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Strip land selling for $50 million an acre.

Big changes are coming to MGM Resorts International properties in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp. From shakeups in leadership to investments in technology, the plan is called "MGM 2020."

Except for horse racing and a lottery, when it comes to gambling, Virginia has for years avoided casinos with slot machines and roulette wheels, believing they are tacky, risky and too close to organized crime. For evidence, look at Atlantic City or 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp.

Atlantic City has made progress in recent years to diversify its offerings. But weather may be one of the largest reasons the city lives in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp’ shadow.

If entrepreneurs still dream of owning a casino and succeeding in Atlantic City, the high cost of entering the market and the gaming competition from neighboring states makes that goal increasingly harder to achieve.

A casino war has begun. Portsmouth leaders came out swinging this week with their own plans to open a waterfront casino, rivaling plans by the Pamunkey Indians to build one in downtown Norfolk.

Celine Dion and Mariah Carey are getting some high profile company in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Strip in 2019.

Last week, I shared six leadership secrets for good management excerpted from Tales from the Slot Floor, a collection of edited interviews with casino slot managers, To recap, this book is based on a series of interviews with veteran slot management professionals. This week, I’m going to look at the other side of the occasion by sharing what those managers had to say about the mistakes they’ve seen others make once they were elevated to a leadership position.