Betting Companies Demand Abolishment of OPAP Monopoly

by March 31, 2015

Leading betting companies insisted at a Monday press conference that gambling officials need take measures towards reducing the influence of OPAP and eventually ending its monopoly on the local gambling market.According to several prominent companies, the presence of OPAP has ...

Penn National Gaming Exits Lawrence County Casino Project

by March 31, 2015

Penn National Gaming has decided to walk out of Lawrence County casino project. Company officials said that the reason that has led to that decision was the increased competition from casinos located in the western part of Pennsylvania.Mere hours ago, Penn National representa ...

Presque Isle Downs & Casino Seeks Approval to Introduce Amenities

by March 30, 2015

Officials of Presque Isle Downs & Casino submitted a request for reducing the number of slot machines and table games they currently have. The request comes at a time when casino executives are planning to invest the sum of $5 million into certain property improvements....

Mississippi Casino Taxes to Be Used for Infrastructure Improvements

by March 30, 2015

Mississippi officials met yesterday to discuss the well-known House Bill 1630, related to the utilization of casino taxes for maintaining roads and bridges across the state.During the meeting, a considerable progress has been made towards the bill’s final approval.L ...

Delaware Casinos Financial Relief Remains Uncertain

by March 27, 2015

The question related to the bailout package of the Delaware-based casinos is back on the agenda but it seems it will face additional hurdles mainly because of the economy issues that have befallen the state.Back in January, the Delaware Lottery and Gaming Study Commission sug ...

Real Estate Moguls to Submit Considerable Bid for Revel Casino Acquisition

by March 27, 2015

People familiar with the numerous setbacks that keep befalling the acquisition of the shuttered Revel Casino say that the saga with its sale is going to continue longer than it was open.It seems like these predictions might come true as it became clear that the investors tha ...

MGM Deters Maryland Residents from Joining Casino Construction

by March 26, 2015

The state of Maryland is going to have a luxurious casino resort established within a year. The building procedures are already underway and yesterday, the top executive of MGM Resorts determined the progress of the mega project as “remarkable”.Currently, as many as 1,000 wor ...

Casino Resorts to Be Legalized in Georgia

by March 26, 2015

Today, the future development of the gambling sector in Georgia, is to be determined. A legislation bill will be introduced to the members of the House and if the proposal gets their approval, as many as six casinos are likely to open doors in Georgia.According to the prelimi ...

Frank Freedman Appointed as Four Winds Casinos Chief Operating Officer

by March 25, 2015

The emblematic Four Winds Casinos have a new chief operating officer. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians appointed Frank Freedman as a successor of Matt Harkness. According to the information included in a special press release on the matter, Mr. Harkness has parted ways wit ...

Emergency Team Members Pessimistic About AC Casino Sector

by March 25, 2015

As expected, the emergency team, appointed two months ago with the aim of conducting a research and proposing resolutions about stabilizing the financial condition of Atlantic City, released its report mere hours ago.As previously announced, managers of the emergency team wer ...

Crown Reveals Details About Crown Sydney Casino Project

by March 24, 2015

One of the latest projects of the casino mogul James Packer, Crown Sydney, is expected to open doors for visitors sometime in 2019 and meanwhile, information about the design of the mega resort was revealed.The property which has been estimated to cost $2 billion, will offer ...

Southern Tier Casino Bidding Renewed

by March 24, 2015

As previously reported, New York gambling officials were supposed to consider the idea for reopening the bidding procedure related to the construction of a casino in Southern Tier.Mere hours ago, it became clear that at the special meeting held on Monday, the bidding process ...

UNITE HERE Representative Comments on the Campaign Against Ameristar

by March 23, 2015

UNITE HERE, the labor union that is representing employees of Ameristar Casino, has been making the headlines recently mainly because of the protests organized against the idea of Ameristar executives to cut down on employees’ health insurance plan.The workers insisted ...

MGM Opposes Pamunkey Indian Tribe Federal Recognition

by March 23, 2015

Members of Pamunkey Indian, the Virginia tribe that claims to have old traditions and to have greeted the first English settlers in the region, is impatiently waiting to see if it will get the nod of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.Currently, the leader of the tribe is expe ...

Quapaw Tribe Arkansas Casino Project Brought to Standstill

by March 21, 2015

A representative of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma commented on the plans for establishment of a casino venue in Arkansas and said that for the time being, the process has been brought to a standstill and most probably the state authorities will have to give the nod to the eventual ...