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…
Las Vegas marketing gurus target free-spending Millennials
Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Millennials have become the new target market for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Billy Vassiliadis, who heads R&R Partners, the Convention and Visitors Authority’s contracted marketing and advertising consultant, told board members…
Harley-Davidson revved for run at new Strip location
Ann Friedman, Las Vegas Review-Journal Though Harley-Davidson first arrived in Las Vegas in the mid-1940s, their motorcycles, clothing and accessories just recently rode onto the Strip. The 65,000 square-foot location, at 5191 Las Vegas Blvd. South, opened Sept. 30. The…
MontBleu casino (formerly Caesers) at Lake Tahoe getting makeover
Another Lake Tahoe casino is getting a major makeover as the lake’s ailing tourism industry tries to reinvigorate itself. The MontBleu Resort announced a $24 million renovation Tuesday that will cover the casino and all 437 rooms and suites. The…
Man aboard Connecticut casino bus allegedly stabs 2 before being shot by police
http://cdcgamingreports.com/gaming-tv/man-aboard-connecticut-casino-bus-allegedly-stabs-2-before-being-shot-by-police/ NORWALK, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A man who stabbed passengers on a casino-bound tour bus on Interstate 95 in Connecticut was fatally shot by state police, officials said Wednesday. The unidentified man began attacking passengers around 10 p.m., state police…
Colorado: THE STATE’S 40 cybercafes are illegal gambling.
Such was an opinion handed down from Attorney General John Suthers’ office last week. In the opinion, the attorney general noted, “Because all three elements: consideration, chance and prize are present, under Colorado law, the activity occurring at sweepstakes cafes…
Trump Taj Mahal Stakes Survival on Victory in Union Showdown
Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg Bloomberg) — Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. has staked the survival of its Taj Mahal casino on a bid for concessions from union members who so far have resisted proposed cuts to their health and pension benefits. The…