'Illinois Careful to Avoid' - 'Like House of Cards'

1. Illinois Careful to Avoid Corruption in Casino Licensing Process
   By Lance Burkhart on December 22, 2008
   Illinois chose a lesser bidder to receive its vacant casino license, rather than deal with a town already previously guilty of involving organized crime figures in its bidding process....
2. Station Casinos May Be First to Bankrupt
   By Lance Burkhart on December 24, 2008
   While several casino operators have been on the brink of bankruptcy this past few months only to back away from the edge, Station Casinos might not be able to hang on....
3. Atlantic City is a Highway in the Interstate World of Gambling
   By Brian Chan on December 29, 2008
   Casino executives in Atlantic City may have to accept the town will never again reach its peak of a few years ago....
4. Trump Entertainment Casinos Get a Standing Eight-Count
   By Lance Burkhart on December 31, 2008
   Trump Entertainment almost fell into bankruptcy today, but worked a deal at the last second to salvage three more weeks to restructure the casino operator's debt....
5. South Dakota Casino Exercises Choice to Go Non-Smoking
   By Brian Chan on January 3, 2009
   A South Dakota casino decided to ban smoking from most of its premises, responding to consumer demand without the need for new law or government interference....
6. Gambling Pays Off From Beyond the Grave
   By Lance Burkhart on January 6, 2009
   A man who died of a heart attack left his wife lottery tickets that hit a $10 million jackpot after his death....
7. Iowa Faces Decision on Casino Smoking
   By Brian Chan on January 8, 2009
   Iowa lawmakers must decide what is more important between using gambling to fund the budget and preventing people from exercising free choice by extending the smoking ban....
8. Atlantic City Casinos Take Dropping at Record Pace
   By Brian Chan on January 10, 2009
   Revenues recorded at casinos in Atlantic City fell at the fastest rate ever during last month....
9. Casino Revenue Decline Mitigated by Gambling Promotions
   By Lance Burkhart on January 11, 2009
   If not for promotions lowering hotel and corporate profit margins, casino gambling revenues might sink even lower than they have....
10. Plans for New Atlantic City Casinos Folded Like House of Cards
    By Brian Chan on January 12, 2009
    Business is fleeing Atlantic City, while new casino projects are abandoned or halted by gambling operators....