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Late Friday Wynn Resorts won a key environmental approval for its $1.7 billion Wynn Everett casino project bringing it one step closer to finally breaking ground.
According to a 27-page memo written by Massa...
It was reported Friday that the Seneca Nation of Indians (which operates the Seneca Gaming Corporation) approved a $40 million expansion for the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino. The two-story expansion will add 360...
It’s been quite the showdown in South Korea over the final bidding process over the last two casino licenses the country is currently offering. In a decision announced earlier this week, the Ministry of Culture...
Baha Mar mega resort developer, Baha Mar Ltd, run by Sarkis Izmirlian, announced yesterday that a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization has been filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Conditional upon investments of at least $100 million, Armenian legislation will allow for a casino to be built near the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex located in the western part of Yerevan, the c...
Smokers at the Hollywood Casino Columbus will soon have a second smoking patio to enjoy as the gaming venue plans on creating additional space to accommodate their guests. The facility will create a new smoking...
The Echo Entertainment Group Limited is continuing its massive rebrand of its casino holdings throughout Australia. The company will operate under The Star Entertainment Group and its remaining casinos will und...
Asian news outlet GGRAsia is reporting that Lawrence Ho backed Tigre de Cristal will open in Russia's Primorsky Krai, near Vladivostok before the end of year.
Late filings with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange T...
In an earlier version of this story we noted that a decision regarding the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe’s $500 million Project First Light Resort & Casino proposal for the Bristol County city of Taunton, ...
MGM Springfield is preparing for the development of a new casino project with an $800 million price tag. The casino operator is currently searching for construction companies to begin work on the project and ha...
One of Arizona’s most popular tribal casinos is set for a major makeover next spring. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, which is managed by Caesars Entertainment, will undergo a $100 million dollar expansion that should...
According to a report in Asia Gaming Brief, citing local sources, Marianas Entertainment LLC is planning to open another gaming venue on the Northern Marianas island of Saipan. No details were available as to l...
It’s been close to a year since three counties in upstate New York were selected by the New York State Gaming Location Board as sites for Las Vegas-style casinos, and the battle rages on for the $425 million La...
Resorts World Birmingham has been playing their cards very close to the chest and not releasing an opening date for the £150m integrated leisure and entertainment complex due to premiere "sometime mid-2015". Bu...
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel near Murphy, North Carolina is set to officially open their doors to patrons at 2pm on September 28th. The $110 million facility is owned by the Eastern Band of...