US casinos Archive

For the last few years, casinos have been trying to figure out how to attract millennials, their target audience, to the gaming floor. Scores of evidence have shown today’s younger generation have no interest in playing slot machines, and that they are more willing to part with their money at upscale restaurants and entertainment...
Atlantic City casinos are among some of the most famous in the western hemisphere. The last few years have been tumultuous though, with a third of the Garden State’s properties having closed in 2014. Now, with just 8 remaining, another is about to close it’s doors. The Trump Taj Mahal has been an icon...
The majority of us don’t just visit destination casinos to play the games. We go with friends to enjoy the social atmosphere, we might take in a live show or comedy act, or dine in one of the resort’s exclusive restaurants or buffets. But still, the gambling experience is rated high on our list of...
Casino Miami may be one of the oldest gambling facilities in Florida, but it’s in the middle of a massive renovation that owners say will instantly bring it “into 2016”. The property is getting a $20 million facelift that starts at the entrance way and spans far into the intramural spaces of popular Miami casino, adding several...
After neighbors in Pennsylvania rejected an airport slots bill yesterday under the premise that it might “cannibalize” the state’s casinos, one lawmaker in New Jersey proposed a similar plan to increase revenue by installing slot machines at AC International Airport. He rejected the idea of cannibalization, saying it would pose no threat to the...
It was almost a year ago when Massachusetts got a taste of its very first casino, following the installment of a slots parlor at Plainridge Park in June 2015. With it came promises of grand casino resort developments by Las Vegas gambling corporations MGM and Wynn Resorts. Then there was the matter of one...
Casino gambling isn’t a very old industry in Ohio. The state’s very first gambling destination, Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, experienced its ‘phase 1’ opening on May 14, 2012. Three more followed in the next year, along with over half a dozen racinos. Interestingly, casinos in Ohio outplayed the tracks, generating the highest Q1 revenue in...
The Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan has been attracting visitors from Allegan County and beyond for the last five years. Home to over 1,600 slot machines, 33 table games, 5 restaurants and daily live entertainment performances at Stage 131, the tribal owned casino has become quite the attraction for locals and tourists alike. According...
The Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada has a long and winding history. Over the last 60 years, it’s undergone multiple expansion projects that brought it from a small gaming destination on the western border of central Nevada, just outside of Reno, to the colossal – but notably outdated – resort that it is today. The...
Where better to seek information on the legality of gambling throughout America than Washington D.C.? All federal laws are written, amended and stored in the US Capitol. Even the American Gaming Association is headquartered here. But one thing you won’t find is any form of legalized gambling outside of charitable bingo games, raffles and...