Jamaica’s first-ever licensed casino is set to get the go-ahead as early as this summer, with construction beginning as soon as the development order is granted, says the brains behind the multimillion dollar development. Robert Trotta told an audience of businessmen, investors, gaming experts and politicians – which included former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson –…Read More
Empire Resorts already has a hand in the New York gambling scene; after all, they currently run the slots parlor at the Monticello racetrack, which has proven to be a popular (if small) operation. But the company is now thinking bigger, as they have unveiled their plan to build a major casino resort in the…Read More
What goes up, must come down. Or, in this case, it must at least start going up more slowly. That’s the story out of New Jersey, where online gambling revenues continue to grow for the state – though not as quickly as they did in the last two months. Second Month Numbers Up The raw…Read More
Gamblers and state officials in Massachusetts are starting to getting excited; after all, in the next few months, licenses will be awarded to up to three casino operators in different regions of the state to join the slots parlor in Plainville, and that’s going to mean a lot of new revenue for the state. It…Read More
When it comes to casino gambling, the house always wins. But in some cases, that doesn’t necessarily refer to the casino itself. New Hampshire’s House of Representatives voted down a bill that would have allowed the state to license a single casino in the state, continuing a tradition of the House voting down casino proposals…Read More
Everyone knows that online and mobile gambling are the biggest growth areas in the gaming industry. But now, companies are starting to see the fruits of their marketing efforts as these segments show up on their balance sheets. Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) posted a 52 percent increase in revenues in 2013, becoming one of the…Read More
There could be some cause for alarm in the Buckeye State: Ohio casinos have generated far less revenue than initially estimated during their first full year of operation, according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and experts say it could be down to a failure to market themselves effectively. Huge Shortfall for Year One Regulatory…Read More
Good news: while you’ll still have to be in New Jersey to play on the Garden State’s online gambling sites – you won’t have to be as inside them as you would have at the launch of the Internet casinos a few months ago. State gaming officials and casino executives have begun easing the parameters…Read More
In the gaming industry, it’s all about who you know, and now a new deal struck between Station Casinos’ Ultimate Gaming online poker site and some Northern Nevada casinos will drive traffic two ways, just the way casino executives like it. The joint marketing deal between Ultimate Gaming and Reno’s Peppermill Resorts, Inc. will see…Read More
Will the boom times ever stop in Macau? Casino operators certainly hope not, and the latest numbers out of the Chinese enclave suggest that there’s still plenty more growth to come before things start to slow down in the city. According to the latest numbers, casino revenues rose to 38 billion patacas ($4.8 billion) in…Read More
The battle over expanded gambling in the Chicago suburbs is pitting race tracks, casinos and even the cities themselves against each other in a fight over who – if anyone – can offer more casino-style gambling in the state of Illinois. At a hearing last week at Tinley Park – located in a south Chicago…Read More
Did you have a rough Super Bowl weekend, wagering-wise? Perhaps you bet on the Broncos, or maybe the blowout took all the life out of your Super Bowl party. Whatever the case may be, chances are you didn’t have the kind of issues faced by one serious gambler in Las Vegas, who says he lost…Read More
UPDATE March 8, 2014: Carlos Molina was not released from Clark County Detention Center on Friday, and the Saturday MGM Grand Garden Arena fight was cancelled. It appears the primary reason was because technically Molina is considered an illegal alien and was wanted by immigration officials, despite having lived in the U.S. since age four….Read More
Here’s a riddle: when does a Caesars location no longer belong to Caesars Entertainment per se? Answer: when they sell it to another company they own instead. That’s the unusual situation caused by a sale of four properties owned by Caesars to their own subsidiary; a move made to help restructure the company’s largely unsustainable…Read More
If you were hoping for a quick jaunt to the casino during your family’s next trip to Disney World, you might be in for a disappointment. A newly proposed bill in the Florida House of Representatives would increase oversight of the state’s gaming industry, but it wouldn’t allow for the creation of new Las Vegas-style…Read More
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