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Appeals Court Halts Tribal Bingo and Slots on Martha’s Vineyard
A federal court in Massachusetts this week ordered the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head to halt its plans for opening a small casino on Martha’s Vineyard. The ruling comes just more than a month after the same court gave the tribe the...
Rumors Suggest Iconic Bellagio Fountains Could Close
Rumors suggest the famous Bellagio Fountains may be set to make way for something new, but MGM Resorts has denied the iconic water feature will close. On May 22, the Las Vegas Review-Journal cited a "source" that suggested the future of the...
Casinos Clamor to Reach Millennials, But Are They Even Worth the Effort?
At just about any gaming conference these days, there's a lot of buzz about casino strategies for reaching the next generation of gamblers, millennials aged 21 to 34. Conventional wisdom says the demographic has little interest in slots or traditional games of chance....
Pennsylvania Advances Online Gambling Bill, But Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
The Pennsylvania Senate approved landmark legislation to legalize online gambling Wednesday. And now the hard part really begins. The measure passed on a bipartisan 38-12 vote. It marked the first time the Senate had advanced any online gambling legislation. But the move...
Macau Tourism Study Pinpoints Nine Key Non-Gaming Features That Attract Visitors
Macau tourism numbers are up through the first quarter of 2017, and that's continued good news following a slight bounce in visitor arrivals during the previous year. China's gambling friendly zone is experiencing a comeback of sorts after President Xi Jinping initiated...
Nevada Seeks to Curb Lavish LVCVA Spending by Hiring Costly Inspector General
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) receives hundreds of millions of tax dollars each year, but has little financial oversight from the state on how its board members use those funds. Five Democratic lawmakers and one Republican in Carson City...
New Jersey’s Sports Betting Plea Derailed, US SG Tells Supreme Court to Dump Case
New Jersey’s battle to legalize sports betting within its borders may just have lost its wheels. On Wednesday, Acting US Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall informed the Supreme Court that there was no grounds for the court to accept the case. New Jersey...
China’s Anti-Corruption Drive Could Still Hurt Macau’s Economic Recovery, Market Analysts Warn
An anti-graft and corruption campaign in China has been ongoing for more than two years. For a while, the government in Beijing seemed to be focussing on casino junket operators in Macau, with sweeps that resulted in arrests of casino executives as...
Fourth Upstate New York Casino Changes Name to Resorts World Catskills
Upstate New York’s fourth and soon to be biggest casino will be known as Resorts World Catskills. The project, currently under construction in the Catskill Mountains just outside the town of Monticello. It was previously known under the working title of Montreign...
Troubled SLS Las Vegas, Former Sahara, Sold to Reno Resort Owner
SLS Las Vegas has been sending out SOS signals ever since it underwent a $415 million renovation less than three years ago. The former famed Sahara Hotel and Casino was turned into a sleek and modern resort that's abbreviated moniker stood for...
