Casinos

New Jersey regulators mulling Eldorado buyout of Caesars

By KEN RITTER Associated Press New Jersey gambling regulators plan to vote Friday on the last approval needed for Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts Inc.'s huge $17.3 billion buyout of Caesars Entertainment Corp. to create the world’s biggest casino company. The deal…

MS Gaming Commission implements new mask rule

Thursday the Mississippi Gaming Commission announced all casinos in the state must enforce that guests and visitors must wear masks. The new state-wide policy came just in time for the holiday weekend as the rule goes into effect at 8…

Beau Rivage is now open with safety guidelines in place

The Beau Rivage has been closed since March and today they finally reopened to the public. When you go back to the casino you’ll notice some major changes. Mississippi casinos were allowed to open on May 21st. While many casinos…

Nevada to reopen casinos June 4, welcoming tourists again

By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday night that he would allow casinos to reopen June 4, welcoming tourists to return to the glitzy gambling mecca of Las Vegas. “We welcome…

Casinos reopened with new safety measures in place

Some casinos in Mississippi have reopened for the first time in two months. They are following state guidelines to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The State Gaming Commission says numbers of players are limited for blackjack and…

Scarlet Pearl Casino reopened today

Now that some Coast casinos have been open for a few hours, let’s check in with News 25’s Victoria Bailey to see how reopening day is going.

Coast Casinos preparing to reopen

As the Golden Nugget Casino gets ready to reopen their gaming floors and restaurants at 8 a.m. on Thursday, their Biloxi hotel, pool, and sports bars are opening tomorrow, May 20th. Boomtown Casino plans to reopen their doors on Thursday…

Casinos preparing to open with new safety guidelines in place

Busy at work preparing to welcome customers back Thursday at 8 a.m., the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville is taking no chances when it comes to safety. “It will feel like normal with the exception of the social distancing.” But…

Palace Casino Resort will reopen May 21

May 15, 2020, Biloxi, MS—Palace Casino Resort is pleased to announce that it will reopen on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10 AM. The process will be gradual with some resort amenities reopening at a later date. On May 21,…

Coast casinos can reopen next week

The Mississippi Gaming Commission says casinos in the state can start reopening Thursday, May 21st at 8 a.m. That’s more than two months after the commission closed them because of the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening is allowed just before Memorial…

Coast Casinos to start opening next Thursday

Something residents and tourists have been asking for the past two months has finally been given an answer. Coast casinos have been given the go ahead to reopen their facilities next week. As people are ready to get their gaming…

Casino and state leaders working on reopening

As coronavirus restrictions loosen in the state of Mississippi, leaders from the state and the gaming industry are working on how the state’s casinos may be able to reopen. Local casinos affiliated with the Mississippi Gaming and Hospitality Association have…

Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the…

US casino workers: Pay us through the shutdown

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casino workers across the country are calling on the gambling industry to pay its laid-off workers their full salary and benefits for the duration of the shutdown necessitated by the Coronavirus. In an online conference…

First day of casino shutdown on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Gaming floors and casino properties across the Coast are virtually empty now following the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s decision yesterday to shut down all gaming operations indefinitely. Today in Biloxi, the Hard Rock and Beau Rivage prominently displayed signs announcing their…

Grand opening for Tap Book, Bar, and Bistreaux

On this day last year, the Beau Rivage took in Mississippi’s first legalized sports bet. Now, today, one year later, the party continues with the grand opening of the brand new Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux. The Tap Book and…

Grand opening of the Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux

On this day last year, the Beau Rivage took in Mississippi’s first legalized sports bet. Now, one year later, the party continues with the grand opening of the brand new Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux. News 25’s Kristen Anzuini has…