Cosmopolitan Las Vegas poised for success Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesNevada December 27, 2015 0A year ago, the Blackstone Group decided to take control of the Cosmopolitan, a resort located on the Strip of...
Omnibus spending bill kept $1 billion in tax breaks, preserved casino REITs Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Las VegasCasino NewsEconomy/FinanceTaxationBankruptcyNevada December 26, 2015 0On December 18 the House and Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus tax & spending bill that averted a shutdown...
Illinois AG being sued by DraftKings and FanDuel Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsOnline gambling regulationGaming Industry NewsOnline Gambling NewsSports bettingFantasy SportsFantasy eSportsIllinoisFines, Lawsuits & Litigation December 26, 2015 0One day after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the Prairie State, on Thursday,...
Vegas airport traffic up 10% for November Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino NewsEconomy/FinanceNevada December 25, 2015 0Year on year numbers show about 10% more people flew in and out of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas during...
Cal Neva Resort & Casino to open May 2016 Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino expansion projectsNew HotelsCasino project updatesCalifornia December 24, 2015 0The 100th birthday celebration for Frank Sinatra took place earlier in December but fans were missing the experience of enjoying...
And Illinois makes eight; fantasy sports out says AG Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsOnline gambling regulationGaming Industry NewsOnline Gambling NewsSports bettingFantasy SportsIllinois December 24, 2015 1On Wednesday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined what is now a growing list of states and issued an opinion...
Australian billionaire James Packer steps down from Crown Resorts board of directors Renee Kingsley Las VegasAustraliaCasino openingsMacauOceania Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships December 21, 2015 0Billionaire James Packer, the son of the late Kerry Packer played a key role in transitioning the family business from...
Full House Resorts to renovate Grand Lodge Casino Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino expansion projectsNevada December 18, 2015 0The Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort Spa & Casino will soon be renovated, after an agreement...
Sheldon Adelson buys Las Vegas Review-Journal: Confirmed Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships December 17, 2015 0Last week a mysterious company purchased one of the most important newspapers in the gambling industry in the swing state...
GLPI acquires Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Pennsylvania Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasHorse RacingCasino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsFines, Lawsuits & LitigationPennsylvania December 17, 2015 0Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) a real estate Investment trust (REIT) spin-off of Penn National Gaming, has acquired Meadows Racetrack...
Aria convention center to get $154 million expansion Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsCasino expansion projectsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesNevada December 17, 2015 0Aria Resort and Casino has announced plans to expand its convention center by 200,000 square feet. MGM Resorts International will...
Who bought the Las Vegas Review Journal? Koch bros, Greenspun deny; Adelson silent Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino NewsGaming Industry NewsNevada December 16, 2015 0The journalistic community is in a frenzy to determine who is behind the company that purchased the Las Vegas Review...
Dec. 15 deadline for new Connecticut casino site delayed by tribes Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino proposalsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesConnecticutLicenses December 13, 2015 0The decision as to where to locate a casino in Connecticut has been temporarily put off by the Mashantucket Pequot...
RAWA hearing concluded in DC Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Online gambling regulation December 13, 2015 0On Wednesday a hearing was held in DC to discuss RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The hearing was...
Steve Wynn buys 1 million Wynn Resorts shares Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacauNevada December 10, 2015 0One million shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. were purchased on the open market by billionaire founder Steve Wynn, the owner...