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Thunder Valley Casino signs new agreement for additional slot games

August 17, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, California

Lincoln, California is going to get more slot machines via Thunder Valley Casino Resort. The tribe that owns the casino signed a new agreement with the state of California. The new compact may redirect $9 mill...

New “social mining and gaming” outlets attempt to circumvent CA gambling laws

D. Graham

August 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, California, Unlicensed Operation, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Ohio

Computerized gaming parlors, previously operated as “sweepstakes cafes” are evolving their creative business models designed to evade identity as illegal slot machine operations. Last year the California legisl...

Colusa Indian Community suing for damages and expenses due to alleged shoddy casino work

Sadonna Price

August 12, 2015

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

The Colusa Indian Community, also known as the Cahil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians, is currently seeking millions of dollars due to what the tribe is calling shoddy work at their casino. The tribe is seeking a mi...

Lake Havasu casino to become tribe’s second, first since 1974

Kim M

August 8, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, California

Charles Wood, recently elected chairman of the Chemehuevi Tribal Council, has made construction of a new casino and resort a priority. When elected in May, Wood said that he wanted to see construction begin on ...

Chukchansi Gold casino sets sights on reopening

Kim M

August 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, California, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A federal order closed the central California, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino last October, but with a $35 million deal with creditors close to fruition, the casino could be reopened as soon as Labor Day, ...

Northern California’s Graton Rancheria Casino to break ground for hotel in fall

D. Graham

August 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, U.S.A., New Hotels, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, California

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria chairman Greg Sarris has announced that ground-breaking will take place this fall for a hotel at the tribes’ casino resort in Rohnert Park, just two years after the opening...

Seven Mile Casino opens in Chula Vista

Kim M

July 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, California, Poker

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The historic Village Club Card Room in San Diego, CA, owned by the Souza family has relocated and held its official opening yesterday, but owner Harvey Souza and family have been ironing out the kinks since May...

BIA, DEA raid major tribal pot operations in Modoc County

Lars Jones

July 11, 2015

Casino News, Tribal Gaming, Canada, California, Crime

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Last week special agents with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration, assisted by other federal and state agencies and the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, raided a large marijuana g...

9th Circuit refuses to re-hear Big Lagoon case

Lars Jones

July 10, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Big Lagoon Rancheria of California was able to convince an en banc panel of all 11 justices of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that California erred in challenging the status of their land, placed in trust by ...

Soboba Casino is getting a huge upgrade

Sam Mitchell

July 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, California

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Soboba Casino started operating in 1995; now 20 years later the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians is looking to upgrade their current facility just a few miles from the old location. They recently purchased land t...

Chukchansi, Tex McDonald sentenced and released

Lars Jones

July 4, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, California, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After spending nine months behind bars, former tribal chairman Tex McDonald has pleaded guilty to a charge of false imprisonment and was released Friday with credit for time served. McDonald was head of a ri...

Hollywood Casino Jamul tops off; Last steel beam in place

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, California

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Jamul Indian Village and partner, Penn National Gaming announced that last week they had placed the final steel beam atop the much anticipated Hollywood Casino Jamul, about 20 miles east of San Diego. The $360 ...

Billionaire Steve Wynn ordered to pay $422,389 in legal fees & costs

Renee Kingsley

June 25, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, California, Asian Casino News, Macau, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

Casino tycoon and billionaire Steve Wynn is no stranger to lawsuits or controversy as Wynn Resorts and Steve Wynn have had their fair share of battles over the years. What Wynn is not accustomed to is losing an...

Tribe to break ground on casino in Yuba County

Lars Jones

June 20, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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The Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians plans to begin construction of a scaled down off-reservation Class II gaming facility within the next two months. This, according to a federal court filing in Sacrament...

Jim Evans takes California Gaming Control chair: Updated

Lars Jones

June 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Gaming Industry News, California

On June 12, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown appointed his Chief Deputy Press Secretary, Jim Evans to head up the California Gambling Control Commission. Evans has served as chief deputy press secretary in ...

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Thunder Valley Casino signs new agreement for additional slot games

Colusa Indian Community suing for damages and expenses due to alleged shoddy casino work

Lake Havasu casino to become tribe’s second, first since 1974

Chukchansi Gold casino sets sights on reopening

Northern California’s Graton Rancheria Casino to break ground for hotel in fall

Seven Mile Casino opens in Chula Vista

BIA, DEA raid major tribal pot operations in Modoc County

9th Circuit refuses to re-hear Big Lagoon case

Soboba Casino is getting a huge upgrade

Chukchansi, Tex McDonald sentenced and released

Hollywood Casino Jamul tops off; Last steel beam in place

Billionaire Steve Wynn ordered to pay $422,389 in legal fees & costs

Tribe to break ground on casino in Yuba County

Jim Evans takes California Gaming Control chair: Updated

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