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Rural Japan criticizes official casino location guidelines

May 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Japan

In Japan, many smaller cities have reportedly expressed criticism at official government guidelines published earlier this month that are set to require operators and municipalities to team up in order to submi...

Connecticut State Senate passes casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Legislation that would allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in the northern Connecticut community of East Windsor has reportedly been p...

Massachusetts tribe temporarily barred from opening a gambling venue

Adam Morgan

May 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, a federal appeals court has reportedly issued a ruling that temporarily stops the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) from establishing a Class II gambling operation on the island of Martha...

Plan to build Red Water Casino in Mississippi facing tribal opposition

Adam Morgan

May 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is reportedly facing the prospect of being required to hold a tribal referendum to officially ratify a proposition that would see it spend about $25 milli...

Udenna Corporation raises funds to build Lapu-Lapu Leisure Mactan

Adam Morgan

May 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Philippines

In the Philippines, local trading and shipping firm Udenna Corporation has reportedly raised approximately $80.36 million to help fund its plan to build a new integrated casino resort on the central island of M...

Major upgrades to Pioneer Crossing Casino of Fernley almost complete

Marie Kelley

May 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Nevada

As the Pioneer Crossing Casino of Fernley prepares to celebrate their 12th anniversary in operation, the gaming venue has been working on a remodel, with major improvements taking place throughout the facility....

Caesars Entertainment Corporation looking to develop Las Vegas lands

Adam Morgan

May 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News

American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly revealed that it is hoping to develop more than 90 acres of land it owns in Las Vegas after its troubled operating subsidiary emerges from ...

Crown Resorts Limited selling off Alon Las Vegas site

Adam Morgan

May 22, 2017

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino proposals

After agreeing to offload its remaining 11.2% stake in Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited earlier this month, Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has now reportedly completely given up on its ...

Minnesota tribe approves plan to relocate Palace Casino Hotel

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Minnesota

In northern Minnesota, this week reportedly saw members of the Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe vote overwhelmingly in favor of relocating the tribe’s Palace Casino Hotel to a new and much larger site nearer to the ci...

Jake’s 58 Hotel and Casino to add more gaming machines

Marie Kelley

May 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, New York

After seeing great success in just three months of operations, Jake’s 58 Hotel and Casino in Islandia has plans to add even more gaming machines. Operated by Suffolk OTB, the video lottery casino has stayed bus...

Illinois State Senate passes proposed casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Illinois

In Illinois, proposed legislation that could see the Midwestern state license up to six new casinos including one for the metropolis of Chicago has been passed by the Illinois State Senate. According to a re...

Northern Quest Resort And Casino turns to bottled water

Adam Morgan

May 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Washington

In eastern Washington, the Kalispel Tribe Of Indians is reportedly using bottled water at its Northern Quest Resort And Casino after the local groundwater supply was found to have been contaminated by a pair of...

Edward Farrell named to lead development of Resorts World Las Vegas project

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino proposals, Casino News

Asian casino operator Genting Group has appointed industry veteran Edward Farrell to oversee the development of its coming Resorts World Las Vegas project while stating that the planned opening of the $4 billio...

Blackjack and liquor license coming to Phoenix casino soon

Lars Jones

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Arizona, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Tohono O’odham Nation and the state of Arizona have announced that a lawsuit settlement will soon allow the tribe to offer full-fledged RNG slot machines and blackjack gambling at their Desert Diamond Casin...

The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas begins charging patrons to park their cars

Adam Morgan

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News

The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas has become the latest Las Vegas casino to begin charging patrons for parking with The Blackstone Group-owned property reportedly revealing that the move was necessary due to simila...