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Online Poker Bill Suggested in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania to Look into Regulating Online Poker An ongoing theme in this space, and indeed in the gambling industry as a whole, has been the rather quick unveiling of plans, some extremely nascent, for states to regulate intrastate online poker. Now Pennsylvania...
NJ Governor Christie Signs Mobile Racetrack Betting Law
Christie Signs Law to Permit Mobile Racetrack Wagering In their vision of a more perfect future, racetrack operators in the state of New Jersey are hoping to see throngs of technologically savvy young people silently tapping their wagers into their smartphones...
Hard Rock Rocksino Official Name of Ohio Casino
Hard Rock Announces 'Rocksino' Concept for Ohio Casino The Northfield Park Racetrack in Northfield, Ohio is partnering with Hard Rock International to construct a roughly $300 million casino on the property, located not far from Cleveland. Now a name...
Indiana Proposes Bill to Expand Casinos Lawmakers in Indiana have proposed legislation that would allow for additional casinos in that state ahead of anticipated gambling expansion in its neighboring states of Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky. Indiana, which proved...
Fate of CityCenter’s Harmon Hotel Tower Remains Unclear
Legal Case to Determine Future CityCenter's Harmon Hotel This week the New York Times published a feature piece in their Real Estate section about the Harmon Hotel Tower, part of the CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip. City Center was built by a...
Detroit Billionaire to Buy Greektown Casino
Quicken Loans Founder to Buy Detroit Casino When you think about the city of Detroit, the word ‘revitalization’ probably doesn’t quite come to mind, but for local billionaire Dan Gilbert it certainly does. Gilbert, who is the founder of Quicken...
IL Governor Quinn Puts Pensions Before Gambling; Racing Board Stops Internet Wagering
IL Governor Prioritizes Pensions Above Gambling Despite political support for a proposed resort casino in downtown Chicago, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has said he considers pension reform to be his top priority, coming in ahead of gambling expansion in the state. Quinn,...
Deadline Passes to Apply for MA Casino License
Eleven Firms File for MA Casino Licenses In our last post we mentioned that the application deadline for casino licenses in Massachusetts was the 15th of January, which happened to be yesterday. Counting four last-minute submissions, a total of eleven operators...
Wynn Proposes Boston Casino as Mayor Menino Backpedals on Remarks
Boston Mayor Menino Backs Away from Anti-Wynn Casino Remarks There is one casino license up for grabs in the city of Boston, and the race for it is getting a little bit dicey. Casino mogul Steve Wynn has proposed a $1 billion casino property to be built on an environmentally...
Las Vegas Strip Revenue Down in November
Nevada Gaming Revenue Down in November Gambling revenue in November was at its lowest in 2012 on both the Las Vegas Strip as well as in the entire state of Nevada, the Las Vegas Sun reported this week. The November numbers, compared with November of 2011, showed...
