Free Play – Do Casino Players Like it?
Commentaries By Jean Scott Autor of the Fugal Gambler more on her http://queenofcomps.com/ In the good ol’ days, casinos rewarded players mostly with comps, but sometimes with hard cash. We loved cash rewards, which we could put in our pocket…
Mourning the Passing of Keno and Keno Men
Commentaries by By Ken Adams, Editor of CDC Gaming Report and long time reporter on the casino industry. Casino gaming is a mature industry, long past its youth. The last members of its pioneering generation are disappearing all too quickly….
Bulls Are Favored Over Knicks to Sign Anthony as NBA Free Agent
Erik Matuszewski, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Carmelo Anthony has a better chance of joining the Chicago Bulls as a free agent than staying with the New York Knicks, according to oddsmakers. Anthony, 30, said throughout the 2013-14 season he intends to…
Atlantic City's mayor floats idea of port for tour-cruise lines
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — Planes, trains and automobiles all deliver tourists to the doorsteps of Atlantic City. Buses, too. Strangely, what’s missing from a seaside resort named after the Atlantic Ocean are ships. Searching for new…
New Jersey lawmaker says state will have sports betting one way or another
By REUBEN KRAMER, Staff Writer New Jersey racetracks could offer sports betting by September in spite of a federal ban, state Sen. Ray Lesniak said Tuesday. In February, Gov. Christie asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the federal ban…
Atlantic Club sells for $13.5 million to TJM Properties Inc.
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — A real estate investment firm that has been buying up old Atlantic City casinos paid $13.5 million for the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, according to newly filed property records. TJM Properties…
Caesars extends offer to purchase $791.8 million in long-term debt
Bookmark and Share Caesars Entertainment Corp., extended by more than a week an offer for investors to purchase $791.8 million in the company’s long-term debt. The casino operator had previously extended the offer to end Monday. The offer now expires…
Southern Nevada economy seen strengthening through 2014
Southern Nevada’s economy will continue to strengthen through 2014 as tourism, gaming, construction and the housing industries plod toward pre-recession levels. Current trends indicate the region is continuing its fourth year of recovery from the economic downturn that hurt Nevada…
World Cup bettors hammering Las Vegas sports books
LAS VEGAS — Through the first five days of the World Cup, bettors have been rolling in the dough while the sports books have taken a beating, as favorites have gone 9-5 on the goal line and the OVER has…
Las Vegas: Rebirth of resort starts with the right name
CEO Seth Schorr applauds a winning bet during the opening of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, October 27, 2013. By John Katsilometes (contact) John Katsilometes Sunday, June 15, 2014 | 2 a.m. Naming…