Our Casino News section is where you will find breaking news and updates on important developments as they unfold. Look to this section to learn what is happening today and beyond with casino proposals, project updates, openings, expansion projects, closures, and even casino cruise ships. We cover the entire world in this section with the latest news front and center. As new articles are published, they take the top positions.
Stay on top exciting new prospects or follow along as controversies bubble up or the tug of wars develop. Often you'll see casino project updates appear in another section as well when lawsuits and litigation rear their heads. And sometimes you can follow a proposal through all of its steps from concept to licensing to the grand opening announcement and celebration. Looking for a topping out ceremony? This is the place!
Most casinos don't last forever. Sometimes they'll move from the river to land, they might be imploded to make room for something fresh and new, or what may have seemed like a great concept just can't make the numbers and closes after a year. Look for breaking and sometimes sad news about casino closures in this section.
A legal brief, opposing the closing of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino was filed on November4th. It contained affidavits of support for the casino from three powerful figures in Buffalo.
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Since 1989, all casino licensing has come under the authority of the non-profit Guatemalan Pediatric Foundation. The Guatemalan Congressional act covering casino gambling also entitles FPG to receive a percenta...
Tales are told of ancient Romans using chariot wheels to spin during games of chance but the true shaping of the game that ended up in casinos all over the world was in France. The most likely origin is the one...
Mayor Nutter signed two bills into law in November that will rezone Center City as a commercial entertainment district. The new zoning district includes the Gallery at Market East, the shopping center that woul...
Penthouse CEO Marc Bell told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the company is actively looking to buy a casino on the famed Las Vegas Strip. Bell told the reporter that he has talked to a number of people t...
Unfortunately, the Las Vegas Sands has suffered heavy losses recently as their stock prices have taken an incredible beating over the past year. CEO Sheldon Adelson has even injected his own personal funds ...
The Prime Minister of Jamaica has kept his promise and has brought legislation before the Parliament to legalize casino gambling on the island. It continues to be a controversial issue in the country with opp...
On Nov. 14, the Kentucky Court of Appeals blocked the Franklin Circuit Court from proceeding in the case until appellate judges can hear oral arguments and make a decision on the case. iMEGA and other trade...
The schedule has been announced by the TASER Foundation for the Fourth Annual Hold'Em for Heroes Charity Poker Tournament, to be held on the 21st and 22nd of November. The two main and separate tournaments ...
As if Microgaming leaving the United States wasn't enough of a storm to weather as a casino affiliate, there is now another growing upheaval in the gambling affiliate world that is causing a big stink. This ti...
Five states had gambling issues on their state ballots this year: Missouri, Colorado, Maryland, Maine and Ohio. Voters in the first three states passed their proposals while the last two rejected theirs.
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A five hour hearing has seen a City Council committee vote unanimously in support of a zoning change, that may allow Foxwoods Casino to build a slots parlor in the Center City. Currently located in South Ph...
Terry Lanni, both chairman and chief executive of MGM Mirage, announced his retirement in the middle of November to become effective at the end of the month. He cited both “family requirements” and how long he ...
One lucky Toronto resident got the Halloween treat of his life when he hit a $4.7 million dollar jackpot on a slot machine at Woodbine Racetrack Casino on October 30. Slots winners can keep their identity p...
The Federal Reserve Board and Department of the Treasury have released a joint final rule to implement the UIGEA which has languished since 2006 due to the ambiguity of the original law. The rule will requi...