Three Navy Ships
USS REAGAN Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective… ENORMOUS ! When the Bridge pipes ‘Man the Rail’ there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5…
Game Changers From the Global Gaming Expo
Long a dominant force in the casino industry, slot machines are now at a crossroads. How will they adapt to tomorrow’s players? Among the more important topics addressed at the annual Global Gaming Expo, held earlier this month at the…
New Jersey will OK real-money skill gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Sure you love matching little candy pieces with each other, or spelling out words with your pals. But New Jersey gambling regulators want to let you do it for real money. The state Division of…
Royals’ Winning Streak Yields $43,000 Payout on $100 Initial Bet
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — A $100 wager on the World Series- bound Kansas City Royals at the start of the postseason and carried through their unbeaten streak would have paid more than $43,000, according to RJ Bell, founder of Las…
Uber holds first meeting in Las Vegas with prospective drivers
Uber is mobilizing in Southern Nevada. The San Francisco-based ride-sharing company that has acknowledged it is considering entering the Las Vegas ground transportation market if it can figure out a way to clear some regulatory hurdles conducted the first of…
Sands China Profit Rises on Sales to Mass-Market Gamblers
(Bloomberg) — Sands China Ltd., the Macau casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, said profit increased 3.3 percent as growth in mass-market gamblers partly made up for lower spending by high rollers. The shares gained 0.7 percent to HK$42.55…
Icahn aide: Taj has to close if union pact remains
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A federal bankruptcy court judge will issue what the owners of Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort consider a life-or-death decision on Friday for the troubled gambling hall. Trump Entertainment Resorts and billionaire investor Carl…
Trump casinos revise request to keep casino open
WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) – The parent company of Atlantic City’s struggling Taj Mahal casino has reworked its request for help from New Jersey’s state government to keep the casino open. William Hardie, a financial adviser to Trump Entertainment Resorts, testified…
New Jersey: State casino regulators: We want skill-based games
By REUBEN KRAMER Staff Writer Game on. Atlantic City could become a national proving ground for an emerging breed of gambling that would transform the casino landscape in the United States. New Jersey’s chief casino regulator said Tuesday he is…
New Jersey Senate approves sports-betting bill
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – State lawmakers passed a measure that could clear the way for sports betting in New Jersey, aiming to boost the state’s ailing casino and racetrack industries. The bill is the latest in a years-long effort to…