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Tropicana Las Vegas Lives to See Another Day with Penn National Buyout Approval
The Tropicana Las Vegas is off of life support and almost out of ICU, now that Penn National Gaming's bid to acquire the iconic Sin City property has received official approbation. Penn National, which already holds the debt paper on and runs...
Electronic Blackjack Comes to New York Racinos
New York will soon be home to at least three full-scale resort casinos at various upstate locations, part of the seemingly never-ending casino expansion in the northeastern United States. But by the time the current crop of racetrack casinos in the state...
GVC Holdings Makes Third Attempt to Buy Bwin.Party With $1.7 Billion Bid
GVC Holdings says it's willing to do whatever it takes to acquire bwin.party. The epic fight for control of bwin took another twist this week after the Battle of the iGaming Platforms ramped up to yet another new level. Despite reports that bwin.party...
SLS Las Vegas Dropping Money Like It’s Hot, But Parent Stockbridge Committed to Keeping Property Afloat
SLS Las Vegas is on the kind of streak you don't want to be on in Sin City: a losing one. For the sixth straight month, the property that is located on the site of the former "Rat Pack" Sahara Hotel &...
Gun Lake Casino in Dispute with Michigan Over $7 Million Payment
When states allow Native American tribes to operate casinos, they are typically looking for one very big benefit: a share of the revenues that the new casino brings in. But in order to get that money, states typically have to make sure...
Borgata Responds to Ivey Countersuit
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City has responded to a countersuit filed by professional poker player Phil Ivey, saying that their destruction of cards used in his controversial baccarat sessions were destroyed before the casino became aware that anything...
DraftKings to Expand into UK
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) site DraftKings announced this week it has received a license from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and plans to go live with a UK-facing DFS product in the fourth quarter of the year. Last month, the Boston-based start-up...
Plainridge Park Casino Collects $18 Million in First Month
Massachusetts may still have a ways to go before it becomes a casino gambling powerhouse, but their first entry into the field is off to a good start. The Plainridge Park Casino, which features only electronic games, brought in $18.1 million in...
Tribal Vote Fails to Halt Plan for Martha’s Vineyard Casino
Any plan to build a casino on Martha’s Vineyard is sure to run into some serious opposition, and the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe still faces plenty of fights ahead if their plans to build are to become a reality. But on Sunday, those...
China’s Weakened Yuan Likely to Hit Asian Casino Industry Hard, Analysts Predict
China’s shock decision to devalue the yuan is likely to hurt East Asia’s burgeoning casino industry. That's the word from experts in gaming, referring to properties in places other than Macau, which is suffering its own issues when it comes to gambling revenues...
