With all land-based casinos inside of the USA closed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, some big-time industry leaders have stepped up to assist with quarantine and sanitization efforts. With Arkansas declaring that casino closures will extend through at least April 30, gaming facilities and hotels could become rescue centers and first aid shelters. With US … Read more
Although many non-essential businesses have decided to shut down operations until the Coronavirus virus epidemic subsides, some casinos have defied the potential dangers and kept their doors open. The Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, Florida, decided to remain open despite the Coronavirus claiming the life of a recent visitor. Earlier this afternoon, NBC Miami reported … Read more
You wanted the best casino. You got the best casino. The hottest band in the land’s casino? KISS! That’s right. The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame band KISS, who has famously lent their names to just about anything commercially producible, is building a new casino in Biloxi, MS. Of course, it’s not the original … Read more
Everything ties into politics these days, doesn’t it? First, the regulatory rigmarole of the Encore Boston Harbor threatened to derail the $2.6 billion project on more than one occasion. Then, the political fallout surrounding Steve Wynn’s alleged sexual misconduct caused another delay, including the potential withholding of the venue’s gambling license even as the casino … Read more
Brick-and-mortar casinos are big business, and the recent legalization of sports betting across over a dozen US states – and the potential for dozens more – has brought the wider scope of gambling into focus legislatively. States that formerly eschewed traditional gambling houses are revisiting the ideas with gusto, and the entire industry is growing. … Read more
They say that Virginia is for Lovers™. But if you love gambling, the state definitely isn’t for you. But that could finally be changing. The upcoming legislative session in Virginia is poised to be a once-in-a-generation push for various partisan policies. Chief among these in the mainstream news media has been a host of gun … Read more
Smoking and gambling have always gone hand in hand. However, even that pairing is being tested in the modern world, and gamblers may soon find themselves bereft of one of their most pleasurable pastimes. For smokers in California, tribal gambling houses are among the last bastions of public fellowship. Smoking has largely been banned in … Read more
They say Rome didn’t fall in a day. But in Indiana, the Glory of Rome sure did. Early Monday morning, the world’s largest riverboat casino finally closed its doors permanently, relocating onto dry land near the riverboat’s dock in Elizabeth, Indiana. The venue will be renamed to Caesars Southern Indiana, mostly in line with its … Read more
The Encore Boston Harbor opened just five months ago in Everett, Massachusetts, and the venue is already beset with problems. However, the good news for the $2.6 billion Wynn Resort development is that the current issues are fixable and align more with typical growing pains than with foundational or systemic shortcomings. While the venue has … Read more
There is a major crisis slowly brewing in the Nevada desert, and it looks to have implications for the rest of the United States in the years to come: Millennials aren’t going to casinos. In October at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, UNLV director of hospitality Robert Rippee hosted a presentation on the … Read more