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Lengthy meeting held in Savannah Monday to discuss Georgia casinos

November 3, 2015

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Georgia’s Armstrong State University in Savannah was the location of a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday between state legislatures who met to hear arguments both for and against casino proposals in the south...

Casino proposals to be issued by East Hartford, East Windsor this week

Kim M

November 3, 2015

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The towns of East Hartford and East Windsor are the lone survivors competing for the third casino in Connecticut. Hartford, Enfield and Windsor Locks all responded to proposal requests issued by MM4CT, the t...

MotorCity Casino owners give $40m, land use for Detroit business school

Kim M

November 2, 2015

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Wayne State University has been gifted $40 million by Detroit entrepreneurs Mike and Marian Ilitch to build a new business school in Detroit. Pending approval by the Board of Governors, Wayne State Universit...

Media reports French foreign minister’s son faces U.S. charges for bad checks

Kim M

November 2, 2015

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According to a CNN report, France’s foreign minister’s son Thomas Fabius, 33, allegedly passed bad checks to casinos in Las Vegas and faces criminal charges in the United States for his actions. A criminal c...

Regulating DraftKings like a casino considered by Mass. Gaming Commission

Kim M

November 1, 2015

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Regulation of daily fantasy sports (DFS) is not within the scope of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, according to Chairman Steve Crosby who said that daily fantasy sports companies such as Boston-based Draf...

Geelong waterfront proposal makes two in Victoria

Kim M

November 1, 2015

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A $1 billion private bid to build a second casino in Victoria, Australia on Geelong’s waterfront is being considered by the Andrews government. According to The Age, casino developer John Haddad, who has bee...

Efforts revved up to stop Lago Resort & Casino: Pollsters spreading misinformation to influence locals

Kim M

October 31, 2015

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On Friday a spokesman for the developers of a proposed $425 million non-Indian commercial casino in Tyre in Seneca County said that a "push poll" is being used by opponents of the project to spread “false and m...

Tioga Downs celebrates groundbreaking

Kim M

October 31, 2015

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Yesterday afternoon in Nichols the Tioga Downs Racetrack held a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of the transformation and expansion of the facility into a full-scale casino. The Southern Tier v...

Lottery and casino spend impacted by Daily Fantasy Sports

Kim M

October 30, 2015

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The casino and lottery industries could be slowly being threatened by Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), according to a new poll conducted by Leger, The Research Intelligence Group, pdf. The online survey that was ...

‘Nobody’ wants four casinos in Connecticut says gaming panel chief

Kim M

October 30, 2015

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On Thursday, regulators will revisit the southeastern Massachusetts casino issue, and while able to envision a scenario where a commercial casino and a tribal casino operate and compete within close proximity o...

New sports betting legislation for Canada

Kim M

October 29, 2015

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Canada will get another shot at approving single-game sports betting legislation, although it remains to be seen as to whether the effort will garner any more success the second time around. The C-290 sports...

Sheldon Adelson eyeing $2 billion casino for Atlanta

Kim M

October 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Georgia

One of the Republican Party’s most sought after figures, Sheldon Anderson, appears to be directing some of his energy towards the Peach State and the possibility of casino expansion there. Adelson, estimated...

Tioga Downs readies the shovel for casino groundbreaking

Kim M

October 28, 2015

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Tioga Downs Casino & Racing will have its ground breaking ceremony this week now that the New York Gaming Facility Location Board has selected it to be the state’s final full casino and recommended it be gr...

Spectacular opening yesterday for Studio City

Kim M

October 28, 2015

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The Cotai Strip's Studio City Hollywood-themed leisure resort and casino enjoyed a star-studded grand opening yesterday. Melco Crown Entertainment’s (MCE) $3.2 billion resort will focus on the mass market throu...

Grand Opening of Studio City today

Kim M

October 27, 2015

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The countdown is over, Melco Crown Entertainment’s (MCE) $3.2 billion cinematically-themed leisure resort and casino, Studio City, celebrated its grand opening today in what marked the beginning of a “new era” ...

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Lengthy meeting held in Savannah Monday to discuss Georgia casinos

Casino proposals to be issued by East Hartford, East Windsor this week

MotorCity Casino owners give $40m, land use for Detroit business school

Media reports French foreign minister’s son faces U.S. charges for bad checks

Regulating DraftKings like a casino considered by Mass. Gaming Commission

Geelong waterfront proposal makes two in Victoria

Efforts revved up to stop Lago Resort & Casino: Pollsters spreading misinformation to influence locals

Tioga Downs celebrates groundbreaking

Lottery and casino spend impacted by Daily Fantasy Sports

‘Nobody’ wants four casinos in Connecticut says gaming panel chief

New sports betting legislation for Canada

Sheldon Adelson eyeing $2 billion casino for Atlanta

Tioga Downs readies the shovel for casino groundbreaking

Spectacular opening yesterday for Studio City

Grand Opening of Studio City today

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