USA Casino Gaming Industry News

The USA Casino News section includes gaming industry headlines from across the United States. You'll find information on all the major topics, ranging from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, Biloxi to Philadelphia, and everywhere in between. We cover news concerning the Indian Tribe casinos, as well as State-run lotteries, the horseracing industry, and more. If there is a Casino Gaming related story within the US, most likely we are aware.

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Latest News

1. Implementing Maryland Casino Gambling Becoming Problematic
   By Brian Chan on March 8, 2010
   Maryland has to lower gambling revenue expectations as casinos throughout the state face lengthy delays in development....
2. DeLeo Wants Racinos and Resort Casino Gambling in Mass
   By Brian Chan on March 6, 2010
   Massachusetts lawmakers agree casino gambling is needed in the state, but arguing over how to incorporate it may cost the state another untimely delay....
3. Alabama Casino Resumes Gambling
   By Lance Burkhart on March 5, 2010
   Alabama's biggest casino reopened and began allowing patrons to gamble on electronic bingo after a judge's order forced state goons to back off....
4. Icahn Takes Over Tropicana Casino Operations
   By Brian Chan on March 3, 2010
   Billionaire Carl Icahn officially owns and operates the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, after New Jersey regulators gave approval to the sale....
5. Growth of NASCAR Gambling May Be Sports Betting Future
   By Lance Burkhart on February 25, 2010
   While many casinos shy away from taking NASCAR bets, the Las Vegas Hilton sportsbook is successfully gambling a clientele exist for auto racing wagering....
6. Nebraska OTB Gambling Bill Falls
   By Lance Burkhart on February 19, 2010
   Nebraska lawmakers used demagogic rallying points to defeat a bill which would have allowed gambling on state horse racing from remote locations....
7. Casino and Gambling Operators Spend Millions Lobbying Florida
   By Lance Burkhart on February 17, 2010
   Casino companies spent millions in 2009 in Florida trying to influence gambling laws, each hoping to tweak lawmakers into favoring their unique circumstances....
8. US Casino Gambling Reports a Tale of Two Cities
   By Brian Chan on February 16, 2010
   Las Vegas casinos are recovering from the recession bit by bit, but Atlantic City gambling venues haven't been as fortunate....
9. Maryland Considers Table Gambling to Keep Up with Joneses
   By Brian Chan on February 13, 2010
   Maryland officials led by the mayor of Baltimore are calling for table games to be legalized at the state's new slot casinos....
10. Bama Illegal Gambling Task Force About to Become Illegal
    By Lance Burkhart on February 10, 2010
    A bill moving through the Alabama legislature may make the governor's task force on gambling illegal....
11. Former Mastercard Execs Prepare Online Casino Transactor
    By Brian Chan on February 9, 2010
    A new company, formed by former Mastercard officials, is setting up to handle US online casino payments as soon as regulation is passed....
12. Obama Offends Las Vegas Casino Interests Again
    By Lance Burkhart on February 2, 2010
    US President Obama once again used Las Vegas trips, with the implied risk of casinos and gambling, as a target in a speech....
13. Alabama Gambling Ruckus a Confederacy of Dunces
    By Brian Chan on January 26, 2010
    In a matter of days, Alabama Governor Bob Riley has seen two consecutive anti-gambling task force heads tarnished with gaming connections....
14. Iowa Still Searching for Ways to Expand Gambling
    By Lance Burkhart on January 23, 2010
    Iowa is searching for ways to make casino gambling even more profitable for the state....
15. Montana Gambling Latest to Suffer Under Smoking Ban
    By Lance Burkhart on January 18, 2010
    Smoking bans across the US continue to drive away customers at casinos, as Montana's new smoking law coincides with an eighteen percent drop in gambling revenue....
16. Casino Bill May Reach Arkansas Ballot
    By Brian Chan on January 17, 2010
    A Texan is taking a second try at convincing Arkansans to place a measure allowing casino gambling on the state ballot....
17. Alabama Gambling Demand at Fever Pitch Despite Riley
    By Lance Burkhart on January 15, 2010
    Demand for available gambling is rising to new heights in Alabama, as an unintentional result of the Governor's attempts to enforce a gaming prohibition....
18. Vegas Casinos Report Gambling Revenue Increases
    By Brian Chan on January 13, 2010
    After two years of dwindling business, Las Vegas casinos are reporting November as the month in which gambling revenue returned to growth....
19. Chicago May Turn Wave of Illinois Video Gambling Bans
    By Brian Chan on January 10, 2010
    Friends of Chicago Mayor Daley are pushing for the city to accept legal video gambling....
20. Gambling and Horse Racing Center of New HBO Show
    By Brian Chan on January 7, 2010
    Horse racing and track gambling are the subjects of a new HBO series, called "Luck."...