Casino proposals

New York City Zoning Changes Provide Multiple Areas for Casino Developments

A set of zoning changes recently released by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration would provide for casino developments in multiple areas of New York City. As reported by Crain’s New York Business, these changes ar...

A $2.2 Billion Casino Resort Proposed For Northern Vietnam to Allow Local Gambler Admissions

The Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment has served a report to the Prime Minister for another integrated resort that will allow gambling activities to local population. The Ministry has reportedly pr...

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...

Biden Admin Ready To Approve Coquille’s Proposed Expansion Project Despite Opposition

The Baiden administration is ready to advance with a plan to permit the tribe located in the Pacific Northwest to construct a second casino far outside its territory. However, this plan is fiercely opposed by D...

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...

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 ...

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...

Mark Cuban Shares His Desire For Casino-Centered Resorts In Texas

At Chase’s Make Your Move Summit that occurred during the last week, Mark Cuban, the leader and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, expressed his wish for a casino-centered resorts to be located in Texas, according ...

Mets Owner Partners With Hard Rock For $8 Billion Casino Development Proposal in Queens

The withdrawal of the Vornado Realty Trust from the race for the last midtown New York casino license seems to have raised the spirit of the remaining four major potential bidders. One of them, New York Mets ow...

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...

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 ...

The Cordish Companies Receives Validation To Proceed With $270M Louisiana Casino Redevelopment Project

One of America's leading real estate and entertainment development firms, The Cordish Companies, has obtained unanimous validation from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB), Louisiana's gaming regulatory b...

MGM Resorts International’s CEO Reveals Plans for Dubai Casino at Global Gaming Expo

MGM Resorts International is looking forward to building the new casino in Dubai. According to the company’s chief executive officer, Bill Hornbuckle, MGM set aside a huge space of 150.000 square feet of the pr...