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Louisiana planning widespread casino re-openings from Monday

May 14, 2020

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

The southern American state of Louisiana is reportedly planning to allow its 23 casinos to begin re-opening from Monday after temporarily closing down the venues on March 17 in response to the coronavirus pande...

Ainsworth Game Technology Limited growing its American footprint

Adam Morgan

March 10, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Australian gaming machine developer, Ainsworth Game Technology Limited, has announced the signing of a deal that is to see its American subsidiary spend up to $26 million in order to purchase local content spec...

NIGC figures herald a good year for the American tribal gaming industry

Adam Morgan

September 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

The 501 tribal gaming operations in the United States reportedly had a great 2018 after seeing their aggregated gross gaming revenues for the twelve-month period increase by a little over 4% year-on-year to top...

New Jersey considering $5 million sportsbook ceiling

Adam Morgan

January 23, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, New Jersey

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reportedly proposed changing the eastern state’s regulations on sportsbooks so as to prohibit licensed operators from accepting individual wagers of more than $...

Tribe to make second run at Nebraska casino legalization

Adam Morgan

September 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Nebraska

After failing to collect enough signatures to have a pro-casino constitutional amendment placed before voters in 2016, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is reportedly set to launch a second campaign that would se...

American tribal gaming industry records successful 2017

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance

In the United States, the National Indian Gaming Commission has announced that 2017 saw the nation’s 494 aboriginal-run gambling venues chalk up a 3.9% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues ...

Washington business helps Nevada Gold and Casinos Incorporated

Adam Morgan

March 20, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

American casino operator Nevada Gold and Casinos Incorporated has released its financial results for the three months to the end of January showing a 1.1% increase year-on-year in net revenues to $18.1 million....

South Dakota blackjack dealer admits to stealing $10k from casino

Marie Kelley

May 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, South Dakota

In South Dakota, a blackjack dealer has pled guilty to stealing $10,000 from his former employer, the Dakota Sioux Casino. Employees of casino gaming venues are hired and trained in all aspects of gaming upo...

Business at North Dakota casino hurt by winter weather and pipeline protests

Adam Morgan

February 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance, North Dakota

In North Dakota, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is reportedly facing a $6 million shortfall in its annual budget due to winter business at its Prairie Knights Casino And Resort being adversely affected by severe...

Indian gaming industry reports decade-best rise in gross annual revenues

Adam Morgan

July 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance

Last year saw the 238 tribes running gaming operations in the United States report an almost 5% increase year-on-year in gross gaming revenues to $29.9 billion with a majority of these at 57% generating less th...

Sanders uses Atlantic City rally to criticise Trump and Icahn

Adam Morgan

May 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

At a speech in Atlantic City on Monday, Bernie Sanders criticised fellow presidential candidate Donald Trump as well as billionaire investor Carl Icahn and told supporters that the pair’s “greed and recklessnes...

Wild Card 2 lottery folds in four states

K Morrison

February 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota

Due to dwindling sales, a lottery game administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and played in some northern states for almost 20 years has come to an end. The lottery game has had dozens of...

North Korea in the gambling business?

Lars Jones

September 8, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Unlicensed Operation, South Korea

As tensions ebb and flow between a divided Korea (still officially at war with itself since June 25, 1950) the South Korean cyber security community is accusing the North of circulating a program for gambling s...

Deadwood casinos to introduce new games

Sam Mitchell

June 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, South Dakota

Deadwood was once a hotbed for gamblers, but the historic Black Hills town had lost some of its flair in the 20th century. Now Deadwood residents have hope again, as new games will be available, including craps...

Craps and roulette coming to Deadwood in July–casinos prepare

Marie Kelley

May 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, South Dakota

Craps and roulette are coming to Deadwood, South Dakota casinos this summer, so in anticipation of the new gaming options, operators are beginning to train employees in the rules and regulations of the table ga...