Month: April 2024
Alabama Gaming Conference Committee Gathers to Find Resolution
A special committee in Alabama formed of three state senators and three House lawmakers gathered this week in Montgomery to try and iron out differences between the two legislative chambers on how to go about expanding gaming in the Cotton State. Alabama Sen. Greg Albritton (left) talks with Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). Albritton…
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Koin Mobile Hits Everi with Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cashless Payments
Digital payments company Koin Mobile has accused casino-supplier giant Everi of “abuse of its power … to stifle competition” in the emerging cashless-payments gaming market. Everi is accused of stifling competition in the fledgling cashless-gaming market by tying land-based casino operators to “onerous” contracts. (Image: Everi) In an antitrust suit filed in Nevada’s federal court…
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Iowa Casino Moratorium to Lift, Clear Way for Cedar Rapids Resort
New casinos could soon come to Iowa after state senators opted not to extend a moratorium that had pumped the brakes on the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) issuing new gaming licenses. A rendering of the long-proposed Cedar Crossing casino in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The $250 million development has been resurrected after Iowa lawmakers…
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Man Fatally Stabbed in Unprovoked Attack at Washington State Casino
A suspect was apprehended Sunday morning after he allegedly fatally slashed a stranger inside Auburn, Wash.’s Muckleshoot Casino Resort. Gaming machines at Muckleshoot Casino Resort, pictured above. A man was fatally stabbed inside the gaming property. (Image: TripAdvisor) The assailant and would-be victim didn’t know each other before the suspect snuck up to the victim…
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Wynn Las Vegas President Steve Weitman Leaving Company
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) noted today Steve Weitman, the president of the operator’s Las Vegas Strip properties, is leaving the company effective June 10. Wynn and Encore on the Las Vegas Strip. President Steve Weitman is leaving the venues in June after two decades with the company. (Image: Luxury Lifestyle Magazine) The executive didn’t give…
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Cayuga Nation Sues New York State Over Lottery Sales on Reservation
The Cayuga Nation is suing the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) for selling lottery tickets on its reservation in the state’s Finger Lakes region. New York State is violating federal law by deploying self-service kiosks, such as the one pictured above, on Cayuga Nation lands, according to a lawsuit filed by the tribe Thursday.…
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New York City Council Green Lights Casino Zoning Changes
In a Thursday vote of 35 to 15, the New York City Council signed off on the “Gaming Facility Text Amendment,” which would allow for casino hotels to be constructed in select areas of the five boroughs. New York Mayor Adams (D). On Thursday, the City Council approved his plan for zoning changes to accommodate…
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Atlantic City Casino Execs Express Concerns About New York, North Jersey
Hard Rock International and Caesars Entertainment are among the 10 casino companies readying pitches for one of the three imminent gaming concessions available in downstate New York. Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen speaks at the 2024 East Coast Gaming Congress at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. Allen and several other…
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Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite Begins $40M Renovation, Announces Expansion Plan
The Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite this week began a $40 million overhaul of the property in the Nevada-Arizona border town. Eureka Casino Resort is beginning a $40 million renovation of its hotel and casino floor. A subsequent $60 million investment is to bring residential housing and retail shopping to the Mesquite property. (Image: Eureka…
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National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program to Debut This Summer
The United States gaming industry is bigger than ever, and that comes with some societal costs, including problem play. A forthcoming nonprofit program seeks to aid problem gamblers with a one-stop resource to exclude themselves from gambling outlets across the nation. The National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program for casinos and online gambling is set to debut…
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