It has been a busy week in the state of Illinois as far as gambling and casino news is concerned, however none of this week's developments happened to center on the regulation of real money Internet poker games or casino games, despite the fact that many gaming industry pundits are
The Associated Press reported this week that Caesars Entertainment has disclosed more information about an ongoing hotel redevelopment project currently underway at the former Bill's Gamblin' Hall located on Las Vegas' famed Strip. The hotel, which is in the process of getting a $185 million facelift and rebranding, will have
Despite rumors this week that Caesars Entertainment, a major stakeholder in the Atlantic City casino market - the company owns four properties in the ailing seaside gambling mecca - may be interested in making a play for Revel Casino, New Jersey State Senator Jim Whelan was quoted by the Press
If you were to ask anyone who closely monitors the nascent U.S. online gambling market which states are most likely to follow in the footsteps of Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey in legalizing access to Internet betting, the state of Pennsylvania would certainly appear on - if not top -
The expansion of land-based casino gambling in the state of Massachusetts has received a great deal of attention, and for good reason. First, the potential impact of a land-based casino industry in the Bay State is thought to be quite large, given that the state is well-placed in the northeast.
Though it has been nearly three years since US-based players who had funds on Full Tilt Poker when the site was shut down - and its assets seized - by the United States government in April of 2011 have had access to their money, the wait to recover those accounts
The story of the counterfeit poker chips that forced Atlantic City's most luxurious hotel/casino property, the Borgata, to shut down an event at its 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open last week is turning out to be one of those real life tales that is stranger than fiction. According to an
An article that appeared in the New York Times this week asserts that Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, and a handful of other prominent Republicans have taken up the issue of getting the party to explore the option of letting Las Vegas host its upcoming 2016 GOP Convention. The team behind
Lawmakers in the state of Louisiana - a state with a well-entrenched land-based casino industry - may soon be taking up the issue of the regulation of online gambling, according to the web site NOLA.com. A bill that would have allowed for Louisianans to access betting sites failed to gain
If you happen to have a pocketful of virtual currency burning a hole in your (virtual?) pocket, head to downtown Las Vegas. Customers and visitors to the Golden Gate and D Casino Hotel Las Vegas can now use Bitcoin at the properties, this according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Bitcoins cannot
By now, the dire - and very sad - situation facing the bankrupt city of Detroit is fairly well-known to everyone in America. The city, once home to millions, is now a shell of its former self, with houses being burned down for sport, residents decamping for more solvent parts
Among the biggest - and best-publicized - news stories coming out of the East Coast gambling scene last year was the casino licensing race currently underway in Massachusetts. The attention shined on the Bay State's process was due in no small part to the abundance of big name casino outfits
