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The New York-New York hotel-casino, left, is seen from the Monte Carlo parking garage west of The Strip Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Las Vegas. Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG announced Tuesday, June 18, 2013 that they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena. Groundbreaking for the $350 million arena, in an area from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts, is expected next summer, with completion by spring 2016. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

MGM, AEG to develop 20K seat Las Vegas Strip arena

Years of talk about building an arena capable of hosting professional sports and big-name concerts yielded an announcement Tuesday that casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG will build a privately financed 20,000-seat indoor venue on the Las Vegas Strip. Construction on the $350 million arena should start ...

Dayton racino clears another hurdle

The new racino being built in Dayton has cleared a financing hurdle. Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority directors voted Monday to authorize the issuance of $65 million in bonds to finance construction of the 119-acre harness-racing track that will also feature video slot machines. Jerry Brunswick, executive director of the port ...

Correction: Editorial Rdp story

In the South Carolina editorial roundup for June 11, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an editorial about the Legislature was by the Aiken Standard. It was The State newspaper. A corrected version of the story is below: South Carolina editorial roundup Summary of recent South Carolina newspaper editorials By ...

Mo. Lottery sets high mark for education transfer

The Missouri Lottery has again set a record for the amount of money it provides to education. The Lottery said Friday that it transferred nearly $289 million to education during the 2013 fiscal year, which ends this month. That's nearly $9 million more than last year's record and an increase ...

Sandoval completes action on all passed bills

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval finished making decisions on bills approved by the 2013 Legislature on Thursday, less than 10 days after lawmakers left the capitol. The Republican governor signed 11 bills and vetoed three others to conclude the business of the session. In the final count, 558 bills from the ...

SW Ohio attorney with gambling problem suspended

A Cincinnati attorney who has acknowledged a longtime gambling problem was suspended from practicing law by the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday. The court said in a 7-0 ruling that Thomas Leksan could seek reinstatement in two years under conditions including completion of a recovery contract with the Ohio Lawyers ...

Indiana's 1st riverboat casino has new name

Indiana's first riverboat casino has changed its name to match that of its corporate owner. The Evansville riverboat known as Casino Aztar since it opened in late 1995 started operating Tuesday as Tropicana Evansville. It has been owned since 2007 by Las Vegas-based Tropicana Entertainment, which owns or operates eight ...

New tax break reduces Ind. share of casino revenue

The state's portion of gambling revenue slumped last month as Indiana's 13 casinos took advantage of a new law that allows them to reduce their tax burden. Total tax receipts from casinos fell nearly 18 percent last month compared with May of last year, according a report released Monday by ...

MTR Gaming allows betting from mobile devices

MTR Gaming Group Inc. is letting customers use their smartphones and iPads to place bets on horse races. MTR says it now has the mobile betting platform at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in Chester, Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio, and Presque Isle Downs & Casino near Erie, Pa. When ...

American conference women's tourney at casino

The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun casino. The conference announced Monday that the 2014 tourney would be played at the resort in southeastern Connecticut, which includes a just-under 10,000-seat arena that is home to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. The tournament ...

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