Steve Wynn-Encore casino resort, a $2.3 billion resort will open later this year. This comes at a time when others are closing.  Wynn is hoping to avoid the same fate because the Encore is not aimed at the average visitor. It seems the higher end the resort is, the better it is fairing.

Centaur Gaming failed to obtain a gaming license for Valley View facility, it is in default on it's loans. It is facing pressure to make hefty repayments. Discussions are underway regarding early repayment, and the end of developing the Pittsburgh facility.

Soboba tribe casino faces a possible shut down by the Riverside County Sheriff due to issues on the surrounding reservation.

Floating casinos in South Florida are facing financial problems due to rising fuel costs and a decrease in passengers. Slowly, they are beginning to end operations.

A legal brief, opposing the closing of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino was filed on November4^th. It contained affidavits of support from three powerful figures in Buffalo.

World Series of Poker eleven times winner Phil Hellmuth, and country music artist Mark Wills will co-host fundraiser for the TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers.

After a five hour hearing City Council voted unanimously in support of a zoning change, that may allow Foxwoods Casino to build a slots parlor in the Center City.

A direct mailing business error promised 55,000 customers of Penn National Race Course free slot credits.

A new $150 million casino replaces the Casino Rock Island riverboat, that had aged over its sixteen years of service.

The Diamond Jo riverboat casino in Dubuque, Iowa has closed after fourteen years of operation.