Gold Strike Casino Resort News

It's been a big week for MGM Resorts. They've struck deals with the National Basketball Association, launched mobile sports betting in New Jersey and taken the first sports bets in Mississippi.

MGM Resorts International dominated the gaming headlines this week, as the move to regulate and legalize sports betting gained even more momentum in the U.S. this week.

Two Magnolia State resorts, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, held simultaneous events to usher in the era of legal sports wagering.

The host of the weekly Good Times Gambling radio show and long-time Tunica gambling promoter is the first Hall of Fame inductee since Gold Strike's Mike Mavoratis in 2014.

The company says the formation of a real estate investment trust will offer "strategic and financial benefits."

Luxor and Excalibur President Renée West will be replaced by two people.

Since opening earlier this summer, Buffet Americana has been a major hit, with over 15,000 people taking advantage of a special promotion in June.

Mason, who passed away on Easter Sunday, was a giant in the industry.

The MGM Resorts International Biloxi property has received the highest Green Key rating in Mississippi.

My gut feeling is that 2013 will be a better year, not back to the salad days of yesteryear, but forward moving at least.