This week Pinnacle Entertainment unloaded a piece of Atlantic City real estate, the site of the old Sands, for almost $240 million less than the company paid for it seven years ago. The new owner, Boardwalk Piers, has no immediate plans for the property for which it paid $30.6 million,
The date that has tentatively been circulating for months, November 26th, has been confirmed by the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement as the go day for real-money online gambling in the state. The Department has released its long-awaited final regulations, which can be found on their web site here.
Runner Runner, the new Hollywood movie centered around online poker that stars Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, and Gemma Atherton, doesn't come out until tomorrow. But, if reviews of the film are to serve as any indication, the film might not be poised to be the breakthrough hit of the fall.
Putting to bed what had been a bit of a hotly contested issue in the city of Boston - whether the city as a whole or just East Boston would be allowed to vote on a casino referendum for a new development in that neighborhood - last week Boston's City
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, now infamous for his successful efforts to strip public unions in the state of collective bargaining rights, has another power to wield, and one that has tribal interests and locals Wisconsinites on the edge of their seats. The Governor, a a first-term Republican who survived a
New Hampshire has decided to take a closer look at expanding land-based casino gambling, having hired a consultancy, WhiteSand Gaming, to look into what changes will be necessary in the state to make building resort casinos a reality. A panel appointed by the state for the purpose of developing regulations
A topic that frequently comes up in the world of the casino industry is the increasing competition, especially along the Eastern seaboard of the United States, amongst land-based casinos for patrons. With a proliferation of new properties in recent years and more in the works, many wonder if there are
Those hoping for a federal solution to the question of regulated online poker in the United States are likely to keep waiting for a good deal. That's one clear takeaway from the just-concluded 2013 Global Gaming Expo (G2E). The conference, conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, brought together industry professionals and
Lawmakers in Florida are beginning to do what their counterparts in many other states across the nation are doing: looking into expanding land-based casino gambling in the state. According to the Miami Herald, Florida legislators believe that the general attitude about gambling has softened in the state, and the time
While many fans of poker - both online and off - have long been looking forward to the upcoming release of the Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake vehicle Runner Runner, it turns out that the film might have more to offer than just entertainment value. According to a press release
Proving once again that it is poised to become a major player in the world of U.S. online gambling, today news broke that 888 has partnered with Wynn Interactive to operate online gambling web sites in Nevada and New Jersey. As we mentioned just yesterday, 888 has also been awarded
In a recent opinion piece in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, writer Howard Stutz expounded upon a fact that has been obvious to gambling and online poker industry experts since the state became the first in the nation to pass online poker regulation back in 2011 - Nevada is going to
