Casino developers vie for N.Y. casino licenses
Developers Draft Casino Plans, Signaling Fight for New York’s Licenses By THOMAS KAPLAN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/nyregion/competition-is-expected-for-new-york-states-casino-licenses.html?hpw&rref=nyregion&_r=1& Published: November 24, 2013 Aspiring casino developers are proposing ice-skating rinks and championship golf courses. They are promising fashionable restaurants and cocktail bars. And…
Riverboat casino winnings were up across Louisiana by 5%
The L’Auberge Casino and Hotel, which opened last year, had the largest winnings in October of any riverboat gambling operation in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, according to numbers released Thursday. (Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times Picayune) By Julia…
Fed panel raises concerns about gaming Lauundering in Macau
Fireworks explode at the City of Dreams, left, one of the giant casino complex in Macau, Monday, June 1, 2009. City of Dreams is an urban entertainment resort, feature a 420,000 square foot casino with an underwater theme. It’s offer…
NV gaming regulators OK Bally’s acquisition of Shfl
By Richard N. Velotta Las Vegas Sun http://www.vegasinc.com/business/gaming/2013/nov/21/nevada-gaming-regulators-ok-ballys-acquisition-shf/ State gaming regulators quickly approved Bally Technologies’ $1.3 billion buyout of Shfl Entertainment in a pair of special meetings Thursday. In back-to-back meetings, the state Gaming Control Board recommended approval and the…
Slot-machine jackpots rivaling multistate lotteries get gami
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada could soon join with other states to offer slot machine jackpots rivaling the awards produced by multistate lotteries. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved regulation changes Thursday that allows slot machine manufacturers to…
WYNN RESORTS’ MASSACHUSETTS PROPOSAL UNDER INVESTIGATION
The state of Massachusetts’ bid to introduce casinos in its borders has turned into a circus. If it’s not enough that one casino operator after another have dropped their bids in part of their failure to get public support, one…
Nev. regulators looking at multi-state slot prizes
From AP and Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/21/nv-interstate-slot-jackpots/ The Associated Press Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 | 3:45 a.m. Nevada gambling regulators are being asked to let slot makers for the first time widen their prize pools by offering mega-lottery sized jackpots…
NJ Bill Would Allow Web Poker Players From Outside The U.S.
From Card Player magazine he state of New Jersey hasn’t even started its intrastate online gambling industry yet, but at least one politician is gearing up for making moves to increase liquidity by allowing gamblers from outside of the U.S….
Caesars Spinoff Begins Trading With $1.5 Billion Valuation
Caesars Acquisition Co. (CACQ), the spinoff from Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR) that gives investors a separate stake in the parent company’s online gambling business, rose in the first day of trading. Caesars Entertainment, the largest owner of casinos in the…
Table games called vital key in casinos' future
Lemon Mosissa, left, Dean Barnett, center, and Laura Villanueva play High Card Flush on Tuesday at Galaxy Gaming’s booth Tuesday, at the Table Games Conference at Paris Las Vegas. A growing table games market attracted 29 table game manufacturers to…