Pennsylvania Officials at Odds on Proposed Comp Room Tax
Officials in the solicitor and controller offices of Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County are at odds over a proposed tax on complimentary rooms offered by Mohegan Sun Pocono (l.).
Gaming News
Florida Poll Show Shrinking Support For Gaming Amendment
A new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll indicated 54 percent support for Amendment 3. Two months ago a poll showed 71 percent support for the proposal to give voters...
Construction Begins on High-Tech Vegas Arena
Ground has broken just off the Strip on the world’s first MSG Sphere. The 18,000-seat bubble-shaped arena, a joint venture between Las Vegas Sands and Madison Square Garden, is...
Three Pennsylvania Casinos Apply For Sports Betting License
Penn National Gaming and Greenwood Racing will receive sports betting licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week. Harrah's Philadelphia (l.) will submit its application.
New Jersey CRDA Defends Its Financial Performance
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority responded to a state audit critical of its spending and accounting procedures by saying that the agency—which is charged with distributing casino...
D.C. Councilman Proposes Sports Betting
In Washington, D.C., Councilman Jack Evans (l.) introduced the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 on September 25. The bill would legalize and regulate sports gambling in the...
Scientific Games Supplies Systems for Hard Rock AC, Plans Hard Rock Lottery Game
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, opened at the end of June, operates key casino management system products supplied by Scientific Games, which also is developing a...
Knights, William Hill Ink First NHL Partnership
The advertising and cross-promotional agreement between the bookmaking giant and the Vegas Golden Knights is wide-ranging and includes the display of league-wide odds on the T-Mobile Arena’s giant video...
Sports Betting Comes to Capitol Hil
The first formal hearing by members of Congress into the nationwide spread of legal sports wagering didn’t bode especially well for proponents of the idea that regulatory primacy belongs...
Vegas Pot Lounges Spark Concerns
The Nevada Resort Association, the state’s gaming industry lobbyist, opposes the introduction of marijuana lounges in the city of Las Vegas. The councilman pushing an ordinance to allow them...
Christie to Deliver Keynote at NCLGS Meeting
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (l.) will deliver the keynote address at the Sinter Meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. Christie gets credit for...
Caesars Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Straws
Joining the growing movement to phase out single-use plastic straw, Caesars Entertainment announced it will eliminate plastic straws and stirrers at all U.S. properties.
Formula One Signs Deal for Live In-Play Betting
Formula One racing has signed a sponsorship and data rights deal with Interregional Sports Group to work towards the development of live in-play betting. The deal is reportedly worth...
Fox Sports Radio Launches Sports Betting Show
Fox Sports Radio will broadcast “Straight Outta Vegas” with RJ Bell daily. The show will broadcast Monday through Friday from 6-7pm, marking the debut of a national daily radio...
Bay State’s Wynn Probe Comes to Vegas
Investigators with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission were in the Las Vegas last week gathering information about Steve Wynn (l.) and his former company, and could release their findings by...
Amendment 3 Would Put Florida Voters In Charge
Among 13 constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot November 6 is Amendment 3, titled Voter Approval of Casino Gambling. It would give Florida voters "the exclusive right to decide...
Massachusetts Regulatory Chief Crosby Resigns
The chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Stephen Crosby (l.), submitted his resignation last week just days before the agency began a review of the allegations made against Steve...
FanDuel Group Warns Affiliates on Offshore Gambling Sites
FanDuel Group has issued a warning via email to its partners and affiliates against promoting unlicensed offshore gambling sites. FanDuel’s sportsbook operations said that it considers such sites as...
The End Arrives for Vegas’ Lucky Dragon
With this week’s closure of the hotel, Lucky Dragon (l.), the town’s first Asian-themed resort, and the first built from the ground up since the recession, goes completely dark....
Penn Mini-Casino Hearing Slated for November 1
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a hearing on November 1 to gather public input on Penn National Gaming’s plan for a mini-casino in York County.
