Think of a casino and chances are, what comes to mind is a dark warehouse of slot machines and card tables, bathed in cigarette smoke. Revel, the casino-resort opening April 2 in Atlantic City, breaks all the old casino rules.

The proposal would create a sixth Maryland license for a slot machine parlor to be built in Prince George’s County and legalize table games at that location and the state’s five other slots sites.

A construction company has been fined $3,000 following the death of a construction worker struck by lightning at an Atlantic City casino project in one of the state’s tallest buildings. 

Adding a new twist to its customer rewards program, Station Casinos purchased $100,000 of Girl Scout cookies from the southern Nevada regional Girl Scout Council. The company planned to distribute the cookies through its Boarding Pass customer loyalty program.

Gaming Insider | The resort formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton continues as the focus of nearly constant sale and foreclosure rumors. The most recent one could involve an unexpected serving of "family history" if it becomes a reality.

Florida Gaming Report | While we await the USTA Sony Ericcson at Key Biscayne at the end of the month, and shortly thereafter the Opening Day for the MLB Miami Marlins in their new domed stadium, the city fathers at Miami Beach have been busy.

Pokin’ Around | If you are downtown and wanting to see the full-scale changes in what was Fitzgerald’s, it may be a disappointing trip. The planned opening of "The D" is slated for this fall, the lavish plans will be welcomed for a downtown enjoying an upturn in interest.

Real Deals | Read about the latest deals and promotions from Caesars Entertainment's Total Rewards program, Silverton's Rewards Club, Station's Boarding Pass Rewards, TI's Players Club, Tropicana's Trop Plus Players Club and so much more!

Top officials at the NCAA and major professional sports leagues usually grit their teeth and frown when conversations turn to the possible future legalization of sports wagering in other states. Is it any wonder?

Atlantic City’s newest resort, the Revel, is expected to get licensing approval from the Casino Control Commission next week for a soft opening that could occur any time after that, perhaps by early April. 

County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani tells GamingToday there is not a lot of good news to report concerning the long-abandoned Fontainebleau project owned by Carl Icahn. 

Why has the only Playboy Club in the U.S. decided to leave its home at the Palms in Las Vegas? As is often the case, you have to dig deep and read between a lot of lines to find the signs that this "divorce" is anything but a totally friendly agreement.

Officials say the Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will close in June. No reason was given, and no specific date was set. 

A new era in gambling arrived in Maine on Friday with the spinning of a roulette wheel, the shuffling of cards and shouts of "blackjack." About 60 people were waiting outside Hollywood Casino in Bangor when it opened its doors at 8 a.m.

Maryland is paying more than double for each slot machine that officials acquired to fill the state’s first three casinos. An analysis by The Washington Post found the state is paying about $10,000 per machine per year.

State officials handed down more than $150,000 in fines to a central Indiana casino for violating a range of gaming rules. Indiana Live will face its biggest penalty for mistakenly sending promotions to customers who had opted out of getting casino solicitations.

California and Illinois – perhaps even New York – may be the source of the first efforts to launch programs that could lead to Internet poker based on speculation from sources with a good sense of the political and business dynamics at work in each of these areas.

Casino marketing has become such an "in-demand skill," attracting some of the sharpest minds in American business. The evidence of this is apparent in recent announcements. Remember when it was enough to build a casino and do nothing more than open it?

Boyd Gaming is showing reluctance to sell its Dania, Fla., jai alai fronton in Broward County because of the clear possibilities for gaming expansion there that could involve land-based development or even potential Internet activity.

What appeared to be a slam-dunk case of bribery being prosecuted by federal lawyers in Alabama blew up in their faces last week when a jury exonerated all defendants following seven days of deliberation.