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River Spirit Casino Resort to reopen on June 21, ten days earlier than expected

June 14, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino project updates, Oklahoma

Closed since May 22 due to issues related to the swollen and surging Arkansas River, River Spirit Casino will reopen at 8am on June 21, 2019, a full 10 days earlier than expected. The property's popular tropica...

Encore Boston Harbor receives commission approval for launch

K Morrison

June 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

Less than a year after the debut of the Commonwealth's first full-scale casino, Wynn Resorts has been given the green light by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to open its much-anticipated Encore Boston Harb...

SugarHouse embarks on sweet ending; to rebrand as Rivers Casino Philadelphia

K Morrison

June 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Pennsylvania

The SugarHouse Casino in Pennsylvania will soon be "Rivers Casino Philadelphia" after the 260,000-square-foot casino located in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood is rebranded this fall. Opened in 2010, th...

Dover Downs Casino new owner closes poker room

K Morrison

June 10, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Poker, Delaware

In Delaware, new management at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has decided to close its 18-table poker room formerly located on the casino's third floor. Now owned by Twin River Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: TRWH...

Colony Club Casino announces reopening with new gaming floor look plus additional updates

Marie Kelley

June 7, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates

Visitors to The Colony Club Casino will soon find a more glamorous space as the venue off Park Lane has recently completed an update. This summer, the property will reopen with a larger gaming floor, a space th...

Silver Heritage Group Limited looking to sell Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa

Adam Morgan

May 30, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nepal

Silver Heritage Group Limited, located in the tiny Asian nation of Nepal, has reportedly opened talks with at least four parties said to be interested in buying its Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa venue. Shar...

Wynn Resorts Limited pays $35.5 million in Massachusetts fines

Adam Morgan

May 29, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Prominent casino operator in Massachusetts, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly paid a $35 million fine in order to clear the way for its under-construction Encore Boston Harbor development to open on time fro...

Further review process could delay Martha’s Vineyard casino project even further

Marie Kelley

May 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

A plan to create a tribal gaming hall on Martha’s Vineyard has been a controversial one from the start. The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Chickasaw Nation have been partnered for quite some time in an effort...

Wynn Resorts Limited considering possible Encore Boston Harbor sale

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Ahead of the planned June 23 opening of its Encore Boston Harbor integrated casino resort and Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly opened negotiations that could see it sell the $2.6 million Massachusetts develo...

First-quarter results highlight the importance of Entertainment City

Adam Morgan

May 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Philippines

The gaming industry in the Philippines reportedly recorded aggregated first-quarter gross gaming revenues of just over $1.1 billion with the majority of this at around $756 million having come from the three La...

Imperial Palace Saipan development secures $500 million loan

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Saipan, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it has secured a large loan to help it complete construction on the first stage...

Hoiana casino management deal inked by Suncity Group Holdings Limited

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Vietnam

Asian junket operator, Suncity Group Holdings Limited, has reportedly announced that it has signed an agreement that is to give it the exclusive right to operate gaming operations inside Vietnam’s under-constru...

New Encore Boston Harbor Casino to feature ferry transportation

Marie Kelley

May 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

As Wynn Resorts works closer to the planned opening of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in late June, it has now been discovered that the property will include ferry transportation. Four boats are reportedly goi...

Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment making progress in South Korea

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

The boss for American tribal casino operator, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, has reportedly declared that his firm has obtained ‘all necessary construction permits and approvals’ for the first phase of its e...

Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant excitedly embarks on 4th major expansion

K Morrison

May 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Oklahoma

After announcing in November last year that it would begin what is the fourth expansion of its Durant, Oklahoma casino resort, on Thursday, April 25, 2019, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma broke ground on the 13-...