars Entertainment reached an agreement with Carl Icahn that gave the corporate raider sizable representation on the board of directors and input on the choice of a new CEO....
MLB Signs Deal with Sportradar
Major League Baseball and the Switzerland-headquartered Sportradar have signed a “wide-ranging, multi-year partnership” making Sportradar the official global data provider for MLB. Sportradar now has deals with all four...
Las Vegas Strip Still a No-No for the NFL
The league isn’t moving off a longstanding policy that bans images of the famed neon way from TV commercials aired during games. Undaunted, one of the city’s top advertising...
Howard, Westbrook to Speak at Betting on Sports America
Former Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard and Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famer Brian Westbrook will speak at SBC’s Betting on Sports America conference on April 24.
Musk Pitches LV Tunnel Transit System
Billionaire entrepreneur and visionary Elon Musk (l.) could be building the first example of his underground tunnel transit systems in Las Vegas. He has proposed to provide a people-moving...
MLB Seeks Ban on Spring Training Bets; PA Folds
A request from Major League Baseball that casinos forego any sports betting involving 2019 Major League Baseball spring training games has met with mixed results from casinos. Nevada has...
Wynn Awaits Hearing by Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Wynn Resorts Ltd. was recently hit with a $20 million fine by the Nevada Gaming Commission as punishment for looking the other way when founder Steve Wynn was allegedly...
Nevada Hammers Wynn Resorts
The Gaming Commission leveled a $20 million penalty—the largest in Nevada gaming history—for Wynn Resorts’ failure to act in the face of years of allegations that Steve Wynn was...
Connecticut Gaming Tribes Threaten to Stop Payments
Connecticut’s gaming tribes say that if the state begins to take steps to entertain bidding for a commercial casino that they will cut off the 25 percent payments they...
Sports Betting Debated in Connecticut Legislature
The gaming tribes of Connecticut are adamant that if the state legalizes sports betting that they should have a monopoly on it. But other interests are contesting that claim...
Competing Casino Bills Move Forward in Connecticu
Lawmakers in the Connecticut legislature voted last week to move forward two bills that are diametrically opposed to each other. One would authorize an open bidding process for commercial...
Massachusetts Treasurer Lobbies for Sports Book
The Massachusetts lottery needs millennials. Millennials are attached by umbilical cord to their phones. That’s why the lottery needs to sell online, says Treasurer Deb Goldberg (l.).
New Hampshire Sues Over Wire Act memo
New Hampshire and several other parties are suing the U.S. Department over its recent memo indicating it was reversing its previous policy on the federal Wire Act. The lawsuits...
Virginia Legislators Approve Casino Bill
Virginia lawmakers passed a bill authorizing casinos in Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Richmond and Norfolk, if voters in those cities approve. First, a comprehensive casino gambling study must be completed...
