Casino project updates

Mohegan To Host Soft Opening of First Phase of South Korea’s INSPIRE IR On November 30

President of Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, Chen Si, revealed the official opening of the resort's first stage as a real "entertainment resort in Asia." The soft opening is scheduled to occur on November...

Kenosha County Board Delays Vote On Intergovernmental Contract With Menominee Tribe Until January 16

The Kenosha County Board has officially voted to delay reviewing of an intergovernmental contract with the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin for a proposed casino project till 2024, saying it needs additional inform...

Crown Resorts Lays Off 180 of Its Employees and Reduces Working Hours in Crown Sydney

The renowned Crown Resorts is going through a challenging period, and some measures had to be taken. Since the foot traffic recently wasn’t how it used to be, the casino decided to reduce its operating hours. A...

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...

Queen’s Wharf Casino To Open Despite Incomplete Community Impact Study

The long-awaited Queen’s Wharf Brisbane complex is due to open in 2024, although the Palaszczuk government hasn't commissioned or finished an independent and full study about the impact on the community. Abs...

Kenosha City Council Grants the Preliminary Approval to Menominee Indian Tribe’s Wisconsin Casino

The Menominee Indian Tribe's Kenosha casino in Wisconsin is about to be constructed, and after the meeting of the Kenosha City Council, the agreement with the tribe is finally approved.  The construction of ...

Genting Singapore Increases Profit By 60% and Invests $5 Billion In the Resorts World Sentosa Expansion

Casino operator Genting Singapore Ltd reports about the sustained recovery in the region as the company generated almost SGD690.0 million (US$507.1 million) in gross gaming revenues in the third quarter of 2023...

Supreme Court Invalidates Lease Agreement for Sands $4 Billion Casino Development In Nassau County

After Las Vegas Sands had officially paid on 27 October 2023 an overall price of $241 million to Nassau County under the 99-year lease agreement to develop a $4 billion casino complex at the Nassau Coliseum sit...

Richmond Voters Reject A Proposed Casino Project For The Second Time

The do-over referendum for the Richmond casino project was unsuccessful at the ballot box by a much wider margin compared to the first casino referendum that was held two years ago, back in 2021. The primary re...

Pagcor to Upgrade Casino Filipino As Country’s Gaming Revenues Head to Exceed the 2019 Record

Following the recent move to transform the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) into an exclusively regulatory entity, this governmental agency's chairman and chief executive Alejandro Tengco...

Vornado Withdraws From Midtown New York Casino License Race

Vornado Realty Trust, one of the leading New York developers, announced on 26 October 2023 that the company would step out from the race for a casino license in New York City. The developer's decision has repor...

Arkansas Supreme Court Sends Cherokee Nation License Process Back to the State Racing Commission

In an exhausting casino license process including Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) and Gulfside Casino Partnership, Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on 26 October 2023 to send the casino license case back to the Ar...

Illinois Gaming Board Grants Permanent Gaming License To Bally’s Casino

Following the waiting process that lasted for an entire year, Bally’s Corporation has been granted permission to officially open a permanent gaming establishment in Chicago. New license: On October 25, th...

Las Vegas Sands Pays $241 Million In Lease To Take Control Of Nassau Coliseum Site

Fighting for its bid for a proposed New York casino-resort which will be located in Nassau County, Long Island, to win one of 3 available downstate New York casino licenses, Las Vegas Sands has officially paid ...