04/22/21 Caesars begins revamp of Atlantic City casinos The casino operator had agreed to invest $400m in revamping its Atlantic City casinos as part of the Caesars-Eldorado merger last year.
04/22/21 RFP process begins for Chicago casino licence The request-for-proposals process has begun as Chicago seeks a casino operator to develop an integrated resort project in the city.
04/21/21 Nebraska approves amendments to sports betting bill Nebraskan legislators have approved amendments allowing the bill to advance without a restriction against betting on college sports.
04/21/21 Online gambling revenue in Michigan up 43% in March Online gambling revenue in Michigan grew 43 per cent month-on-month to $127.7m.
04/21/21 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Iowa prepares to resume live events The casino hotel in Iowa has announced it will resume live events after more than a year.
04/20/21 Indiana passes deal allowing tribal casino to expand offering Legislators in Indiana have approved a deal that will allow the Four Winds South Bend tribal casino in South Bend to offer live table games and sports betting.
04/20/21 Atlantic City casinos against smoking ban Atlantic City casinos are excluded from New Jersey’s ban on indoor smoking but groups are pushing for no-smoking casinos in the state.
04/19/21 Pennsylvania casinos see record $403m revenue in March Pennsylvania casinos set a new state record in March with $403m in monthly gross gaming revenue.
04/19/21 Tropicana Las Vegas casino sold to Bally’s for $308m The casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip has been acquired by the gambling company Bally’s Corp.
04/16/21 Casinos in Massachusetts reach pre-pandemic revenue in March According to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the three casinos in the state generated revenue of $84m in March.
04/16/21 Dispute between unions and Station Casinos continue The National Labor Relations Board has accused Station Casinos of undermining unions while the company rejects the allegations as “biased and unfair”.
04/16/21 Northern Ireland considers reopening of venues Northern Ireland is moving more slowly than the rest of the UK, but authorities plan a full reopening for June.
04/15/21 Danish gambling market sees first year of decline since regulation Figures from the gambling regulator show that in 2020 the gaming market shrank for the first time since regulation in 2012, falling 8.7 per cent year-on-year.
04/15/21 Entain reports plunge in revenues despite increase in online betting Entain, owner of Ladbrokes, has revealed a fall in net revenue due to the closure of betting shops accross the UK.
04/15/21 Las Vegas casinos could open at 100% capacity by June Nevada casinos could be allowed to reopen at full capacity by June 1 if the vaccination of staff advances.