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Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly agreed to spend an undisclosed amount of cash in order to buy back a shopping and entertainment pier located next to one of its three Atlantic City casinos.
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In Japan and local pachinko innovator, Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated, has reportedly inked a deal that could see British architecture firm Foster and Partners Limited design its envisioned integrated casino ...
In Indiana and the plan to bring a $125 million casino to the southern city of Terre Haute has reportedly hit a snag after state regulators postponed a licensing hearing so that they can investigate whether exe...
In Japan and Yokohama is reportedly set to host an event later this week that has been designed to give interested parties all of the information they could possibly need in order to help the giant city secure ...
In Japan and the bribery scandal that began with prominent politician Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) and Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com has now reportedly grown to embroil Asian casino giant Melco Resorts and ...
In Japan and the government for Miyagi Prefecture is reportedly contemplating whether it should enter the already crowded race in hopes of securing one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort li...
In Greece and a consortium being led by Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has reportedly won the right to build and operate a casino within the seaside resort being planned for a 1,532-acre parcel of land on the...
In Japan and the coalition government of Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has reportedly announced that it is to delay the publication of the final criteria for those cities hoping to win the right to host one of th...
On the semi-autonomous South Korean island of Jeju and the under-construction Jeju Dream Tower integrated casino resort is reportedly being assessed by regulators over whether its opening could adversely impact...
Last year reportedly saw Japan chalk up a comparable 2.2% increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting its shores as its twelve-month tally exceeded the 30 million mark for the first time.
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In Japan and officials in Yokohama have reportedly announced that they will be adding some ¥400 million ($3.63 million) to the city’s initial annual budget in order to aid efforts at securing one of the nation’...
In Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly reacted to the ongoing bribery allegations involving Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com by passing new protocols covering interactions between local officials and ...
In Iowa, a proposal for a $225 million casino and hotel complex at the Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has been presented by a development group that says the project would be "for its size, an unparalle...
American casino operator, Hard Rock International, has reportedly had its plan to build and operate a new gambling facility on the outskirts of the Greek capital city of Athens roundly rejected by the European ...
In Virginia, the City of Norfolk on Monday signed a $10 million agreement with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe for the purchase of 13.4-acres of land to be used for the development of a waterside resort casino.
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