Updated on: October 30th, 2019More than two dozen tribal nations have been in casino gambling negotiations with Oklahoma’s attorney general. The discussions, which began on Monday, are now locked in a stalemate over whether or not the existing gaming compacts automatically renew at the end of the year. Attorney General Mike Hunter said the two-hour […]
Updated on: January 4th, 2021Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reopened the debate on a law passed in late June this year. It authorizes the operation of a major casino by the state and city. Lightfoot is calling on lawmakers in Springfield, Illinois to grant the building of a private casino that will be run by […]
Updated on: October 21st, 2019A Texas tribe is fighting back against Senator John Cornyn’s (R) efforts to delay a casino bill hearing in DC. HR759 – the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act – is a bill that gives the two Texas tribes full rights under […]
Updated on: October 18th, 2019Scandal-prone Australian casino operator Crown Resorts is facing another scandal. They have been found to let a UN-sanctioned arms trader gamble away US$6 million at two of their venues in Perth and Melbourne. In a news report by Australia’s ABC News, they reported that the two Crown Resorts venues let Indonesian […]
Updated on: October 17th, 2019This past Tuesday, American Gaming Association (AGA) president and CEO Bill Miller addressed attendees at the first-ever Global Gaming Expo (G2E). In his address, Miller spoke about how the global gaming industry is performing at levels never seen before. Additionally, the American public perception about the casino gaming industry has shifted. […]
Updated on: January 13th, 2021The California-based cardroom Stones Gambling Hall is facing a US$10 million lawsuit by 24 players. They allege that the cardroom is at the center of a poker cheating scandal in which the plaintiffs claim they have been financially ruined by the scam. Furthermore, it names fellow player Mike Postle as the […]
Updated on: October 9th, 2019The sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs Inc has been approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). As expected, on Tuesday, the KHRC signed off on the US$46 million deal in which JACK Entertainment and Hard Rock International sold the racetrack to the operator. This deal now makes Churchill […]
Updated on: September 19th, 2019Owner of Golden Nugget casinos, Tilman Fertitta, has commented on how there are too many casinos in Atlantic City. Fertitta said the openings of Hard Rock and Ocean Casino in 2018 added new competition Atlantic City can’t support. “It’s not a nine-casino market, and I don’t understand why nobody realizes that,” […]
Updated on: September 10th, 2019Proposals for the new casino in Waukegan, Illinois have been submitted. This comes after the announcement of the development of a new casino in the city earlier this year by governor J.B. Pritzker. The development in Waukegan is among six locations in the state to receive new casino licences. Other locations […]