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Dispute over $36.2M in gaming compact overpayments won by Pauma Band

October 27, 2015

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The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians is owed $36.2 million by the state of California, according to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled on Monday that the state misled the tribe. In 2004 three major ca...

Slots might get honest in Australia

Kim M

October 26, 2015

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Based on claims that video poker machines, or pokies, are designed to be addictive and deceive users, legal action against the operators and designers of pokies in Australia is being prepared by the Maurice Bla...

Letter shows Pamunkey tribe inclined to open casino

Kim M

October 26, 2015

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According to a letter obtained by The Washington Post, then-Chief Kevin Brown sent correspondence to tribal members in the weeks that preceded the Pamunkey Indians being granted formal recognition on July 2, 20...

Tribal schisms remain in Chukchansi; Lewis signals hope for casino

Kim M

October 25, 2015

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The election for the Chukchansi tribal council has been upheld after four candidates who are not among those to be seated filed appeals. The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coursegold, California ha...

Studio City countdown to Tuesday

Kim M

October 25, 2015

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The days are counting down to the much anticipated grand opening of Melco Crown Entertainment’s (MCE) integrated casino resort Studio City scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, which will feature a performance by ...

No casinos as part of a plea bargain for New Mexico Secretary of State who resigns

Kim M

October 24, 2015

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Friday in a New Mexico district court in Santa Fe, former secretary of state Dianna Duran pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement among other charges amid allegations that thousands of dollars were siphoned from ...

Another Mackinaw City rejection prompts scaled back casino

Kim M

October 24, 2015

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Plans for a modest 64-slot casino will be implemented by a northern Michigan tribe this fall when it breaks ground for the facility despite the thumbs down given by the local village council. On October 16 M...

Size of Catskill casino proposal increased by Montreign

Kim M

October 23, 2015

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It appears that the Montreign Resort Casino in the Catskills Region, one of four casinos slated for Upstate New York, has added plans making the project bigger and swankier and more like a Las Vegas-style casin...

Campaign launched by Oneida Nation to block Lago casino in New York

Kim M

October 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, New York

Efforts to stop a non-Indian commercial casino in Tyre in Seneca County from being built have been revved up by the Oneida Nation of New York. On the heels of getting the nod from Finger Lakes town officials...

“Black Friday” Attorney opens DFS investigation in New York

Kim M

October 22, 2015

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Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York who brought the poker industry to its knees and permanently altered the landscape of the online gambling industry in what has now become kno...

SA online gambling regulations overhaul proposed

Kim M

October 22, 2015

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Online gambling operators in South Australia may no longer be able to offer unsolicited credits to their customers there. Regulatory changes proposed by the state’s Independent Gambling Authority (IGA) to th...

Japan casino bill scuttled until 2016

Kim M

October 21, 2015

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Gaming legislation that would legalize casinos in Japan this year has been scuttled once again as local sources report that plans for an extraordinary session of parliament have been shelved. It will be the fir...

Melco Crown’s Studio City gets 250 tables and Galaxy picks up 100

Kim M

October 21, 2015

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Melco Crown Entertainment’s Studio City will launch with 250 gaming tables which were granted by the Macau government for its scheduled October 27 opening, in addition to 1,233 gaming machines, according to Lio...

Over 8,500 employees attend Studio City Event Center unveiling

Kim M

October 20, 2015

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Last week over 8,500 employees at three staff rallies were witness to Melco Crown Entertainment’s unveiling of its Studio City Events Center. COO Ted Chan along with other senior company executives were in a...

Top architects apprehensive about Brisbane casino project

Kim M

October 20, 2015

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After Echo Entertainment was chosen over competitor James Packer’s Queens Wharf Greenland Crown project to redevelop the Brisbane Queen’s Wharf precinct in July, a group of architects has expressed concerns abo...

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Dispute over $36.2M in gaming compact overpayments won by Pauma Band

Slots might get honest in Australia

Letter shows Pamunkey tribe inclined to open casino

Tribal schisms remain in Chukchansi; Lewis signals hope for casino

Studio City countdown to Tuesday

No casinos as part of a plea bargain for New Mexico Secretary of State who resigns

Another Mackinaw City rejection prompts scaled back casino

Size of Catskill casino proposal increased by Montreign

Campaign launched by Oneida Nation to block Lago casino in New York

“Black Friday” Attorney opens DFS investigation in New York

SA online gambling regulations overhaul proposed

Japan casino bill scuttled until 2016

Melco Crown’s Studio City gets 250 tables and Galaxy picks up 100

Over 8,500 employees attend Studio City Event Center unveiling

Top architects apprehensive about Brisbane casino project

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