After losing ground to California tribes, Reno casinos regroup.
Carlton Geer, the Nugget’s president and CEO, said he is confident that the casino and the Reno market are on the upswing. “It’s a destination,” he said of the Nugget, “and it will sell.” RENO — The signs of decay…
Pro poker player Phil Ivey sued by Atlantic City casino Borgata on claims of cheating.
In this 2009 file photo, Phil Ivey looks up during a hand at the final table of the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas. Ivey has been sued in federal court by the Borgata in Atlantic…
Red Rock Resort ready for dramatic new look
Rendering of Restaurant Row at the front of the Red Rock Resort in Summerlin. Station Casinos is spending $35 million to redevelop two entrances to the eight-year-old hotel-casino, part of which will coincide with the opening of the Shops at…
Sands COO: Feds want Internet gaming to get the taxes
By LAURA MYERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The president and chief operating officer of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Friday he believes U.S. officials want Internet gaming to be legal so the Internal Revenue Service can collect taxes to…
Do AC campaign to increase promotion of unique events
ATLANTIC CITY — The marketing group that created the “Do AC” campaign wants to start giving visitors more specific reasons to “do” just that. Nearly half of the group’s advertising budget will push specific events, compared with last year, when…
Caesars aims charter flights at Montreal market
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, Staff Writer Caesars Entertainment, Atlantic City’s largest casino operator, will tap the Montreal market for gambling customers by combining hotel packages with new charter flights between Atlantic City and upstate New York. click here Service from Plattsburgh,…
Another Va. couple charged with passing fake chips at Maryland Live Casino
A Northern Virginia couple who bet that they could get away with using doctored chips at Maryland Live has been charged, just weeks after another pair were charged in a similar fake-chip scheme, authorities say. Ngan S. Nguyen, 29, and…
Two years after steps were made to stop money laundering through B.C. casinos, the problem appears to have worsened
The number of cases reported to police by provincial regulators doubled between 2011 and 2013 Two years after steps were made to stop money laundering through B.C. casinos, the problem appears to have worsened. On Thursday, Finance Minister Mike de…
BORGATA DEBUTS NEW HI-TECH CASINO CHIPS; GALAXY MACAU CATCHES CHIP SCAMMERS
The recent counterfeit ‘chipgate’ scandal at Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has prompted the casino to adopt a new high-tech chip design to reduce the risk of a repeat occurrence. In January, players at the World Poker Tour’s…
Casinos used by organised crime groups for money-laundering, says investigator
PUTRAJAYA: Organised crime groups are believed to be laundering money by manipulating facilities provided by casinos to companies, an investigator revealed. These groups use the "junket" accounts provided to companies that are genuine, licensed business operators registered with the casino,…