Category: Commercial gaming
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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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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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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Casino Chip Grabber Added to Nevada’s Black Book
Neal Ahmed Hearne, a man who grabbed thousands of dollars worth of casino chips from table games at 15 Las Vegas casinos, has become the 37th person added to Nevada’s so-called “black book.” That the list of individuals who are forever banned from entering any casino in the state. Neal Ahmed Hearne is a resident…
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Monarch Casino Shares Solid not Spectacular, Says Analyst
Shares of Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ: MCRI) could be steady though significant upside could be hard to come by over the near-term. Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno. An analyst is tepid on shares of operator Monarch Casino & Resort.(Image: YouTube) That’s the take of Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial following the regional casino operator’s first-quarter…
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Sands Disappointed by New York Casino Process, Confirms Thailand Interest
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is dismayed about the length of time it’s taking New York regulators to open the bidding window for three downstate casino permits, but the operator is optimistic about the possibilities in Thailand. Nassau Coliseum where Las Vegas Sands wants to build a casino resort. The operator said it’s frustrated by…
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