Gaming

Union authorizes July strike against 5 Atlantic City casinos

Shari Schugar, a cocktail server at the Tropicana casino, casts her ballot, Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J., as members of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union decide whether to authorize a strike against Bally’s, Caesars, Harrah’s, Tropicana casinos. The union has already authorized a strike against the Trump Taj Mahal.

Atlantic City's casino workers say they'll go on strike against five of the city's eight casinos on July 1 if a contract isn't reached by ...

17 June 2016
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

MGM Resorts raises profit growth goal by $100 million

Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at G2E at The Venetian.

MGM Resorts International said today that its initiative to cut costs and grow revenue should generate an additional $100 million annually before certain costs. The company had previously ...

16 June 2016
By J.D. Morris

Union voting on Atlantic City casino strike authorization

This July 11, 2014, aerial photo shows the Atlantic City, N.J., beachfront with many of its Boardwalk casinos.

Atlantic City's casinos workers are preparing themselves for a possible strike against most of the city's gambling halls that would hit just as the Fourth of July weekend approaches. Members of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union began voting ...

16 June 2016
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Gaming association: Concerns about pro sports, casinos ‘widely overblown’

Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, gives a “State of the Industry” address during the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Sands Expo Center.

The casino industry’s chief lobbying voice in Washington, D.C., sees an opportunity in reports this week that the NHL is ready to grant an expansion team ...

15 June 2016
By J.D. Morris

U.S. judge gives Caesars temporary reprieve from lawsuits

A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily halted lawsuits seeking $11.4 billion in damages from Caesars Entertainment Corp., urging ...

15 June 2016
Reuters

With focus on nongaming offerings, Atlantic City’s Revel set to reopen

Revel, a $2.4 billion casino in Atlantic City, shut down in 2014. The casino is reopening under new ownership and a new name: the Ocean Resort Casino.

Revel, Atlantic City's most spectacular casino flop, will begin to reopen next week under new ownership that views gambling as ...

11 June 2016
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Experts put social harms of daily fantasy sports on (mock) trial

The attorneys sat next to each other on one side of Ballroom H. The judge, a former gambling regulator, sat on the other side of the room, flanked by a podium bearing ...

10 June 2016
By Daniel Rothberg

Wynn forging ahead on Massachusetts casino, despite environmental challenge

This artist's rendering released Wednesday, March 27, 2013, by Wynn Resorts shows a proposed resort casino on the banks of the Mystic River in Everett, Mass.

Casino magnate Steve Wynn said he is proceeding with site work for his $2 billion Everett, Mass., casino, confident he'll prevail against ...

9 June 2016
By Matt Stout, Boston Herald (TNS)

Former L.V. mayor spotlights glaring lack of women in top gaming jobs

Caesars Entertainment Executive Vice President Jan Jones Blackhurst listens to a question during her talk at the 16th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking at the Mirage on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Jan Jones Blackhurst stood in a large ballroom at the Mirage on Wednesday and showed an image that she said illustrated a critical issue for the casino industry ...

9 June 2016
By J.D. Morris

New credit card lets members earn MGM rewards points

There’s a new way to earn points in MGM Resorts’ loyalty program. The company today unveiled the M life Rewards MasterCard, which allows members to earn rewards points and ...

8 June 2016
By Ric Anderson

Mirage ‘changed everything’: How integrated resorts can remain dynamic

Steve Wynn makes a point during his keynote speech opening the International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Mirage.

The casino industry has evolved a lot since the Mirage’s transformational debut in 1989, but resorts still have room to grow to keep up with today’s customers. That was one of the key messages delivered during a series of public discussions held Tuesday at the Mirage as part of a major weeklong academic conference on ...

8 June 2016
By J.D. Morris

MGM Resorts rolls out parking fees on the Las Vegas Strip

Cars enter MGM Grand on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Strip's largest hotel-casino operator has officially started charging for parking. MGM Resorts International's game-changing move to end the long-held ...

7 June 2016
Associated Press

Wynn says he doesn’t understand nightclubs, loves nongaming revenue

Steve Wynn speaks during the International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Mirage.

Steve Wynn said today that he thinks young people probably waste too much time on social media and that he’s not a huge supporter of “the nightclub crowd.” The casino mogul ...

7 June 2016
By J.D. Morris

Maryland casinos are on a record roll

This Aug. 25, 2014, picture shows the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore. The casino opened its doors Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, and it's the last of five to open in Maryland after lawmakers legalized gambling in the state.

Atlantic City, rocked by the 2014 closure of four casinos, is teetering on the brink of a financial crisis. Nevada casino revenue has been flat for months. But Maryland's casino market ...

7 June 2016
By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun (TNS)

Connecticut tribe among partners in $265M Mississippi casino

A Connecticut Indian tribe and others say they'll partner to build a $265 million casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which operates the massive Foxwoods Resort Casino in eastern Connecticut, says it will ...

7 June 2016
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press
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