Casino closures

Not all casinos will stay open as long as Casino de Spa in Belgium which opened in 1763 or the 400-year-old Casinò di Venezia on the Grand Canal. Sometimes the slots and tables will move from a riverboat to land as they did in Indiana, sometimes the casinos simply fail due to market forces or mismanagement as many have in Atlantic City. And while rarer, some will simply not open with a viable concept and close within a year as happened in Las Vegas in January 2018.

While not all closures result in the property being imploded, we cover those spectacular events here as well. In some instances a story in this section will lead you to more information in Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships; Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation; or Casino Sales. Whatever the future holds for the places haunted by Lady Luck, you will find their stories here.

Stronach Group Reveals Permanent Closure Of Golden Gate Fields Racetrack To Focus On Santa Anita Racing

Recently, the Ontario-based Stronach Group revealed that it will officially close Golden Gate Fields racetrack for good this fall, once the last scheduled race at the San Francisco Bay Area racetrack is complet...

WARN Notice Submitted By Vernon Downs; Casino Prepares To Close

New York's Vernon Downs Hotel Casino has filed a WARN notice with the New York State Department of Labor outlining plans to officially close by the end of this year and discharge all 249 of its workers. Plan...
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Layoff for Hundreds of Employees in Victoryland Casino – What’s Behind This Decision?

These days, all we hear are layoffs at Twitter, Google, and Amazon. But they aren’t the only ones who recently needed to fire many employees. Macon County’s Victoryland Casino laid off hundreds of employees. Dr...

Hard Rock discloses plans to close The Mirage, renovate and grow property

Florida-based Hard Rock International, which is operated by the Seminole Indian Tribe, has publicly announced it's intention to close Las Vegas-based, The Mirage, renovate the entire three-wing hotel and casino...

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited asset sales to begin next month

Japanese casino equipment giant Angel Group Company Limited is reportedly set to buy back gear worth approximately $300,000 from beleaguered operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited. Accordin...

Station Casinos obtains North Las Vegas Planning Commission green light

In Nevada and the Station Casinos brand of prominent land-based casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly cleared a major hurdle in its plan to bring a new gambling-friendly development to th...

Red Rock Resorts Incorporated closing a fourth southern Nevada casino

In the western American state of Nevada and casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that its small Wild Wild West Gambling Hall property is to be permanently shuttered from later ...