Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) expects to close before year end on the $278 million purchase of the IP Casino Resort in Biloxi, Miss. The property was built in the days when riverboat casinos were flourishing on the Gulf Coast by the late Las Vegas gaming operator Ralph Englestad. As part of the purchase agreement, Boyd will donate $10 million to the Engelstad Family Foundation, an organization that has been prominent with its Las Vegas philanthropies. Keith Smith, Boyd president and CEO, said the acquisition fit the company’s growth strategy. The company already owns and operates Sam’s Town riverboat casino in Tunica, Miss.
At 8:30 am (PT) on Wednesday morning Cantor Gaming sports outlets in Las Vegas became the first books in the state to offer NFL season win totals.
The Las Vegas Strip’s only bingo room is going virtual. The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is launching a partnership this week with Buffalo Studios, the company behind the popular Facebook game Bingo Blitz.
Atlantic City honored Dennis Gomes, by naming the street in front of the casino in his honor Friday. At a curbside ceremony, Mayor Lorenzo Langford unveiled a sign renaming a portion of North Carolina Avenue as Dennis C. Gomes Avenue.
Big changes are in store for gamblers and hotel guests at the Atlantic City Tropicana Casino and Resort as the establishment starts a $25 million renovation project. The undertaking is the first of what could be four or five years of work to re-do the casino resort.
Expanding its hopes of an online future, WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) announced on Monday that it was acquiring Jadestone Group AB, the Swedish online gaming developer.
