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Greektown Casino $2M jackpot is largest ever

December 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Michigan

A woman playing a “Wheel of Fortune” slot machine at the Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday was the winner of one of the casino’s largest progressive jackpots in the city’s history, according to Gr...

McPhillips casino’s new facade hopes to appeal to younger demographic

Kim M

December 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Canada, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Manitoba, Casino project updates

The McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba is the planned site of a $45 million redevelopment. The renovation is the casino’s first face-lift since the facility was built in the 1990’s. Owned and op...

Ukraine gambling law to be presented to parliament before year end

Kim M

December 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, European Casino News, Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers has given its stamp of approval to the draft gaming law in the Ukraine, and is expected to be presented to the Verkhovna Rada for approval before the end of the year. The law legalizes ...

Attempt by Tigua Tribe to reopen gaming facility opposed by Texas

Kim M

December 14, 2015

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The silence has finally been broken between the state of Texas and its long-running dispute with the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, also known as the Tigua Tribe of El Paso. Despite receiving approval from the Natio...

Poll shows widespread support for West Valley Casino; Opening planned for Dec. 20

Kim M

December 14, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Arizona, Licenses

Construction of a new casino in the west valley is in the final stages, and for the most part Arizona voters are supportive of it. The national polling firm of Moore Information Inc., conducted a survey of 5...

Kaw Nation celebrates completion of new SouthWind Casino

Kim M

December 13, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Oklahoma

Grand opening festivities celebrating the completion of the SouthWind Casino’s phase II of its gaming facility in Braman, Oklahoma were kicked off on December 9. The Kaw Nation’s casino, just south of the Ka...

Argosy Casino case moved to the Iowa Court of Appeals

Kim M

December 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

The legal battle isn’t over in Iowa for the operator of the former Argosy Sioux City and the state. The Iowa Supreme Court has been asked by the former Argosy Casino’s parent company, the Belle of Sioux City...

Dec. 15 deadline for new Connecticut casino site delayed by tribes

Kim M

December 13, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Connecticut, Licenses

The decision as to where to locate a casino in Connecticut has been temporarily put off by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes of Connecticut. The two tribes formed MMCT Venture in Connecticut in orde...

Overbilling will cost a NY construction company $20M

Kim M

December 12, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York

After one of New York City’s largest construction companies admitted to overbilling clients, according to federal prosecutors, it has agreed to pay more than $20 million. On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s off...

Reopening date for VictoryLand casino expected from Milton McGregor

Kim M

December 12, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Alabama, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

An announcement by Milton McGregor on WBRC Good Day Alabama on Friday may mean that the end is near for the journey towards reopening the VictoryLand casino in Macon County, Alabama. While McGregor had hoped...

North Jersey casino bill for referendum introduced by legislators

Kim M

December 12, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

Legislation was introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney that calls for a November 2016 referendum that will decide whether or not two northern New Jersey counties will get new casinos. The location of the ...

Australian greyhounds deemed too slow get “Death Row” sentence

Kim M

December 11, 2015

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A practice that breeches racing rules exports hundreds of Australian greyhounds, determined by their owners and trainers to be to too slow for Australian racing, to Asia where they languish in deplorable condit...

Lawrence Downs investor warns deadlines may cause casino plans to fail

Kim M

December 11, 2015

Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Pennsylvania

If regulators in Pennsylvania adhere to recently imposed deadlines it could mean death for a proposed Lawrence County racetrack, according to an investor believed to have saved the project. The project, to b...

Casino’s loss of sewer service prompts lawsuit by Snoqualmie Tribe

Kim M

December 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Washington

On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in federal court by the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington State that accuses City of Snoqualmie officials of “intentional race discrimination,” according to a tribal press release...

Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

Kim M

December 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Crime, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) investigation has discovered that the FBI is investigating the role the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) president Sepp Blatter played in a $10...

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Greektown Casino $2M jackpot is largest ever

McPhillips casino’s new facade hopes to appeal to younger demographic

Ukraine gambling law to be presented to parliament before year end

Attempt by Tigua Tribe to reopen gaming facility opposed by Texas

Poll shows widespread support for West Valley Casino; Opening planned for Dec. 20

Kaw Nation celebrates completion of new SouthWind Casino

Argosy Casino case moved to the Iowa Court of Appeals

Dec. 15 deadline for new Connecticut casino site delayed by tribes

Overbilling will cost a NY construction company $20M

Reopening date for VictoryLand casino expected from Milton McGregor

North Jersey casino bill for referendum introduced by legislators

Australian greyhounds deemed too slow get “Death Row” sentence

Lawrence Downs investor warns deadlines may cause casino plans to fail

Casino’s loss of sewer service prompts lawsuit by Snoqualmie Tribe

Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

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