Labor Relations

IGA’s President Stevens Calls On Biden Administration to Appoint Someone to Take Over as NIGC’s Chair

Ernie Stevens Jr., president of the Indian Gaming Association, called on the Biden Administration to appoint someone to the empty president position of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) as soon as po...

Valmar Group to Acquire the Entire Stake of Clairvest in Four Marina del Sol Casinos in Chile

The Chilean group Valmar announced on 9 April 2024 the acquisition of all the shares of the Canadian group Clairvest in the Chilean casino chain Marina del Sol. As reported, Valmar has agreed to acquire the ent...

Caesars New Orleans Expands Casino and Opens New Hotel in 2024 to Reach Employment Compliance in 2025

The announcement that the 2025 Super Bowl will be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans seems to have been the starting gun for a leading entertainment and gaming corporation to get to work immediately. ...

Union’s President Calling on Officials to Address Atlantic City Casino Visitor Decline

After recent revenue reports showed a visitor decline at Atlantic City's brick-and-mortar casino resorts, the city’s largest casino workers union and the Casino Association of New Jersey have called on the city...

Wynn Las Vegas Takes Legal Action Against Fontainebleau For Supposedly Trying To Steal Its Workers

For a very long time, executives of the Wynn Las Vegas believed that Fontainebleau was actively trying to copy the unique experience that Wynn provides to its guests. It went so far that Fontainebleau began poa...

Nevada Gaming Commission Validates Amendments to Regulation 25 on Independent Agents

New regulation amendments that significantly change the existing way that reports on registered independent agents that deliver high-rollers to Nevada resorts, were created by the casino, have been officially v...

WA Authorities Busted Underground Gaming Houses in Perth to Seize Almost $190,000 in Cash

In 2023, Perth authorities carried out two major raids on underground gambling operations in suburban areas to seize almost $190,000 in cash, casino-style gaming chips, and playing cards. The organi...

Lawmaker Proposes Casino Development in Fairfax County in Virginia

After the post-pandemic decline in tax revenues in northern Virginia's s Fairfax County, some lawmakers consider options to recover this key economic driver of the state. Additionally incited by the proliferati...

Cardroom Workers Organized a Protest Against Sen. Newman’s Senate Bill 549 Directed at Non-Tribal Gambling

Over a hundred Los Angeles-area cardroom workers and their supporters assembled in Fullerton on December 6 to officially protest a legislation they worry could spur a loss of income and jobs for their area of w...

MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino Workers Ratify Contract as MGM Staff Continues to Strike in Detroit

After walking off the job on October 17, 2023, around 2,100 workers at MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, Detroit have ratified a contract with the employers to end a 34-day strike at these two...

Fontainebleau Development Receives Final Approval To Open Fontainebleau Las Vegas

After a timeline of 16 years since construction officially began, Fontainebleau Development, the initial developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has finally received regulatory validation to officially open the S...

Veikkaus Announces Structural Changes And Tampere Casino Closure Ahead of Gambling Reforms in Finland

Veikkaus, Finland's exclusive gambling operator, announces a series of changes to the company's structure as the Finnish gambling market is getting ready for the transition to a multi-license gambling system sc...