Gila River Indian Community to Build $100mn Casino in Chandler, AZ

Gila River Indian Community to Build $100mn Casino in Chandler, AZ

by June 29, 2021

The Gila River Indian Community is set to build its fourth casino in Arizona after the state signed a historic compact with local tribes in April to pave the way for at least four new Las Vegas-style gambling venues and legal sports betting.Gila River Indian Community has re ...

Indiana Regulator Chooses Not to Renew Terre Haute Casino License

Indiana Regulator Chooses Not to Renew Terre Haute Casino License

by June 28, 2021

The future of a proposed Hard Rock-branded casino in Terre Haute is handing in the balance after members of the Indiana Gaming Commission last week voted unanimously not to renew the license of the property’s operator.Commissioners said that Terre Haute-based Lucy Luck Gamin ...

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino’s $250mn Expansion Slated for Fall 2021 Completion

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino’s $250mn Expansion Slated for Fall 2021 Completion

by June 28, 2021

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort’s $250-million expansion has entered the final stretch, property officials said recently.The multi-million project, work on which kicked off in the summer of 2018, is expected to be finished this coming fall, it also became known. Construction ...

Illinois Regulator OKs Start of Construction on Temporary Rockford Casino

Illinois Regulator OKs Start of Construction on Temporary Rockford Casino

by June 28, 2021

The Illinois Gaming Board has given the green light to Hard Rock and its local partners to commence construction work on a temporary casino in Rockford.However, the gaming facility’s owner, 815 Entertainment LLC, was told by the regulator that it must secure a permit to oper ...

Former Greater Boston Casino Site Owner Dealt Blow in Court Battle over Land Price

Former Greater Boston Casino Site Owner Dealt Blow in Court Battle over Land Price

by June 28, 2021

The former owners of the parcel of land that is now occupied by the Encore Boston Harbor luxury casino resort were dealt a heavy blow in court in their effort to receive as much as an additional $40 million for the site that they sold to Wynn Resorts nearly a decade ago.On J ...

Resorts World Las Vegas Joins Las Vegas Casino Scene

Resorts World Las Vegas Joins Las Vegas Casino Scene

by June 25, 2021

Resorts World Las Vegas, the first new hotel and casino resort built on the Las Vegas Strip from the ground up in more than a decade, is now open.The $4.3 billion complex swung open its doors to welcome its first guests at 11pm on Thursday. The launch of the newest addition ...

Indiana Regulator Allows Caesars to Keep Hammond Casino

Indiana Regulator Allows Caesars to Keep Hammond Casino

by June 25, 2021

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. will retain its ownership of Horseshoe Hammond Casino after the Indiana Gaming Commission on Thursday amended a previously issued divestiture order requiring the company to sell a third casino asset in the state.As a result, Caesars will continue ...

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Applies for Permit to Move on Dry Land

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Applies for Permit to Move on Dry Land

by June 25, 2021

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge this week filed an application with city and parish officials seeking permission to move expand its operations and relocate on dry land.Owners of the riverboat facility first announced plans for its relocation and expansion last summer. The new c ...

888 to Launch Sports Illustrated Sportsbook

888 to Launch Sports Illustrated Sportsbook

by June 25, 2021

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has secured exclusive rights to the Sports Illustrated brand to develop and operate online casino and sports betting products in the US market.888 has inked a 20-year deal with the owner of Sports Illustrated, Authentic Brand Group, news ...

Aspire Bolsters iGaming Platform with New CRM System

Aspire Bolsters iGaming Platform with New CRM System

by June 24, 2021

Provider of B2B online gambling solutions Aspire Global has significantly bolstered the capabilities of its AspireCore gaming platform with the recent integration of its comprehensive new CRM system, AspireEngage.Powered by Exponea, AspireEngage is a customer data platform t ...

GameArt Gains Lithuanian Online Casino Market Certification

GameArt Gains Lithuanian Online Casino Market Certification

by June 24, 2021

Online slots developer GameArt has recently been certified to deliver a selection of its products in Lithuania, it emerged on Wednesday.The company said that 15 of its premium slots were certified by Lithuanian regulators and would soon be available to locally licensed onlin ...

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort Unveils New VIP Lounge

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort Unveils New VIP Lounge

by June 24, 2021

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Mississippi has just unveiled the latest addition to its casino offering – a brand new VIP Lounge for its top-tier players.In a press release from earlier this week, the property said that its new space aims to redefine the high-en ...

Bill to Double Compensation for Lincoln, Tiverton for Hosting Casinos, Sportsbooks

Bill to Double Compensation for Lincoln, Tiverton for Hosting Casinos, Sportsbooks

by June 24, 2021

Rhode Island is set to double the share of sports betting money the Cities of Lincoln and Tiverton annually collect for hosting the state’s two casinos.Twin River Casino Hotel and Tiverton Casino Hotel are both owned by omni-channel casino and sports betting operator and pro ...

Lightning Box Premieres Newest Online Slot in New Jersey

Lightning Box Premieres Newest Online Slot in New Jersey

by June 23, 2021

Sydney-based independent online casino studio Lightning Box has celebrated a big milestone in its US expansion effort by securing New Jersey as the first regulated market to license its newest online slot.Licensed operators in the Garden State and their players will be the f ...

Slidell Casino Developer Ups Investment to $325mn

Slidell Casino Developer Ups Investment to $325mn

by June 23, 2021

Shortly after a proposed casino just outside a Louisiana City of Slidell cleared the state Legislature, its developer has committed to a larger investment to what it had originally planned to spend on the property.California-based firm Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) o ...