Macau gaming revenues reach record $45.2 billion in 2013
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Macau’s casino market smashed records and exceeded even the most optimistic expectations for 2013, collecting more than $45.2 billion in gaming revenues during the year. The figure exceeded 2012’s record total of $38 billion…
Rounders 2
From Poker News.com Maybe we’ll finally learn if the million-dollar top prize at the World Series of Poker has Mike McDermott’s name on it. According to Deadline Hollywood, The Weinstein Company co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein are once again working…
Atlantic City casinos pressured to improve or face new competition
This April 8, 2013, photo shows the Atlantic City N.J., beachfront at low tide. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says 2014 is a crucial year for Atlantic City to show progress in recovering from its challenges, or else the governor…
Gaming revenues rise 22.6 percent on Vegas Strip, 11.9 percent statewide
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Analysts expected Strip casinos to rebound following a lackluster October. But not to the extent of a 22.6 percent gaming revenue increase. Thanks to a 94 percent jump in baccarat results and a 53.5…
New Year's Eve events in Atlantic City will kick off tonight
By STEVEN LEMONGELLO, Staff Writer Subscribe to Steven Lemongello on Facebook Follow Steven Lemongello on Twitter Follow @SteveLemongello Atlantic City casinos are gearing up for New Year’s 2014 with special events, concerts and decorations. At Resorts Casino Hotel, Boogie Nights…
Vegas’ New Year’s Eve about big names, big bashes
Hannah Dreier, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Las Vegas is set to ring in 2014 with big-name concerts, celebrity-hosted parties and an eight-minute rooftop fireworks display billed as the nation’s largest. John Legend is performing at Haze nightclub at…
Mississippi Gaming Commission approves Rotate Black’s Hemingway casino
From AP GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved plans by Rotate Black Casino for a $112 million casino resort named after author Ernest Hemingway on land next to Jones Park and the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor….
Sick Of Husband’s Gambling, Wife Alerts Authorities To $600K Super Bowl Pools At Local Bar
All around the country, local bars operate betting pools where patrons pay a set fee to buy a shot at taking home everyone else’s cash. At lots of bars, the price for a box is reasonable, but some pools charge…
Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
Commentaries By Ken Adams of CDC Gaming Reports. In the last twenty-five years, many states have discovered that when properly managed legalized gambling can be a golden egg laying goose. The states have had many options from which to choose:…
Belmont Raises Purse for Triple Crown Race to $1.5 Million
By Dan Hart , Bloomberg News The New York Racing Association Inc. , which oversees thoroughbred racing at the state’s three major racetracks, boosted the payout for the Belmont Stakes to $1.5 million to rival the other two purses that…