December 30th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania is set to remove 300 slot machines from their gaming floor. The casino apparently feels that having over 2,400 slot machines is too many. Before receiving approval of removing 150 machines, Mount Airy had originally petitioned to drop 300 from their … Read more
December 29th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer When the Pennsylvania casino industry was established, homeowners had been told to expect revenue from the casinos to help by providing tax breaks. The property tax breaks can now be expected in the year of 2011. Halfway through the fiscal year, homeowners are now expecting to receive breaks … Read more
December 28th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer For the past few months, casino workers in Mississippi have been attempting to get their piece of the BP oil spill relief fund. Many casino workers had applied for the company’s compensation fund, which led up to a bitter battle. Casino workers had made the claim that due … Read more
December 27th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The gambling industry in Illinois may finally manage to get around the smoking ban that has not helped their revenue over the years. A pair of bills are currently being considered by legislators that would, in one way or another, allow smoking in some portions of the casinos … Read more
December 26th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Rock Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corporation have announced that they have formed a joint venture to develop and operate the casinos in downtown Cleveland and Cincinnati. The new venture, Rock Ohio Caesars LLC, is majority owned by Rock Gaming. Long term management agreements with subsidiaries of Caesars … Read more
December 25th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Online casinos have ramped up the promotions for the holidays, but WinPalace casino has been offering more and bigger bonuses through Christmas than any other. Larger than their standard weekly bonuses, the Christmas weekly bonuses have proven to be enormous beyond the standard promotions, ushering in the most … Read more
December 24th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Parx Casino has proven to be one of the most profitable casinos in Pennsylvania, and they have recently expanded in order to continue building on their success. On Wednesday, Parx added new table games, as well as a noodle bar, to their casino. The new games are predominantly … Read more
December 23rd, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The Bay Mills Indians have stated that they are prepared to defend themselves in federal court against the lawsuits that are set to attempt to close down the new casino on Michigan’s lower Peninsula. The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians had issued a statement Wednesday in … Read more
December 22nd, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The casino commission in Ohio has once again hit a snag, this time on account of the state’s Senate. The Republican controlled Ohio senate rejected the appointment of each member of the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Governor Ted Strickland, in the lame-duck season, appointed 71 people to different … Read more
December 21, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Connecticut is now amongst the states which have been contending with reduced casino revenue, according to reports by the Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. Foxwoods has been subject to fall off equaling 7.8 percent. The casino’s win fell to $49.5 million from figures a year earlier. This … Read more