TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois state lawmaker seeking public input about possibly expanding gambling in Illinois has rescheduled a suburban Chicago public hearing. State Rep. Robert Rita’s spokesman, Ryan Keith, says the hearing at the Tinley Park Convention… [continue reading]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Online poker players in Delaware may soon have a bigger pool of competitors to play against. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell planned to join Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday to sign an agreement establishing a legal… [continue reading]

The Great Las Vegas Arena Race featured a scene Monday rarely seen: Rick Arpin and Port Telles sitting side by side on a sports venue policy panel, representing the two front-running arena proposals in Las Vegas. Arpin is arena point… [continue reading]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Republican-controlled Florida Senate on Monday rolled out a sweeping gambling proposal that would bring casinos to South Florida as well as expand the use of slot machines across the state. A major component of the… [continue reading]

CARSON CITY — The filming of “Mall Cop: Blart 2” would highlight Las Vegas, the surrounding region and jump-start Nevada’s film industry, representatives of Sony Pictures Entertainment told a state panel Monday in making their pitch for tax credits to… [continue reading]

Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s $185 million renovation of a center Strip midmarket casino into The Cromwell, an upscale boutique hotel-casino, opens May 21, the gaming company announced Monday. The news follows the announcement last week that building’s central feature — a… [continue reading]

A deal to sell the former Claridge Casino Hotel in Atlantic City to a Florida real estate firm was finalized on Monday. TJM Atlantic City completed its purchase of the Claridge, which used to be its own casino but most… [continue reading]

BOSTON (AP) – The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says it may have to push back the timetable for awarding the sole eastern Massachusetts resort casino license. Because of a possible conflict of interest, the panel on Monday cut ties with a… [continue reading]

DENVER (AP) – The Colorado House gave initial approval to prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets online. The bill would forbid the Colorado Lottery Commission from approving such sales, and only in-person sales at licensed stores would be allowed. Lawmakers… [continue reading]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A former state legislator who spent years pushing to win approval for a casino in the southern Indiana town of French Lick has died. Brosmer-Kemple Funeral Home says former Democratic Rep. Jerry Denbo of French Lick died… [continue reading]

BOSTON (AP) – A large voter turnout is anticipated in Revere on Tuesday for a referendum that will decide whether Mohegan Sun can move forward with its proposal to build a $1.3 billion resort casino on land owned by the… [continue reading]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will not disturb the criminal conviction of a New York man whose underground poker game ran afoul of a federal anti-gambling law. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Lawrence DiCristina, who said… [continue reading]

(Bloomberg) — Poker players lost their bet at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices today turned away an appeal from a man convicted of violating a federal anti-gambling law by running a for-profit poker club in the back room of… [continue reading]

(Bloomberg) — Macau’s gambling riches sparked bloody gun fights between triad gangsters two decades ago. Today, there’s a new conflict brewing, only this time it’s being waged with private jets, limousines and million-dollar loans.The latest battle pits casinos against their… [continue reading]

(Bloomberg) — Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest gambling company by market value, said it’s ready to invest $10 billion in Japan, projected to be Asia’s second- largest casino market. “We will spend whatever it takes,” billionaire Chairman and… [continue reading]

(Bloomberg) — Sun International Ltd., South Africa’s second-biggest leisure company, said first-half profit dropped 21 percent as gambling revenue stagnated and the cost of eliminating jobs rose. Net income in the six months ended December fell to 302 million rand… [continue reading]

BOSTON (AP) – By any measure, horse racing has been in marked decline for years in Massachusetts, leaving operators of the state’s two tracks eyeing casino gambling as their last, best hope for survival. Now, two upcoming votes – one… [continue reading]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The scores of losing players in last week’s $425 million Powerball jackpot did more than take an extremely long shot at getting rich. Their ticket purchases also helped fund a small but increasingly important part… [continue reading]

TEMECULA, Calif. — Authorities say a man was shot to death and a woman was wounded at a Southern California casino hotel in a domestic violence incident. Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Manning said the man was shot in a… [continue reading]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Three candidates for governor are running on state lottery platforms and gambling that Alabama voters have changed their views since rejecting Gov. Don Siegelman’s lottery plan 15 years ago. Both Democratic candidates for governor, former U.S…. [continue reading]

Prepaid debit cards — tied to a casino customer’s rewards account — have been approved for wagering on Nevada slot machines following changes in state gaming regulations. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted 4-0 Thursday — Chairman Pete Bernhard was absent… [continue reading]

Boyd Gaming Corp. founder Bill Boyd owned a five-acre parcel of land along the Boulder Highway in the late 1970s that he thought would be the perfect site for a motel. He contacted his friend, real estate broker Chuck Ruthe,… [continue reading]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s efforts to seize 132 internet gambling domain names is on hold after an appeals court ruled Friday that a trade association may represent the owners of the sites trying to fend off forfeiture proceedings. The… [continue reading]

To use an Olympics reference, Las Vegas won the silver medal for the second straight year. Singapore’s two casinos experienced a 3.8 percent increase in gaming revenues during 2013, but it wasn’t enough to carry the island nation past the… [continue reading]

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Crown Resorts Ltd., the gaming company controlled by billionaire James Packer, slumped after first-half profit missed analyst estimates as a 26 percent decline in bets from high-rolling gamblers weighed on earnings. Net income was A$382.5 million… [continue reading]