Three Detroit casinos have earned $112.5 million in gross gaming revenue for August. The earnings report indicates that $110.8 million came from table games and slots. The new revenue report is up 4.2% from the previous month and 5.9% from the previous year. The three Detroit casinos reportedly paid $8.97 million in taxes to the … Read more
Despite being out of office for a solid year and a half, former President Donald Trump is still the most popular politician in the world. That is, if the recent media attacks against him and his former administration are anything to go by. Between the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago and the most recent media push … Read more
When you’ve been writing about casinos as much as we have, you’ve pretty much seen it all. So, when something pops up in the old news feed that’s being ballyhooed as some big thing – even if it’s not the next big thing – we prick up our ears. Usually, we come away unimpressed. And … Read more
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has declared that Las Vegas casinos can reopen beginning on May 15, allowing for the country’s largest gaming district to resume operations and jump-start the state’s economy. In spite of this declaration, the International Business Times is reporting that the Venetian and its family of hotels, which includes The Palazzo and … Read more
With all USA casinos closed throughout the United States, furloughed and laid-off workers are wondering where their next paycheck will come from. It will most likely not be from the casino that employs them, because most are not offering sick leave or paid time off. Many casinos in Las Vegas have provided their workers two … 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
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
In May 2018, New Jersey made history as the winning party in the Supreme Court case that led to the overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA, 1992). Last week, some 15 months later, New Jersey is again making history. This time, the Garden State has set a new standard on transparency … Read more