MLB Supports Legal Sports Betting—With Conditions
Major League Baseball has made its first statement on legal sports betting with a conditional opinion on legalization. The league has drafted a bill that is being considered in...
Gaming News
Virginia House Approves Historical Racing
A bill legalizing historical racing was approved by the Virginia House. The machines would be installed at the now-shuttered Colonial Downs racetrack (l.) and off-track betting parlors. A report...
Fremont Street Experience Set for $28 Million Revamp
The high-tech light and sound show’s first upgrade in 14 years will make it brighter, flashier and interactive. Plans call for a smartphone app to let viewers post personal...
Steve Wynn Steps Down
Amid a firestorm of sexual harassment allegations casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned from his own company. Investors gave a vote of confidence to Wynn Resorts’ appointment of company...
Hard Rock Announces Online, Social Gaming Partners
Hard Rock International will partner with Gaming Innovation Group for an online casino product. Hard Rock has already begun the licensing process in New Jersey, where it plans to...
Atlantic City Mayor and Lawmakers Fact Find on Legal Pot in Nevada
Atlantic City’s mayor, Frank Gilliam (l.), and some New Jersey lawmakers are taking a “fact-finding” trip to Nevada to see how legalizing marijuana affected the casino-operating state.
New Jersey Lawmakers Urge U.S. DOJ to Keep iGaming Legal
New Jersey’s delegation to the U.S. Congress, including up-and-coming Senator Cory Booker (l.), wrote to the federal Justice Department, urging officials not to rescind the 2011 opinion that cleared...
Angel To Devil For Sports Betting
An attorney for the National Basketball Association testified before the New York State Assembly in favor of legalized sports betting—with 1 percent of wagers to the league. This would...
Work to Start on Second Philly Casino
The Stadium Casino partnership has been authorized to raze the Holiday Inn to clear the way for construction of the Stadium Casino Hotel in South Philadelphia’s stadium district.
A Moment of Reckoning for Wynn
Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn is at the center of a firestorm over allegations that he assaulted dozens of women during his years as head of Wynn Resorts and...
Crumbling Vacant Atlantic City Casino Sparks Investigation
The closed Atlantic Club casino in Atlantic City appears to be slowly falling down and has prompted an investigation by the city into the building’s status. Debris is reportedly...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Rises in 2017
Atlantic City casinos saw their second straight year of revenue growth bringing in $2.66 billion from gamblers in 2017, up 2.2 percent over 2016, with MGM’s Borgata (l.) the...
Spirit Airlines to Offer Atlantic City New Orleans Flight
In April, Spirit Airlines, the principal airline flying out of Atlantic City International Airport, will offer nonstop service to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
Former Revel Owner Still Wants Role in Atlantic City Development
Glenn Straub (l.), the Florida-based developer who recently sold the former Revel casino in Atlantic City is still a major landholder in the resort. He told local media he...
Golden Nugget Enhances Loyalty Program
Golden Nugget Casinos has improved its players club system, enabling members to earn comp dollars and tire credits and redeem them at any of the operator’s five casinos.
PGA Video Warns Against Gambling
One does not normally think of the PGA Tour as a hotbed of gambling. The PGA wants to keep it that way and is warning against illegal gambling and...
Analysis: Mini-Casinos Could Grow PA Market
As speculation begins on the specific location of the state’s first Category 4 satellite casino after Penn National’s winning bid, an analysis by New Jersey consulting firm GGH Morowitz...
Four Winds South Bend Opens
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians recently opened Four Winds South Bend in Indiana (tribal leaders and NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens cut the ribbon at the grand opening). The...
Four Las Vegas Casinos Hit in Robbery Spree
It appears the November robbery of Bellagio’s poker room was just the start. New York-New York, Harrah’s, Ellis Island and SLS Las Vegas (l.) all have been held up...
Gaming Law Education Comes To Central Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania regulator Susan Hensel (l.) gives back to the state by conducting gaming law classes at her alma mater, Widener University Commonwealth Law School. She uses her years of...
