This week a citizen's group in Springfield, Massachusetts, where MGM Resorts has proposed the construction of an $800 million resort casino, threw their support behind the effort. A public referendum will be held on July 16th, with Springfield's New North Citizens Council saying that they will urge local residents to
It's no secret that Atlantic City has been struggling for the better part of a decade, with revenue there having declined every year for the last six years thanks in large part to increased competition along the eastern seaboard, particularly from newer casino properties in neighboring Pennsylvania. A new advertising campaign seeks
Delaware has released a draft of its online gambling regulations, on which the public will be permitted to comment until July 31st. Unlike in New Jersey and Nevada - the only two other states in the nation to pass similar legislation thus far - the Delaware Internet betting industry will
Amid a celebration of the casino's tenth anniversary, three thieves reportedly made off with $200,000 worth of Rolex watches from the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Monday. Initially the value of the stolen loot was said to be some $500,000, but was adjusted downward once
It has been both a good week and a bad week for online poker giant PokerStars. First, the bad news: a New Jersey judge denied the company's appeal of a decision upholding the termination of its purchase contract to take over the embattled Atlantic City land-based casino the Atlantic Club
Zynga, the company that was once practically synonymous with social gaming yet has seen its stock tumble over the last year or so, announced that its founding chief executive officer, Mark Pincus, will be stepping down. He will be replaced by Don Mattrick, who has most recently worked for Microsoft
This morning it was announced via a press release that online gambling company Ultimate Gaming and Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC, which runs the similarly-named Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, have struck a deal to jointly operate online casino and online poker web sites
A casino located in the near-Chicago suburb of Des Plaines is suing Cook County, the Chicago Tribune has reported. The parent company of Rivers Casino, the newest casino property in Illinois, wants a block a new tax proposed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on all video poker and
After a gambling measure put forward by Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis (D-Bucks County) was shelved earlier this month after a committee chair overseeing the bill decided to stall it until at least 2015, hopes for passage of regulated online gambling in the Keystone State dimmed considerably. Now, a new
After Las Vegas Sands CEO and prominent GOP backer Sheldon Adelson released a scathing opinion piece last week on Forbes.com, in which he minced no words in describing the evils he believes will result from the regulation of online gambling in the United States, those who support online poker and
Four buffets located in Caesars properties will no longer carry Paula Deen's name as a scandal surrounding her racist attitude and remarks continues to unfold, captivating both the mainstream media as well as gossip outlets. The news of Caesars' ousting of the sassy Southerner with the sullied reputation quickly spread
The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel located in Atlantic City has lodged a response to an appeal filed earlier this month by the parent company of online poker web site PokerStars in their ongoing case to sort out an aborted attempt by PokerStars to take over the property. Deal timed out
