Month: December 2024
Taunton Welcome Center Will Include Gaming Machines, Tribe Says
A welcome center planned for Taunton will include gaming machines, the tribe behind the project recently revealed. A sign at the entrance to land owned by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe is planning to build a welcome center in Taunton that will feature gaming machines. (Image: AP) Earlier this month, the…
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American Gaming Association Says Industry Evolving, ‘Transcends Political Divides’
In his year-end letter, Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), exudes optimism regarding the direction of the commercial and tribal gaming industries and believes their best years are still to come. Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, is optimistic about the commercial and tribal gaming…
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Cali Cardrooms Spent $3M Attacking Lawmakers Who Supported Gambling Bill — AFTER it Passed!
In an extraordinary display of political vengeance, California cardrooms spent more than $3 million this year punishing lawmakers who supported a bill allowing their competitors, the state’s tribal casinos, to sue them for offering illegal card games. Senate Bill 549, also known as the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act, was signed into law by…
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Catawba Nation’s Former Two Kings Casino Development Partner Sues Tribe
The Catawba Indian Nation’s former partner on its $700 million Two Kings Casino development in North Carolina’s Kings Mountain has sued the tribe over trespassing and property damage claims. Construction on the Catawba Nation’s permanent Two Kings Casino in North Carolina is underway. The temporary gaming facility that has operated since July 2021 is seen…
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Sonoma County Tribal Casino Indefinitely Delayed by Federal Court Ruling
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…
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Massachusetts Tribe Says Taunton Casino News Coming in Early 2025
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…
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Former New Jersey Lawmaker Who Sponsored Smoke-Free Air Act Wants Casino Clause Tossed
A former New Jersey lawmaker who helped write the state’s Smoke-Free Air Act nearly two decades ago says it’s long past time that the loophole for casinos is extinguished. A slots player smokes a cigarette while gambling at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City in February 2024. A former New Jersey lawmaker who helped…
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Churchill Downs Might Come Up Roses in Virginia
The Kentucky Derby — the marquee event on Churchill Downs’ (NASDAQ: CHDN) annual slate — is known as “the run for the roses,” but a different rose could be additive to the operators investment thesis. An aerial view of The Rose Gaming Resort, a $460 million development from Churchill Downs. An analyst said the new…
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Norfolk Casino Developers Say Construction Will Soon Begin
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…
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UPDATE: Former Resorts World & MGM Grand Prez Loses Gaming License
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…
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