Month: December 2024
Sonoma County Tribal Casino Indefinitely Delayed by Federal Court Ruling
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A tribal casino planned for California’s Sonoma County has been indefinitely delayed by a federal judge. The Koi Nation’s proposed Shiloh casino and resort in California’s Sonoma County. The tribal casino has been put on hold after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the US government. (Image: Koi Nation) Last week, a…
Read MoreMassachusetts Tribe Says Taunton Casino News Coming in Early 2025
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A federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts that’s been trying to build a casino resort in Taunton for over a decade says it will unveil a major update to the project early next year. The First Light Resort & Casino construction site is seen in 2016. Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plans to provide an…
Read MoreNorfolk Casino Developers Say Construction Will Soon Begin
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The developers behind the casino planned for Virginia’s Norfolk say construction will soon begin in earnest. A rendering of a $750 million casino resort in Norfolk. Voters in the Virginia city approved of such a gaming development back in 2020, but no work has yet been done on the resort. (Image: Boyd Gaming) Boyd Gaming…
Read MoreLive! Casino Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City Announces Opening Date
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Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will open in February 2025. Slot machines are loaded in at Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in December 2024. The resort in Bossier City is set to open in February 2025. (Image: The Cordish Companies) The Cordish Companies announced on Friday that its newest casino resort will open in less…
Read MoreTop Las Vegas Casino News Stories of 2024
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This year will go down as the one where two of the most legendary casino properties ever shut their doors for good. But plenty of other national stories put Las Vegas casinos in the headlines in 2024. And some of those weren’t even bad… AI does its best to depict Super Bowl LVIII, the Tropicana…
Read MoreResidents Sue to Block Eklutna Tribe Casino Near Anchorage
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A group of local residents near Anchorage, Alaska are challenging the Native Village of Eklutna’s (NVE) legal right to build a casino in the area. NVE president Aaron Leggett called the lawsuit “disappointing” in a statement. The tribe has been trying to build a gaming hall on land 20 miles outside of Anchorage for years…
Read MoreUPDATE: Whiskey Pete’s Casino Near Las Vegas Closes
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UPDATE: Whiskey Pete’s closed to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Owner Affinity Interactive issued a statement characterizing the closure as only “temporary,” explaining its purpose as “to feature new and ongoing investments at Primm Resorts and Buffalo Bill’s.” It did not say how long the casino would be closed. However, this directly contradicts what…
Read MoreUPDATE: Former Resorts World & MGM Grand Prez Loses Gaming License
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UPDATE: On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission voted 3-0 to strip Scott Sibella of his gaming license, approving the settlement reached by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Dec. 10. EARLIER: The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) reached a deal with Scott Sibella, the former president of Resorts World and MGM Grand, in which he…
Read MoreNY Casino Answers Could Bode Well for Genting, MGM
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The New York Gaming Facility Location Board (NYGFLB) recently released a wide-ranging set of answers to various questions from groups pursuing the three downstate casino licenses the state is expected to award late next year, and there could be some positive takeaways for Genting and MGM Resorts International. Resorts World New York (left) and Empire…
Read MorePennsylvania Gaming Board Won’t Amend Self-Exclusion Reenrollment Process
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is reversing course on a proposed change to its casino self-exclusion program. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board won’t amend its casino self-exclusion program after the state agency received much opposition. The board had suggested automatically restoring access for excluded persons once their self-determined bans ended. (Image: Casino.org) In November,…
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