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MGM sets sights on full-scale gaming license for Empire City Casino

March 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Licenses, New York

After receiving approval from the New York Gaming Commission for the $850 million sale of its Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway property in January, the Rooney family could be pocketing an additional $50 m...

MGM Resorts International hit by New York cancellation

Adam Morgan

January 4, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

The proposed purchase of Yonkers Raceway along with the adjacent Empire City Casino by American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has reportedly been delayed after the New York State Gaming Commission...

Connecticut lawmakers pass casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 7, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Connecticut

Last week reportedly saw the Connecticut House of Representatives narrowly pass legislation that could see MGM Resorts International spend upwards of $675 million in order to bring a casino and entertainment co...

Federal lawmakers call for official probe into government inaction

Adam Morgan

February 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Connecticut, four federal lawmakers have reportedly called for an official investigation into why the United States Department of the Interior has yet to authorize amendments that were made last year to the ...

Connecticut files federal lawsuit in aid of East Windsor casino plan

Adam Morgan

December 4, 2017

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

In hopes of expediting their plan to bring a Class III satellite casino to the small community of East Windsor, last week reportedly saw the administration of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy join with the st...

Casino expansion measure passes Connecticut House of Representatives

Adam Morgan

June 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

After being ratified by the Connecticut State Senate late last month, legislation that would allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to jointly open a commercial casi...

Bridgeport mayor remaining cautious on possibility of hosting a casino

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

As lawmakers in Connecticut continue to consider controversial legislation that would expand casino gambling, the mayor for the eastern state’s largest city, Bridgeport, is reportedly remaining circumspect on t...

Connecticut State Senate passes casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Legislation that would allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in the northern Connecticut community of East Windsor has reportedly been p...

Federal opinion on proposed Connecticut casino remains unchanged

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

The federal government’s stance on a proposal from the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in northern Connecticut has reportedly not changed de...

Budget crisis could help prospects of a third Connecticut casino

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

The prospects of proposed legislation that could see Connecticut open a third casino could reportedly be helped by the possibility that the eastern state’s $5 billion budget deficit is set to grow due to plumme...

Connecticut Attorney General advises against passing casino legislation

Adam Morgan

March 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Passing enabling legislation to authorize the building of a tribal casino in East Windsor could reportedly leave Connecticut open to lawsuits and jeopardize the eastern state’s current revenue-sharing agreement...

MGM Resorts International increases Connecticut criticism

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Connecticut

In Connecticut, the long-running effort by MGM Resorts International to stop the passage of proposed legislation that would allow the state to open a third tribal casino took another turn yesterday after the fi...