Wynn envisions casino ferry service
A rendering of the proposed Wynn casino in Everett. Casino developer Steve Wynn imagines his own fleet of custom-built catamarans ferrying tourists and conventioneers from downtown Boston and the Seaport to a riverfront gambling palace in Everett, an extensive new…
Pa. Lowers Fee to Boost Taverns' Interest in Gambling
Pennsylvania is cutting back on charging a fee to bars and taverns that offer small-time gambling in an attempt to boost interest in the gaming licenses and bring in more money to state coffers. The $2,000 license will now cost…
Downtown Grand names 4 new executives
A view of the lobby following an official opening ceremony for the Downtown Grand in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 The Downtown Grand has a slate of new executives. Management announced today that Marie Ramsey was hired as…
Five arrested for Atlantic City casino heist
(Reuters) – Five people, including a security guard, have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of $181,000 from the Caesars Atlantic City casino last week, police said on Wednesday, Police have recovered much of the stolen cash, along…
Trump ready to sell casinos if he scores with $1B Bills bid
Donald Trump will sell any remaining casino assets he owns if his $1 billion-plus bid emerges as the highest accepted offer for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, The Post has learned. The Donald is one of three bidders looking to buy…
Revel Allowed to Pay Bonuses If Sale Nets High Enough Price
Michael Bathon, Bloomberg July 30 (Bloomberg) — Revel AC Inc., whose Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino has been in bankruptcy twice since it opened in 2012, won permission to pay executive bonuses of as much as $1.75 million tied to…
Home owned by Trump holdout auctioned for $530,000 (updated)
Samantha Henry, Associated Press She once called Donald Trump “a maggot, a cockroach and a crumb.” This week, he remembered her as “an impossible person.” The woman who became a folk hero for resisting decades-long efforts by big-name developers like…
Billionaire Packer linked to key Strip parcel
James Packer, Executive Chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Australia’s richest person, answers questions following his speech at the Astra Conference on subscription television in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, March 15, 2007. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The…
3 key defendants in World Cup case ordered released
With some of the world’s top poker players in the courtroom, a federal magistrate Thursday ordered the release on bail of three key defendants arrested in an alleged World Cup betting scheme. Malaysian junketeer Seng Chen “Richard” Yong, 56, was…
Christie signs gambling self-exclusion bill
AP TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law Thursday that will allow gamblers to ban themselves from casinos or gambling websites without having to admit they have a gambling problem. The law applies to people…