February 2009

Plans filed for first downtown Vegas casino in decades
02 Feb 09
Plans have been filed for a 47-story hotel-casino in Union Park. If it's built, it would be the first new casino downtown since 1979.   Construction is not imminent because the developer, Forest City, must build a new city hall before it gets access to the 6.4-acre parcel in Union Park where the…

Oklahoma gambling help left on table
02 Feb 09
As reported by The Oklahoman: "About one-third of state money earmarked for helping problem gamblers is going unused, although treatment advocates insist it's not because of the lack of compulsive gamblers. The problem, they say, is a need for more public awareness.   "Meanwhile, there are 110…

Sale of Tropicana in Atlantic City stalls
02 Feb 09
While the recession is fueling price wars in Las Vegas, an Atlantic City casino has bigger problems due in large part to the depressed economy.   The New Jersey Casino Control Commission pulled the Tropicana's gaming license in December 2007, saying its owners, who also own the Tropicana in Las…