Ken Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – The sports book chief at a southern Nevada casino was among eight Las Vegas-area residents arrested Wednesday on warrants stemming from a New York City police investigation of illegal bookmaking… [continue reading]

Patrick Walters, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pennsylvania’s gambling board on Wednesday reminded developers there are three weeks before the Nov. 15 deadline to submit applications for Philadelphia’s second casino license. In July, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced it… [continue reading]

Wayne Parry, ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Pinnacle Entertainment, the Las Vegas casino company that bought and blew up the former Sands Casino Hotel to make way for a $2 billion casino that never got built, says it’s… [continue reading]

(Updated) Bill Kaczor, ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Ethics Commission on Wednesday found probable cause that Rep. David Rivera, who is in a tight re-election race, committed 11 violations of ethics laws while he was… [continue reading]

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s profit fell nearly 12 percent in the third quarter, as a debt-related loss boosted expenses for the casino operator. Even so, the company’s adjusted earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations, and its shares surged… [continue reading]

Jeff Amy, ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Oklahoma Indian tribe is moving forward with buying the DiamondJacks casinos in Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg, Miss. Global Gaming Solutions was the only entity that sought to buy the casinos… [continue reading]

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Zynga booked a loss in the third quarter due largely to a charge marking down the value of a mobile game company it acquired in March. The San Francisco company’s revenue topped analyst expectations,… [continue reading]

Chris Sieroty, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Wynn Resort Ltd., the casino company founded by Steve Wynn, said Wednesday that its profit fell almost 12 percent in the third quarter as a debt-related charge increased expenses for the operator of casinos in… [continue reading]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – PRINCE GEORGE’S CASINO A casino could be built in Prince George’s County with table games and 3,000 slot machines, if approved by voters statewide as well as voters in the county. The allowable area includes National… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL Pinnacle Entertainment grew revenues in the third quarter as the regional casino operator benefitted somewhat from the opening of its $358 million resort in Baton Rouge, La. The Las Vegas-based company said Wednesday revenues… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Gaming Control Board member A.G. Burnett was promoted to chairman of the panel Wednesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Burnett, who has been a member of the regulatory body since January 2011, replaces Mark Lipoarelli, who… [continue reading]

ASSOCIATED PRESS SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) – The Seneca Nation of Indians is showing off the expansion of the hotel at one of its casinos in western New York. Nation officials say the $53 million project is adding 200 rooms to… [continue reading]

Laura Carroll, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Six months into its new management structure, the JW Marriott Las Vegas wants to reintroduce itself. The hotel-casino at 221 N. Rampart Blvd. has struggled with identity issues since its opening in 1999, which more… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The largest shareholder in Affinity Gaming is seeking regulatory approval to take control of the Las Vegas-based casino operator. In addition, the chief executive officer of Z Capital Partners, an Illinois-based private equity group, said… [continue reading]

Chris Sieroty, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL William Hill Plc on Tuesday updated its odds overseas on the U.S. presidential election. The updated odds were released as President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney focused on the final two weeks of… [continue reading]

ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS (AP) – A popular Las Vegas nightclub that opened with the Palms Casino Resort in 2001 is going dark. The casino and 9Group announced Monday that Rain Nightclub will close early Sunday to make way for… [continue reading]

Chris Sieroty, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Ruth’s Chris Steak House has found a home on the Strip. The upscale restaurant chain will open early next year at Harrah’s Las Vegas, replacing the casino’s The Range steak house. The Range will close… [continue reading]

Bob Salsberg, ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) – Outside groups have poured more than $4.5 million into the hotly contested congressional race between incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei, according to the most recent Federal Election… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review Journal So who won? We’re not talking about the presidential debates. Gaming equipment manufacturers annually put their best efforts — along with millions of research and development dollars — into the Global Gaming Expo. The… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Terry Johnson, the current director of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry, was named to the Gaming Control Board Monday by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Johnson replaces Mark Lipparelli, who resigned as chairman of the… [continue reading]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Two public hearings will be held this week on a proposed new gaming compact between the state and the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (oh-YAH’-tay) for the tribe’s two casinos in northeast South Dakota. The hearings will be… [continue reading]

ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians gave $100,000 to a national Republican organization the same day that organization donated $100,000 to a group helping former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley fight gambling in Alabama. The… [continue reading]

David Klepper, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – The slot machines at Newport Grand chirp just like the ones in Vegas. The winners exult and the losers shrug just as they do in Atlantic City. But ask for the blackjack… [continue reading]

ASSOCIATED PRESS BATON ROUGE, La. — A new Baton Rouge casino is taking revenue away from casinos not only in Baton Rouge but in New Orleans and Mississippi, says the manager of a rival gambling hall. The L’Auberge Casino &… [continue reading]

Howard Stutz, Inside Gaming, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Sometimes, you know when to fold your hand Toronto-based Clairvest Group and Great Canadian Gaming of Vancouver, British Columbia, spent roughly $6 million backing a pair of Oregon ballot questions they hoped would… [continue reading]