IGT and William Hill Expand Sports Betting at Rhode Island Casinos

IGT and William Hill have expanded their sports betting operation to a permanent sports book at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Rhode Island. The two companies operated sports...

MGM Gets $637 Million For Park Rebrand

The MGM rebrand of the Monte Carlo as Park MGM (l.) and NoMad Las Vegas earned it more than half a billion dollars from the property’s owner, MGM Growth...

Pennsylvania Officials Decry Truck-Stop Casinos

Officials and the chief of police in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, are criticizing plans to add video gaming terminals to five truck stops in Lancaster County next year.

Pull Tabs Help Minnesota Stadium Financing

After a slow start, the surprising success of charitable gambling, especially electronic pull tabs, has helped fund U.S. Bank Stadium (l.) in Minneapolis. In fact, a recent report said...

Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle Applies for Sports Betting

The Presque Isle Downs and Casino (l.) has petitioned Pennsylvania regulators to become the seventh state casino to offer sports betting.

Aristocrat Cuts Ribbon for Summerlin Campus

Executives of Aristocrat Leisure, limited and Aristocrat Technologies cut the ribbon on a new two-building North American headquarters campus in the Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin. Cutting the ribbon...

FBI Raids Atlantic City Mayor’s Home

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam (l.) was the subject of an FBI raid of his home as agents seized property during the five-hour search. The reason for the investigation...

U.S.-China Ceasefire Helps Casinos

Wynn Resorts was one of the big winners as trade war tensions eased between the governments of China and the United States. Other U.S. casino companies that operate in...

New Wynn Chairman Will Plead Their Case

Recently named Wynn Resorts Chairman Phil Satre (l.) will be arguing that with a new board and executives the gaming giant is a different company from that created by...

Hard Rock names Mark Birtha to Head Northern California Venture

Mark Birtha has been named president of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain in Northern California. He will oversee the casino’s construction aiming at opening...

Ruffin Purchases Casino Miami

Kansas-born billionaire Phil Ruffin (l.), owner of Treasure Island in Las Vegas, purchased Casino Miami for an undisclosed price. It offers 1,012 slots and electronic table games and sits...

Pennsylvania Board Holds Mini-Casino Hearings

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held public hearings on Category 4 satellite “mini-casinos” planned by Stadium Casino and Mount Airy Casino Resort. The Mount Airy facility would be in...

Off-Track Betting May Return To Virginia With Colonial Downs Revival

Off-track betting parlors with historical racing machines will be opening in Virginia within the next few years. First on the list is an OTB in Vinton, which has been...

Rhode Island Opens First New England Sports Book

For now, Rhode Island has the only sports book operating in New England. Sportsbook Rhode Island in at Twin River Casino in Lincoln took the first wagers on the...

Florida Legislators Assess Amendment 3 Impact on Sports Betting

Now that Florida voters approved the Voter Control of Gambling amendment by 71 percent, state legislators are trying to interpret how it would affect sports betting. Incoming Senate President...

Massachusetts: Who Knew and When Did They Know It?

Despite the investigation into the activities of former Wynn Resorts Chairman Steve Wynn being stalled because of a lawsuit he filed against the state gaming board, questions still remain....

Philly Live! Granted Extension; Will Open in 2020

Stadium Casino, now wholly owned by Baltimore’s Cordish Companies, has been granted a two-year extension on required opening date for the Philly Live! Hotel & Casino, until 2020. Cordish...

Atlantic City Casino Profits Down

The opening of two new casino s in the Atlantic City market has hurt casino profits as the city’s now nine operating casinos saw a 15.3 percent profit decline...

R.I. To Get Sports Betting Soon

Sports betting is just around the corner in the two casinos that serve Rhode Island. The first to introduce it will be the Twin River in Lincoln, to be...

Churchill Downs Wins Bidding for New Kentucky Racetrack

The racing and gaming giant and partner Keeneland are expected to break ground early next year on a $150 million harness racing venue (l.) targeting the Nashville market with...