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France has reportedly become the latest European nation to begin allowing its casinos to re-open following an eleven-week shutdown at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a report from iGaming...
In Australia and local casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced the signing of a 20-year arrangement that is to see its The Star Sydney venue pay a flat 29% tax on all revenues from it...
In the United Kingdom and The Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak (pictured), ‘to keep being flexible’ in his support for the nation’s regulated betting and gam...
In South Korea and the operator behind the Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the facility has postponed its planned full re-opening following a recent spike in local coronavirus infections.
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Hard Rock International, along with The United Company and Par Ventures, has been endorsed by the Bristol, Virginia City Council as the preferred operator of a proposed casino at the site of a former shopping m...
After last week setting a target reopening date for the state's gaming industry, in a statement Tuesday evening, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak said Phase 2 of his “Roadmap to Recovery” plan will begin on Friday...
The many tribal casinos in the American state of Minnesota are reportedly starting to re-open after being forced to close from mid-March as part of a campaign to stop the spread of a coronavirus strain that has...
In Illinois and the possibility that Chicago will one day host a casino has reportedly been brought one step closure following the passage yesterday of revisions to the Midwestern state’s upcoming annual budget...
West Virginia's five licensed casinos have been given the green light to reopen on June 5, while limited video lottery retailers could restart Saturday, May 30, according to a Monday announcement from the easte...
The two giant tribal casino resorts in the eastern American state of Connecticut have reportedly announced that they will be partially re-opening from June 1 after being temporarily shuttered some nine weeks ag...
The casino arm of the federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe is reportedly endeavoring to obtain loans worth up to $100 million in order to help it survive the ongoing economic fallout engendered by the coronavirus...
In North Carolina and the plan from the Catawba Indian Nation to bring a casino resort to 16.5 acres of land it owns near the small community of Kings Mountain is reportedly in jeopardy following the filing of ...
In upstate New York and the Oneida Indian Nation has reportedly announced that it is hoping to conduct a phased re-opening of its three tribal casinos from early next month utilizing a strict set of revised saf...
In South Korea and the firm behind Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the venue has been given official permission to extend its opening hours and offer a further 20 gaming tables once it fully r...
In southern Virginia and officials for the city of Danville have reportedly launched negotiations that could see Caesars Entertainment Corporation given the right to build and operate the area’s envisioned casi...