New Hotels

As part of our continuing coverage of breaking news in all things related to casinos around the world, we bring you the New Hotels section. When a new casino opens and includes an accommodations component you will find that news here. When a smaller casino operation decides to expand and the plans call for a new hotel we'll cover the announcement here as well.

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Big Step Receives Approval From New Hampshire Planning Board To Build Concord Casino

Marija Malenovic
U.S.A., Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, New Hotels, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Employment & Careers, Online Gambling News, New Hampshire
On Wednesday night, the Concord Planning Board issued approval for the construction of a new, proposed Concord casino and hotel by a company called Big Step. Layout of the proposed hotel & casino: The...

Great Canadian Entertainment’s PICKERING CASINO RESORT HOTEL is now open for guests

Radosav Milutinovic
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Canada’s premier gaming and hospitality company, Great Canadian Entertainment, today announced that the brand-new 275-room Pickering Casino Resort Hotel is now open for guests. Located east of downtown Toronto,...

Arkansas Judge Invalidates Cherokee Nation License to Build Casino

Marija Malenovic
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After Cherokee Nation Businesses, a Cherokee Nation tribal holding company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received an official license from the state board to construct a casino in Arkansas, an Arkansas judge invali...
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Las Vegas Sands Seeks Approval for Integrated Casino Resort Project on Nassau Coliseum Site

Vanja Mitic
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The casino and resort giant from Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands, has begun working on its expansion plans. The company has submitted a bid to gain the rights to build a new tourism destination on the site of the Na...

Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Gaming Plan To Build New Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton NorthWest of Lake Okeechobee

Marija Malenovic
Casino News, U.S.A., Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, New Hotels, Casino openings, Casino expansion projects, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Casino moguls, Florida, Online Gambling News
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in Florida, together with Seminole Gaming, publicly announced on Thursday, January 5, their intention to build a new facility on the Br...

Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino opens again after multi million-dollar restoration

Marija Malenovic
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On January 10, 2023, part of Primm Valley Casino Resorts and a widely-known Las Vegas-based subsidiary of Affinity Interactive (AI), Buffalo Bill's Resort and Casino reopened after a multi million-dollar restor...

Queen of Terre Haute Casino construction postponed in Indiana pending approval from Homeland Security

Marija Malenovic
Horse Racing, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Online gambling regulation, Casino openings, New Hotels, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Horse Racing, Licenses, Licensing, Indiana, Kentucky
Churchill Downs Incorporated, a leading horse racing and casino company based in Louisville, Kentucky, has officially postponed construction of its planned new Queen of Terre Haute casino in Indiana, as it need...

Aquis Entertainment finalizes US$42 million sale of Casino Canberra to Iris Capital

Marija Malenovic
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Australia-based Aquis Entertainment has officially announced that it has finalized the sale of its entire subsidiary, Canberra-based Aquis Canberra Pty Ltd, better known as the Casino Canberra site, to Iris CC ...

New York state imposes $500 million fee for city casino license

Marija Malenovic
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Once licensed to operate any of New York state's three casinos, the operators are required to pay the state at least a $500 million fee for the gambling license, under new rules authorized by the state's site c...

Emperor Entertainment Hotel signs deal to take over management of Macau’s satellite casino Grand Emperor

Marija Malenovic
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After a six-month period of direct administration by Macau gaming licensee, SJM Resorts Ltd., a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based SJM Holdings Ltd., Emperor Entertainment Hotel's subsidiary, Tin Hou Ltd. based in H...
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BetMGM Recent Ohio Launch – Everything You Should Know

Vanja Mitic
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A leading operator in the sports betting and iGaming industry, BetMGM, has shared some exciting news about its operations. Both mobile and retail sports betting operations will be launched in Ohio.  Two famo...

Macau concessionaries report year-to-year casinos fee as 10-year gaming concessions start

Marija Malenovic
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On January 2nd, 2023, six Macau concessionaires reported that they would individually pay the Macau government a base sum of MOP750 dollars per square meter of gaming space for the first 3 years of their latest...

Fontainebleau Developers Acquire $2.2B Financing to complete Strip resort

Marija Malenovic
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On Friday, December 23, the founders of the long-postponed Fontainebleau Las Vegas project publicly announced that they have acquired a $2.2 billion construction loan to complete construction of the Fontaineble...

Grand Island Casino set to open next week in Nebraska; License issued by state regulator

Marija Malenovic
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On Wednesday, December 21, Grand Island Casino and Resort, the first casino in Central Nebraska officially managed by Iowa-based Elite Casino resorts, received a license from the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Comm...