Proposed ‘exclusion list’ prompts video gambling questions
April 20, 2014 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A proposed “exclusion list” designed to keep criminals away from the video gambling industry is prompting questions from those who want more protections to help problem gamblers. Illinois has a voluntary self-exclusion list for…
Ground broken for upscale stores on vacant lot next to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall
The Press of Atlantic City By JENNIFER BOGDAN Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — By next spring, crowds leaving events at Boardwalk Hall will no longer have to pass a vacant tract of land serving as a reminder of shuttered casinos….
CRDA to provide $5 million in grants to attract airlines to Atlantic City International
By JENNIFER BOGDAN Staff Writer The Press Of Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY — Hoping to lure new carriers to Atlantic City International Airport, the state authority controlling the city’s Tourism District is prepared to pay out $5 million in airline…
MGM Resorts, Hakkasan Group announce formation of joint venture
By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A collaboration that began with the successful opening of the Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub at the MGM Grand in April 2013 is going global. MGM Resorts International and the Hakkasan Group…
Deutsche Bank Said to Seek Sale of Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Resort
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) is in talks with potential buyers of its Cosmopolitan resort in Las Vegas as it tries to end a six-year, money-losing venture into casino development, people with knowledge of the matter said. Germany’s largest bank is…
How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For Millions
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey casino is reimbursing players in a poker tournament that was suspended after counterfeit chips were discovered. More than 2,100 entrants who finished outside the top 450 and played in the same room…
Survey finds adults still support casinos but not in their community
SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts adults still indicate they support casinos, but not in their own community, a telephone survey by the Western New England University Polling Institute found. The survey of 477 adults, conducted March 31 to April 7, found that…
Bellagio Fountains Blast 400 Feet as Vegas Glitz Masks Drought
The Bellagio Fountains gush 460 feet (140.2 meters) high every 15 minutes nightly. Golf courses carpet the desert, as they have since Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack played Las Vegas. And the casino restaurants still serve water without asking….
File under: Gee Ya Think? Casinos hurt themselves with tight slots, consultants say.
Casinos chase away customers with a combination of tight slot machines and too much free play for the wrong bettors, two gambling consultants say. “The fundamental gaming experience is starting to change,” says Andrew Klebanow, a partner with Gaming Market…
Employee accused of ringing up $250K on state credit card to support gambling habit
FALLON — A Nevada Department of Transportation employee in Fallon has been charged with using a state credit card to support his gambling habit. Tal Pierre Smith is accused of using the credit card to buy about $250,000 worth of…