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Oklahoma Sports Betting Odds Remain Long, Likely Not Coming Anytime Soon
Oklahoma will likely remain on the sports betting sidelines for the foreseeable future, a tribal spokesperson reveals. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt last year presented a path to authorize sports betting in the Sooner State, but the tribes expressed little enthusiasm. The tribes say they aren’t willing to pay the state costly fees to operate online…
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Win-River Casino Expansion Approved, Tribe Braced for Lawsuits
The Redding Rancheria, a tribal gaming operator based in Shasta County, Northern California, has received the federal all-clear to move its Win-River Resort and Casino a couple of miles to the east. The existing Win-River Resort and Casino, above, which is expected to triple in size when it moves a couple of miles east. But…
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Landlords of Hawaii Underground Gambling Hubs Face Harsher Penalties
Illegal gambling rooms in Hawaii remain a paramount problem on the island state, but Gov. Josh Green (D) and lawmakers hope to crack down on the illicit betting operations through a newly enacted law. An illegal gambling room in Hilo is shuttered in 2017 after police raided the facility and charged seven people with running…
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Full House Resorts’ Permanent Waukegan Casino Hobbled by Litigation
Full House Resorts says the city of Waukegan, Ill. may have to wait a while for the permanent version of its American Place Casino while the city fends off legal challenges from a Wisconsin-based tribal gaming operator. A digital rendering of the planned permanent American Place Casino in Waukegan whose construction has been halted by…
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Casino Crime Roundup: Fireworks-Linked Wildfire Under Investigation
The cause of a wildfire remains under investigation after a brush fire started during Saturday night’s fireworks show near Arizona’s BlueWater Resort and Casino. BlueWater Resort and Casino, pictured above. A fireworks display at the gaming property was followed by a wildfire. (Image: TripAdvisor) It appears the fire began after sparks from the fireworks display…
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Death Valley Tribe Gets BIA Approval on California Casino
The Death Valley-based Timbisha Shoshone Tribe has received approval from the US Interior Department to build a casino in Inyokern, Calif. That’s two years after its effort to build one in the nearby city of Ridgecrest collapsed spectacularly. The Timbisha Shoshone have lived in Death Valley, which reached record temperatures yesterday, for 1,000 years. The…
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Coquille Tribe Hits Back Against Oregon Casino Opposition
The Oregon-based Coquille Indian Tribe has lashed out at efforts by other tribes to oppose its ambitions for a casino in the city of Medford, Oreg. Brenda Meade, above, believes the accusation of “reservation shopping” creates a “baseless precedent for political attacks” against future tribes seeking economic self-sufficiency. (Image: ICT News) In an op-ed for…
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California Cardrooms Protest as Bill Advances Allowing Tribes to Sue
Over 100 demonstrators gathered in Sacramento, Calif. Tuesday to protest against legislation they say could cost California cardrooms thousands of jobs, iGB reports. Despite protestations, the bill was advanced 15-1 by the California Assembly’s Governmental Organization Committee. Gardena Mayor Tasha Cerda says the card clubs in her city are major employers and vital sources of…
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Florida Gaming Regulators Afforded Personal Confidentiality With DeSantis Signature
The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) members have been provided with personal confidentiality protections through a bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Law enforcement members with the Florida Gaming Control Commission raid an arcade on May 9, 2023, in Fort Pierce. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that…
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Missouri Sports Betting Referendum Expected to Be Close, Poll Concludes
Missourians will likely vote for the next US president this November, and also whether they support the authorization of retail and online sports betting. Mascots of pro sports teams based in Missouri on May 2, 2024, help deliver voter signature boxes for a campaign seeking to legalize sports betting through a November 2024 ballot referendum.…
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