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Boyd Gaming acquires four Pinnacle Entertainment ops

October 16, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) announced on Monday that its acquisition of the operations of four Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. properties including Ameristar Kansas City (Missouri); Ameristar St. Charles (...

Louisiana and Missouri regulators approve Caesars restructuring plan

Adam Morgan

September 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Bankruptcy, Louisiana, Missouri

A little over a month after getting consent for its restructuring plan from officials in Nevada and American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Incorporated has now reportedly received simi...

Lobbyists hired by Osage Nation in push for Missouri casino

K Morrison

August 23, 2017

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

The Osage Nation is pulling out all the stops in its effort to open a casino in Crawford County near the city of Cuba on Interstate 44, approximately 80 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis ...

St. Jo Frontier Casino to begin rebranding this April

Marie Kelley

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Missouri

With admission numbers down for January and February of this year, the officials of St. Jo Frontier Casino have decided to create a rebranding campaign that will be put into action this April. For the month of ...

Hollywood Casino Hotel gets $7.3 million facelift

K Morrison

March 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Missouri

The Sunset Tower hotel rooms at Hollywood Casino St. Louis will soon have a fresh new look as it is currently undergoing a $7.3 million renovation, which is expected to be completed by the end of June, accordin...

Scientific Games Corporation celebrates an excellent February

Adam Morgan

February 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Lottery, Missouri, United Kingdom

Global lottery and gaming products and services innovator Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) walked away from last week’s ICE Totally Gaming exhibition in London having been awarded the Lottery Supplie...

Low admissions aren’t keeping revenue down at Missouri casino

K Morrison

February 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Missouri

In spite of consistently declining admissions, the St. Jo Frontier Casino continues to report revenue gains. The Missouri Gaming Commission released a report on Friday that shows for the month of January, th...

Missouri Company interested in building casino in downtown St. Joseph area

Marie Kelley

December 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Missouri

Inner Circle Investments LLC is a company based in Missouri that owns fourteen hotels nationwide, including one in the St. Joseph area of the state. The Radisson is located in St. Joseph and the company would n...

Mayor of Rockaway Beach says new casino is unlikely

K Morrison

November 5, 2016

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

A proposal to bring a casino to Rockaway Beach is unlikely to come to fruition, according to the mayor of the small resort town in southwest Missouri. Mayor Don Smith told the Springfield News-Leader that th...

New Gray Wolf Peak Casino opened Tuesday in Montana

K Morrison

November 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino openings, Missouri

In progress since last year November, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe’s $21.1 million Gray Wolf Peak Casino’s new facility opened its doors on Tuesday to between 100 and 200 waiting gamblers. The ...

Missouri gaming operators happy with Arkansas Supreme Court casino decision

Marie Kelley

October 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Missouri

Issue 5 was set to be voted on this November, giving residents in Arkansas the right to choose if they would like to see casinos allowed in three counties of the state. Supporters of Issue 5 felt that the propo...

Rockaway Beach gearing up for second push at a casino

Adam Morgan

September 22, 2016

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

In Missouri, the mayor for the small town of Rockaway Beach has told residents that he intends to launch a second attempt to bring a casino to the resort community in the Ozark Mountains. According to a repo...

Police say couple stole $300k from River City Casino after discovering glitch

K Morrison

June 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Missouri

Charges filed on Friday, accuse a Jefferson County couple of using a technical glitch they discovered at River City Casino in St. Louis, Missouri to steal upwards of $300,000. According to the court document...

Colorado And Missouri sign new bills making Daily Fantasy Sports legal

Renee Kingsley

June 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Colorado, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Missouri

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators such as FanDuel and DraftKings have faced growing opposition is a number of states who have pushed to ban DFS operators on the basis that the DFS games are based on chance a...

Transfer of casino properties approved by Missouri Gaming Commission

K Morrison

March 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Missouri

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In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the Missouri Gaming Commission voted 5-0 to allow the transfer of Pinnacle Entertainment’s casino properties in Missouri to a real estate investment trust (REIT). The ca...