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Bristol, Virginia’s city council unanimously approves Hard Rock International as preferred casino operator

May 28, 2020

Virginia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates

Hard Rock International, along with The United Company and Par Ventures, has been endorsed by the Bristol, Virginia City Council as the preferred operator of a proposed casino at the site of a former shopping m...

Casino gambling legislation filed by Texas Representative

Marie Kelley

March 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Texas

Texas is one of a handful of states in the US that has continued to shy away from casino gambling, with a long-standing ban on such activities in place. Now it seems one Representative of the state would like t...

Florida Senate President supports voter will in county slot referendums

Lars Jones

December 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Horse Racing, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Although the legal path is not currently clear, Florida's Senate President, Joe Negron indicated earlier this week that he is in favor of allowing slot machines in counties where voters have approved them. Vote...

Breaking: Arkansas Supreme Court kills casino amendment: Updated

Lars Jones

October 13, 2016

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

Included in a flurry of decisions today the Arkansas Supreme Court decided that citizens of the state will not get to decide whether to legalize three new casinos. Apparently, the ballot referendum didn't fa...

Rhode Island House passes Tiverton casino bill 96-4 to top November ballot

Lars Jones

March 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Rhode Island

If the Senate passes a bill today that the House overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday, voters in Tiverton and statewide will get a chance to approve or deny Twin River Management's plan to move their Newport Gr...

High stakes north Jersey casino proposals, more set for action next week

Lars Jones

January 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Economy/Finance, Licenses, New Jersey

Two competing proposals to allow voters to decide whether or not to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City, New Jersey will be voted on in their respective chambers Monday. January 11 is the end of this le...

Judge: Move to close six casinos within 45 days or return machines to Victoryland

Lars Jones

October 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Alabama, Employment & Careers, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

On Friday Alabama Circuit Judge William Shashy ordered the state to return 1,615 gaming machines and $260,000 in cash that it seized from the nation's largest bingo casino in a 2013 raid on VictoryLand unless a...

Arizona denied; Campbell to hear Tohono O’Odham Nation suit

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Arizona, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The tribe behind a casino project in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Glendale has added another minor coup to their long line of legal victories over the state and rival tribes. The Tohono O’odham Nation is near...

New Bedford citywide vote shows approval for waterfront casino resort

Marie Kelley

June 25, 2015

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

KG Urban Enterprises is a New York based developer who would like to build a casino property in the New Bedford area of Massachusetts. The company has proposed a Foxwoods-run facility to be located along the wa...

Massachusetts: New Bedford casino vote Tuesday

Lars Jones

June 21, 2015

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

If history is any indicator it may be likely that voters in the Massachusetts municipality of New Bedford will vote "Yes" Tuesday on a referendum asking if they want a riverfront casino. If approved by voter...

Florida appeals court; Counties can okay slots

Lars Jones

May 30, 2015

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

The complicated Florida gambling landscape just got a little more interesting with a ruling from the First District Court of Appeals. The court ruled 2-1 that a voter referendum in Gadsden County allowing slots...

KG Urban Enterprises requests June 23 voter referendum on New Bedford casino–delayed

Sam Mitchell

April 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

KG Urban Enterprises is a casino developer with plans to build a $650 million casino on the New Bedford, Massachusetts waterfront. The company made a formal request of the City of New Bedford to hold a voter r...