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Tejon Tribe partners with Hard Rock for new $600 million casino project in Kern County, CA

June 5, 2019

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

Global hospitality company, Hard Rock International, has announced that it will develop and manage a $600 million hotel and casino project on behalf of the Tejon Indian Tribe. The proposed Hard Rock Hotel &...

Hard Rock International to acquire JACK Cincinnati and Turfway Park for $780 million

K Morrison

April 8, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky, Ohio

After agreeing to sell off its Detroit Greektown Casino Hotel property in mid-November, Jack Entertainment LLC has now revealed a deal that will see its Cincinnati casino and Thoroughbred racetrack in Florence,...

Hard Rock International Incorporated unveils further Hokkaido details

Adam Morgan

January 14, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan

American casino operator, Hard Rock International Incorporated, has reportedly released additional information about the giant Japan Hard Rock Resort facility it is hoping to bring to the northern Japanese isla...

Hard Rock International hires Ado Machida to lead Japan effort

Adam Morgan

October 24, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Employment & Careers, Japan

American casino operator, Hard Rock International, has announced that it has appointed international law and finance expert, Ado Machida (pictured), to serve as the next President of its Hard Rock Japan subsidi...

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City opens in New Jersey

Adam Morgan

June 29, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, New Jersey

Yesterday afternoon reportedly saw stakeholders and celebrities crowd onto a stage in order to engage in a mass guitar-smashing ceremony that officially opened the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City. ...

Tampa’s Seminole Hard Rock Casino continues million-dollar expansion

Natalie Stephanopoulos

May 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Florida

It seems Florida’s largest casino has only one goal in mind – to get bigger. Seminole Hard Rock Casino is all set to begin a massive, $700 million expansion, as announced in the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday, Ma...

New Jersey regulator grants license to Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, New Jersey

In New Jersey, yesterday reportedly saw the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City take another step towards its previously stated goal of opening from June 28 after its application for a gaming license was u...

Hard Rock announces June 28 grand opening in AC

K Morrison

April 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

One of two recycled and reimagined Boardwalk casino resorts opening this year, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open on June 28. The Wednesday announcement was delivered courtesy of a trio of sim...

Coming Atlantic City casino promising plethora of live music

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Jersey

Ahead of its planned opening in the summer, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City has reportedly revealed that its first year in business will see it host in excess of 200 nights of live music spread acr...

Hard Rock International announces key corporate appointments

Adam Morgan

June 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers, Florida

As it looks to expand into China, Europe and key gateway cities around the world, casino and hotel operator Hard Rock International has unveiled a pair of promotions as well as one key appointment. Responsib...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to open by Memorial Day weekend

K Morrison

June 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

After casino operator Hard Rock International revealed an arms-length wish list in May, on Tuesday a company executive said its soon to be revitalized Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open by Mem...

Hard Rock International ready to invest even more into former Trump Taj Mahal property

Marie Kelley

May 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

After purchasing the former Trump Taj Mahal of Atlantic City in March for $50 million, Hard Rock International announced big plans for the property. In the beginning, the company originally planned to spend $35...

Hard Rock Cafe International Incorporated establishes Japanese subsidiary

Adam Morgan

January 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Japan

American casino operator Hard Rock Cafe International Incorporated has announced the establishment of a dedicated Japanese subsidiary set to be led by former Sands China Limited boss Edward Tracy. Orlando-ba...

Florida casino operator “committed” to New Jersey expansion

Adam Morgan

November 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, New Jersey

The boss for American casino operator Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his company is prepared to wait up to six years to open a gambling facility at the Meadowlands Sp...

Seminole Tribe Of Florida takes “exclusivity” fight to federal court

Adam Morgan

October 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Seminole Tribe Of Florida is in federal court this week arguing that it should be able to keep the sole right to offer “banked” card games such as blackjack at most of its casinos in the southern state. ...