Category: Tribal gaming

Hard Rock Casino Hollywood Has Doled Out $1B in Jackpots So Far This Year

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida’s Hollywood is best known for its iconic Guitar Hotel. Still, the property’s reputation for having some of the loosest slots in the Sunshine State continues to amplify. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has awarded over $1 billion in slot machine jackpots this year. It’s the…

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Koi Nation Casino Environmental Impact Report Released, Comment Period Begins

The Koi Nation of Northern California, a Native American tribe that regained federal recognition in 2000 but still doesn’t have sovereign land, wants to build a tribal casino resort in Sonoma County. A rendering of Shiloh Resort and Casino, a proposed tribal resort from the Koi Nation of Northern California. The federal government continues to…

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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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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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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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Tribal Casinos Generate Record Revenue of $41.9B in 2023 Fiscal Year

Tribal casinos in the United States generated record gross gaming revenue (GGR) of approximately $41.9 billion during the federal government’s 2023 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023). The more than 500 tribal casinos across the US, from large resorts like Mohegan Sun to smaller ones like the Coulee Dam Casino seen here…

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Mohegan Named to Newsweek’s ‘Most Loved Workplaces’ List for 2024

Mohegan has landed the honor of being the only gaming company to snag a spot on the Global Most Loved Workplaces 2024 list, a Rolodex of admired employers compiled by Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute. Workers at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are overall pleased with their job and career outlook. That’s according to employee…

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