Marking Caesars Entertainment’s first foray into a permanent esports venue, the Wall Gaming Lounge at the Rio offers players an immersive gaming experience ...
30 June 2018
By Mick Akers
Nevada gaming revenue increased 5.29 percent to $1.04 billion in May compared to the same month last year, the fourth time in the last five months revenue has topped the ...
29 June 2018
By Mick Akers
State regulators approved the sale of four Indiana casinos to new operators Thursday, including Ameristar East Chicago to Penn National Gaming and the Indianapolis-area horse track casinos to the ...
29 June 2018
By Dan Carden, The Times, Munster, Ind. (TNS)
It was the first day of sports betting at the Ocean Resort casino in Atlantic City and a customer walked up to Jim Leonard, a vice president of the sports book. "I got a question for you," said the patron, staring at the board, a vegetable soup-like mix of odds on ...
29 June 2018
By Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com (TNS)
The reopenings have generated cautious optimism that better days are ahead for the seaside gambling resort that once was the only place in America outside Nevada with casinos ...
27 June 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Hoosier Park Racing and Casino is set to be rebranded as Harrah's Hoosier Park if a proposed sale is approved by two gambling ...
27 June 2018
By Christopher Stephens, The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind. (TNS)
A union representing more than 1,000 workers at the Stratosphere announced today it reached a tentative labor agreement with the property's operator Golden Entertainment. The ...
27 June 2018
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
The Supreme Court's recent overturning of a federal ban on sports betting could clear the path for New York to become the largest U.S. sports wagering market. By 2023, New York is projected to rake in $700 million annually from sports bets, according to new projections by GamblingCompliance, an independent service that ...
27 June 2018
By Mick Akers
MGM Resorts International has been recognized for its dedication to volunteer service. The company was named an honoree of the 2018 Civic 50, which recognizes corporations that ...
27 June 2018
By Michelle Williams, MassLive.com, Springfield, Mass. (TNS)
As the U.S. and China steam toward a full-fledged trade war, American casinos across the world could become collateral damage. “The risks for Sheldon Anderson’s Sands casinos are quite high,” says China Market Research Managing Director Shaun Rein. “It is quite possible that China will target his casinos specifically because he is a ...
26 June 2018
By Muhammad Cohen, Forbes
The last time there was so much hype about the future of this troubled seaside resort, Donald Trump was doing most of the hyping. The president, then a casino impresario, opened the Trump Taj Mahal with great fanfare in 1990 ...
26 June 2018
By Patrick Mcgeehan and John Taggart, New York Times News Service
Initial tests show samples of drinking water in Laughlin are meeting water-quality standards but officials want to conduct more tests before lifting an boil-water advisory that's been in place since ...
25 June 2018
Associated Press
Players of the video game phenomenon "Fortnite" will face off this weekend on the Strip, with about 100 people expected to take part in the Fortnite in the Park tournament from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at ...
25 June 2018
By Mick Akers
A terminally ill New Jersey man says he got one of his last wishes fulfilled this week: to drink a cold beer and play a few more hands of blackjack at his favorite casino in Atlantic City. John Mudry and his family visited Bally's Atlantic City on Tuesday to fulfill one ...
24 June 2018
Associated Press
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is still Pennsylvania's table games king, but in recent months its stranglehold on the throne doesn't seem quite as firm. For instance, in May, Sands Bethlehem generated $19.6 million in table games revenue, the 15th-highest monthly total in ...
21 June 2018
By Jon Harris, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. (TNS)
