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Carl Icahn rejects UNITE HERE Local 54 proposal to pay $1.3 million to call off Trump Taj Mahal casino strike

August 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations, New Jersey

Billionaire and owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino, Carl Icahn had announced earlier this month that he intended to shut down the troubled Trump Taj Mahal casino on October 10 as a result of the casino continu...

Trump Taj Mahal gives Local 54 time until July 18 to accept health deal

Renee Kingsley

July 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union has continued its strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City and as of now it is hard to see how the two parties will reach a mutual beneficial solution before t...

Local 54 ratifies contract for 3 Caesars casinos in Atlantic City; Taj Mahal strikers to protest in NYC

K Morrison

July 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

While workers from the Trump Taj Mahal approach the two-week mark on the picket lines, Unite Here Local 54 workers from Caesars, Bally’s, and Harrah’s in Atlantic City have approved upwards of $44 million worth...

Local 54 and Tropicana negotiation session results in picket of casino by union supporters

Sadonna Price

May 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

On Tuesday, the management of the Tropicana Casino of Atlantic City and the UNITE-HERE Local 54 met to negotiate terms for members of the union, with the meeting not going as planned, at least according to the ...

UNITE HERE Local 54 endorses Bernie Sanders for President of United States

Sadonna Price

April 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Jersey

In Atlantic City, the union that represents the casino workers is known as UNITE HERE Local 54. The union has been vocal in all areas of casino employment as of late, including listening to presidential candida...

Taj Mahal takeover could be sidetracked based on Local 54 appeal

K Morrison

February 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

If the U.S. Supreme Court is asked by a union to review a case over pension and health benefits rescinded from casino workers, plans for the Trump Taj Mahal to rise from the depths of bankruptcy under new owner...

Local 54 promotes boycotts of Tropicana and Taj Mahal this Labor Day

Sadonna Price

September 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

Over the weekend, continuing into today, the Unite Here Local 54 union of Atlantic City has asked visitors to the area to boycott two casino properties. The Trump Taj Mahal and the Tropicana have been subject t...

Atlantic City’s Local 54 prepares for Taj Mahal strike

Sadonna Price

August 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

The Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union of Atlantic City are upping the ante when it comes to strike efforts against the Trump Taj Mahal casino. The group will be taking time tomorrow to load a storage trailer wit...

Koi Nation of Northern California casino proposal hit by local opposition

Adam Morgan

April 7, 2022

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Gaming Industry News, California, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In northern California and the five-member Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has reportedly voiced its opposition to a plan that would see a 68-acre plot of land in the town of Windsor host a new $600 million ...

New York Court of Appeals establishes local legality of daily fantasy sports

Adam Morgan

March 23, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York

In a landmark decision and the New York Court of Appeals yesterday reportedly reversed an earlier decision to rule that daily fantasy sports are legal and do not violate the eastern state’s constitution. Acc...

Local campaign threatening Nagasaki Prefecture casino bid

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2021

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In Japan and a group of citizens opposed to the campaign to bring an integrated casino resort to Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly submitted a petition calling on the local government to halt the entire effort...

Cyprus benefitting from significant growth of the local gambling industry

Adam Morgan

October 5, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Cyprus, Economy/Finance

In Cyprus and the value of the local gambling industry reportedly more than doubled over the course of the five years from 2016 to account for roughly 2.98% of the island nation’s most recent annual gross domes...

Boss of Philippines regulator opposes tax breaks for local iGaming firms

Adam Morgan

July 29, 2021

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Taxes, Philippines

The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly come out against the idea of granting limited tax breaks to firms holding a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (PO...

New York City casino plan scuppered by local political infighting

Adam Morgan

June 3, 2021

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

In the eastern American state of New York and local politicians have reportedly killed off a proposition that could have seen a casino resort brought to the densely-populated island of Manhattan as soon as late...

Under-construction Naga Vladivostok set to receive local government help

Adam Morgan

February 10, 2021

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In Russia and the government for the Far Eastern province of Primorsky Krai has reportedly announced that it is to help casino operator NagaCorp Limited speed up construction on its $350 million Naga Vladivosto...