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Penn National to cease operations at Resorts Casino in Tunica, Mississippi on June 30

April 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Mississippi

After two years of ownership, Pennsylvania-based gaming and racing operator, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: NASDAQ) announced Tuesday that effective June 30, 2019, operations at its Resorts Casino Tunica pro...

Developer files plan for new southern Mississippi casino

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Sports betting, Mississippi

In southern Mississippi, a local property developer has reportedly filed an application that could see it given permission to build a new casino on a 98.5-acre parcel of land located only a few miles from the 1...

Site approval for Mississippi’s planned Long Beach Harbor Resort

Adam Morgan

February 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Mississippi

The Gulf Coast region of Mississippi could reportedly soon become home to a 13th casino after Wednesday saw the southern state’s gaming regulator approve the site for the proposed Long Beach Harbor Resort. A...

GAN launches free-play Pearl River Resort online casino

Adam Morgan

December 19, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, New online casinos, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi

British software supplier, GameAccount Network (GAN), has announced the launch of a simulated online gaming service for Mississippi’s Pearl River Resort featuring a selection of free-play video slots from the l...

Caesars Entertainment Corporation ups partnership with SG Digital

Adam Morgan

December 4, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, New Jersey

American lottery and gaming machines innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, has announced that its SG Digital subsidiary has updated the sportsbetting service it is providing casino operator, Caesars Entertai...

Caesars to close Tunica Roadhouse Casino in Mississippi due to saturation

Marie Kelley

December 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Mississippi

By the end of January, Tunica, Mississippi will be home to one less casino. Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced last week that they were closing their Tunica Roadhouse Casino in light of saturation within the...

Mississippi casino revenue spikes as sports betting debuts

K Morrison

September 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mississippi

The regulations having taken effect on July 22, Mississippi’s launch of sports betting is already proving to benefit brick and mortar casinos in the state where overall casino revenue increased significantly in...

Mississippi sportsbetting agreement for IGT

Adam Morgan

September 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Technology, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi

Prominent gaming machine and systems innovator, International Game Technology (IGT), has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it provide further sportsbetting solutions to a trio of land-based casinos...

William Hill inks further American sportsbetting agreements

Adam Morgan

August 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, West Virginia

British bookmaking giant, William Hill, has further entered the American sportsbetting market after it announced the signing of deals with casinos in the southern states of Mississippi and West Virginia. Dea...

Caesars Entertainment Corporation casinos to debut sportsbooks

Adam Morgan

July 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, New Jersey

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is set to become the latest casino operator to expand its sportsbetting services in the United States after announcing that it intends to launch sportsbooks for its properties ...

First sports bets in Mississippi at two MGM Resorts properties Aug. 1

K Morrison

July 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Sports betting, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the brand-new sports books at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino in Tunica will reportedly be where the first sports bets in the state will be placed at about noon ...

Churchill Downs and Eldorado Resorts cancel sale of Mississippi casino

K Morrison

July 10, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi

After announcing in late February that it had agreed a deal that would see it spend $229.5 million to acquire the Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Pennsylvania and Mississippi’s Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg (pict...

Developer proposes first casino for Long Beach, MS

K Morrison

June 15, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Long Beach, Mississippi, developers have reportedly submitted an application to approve a 12-acre site for a long-awaited casino development. The Sun Herald newspaper reports that coast developer, James P...

Choctaw owned casinos in Mississippi to offer sports betting

K Morrison

June 14, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Mobile gaming, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

In Mississippi, sports betting will soon be a staple at casinos owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and it might happen ahead of the state’s larger commercial casinos. The recent un...

Upturn in Mississippi aggregated gross gaming revenues for April

Adam Morgan

May 21, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mississippi

Aggregated gross gaming revenues in Mississippi reportedly increased by 5% year-on-year last month to hit $184 million thanks in large part to record April takings from the southern state’s twelve gambling venu...