The mayor envisions allowing one or more
Native American tribes to operate slot machines at the Sky Harbor International
Airport in exchange for
sharing revenues.
Starting Sept. 1, Chinese citizens may no longer be permitted to visit Macau
through trips to Hong Kong using the same visa,
according to a recent report.
The Illinois House last week rejected the gaming expansion that would have
provided funding for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $34 billion statewide construction
program.
Las Vegas visitor numbers were up slightly in May, but the gaming Mecca
continues to struggle with declines in key benchmarks such as hotel occupancy,
room rates and airline passenger counts.
Penn National Gaming has secured an 18-month option to purchase 36 acres of land in Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, from Principio Iron Company LP.
High gas prices have caused some Southern California gamblers who regularly drive to Las Vegas to curb their visits by one-third, while others who still travel to the gaming mecca have trimmed their gambling budgets by nearly 30 percent, according to a recent poll.
The estranged sister of Macao gaming tycoon Stanley Ho launched a last-minute lawsuit to thwart the $500 million Hong Kong initial public offering of his casino empire, The Financial Times reported.
Members of Atlantic City’s largest casino union employed at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa are working under a new, five-year contract, union officials announced Monday.
MGM Mirage said last week that it agreed to develop and operate a luxury hotel-and-office complex that will not include any gambling activities in Tianjin, China.
Eight matches at Wimbledon have been reported to tennis authorities on suspicion that their results have been fixed by professional gambling syndicates.
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s planned casino resort in Carter Lake, Iowa will create nearly 1,800 new jobs, draw 2.9 million visitors annually and increase the annual economic output of Iowa and Nebraska by nearly $130 million.
The Gaming Standards Association has launched a new program to enable manufacturers to ensure consistent GSA protocol implementation, and operators to easily search for products that have been tested and certified to meet GSA protocol standards.
MGM Mirage Chief Executive Terry Lanni has proposed increasing Nevada’s business payroll tax as a way to raise revenues for the state’s depleted coffers.
The Missouri Gaming Commission voted Monday to issue a moratorium on new casino license applications in the state until November, when voters will have a say on the issue.
