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If you live in a Pennsylvania county with a casino, a local tax increase could be staring you in the face. That’s because lawmakers have until the close of business today (plus one day in November) to fix the unconstitutional … Continue reading →

Never mind that casino expansion in New Jersey will probably be routed at the ballot box on Nov. 8. Real estate mogul Miles Berger suddenly wants in, saying he has a ‘preliminary partnership’ with an existing Atlantic City casino operator … Continue reading →

New Jersey lawmakers are determined to make Carl Icahn pay for shutting down Trump Taj Mahal. A bill that would retroactively apply to Icahn and Icahn only — although several other casinos have recently closed — was voted out of … Continue reading →

Congratulations, Las Vegas, you are now a major-league city … If by “major league” you mean “hosed right up the ass.” In the defining accomplishment of his administration, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) strapped on a special session of the … Continue reading →

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker might want to curb casino expansions within the existing Ho-Chunk Nation empire, as he did earlier this year in Kenosha but he can’t. Under pressure from the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee tribes, Walker put the blame for … Continue reading →

Carl Icahn is understandably umbrage-ridden about a bill in the New Jersey Lege that would prevent him from reopening Trump Taj Mahal as a scab casino. The Lightning  rod on the bill, which is picking up support, is its retroactivity, clearly … Continue reading →

Nothing illustrates the precariousness of a Macao casino concession like the mass arrest of Crown Resorts casino executives earlier this week, a development that sent gaming stocks into a slough of despond. Eighteen Crown employees, including international-VIP-gaming viceroy Jason O’Connor … Continue reading →

S&G will be taking a few days off for the Christmas holidays. To help tide us all over, here is the most erotic Christmas song ever recorded, “Santa Baby.” The incomparable and unique Eartha Kitt makes it clear through sly … Continue reading →

… we had a bit of excitement yesterday at McCarran International Airport. According to British Airways, its jetliner experienced “a technical issue.” Ya think? Major props to the Clark County Fire Department for quenching the potential disaster, the worst in … Continue reading →

“We have a tough time envisioning a scenario where Pinnacle’s board and management could create the same value in the same time frame that GLPI’s deal would, and we don’t see the likelihood of a superior bid from another entity” … Continue reading →

“Wisconsin cannot have it both ways. The state must entirely prohibit poker within its borders if it wants to prevent the [Ho-Chunk] Nation or any other Indian tribe from offering poker on the tribe’s sovereign lands. When the state decriminalized hosting … Continue reading →

Always cover your bets. That’s the lesson Sacramento‘s Casino Royale card room learned after being caught twice with a shortage of cash. The California Department of Justice had no patience this time and shuttered the casino, seeking a permanent revocation … Continue reading →

“Pennsylvania charges the highest tax rate on slot machine revenue in the country — about 55 percent — meaning the state has been racking up tax proceeds like T-shirt sales at a rock concert. But the golden age of gambling … Continue reading →