As New Jersey residents gear up for the November 26 launch of real money online betting web sites, Garden State gaming regulators have turned their attention to one of the potential downsides of increased access to gambling - problem gambling - and have announced that those who wish to prohibit
Revel Atlantic City, which was bankrupt within a year of its opening to much fanfare in Spring of 2012, may soon go up for sale, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News. The operators of Revel are said to be "exploring strategic options" as they work to move the
With only two weeks to go before the soft launch of real money regulated online betting sites in New Jersey, this week saw a flurry of licensing approvals, with the first offshore-based companies getting the go ahead from Garden State regulators, according to the Chicago Tribune. Companies that received transactional
A plan in New York state to add seven land-based casinos won the approval of voters there this past Tuesday, and the construction of those properties could be yet another thorn in the side of Atlantic City, according to the South Jersey Times' nj.com. Constitutional amendment clears the way for upstate
The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City has been successful at one thing this year: keeping its name in the headlines. News broke this week that the ailing land-based casino filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the move is a precursor to a
It seems that every month brings a new set of woes for Atlantic City. Revenue there has declined there every single year since peaking back in 2006, largely owing to ever-increasing competition for gamblers and their spare dollars, and now the casinos have a new concern - the declining value
Left without a casino partner after it was forced to jettison Caesars Entertainment when Massachusetts gaming regulators - quickly gaining a reputation for being extra-stringent - uncovered alleged criminal connections to an investor involved in a Nevada casino redevelopment project, East Boston racetrack Suffolk Downs will be going it alone
It's November, and we all know that means the onslaught of holiday decorations, thoughts about turkey dinners, and of course, the November Nine. For those who have been counting down the days, the wait for the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event is now a short one, as the
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has yet to make a decision as to whether or not he will approve a new casino plan put forward by the state's Menominee Tribe. The tribe is looking to build a Hard Rock-branded casino in Kenosha, a city the southern part of the state close
As fallout from the discovery by Massachusetts gaming officials that an investor tied to a Caesars project in Nevada has suspected organized crime connections continues to affect that company and its former partner in an East Boston casino development, Suffolk Downs, Bloomberg News reported this week that a Colorado casino
With only two online poker rooms currently up and running in the state of Nevada, it should come as little surprise that both are based in the state's gaming center of Las Vegas. That is set to change early next year, however, when the Siena Hotel Spa in that biggest
With Massachusetts gaming regulators set to make a decision as to which companies will - and won't - be receiving licenses to open Las Vegas-style resort casinos in the state early next year, jockeying among the competing companies has reached a fevered pitch, reports news web site MassLive.com. The state's
