Slowly — And With Much Industry Silence — New Slot Tax Threshold Goes Into Effect "It’s a good step, a significant step," says Rep. Dina Titus, though she's not satisfied with the lockdown minimum being raised to $2,000.

For once, the IRS does something right. www.casinoreports.com/slot-tax-thr...

Station: Better than Ever? In spite of construction disruption that should have dampened revenues, Station Casinos beat Wall Street expectations for 4Q25. Cash flow of $213 million came in 4% above Wall Street’s consen…

A great quarter for $RRR, and lots of political cheers and jeers. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/station...

“Quiet” on 2026 igaming expansion and tax fronts, pundit says A quiet year on the U.S. legislative front, with no new igaming or online sports betting (OSB) states expected, was forecast in a February 9 summary made by B Global founder Brendan Bussmann to Truist...

Not much progress is envisioned for gambling this year. cdcgaming.com/quiet-on-202...

MGM: Shoot the Messenger Don’t you just hate it when reality refuses to conform to Big Gaming’s preferred narrative? MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle sure does. That would explain the hissy fit he …

$MGM CEO parrots Trump on affordability concerns. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/mgm-sho...

Days of Whine and Grosses Let’s make one thing clear: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) isn’t a bad guy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, he stood firm for science at a time when quackery and superstition dom…

Mike DeWine's unbecoming exit. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/days-of...

Rearranging the Deck Chairs Despite having neither financing nor a coherent design, Bally’s Corp. insists that its eponymous Las Vegas resort is a “go.” Shuffling paperwork to create the illusion of progress…

Las Vegas reels from Canadian and potential European tourism avoidance. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/rearran...

Stupidity, California-style Arrogance is usually the corollary of idiocy. And Santa Anita racetrack was surely arrogant in thinking it could put one over on the state of California … or on the ever-vigilant Native Ameri…

Mess with California's tribes and you'll regret it. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/stupidi...

Bright And Shiny Wynn Al Marjan Navigates Treacherous Waters Wynn's new Al Marjan integrated resort is shaping up to be a winner for the company, UAE, and jetsetters, but there could be losers too.

The pros and cons of developing casinos in the Persian Gulf. www.casinoreports.com/wynn-marjan-...

Nevada Democrats get shirty about an appalling new DHS policy. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...

Maine move will benefit Caesars, DraftKings say analysts After seven months of inaction, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) surprised Wall Street analysts by allowing the state’s Native American tribes to operate igaming. Mills will let the bill become law without ...

The consequences of Janet Mills' indecision. cdcgaming.com/maine-move-w...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Florida As we reported elsewhere, the state of Florida has a serious problem with illegal casinos. Lawmakers have been generally unwilling to take this bull by the horns. One laudable exception is state Se…

Racist legislation in the Sunshine State. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/the-goo...

F1 Lays an Egg Tourism to Las Vegas fell 5% in November and flattened Las Vegas Strip gambling revenues along with with it. Casinos should be grateful that the fewer players they’re getting are spending mor…

... and Trump installs a toady at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/f1-lays...

Bally’s Gets Screwed As luck would have it, we were in Chicago last week. That’s when, in a stunning display of spinelessness, Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) opted to neither sign nor veto the city budget. He dove und…

A royal shafting from Chicago's city fathers. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...

Boardwalk Follies Atlantic City, you must be so proud. Mayor Marty Small (D), recently re-elected, beat the rap on felony charges this week. The indictment against Mrs. Small is expected to be dropped. Too bad. Smal…

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small deemed not a crook. We expect so little from politicians nowadays. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/boardwa...

Between the symbolism of Trump stumping at a Pennsylvania casino whilst simultaneously raising taxes on gamblers.

Kapellmeister or bust? This box of German chocolates from Eloquence is definitely a surprise. One is initially inclined to defend it, if only because it was met with an indignant shriek from a prominent Internet philistine....

Otto Gerdes is remembered. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/kapellm...

Much Ado About Nothing We’ve been giving this story a wide berth … but it’s a slow news day. Someone perspicacious in the White House press corps noticed the yawning chasm between the symbolism of Donal…

Read it before it's censored. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/much-ad...

In the Bleak Midwinter Casinos in Illinois nudged up a point last month, garnering $155 million. Take away underachieving Fairmount Park ($1.5 million) and they were flat with November 2024. Newfangled Hollywood Joliet c…

$2 billion Bally's Chicago won't open for another year but already appears doomed. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/in-the-...

Geezers And Grifters: Why Illegal Casinos In Florida Won't Go Away Florida has an ongoing problem with illegal, often mob-affiliated slot parlors, and nobody is sure what to do about it.

Ron DeSantis has a big-ass gambling problem right in his back yard. www.casinoreports.com/geezers-grif...

It’s About Time! “Casino security” is a bad joke or, at best, a contradiction in terms. The Paul Blarts who patrol casino floors aren’t there to protect you: Their remit is to keep the sacrosanct …

Neglect casino security at your own peril. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/its-abo...

NYC: Everybody Wins? All three New York City casino proposals were tapped in the penultimate round of selection for Empire State benediction. That means Genting Group, Bally’s Corp. and Hard Rock International ea…

Donald Trump hates Black people and immigrants. But he'll gladly take their money. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/nyc-eve...

Vegas Regulators Expose Themselves Was the circus in town last week? Because the Nevada Gaming Commission sure put on a clown show. They handed out a nominal, $7.8 million fine to Caesars Entertainment for flouting anti-money launde…

Nevada regulators get caught with their pants down. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/vegas-r...

Can Resorts World Hit Its Ambitious New York Revenue Target? If Resorts World can deliver its projected number, the state would receive $1.7 billion in tax revenue. So ... can it deliver that number?

Math and wishful thinking at Resorts World NYC. www.casinoreports.com/resorts-worl...

Bally’s Stands Alone? Wouldn’t it be the apex of irony if unfunded Bally’s New York were the only New York City casino project left standing when all’s said and done” It would go from iffy in the…

Dramatic shifts in the race for a NYC casino. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...

"Traviata" without tears Verdi-LA TRAVIATA: Mané Galoyan (Violetta); Long Long (Alfredo), Anthony Clark Evans (Germont)/Atlanta Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Evan Rogister, cond.; Francesca Zambello, dir.; Peter J. Davison, sets; ...

Embattled Washington Opera supremo Francesca Zambello triumphs in Atlanta. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/traviat...

Schuetz: David McKee, A True Hero In Gaming Journalism David exists in that hard-scrabble world of sacrifice and struggle. He is about real people, not images, and reality, not spin.

30 years of muckraking summed up. www.casinoreports.com/schuetz-davi...

If BALY won a NYC casino license today, it would have insufficient cash on hand to pay his $115 million "gaming event fee."

Midwest flexes, ESPN Bet folds Illinois casinos were booming in October, up 21% … or 7.5% once second-place Wind Creek Southland and last-place Fairmont Park were subtracted to make an apples-to-apples comparison. The head…

So long, ESPN Bet. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/midwest...

Election Special It’s always too soon to celebrate the demise of smoking in Atlantic City. However, clean-air advocates (and customers) have reason to feel guardedly optimistic today. Ally Mikie Sherrill (D, …

What last night's elections meant for gambling (more than you might think). www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/electio...

Out Like a Lamb Barry Jonas called it. His report on MGM Resorts International’s 3Q25 earnings was headlined “The Summer the Strip Turned Pretty … Bad.” Ouch. But true. He kept a “Buy…

Karma catches up with Sin City. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/out-lik...