Mayor: Atlantic City shift from gambling painful
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Top New Jersey officials may be moving toward letting voters decide whether to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City a few years earlier than expected. But Atlantic City’s mayor sounds like he’s already there –…
AE THE NAKED TRUTH: WHERE DOES VEGAS DRAW THE LINE WHEN IT COMES TO NUDITY ONSTAGE?
Model: Melody Sweets, “The Green Fairy” in Absinthe at Caesars Palace. Mark AdamsThu, Jul 10, 2014 (midnight) The lights have long past dimmed and we’re well into the show. A performer takes center stage, illuminated in spotlight, flashing the audience…
Slot operator sanctioned over medical pot
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The Gaming Control Board told owners of a Las Vegas restaurant Thursday to find a new slot machine route operator for the business’s games — one whose owner doesn’t have ties to medical marijuana….
Caesars says proposed N.Y. resort would be leading East Coast home to World Series of Poker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. — Applicants for the four upstate New York casino licenses being granted this year are promising more jobs and tax revenue if they are allowed to develop resorts. The New York Gaming Facility Location Board…
Developer pitches $4.6B Jersey City casino
By GEOFF MULVIHILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers say a venture capitalist wants to build a $4.6 billion casino in Jersey City, a move that would be possible only if the state would make a major…
State gaming regulators recommend plan to link online poker websites
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL State gaming regulators tentatively approved a planned interactive gaming system that could house online poker websites for multiple casinos, potentially increasing the player pool in Nevada. Regulators said the technology, which is operated by…
Macau allure may fade as tourists go farther, MGM China head says
The lights from Wynn Macau and Casino Lisboa reflect off the lake on Spet. 12, 2007. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) By VINICY CHAN BLOOMBERG NEWS HONG KONG — Macau is facing threats to its growth from China’s slowing economy and…
Mohegan Sun Chases New Markets as Connecticut Casino Sales Slide
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, owner of Connecticut’s top-grossing casino, is accelerating its push outside the state as competition threatens to lure more players from its home turf. The authority, owned by the state’s 2,000-member Mohegan tribe, delivered a 10,000-page…
Water levels at Lake Mead drop to new low, officials say
Drought in the southwestern U.S. will deplete the vast Lake Mead this week to levels not seen since Hoover Dam was completed and the reservoir on the Colorado River was filled in the 1930s, federal water managers said Tuesday. The…
MARYLAND ANNUAL CASINO REVENUE TOPS $833M; NEW YORK FIRMS SPEND $11M LOBBYING
Maryland’s four casinos reported an 8% gaming revenue rise in June to $72m. As ever, Maryland Live! claimed the lion’s share of the takings, reporting $56.5m in revenue, up 10% over the same month last year and the venue’s 14th…