Day: September 13, 2024
Bally’s Won’t Participate in Casino Near Penn State Campus
Bally’s and SC Gaming announced today that their agreement to open and operate a Category 4 satellite casino near Penn State University at the Nittany Mall has been terminated, but the project will move forward and remains on track to open in the first half of 2026. The Nittany Mall in State College, Pa. Bally’s…
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Casino Smoking Opponents Argue That Workers’ Rights Are Being Violated
Opponents of Atlantic City casino smoking argue in their appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court that the 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act violates workplace health protection rights. Steve Mitchell, of Wilmington, Del., smokes a cigarette while playing a slot machine at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Feb. 2, 2024. Atlantic City casino…
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘Ocean’s 11’ Casino Robbery is Possible
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Nov. 18, 2022. The robberies of casino cages at both Resorts World Las Vegas and the Gold Coast Casino have brought back a favorite topic of Las Vegas speculation. Is it possible…
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Sands Long Island Casino Plan Draws ‘Environmental Racism’ Critique
Las Vegas Sands’ plan to develop Nassau Coliseum into a casino hotel is drawing rebuke from groups and some local residents that believe the project would be damaging to the environment. Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. An opposition group says Sands’ casino plan could stir up “environmental racism.” (Image: Brooklyn Vegan) This week, detractors and…
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