Following a year long process with regulators in different jurisdictions, the merger between Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts is finally complete! And together they have created the largest gambling company in the world! We also cover news from Atlantic City and review a new casino skill game.   New Jersey gaming regulators gave the final approval Friday for a $17.3 billion merger of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, clearing the way for a deal that will create the world’s biggest gambling company. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission voted 2-0 in favor of the proposal, which for the time being…

Two gambling giants have made Las Vegas face masks mandatory for their casino employees. Caesars Entertainment and the Las Vegas Sands have a combined eleven properties in Sin City, and employees who refuse to wear masks may face termination. We also have news of another casino reopening, even while the Governor of Nevada warns some closures could be on the way.   In an attempt to bolster efforts to comply with the Nevada Governor’s order that everybody wear a face-covering in public, casino operators Caesars Entertainment and Las Vegas Sands have announced that wearing masks in their Las Vegas properties…

California stands as the “crown jewel” of American gambling. Online poker has failed there for years, and the battle for California sports betting is now heating up between state legislators and Tribal Gaming. We also look at new casino closures in Nevada, update the Justice Department online gambling case, and have sad news to report from Las Vegas.   A Superior Court judge made official his tentative ruling to allow a coalition of federally-recognized tribes 90 more days to collect signatures for a legal California sports betting initiative that would go on the November 2022 ballot. The tribes sought an…

Just two weeks after Las Vegas casinos reopened, the Coronavirus has returned with a vengeance. Could we see a second Vegas casino closure? The Governor of Nevada and the state Gaming Control Board have now made face masks mandatory, but it may be too late to stop a second wave of Covid-19 outbreak in Vegas. Also, New jersey casinos are set to open this weekend, and the push for cashless casinos has begun.   BREAKING: Borgata Delays Reopening Nevada sees record Coronavirus infections two weeks after Vegas casinos reopen. State casinos, restaurants and gyms reopened at a limited capacity, Nevada…

Months after losing in Federal Court, the US Justice Department will have their online gambling appeal heard. The fight over whether the Wire Act applies to Internet betting or only sports betting is on the line! Also, more Las Vegas casinos announce their openings and we have a new game review!   A federal appellate court will hear arguments later this month on the case between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and the Justice Department over the interpretation of the Wire Act which could decide the fate of online gambling in America. Last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals…

We have more Las Vegas casinos opening! Plus, another state regulates sports betting and one pushes legislation to legalize it! We also discuss when professional sports leagues will resume games so players have something to bet on!   The Excalibur casinos opening is slated for June 11, according to MGM Resorts. The resort was closed along with all of its neighboring properties due to the pandemic in mid-March. MGM Resorts is planning to open Aria Casino by July 4. MGM Grand, Bellagio, New York-New York, MGM Grand and The Signature last week. Colorado’s Department of Revenue has revealed that total…