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Richmond eliminates Bally’s $650M resort casino proposal; only two remain on short list

April 21, 2021

Virginia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News

In Virginia, after narrowing the field of bidders for a resort casino down to three finalists last month, the city of Richmond has now eliminated Bally's Corporation and its $650 million casino proposal from th...

Louisiana gaming industry counting the cost of coronavirus lockdown

Adam Morgan

June 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Louisiana

The gaming industry in the southern American state of Louisiana reportedly lost revenues worth approximately $440 million in March and April due to being completely shuttered as a result of the coronavirus pand...

Louisiana loses first casino due to coronavirus impact: sees flood of casino re-openings

K Morrison

May 18, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Louisiana

While around the state of Louisiana casinos are reopening on Monday, May 18, 2020, under strict new guidelines and regulations established by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel ...

Study recommends relocating two Shreveport-area casinos

Adam Morgan

April 12, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Louisiana

In Louisiana, a new study from Spectrum Gaming Group has reportedly determined that a pair of under-performing riverboat casinos located near the city of Shreveport would benefit by being moved to other areas o...

DiamondJacks Casino Hotel unveils Louisiana relocation plan

Adam Morgan

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Louisiana

In Louisiana, the firm behind Bossier City’s DiamondJacks Casino Hotel has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see the riverboat venue relocate almost 300 miles southeast to a Tangipahoa Parish site near the ...

Riverboat casino may be in the cards for Monroe

Adam Morgan

March 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Louisiana

Riverboat gambling could soon be coming to Louisiana’s eighth largest city after a state politician reportedly revealed that he intends to propose legislation that would reclassify a section of the Ouachita Riv...

Peninsula Pacific considering either expanding or closing Diamond Jacks Casino in LA

K Morrison

February 6, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News

Los Angeles-based gaming company Peninsula Pacific is reportedly considering two options regarding its existing gaming license in Louisiana. One is to close its underperforming Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier P...

Six firms to apply for contract to conduct Cedar Rapids casino viability study

Adam Morgan

March 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Iowa

After revealing in November that it intended to conduct up to two independent market studies concerning the viability of a casino for the Linn County city of Cedar Rapids, the Iowa Racing And Gaming Commission ...

$36 million spent on slots and table games during first six days; reports del Lago Resort & Casino

K Morrison

February 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, New York

While the numbers aren’t available for the first full week, according to a report submitted to the New York State Gaming Commission, patrons spent upwards of $36 million on gaming at del Lago Resort & Casin...

Bossier City’s DiamondJacks Casino has new owners

K Morrison

June 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Louisiana

DiamondJacks Casino and Hotel announced on Wednesday that the Bossier City, Louisiana casino has been acquired by Los Angeles-based investment manager Peninsula Pacific from the Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Partn...

$50M casino license fee to be paid by del Lago; $5 million to Seneca County, Tyre

K Morrison

March 10, 2016

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

Ten percent of a $50 million fee paid by del Lago Resort & Casino on Wednesday will be shared by the town of Tyre and Seneca County. The payment was submitted to the New York State Gaming Commission for ...