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Byline: Elizabeth Schanz Matt Buckley became the president and COO of MGM Resorts Midwest Group-- overseeing MGM Grand Detroit and MGM Northfield Park in Ohio -- in 2022. His career [...]

WAYNE SMITH General Manager, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs Originally published Jan. 9, 2023 Smith is the sixth general manager in Oaklawn's 115-year history. He has worked for [...]

The role of Ho Hung-sun or Stanley Ho in the economic development of Macau is described. The causes of United States government's portrayal of Stanley Ho as an organized crime associate are discussed.

Perhaps the wet, mucky, soggy, rain-filled day that was the backdrop for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA's) sod-turning ceremonies on June 2 at Whitecap Dakota First Nation was more [...]

All-expense-paid trips for gamblers are part of the marketing strategy of casinos throughout the world and 'junket reps' act as the liaison between casino marketing departments and proven premium players. [...]

P.T. Barnum was only half right; there is no free lunch unless you go to Vegas and get lucky. The other side of the proverbial coin, though, is that a [...]

Have you heard the one about the meeting planner who, when trying to plan an event at a Native American casino, found herself confused by unfamiliar tax laws and tribal [...]

The invitation was irresistible. 'Come visit the Casino of the Sun' it said. Have fun. It promised a detailed and lingering tour of a vast new $1 billion complex whose [...]

With the passage of a casino gambling measure in Ohio, Dan Gilbert's new right-hand man, Matt Cullen, will be heavily involved with implementation of the casinos Gilbert will own in [...]

Sweet Georgia Brown has new leadership Jake Abraham and Connie Gibson, both former staff members of Seldom Blues, have reunited at Sweet Georgia Brown with the goal of returning the [...]

Regular theatre-goer Jennifer Harvey wonders 'why should a single parent addicted to scratch cards subsidise my Shakespeare?' One of our team of practitioner columnists gives her take on super casinos [...]

Detroit's three casinos have development agreements with the city that require involvement of 'targeted businesses'' - Detroit-based, minority or woman-owned business enterprises, or small business enterprises - as vendors and [...]

Blackpool has dismissed speculation that the Millennium Dome is the frontrunner in the race for the UK's only supercasino after Wembley pulled out last week. Media reports suggested the Dome [...]

NEW YORK - Atlantic City retailers were down on their luck Wednesday. That's when all 12 of the city's casinos were ordered to close because of a state budget impasse [...]

BOULDERED OVER Off the Strip and near a majestic national conservation area, the new Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa offers an alternative to congested Vegas central. On opening night [...]

Super Bowl week a mixed bag for casinos Casinos in Detroit were busy leading up to the Super Bowl, but profitable slot traffic was down, presumably as regulars stayed home [...]

Casino operator London Clubs International (LCI) is proposing changes to its articles of association that would allow it to force shareholders with a 10 per cent stake to sell down [...]

Marian Ilitch has casino aspirations well beyond her sole ownership of Detroit's MotorCity Casino L.L.C. Along with Michael Malik, one of her former partners in MotorCity, she is backing Indian [...]

After the populist backlash against its Gambling Bill, where has the Government's backtracking left the industry? Karl Cushing investigates Operators and developers are still in the dark over the future [...]

Sometimes you have to know when to fold 'em. Several years ago, Pechanga Resort and Casino began to worry that its 401(k) plan was performing poorly, a factor that contributed [...]

BENEATH ALL THE GLITZ AND VICE, VEGAS LOOKS READY FOR A LOSING STREAK The Aladdin is a disaster. No magic lamp will fix this unimpressive, badly run casino hotel, a [...]

LAS VEGAS--Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has unveiled its plan to build a convention center adjacent to the existing conference center at its resort on The Strip. The proposed three-level, [...]

Starwood reflags properties, renames resort division White Plains, N.Y.-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is rebranding resorts it acquired from Orlando, Fla.-based Vistana Inc. in October 1999. As part [...]

A month after the Potawatomi Bingo & Casino opened two dozen blackjack tables and added 800 slot machines, it is showing revenue growth of better Than 150 percent over the [...]

Those who have watched the remade version of the movie 'Ocean's Eleven' probably got a kick out of the scene in which the character Livingston Dell sneaks into a telecommunications [...]

The new owners of the $21 million Garden City Casino in San Jose, California, were able pay back creditors three months after the bankrupt card room was purchased. Better-than-expected turnaround enabled the new owners to pay creditors ahead of the 1-year schedule. Other key details on the management of the casino are also presented.

FOUR MILLION VISITORS a year take their chances at Lawrenceburg's Argosy Casino. Another 250,000, equally daring, ski the nearby Perfect North Slopes. The dollars they spend---and the millions in direct [...]