Illinois Announces Decrease in Sports Betting Revenue

Illinois Announces Decrease in Sports Betting Revenue

by February 18, 2021

Illinois’ sports betting sector made a record-breaking handle in December at $491.7 million, which is 9% from November although many facilities remained closed through that time.Since many casinos in the state had to remain closed for the month, the retail betting revenue cam ...

Pennsylvania Announces Record-Breaking Casino Revenue

Pennsylvania Announces Record-Breaking Casino Revenue

by February 18, 2021

Pennsylvania started the year very strongly after the opening of Live! Casino Philadelphia. According to information issued by the state itself, its gaming revenue for the month of January was $311 million. This is good news for the state since it experienced some significant los ...

Shinnecock Nation Teams up with Tri State Partners to Build Southampton Casino

Shinnecock Nation Teams up with Tri State Partners to Build Southampton Casino

by February 18, 2021

The Shinnecock Nation announced partnering with Tri State Partners to develop casino complex on its reservation in Southampton.Jack Morris, principal of Tri State Partners has previously worked with another tribe, namely the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owner of the Hard Rock ...

Olympia Gaming’s Legend Bay Casino Opens Soon in Sparks

Olympia Gaming’s Legend Bay Casino Opens Soon in Sparks

by February 17, 2021

Legends Outlet Shopping Center in Sparks, Nevada is the new location for a Legends Bay Casino.Construction was held back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since the restrictions were so severe, Olympia Gaming saw no point in continuing with its plan. Now that Covid-19 restrict ...

Forbes Gives Five-Star Accreditation to Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino

Forbes Gives Five-Star Accreditation to Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino

by February 17, 2021

Melco Resorts & Entertainment owns and operates The Morpheus Hotel since its opening in 2018. This week, the facility received Five-Star accreditation from Forbes.The magazine issued its 63rd annual edition list of 283 Five-star hotels. Melco and Wynn Resorts account for ...

Grand Korea Leisure Casinos to Resume Operations in March

Grand Korea Leisure Casinos to Resume Operations in March

by February 17, 2021

Grand Korea Leisure extended the closure period of its Seoul casinos, Gangnam COEX and Gangbuk Millennium Seoul Hilton. The South Korean foreigner-only casino operator announced that the facilities are expected to open on March 1.This week Seoul’s government announced lowerin ...

Malta Expects to Open Fifth Casino

Malta Expects to Open Fifth Casino

by February 17, 2021

Malta’s government is looking to compensate for financial losses by giving out a fifth casino license. In its recently issued casino license request-for-proposal, Gozo and Comino are specifically excluded.The request for the fifth casino came from the government’s Priva ...

Michigan Announces Latest Operator to Launch Online Gambling

Michigan Announces Latest Operator to Launch Online Gambling

by February 16, 2021

The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced on Monday that it has authorized one more online gaming and sports betting operator.Since the official launch of online gaming and sports betting in the state last month, the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved various operators ...

Hawaiian Home Lands Have Five Years to Legalize Gambling

Hawaiian Home Lands Have Five Years to Legalize Gambling

by February 16, 2021

Hawaiian lawmakers have waited long enough to collect the revenue, which legal gambling would provide and to invest it in the state’s infrastructure. Looks like they would have to wait a little longer.Last week the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs made an amendment to bil ...

Colonial Downs Proposes Casino Resort in Dumfries

Colonial Downs Proposes Casino Resort in Dumfries

by February 16, 2021

Rosie’s Gaming Emporium opened doors on January 8. It is a 19,000-square-foot gaming center with 95 video slots, located in the Triangle Shopping Center in Dumfries. Colonial Downs, the property’s owner, now proposes another building, which is a massive $389 million c ...

Town Council Bans Online Gambling Establishments in Branford

Town Council Bans Online Gambling Establishments in Branford

by February 16, 2021

This week, the Town Council of Branford, Florida banned the operations of establishments allowing any type of online gambling, including online gaming machines, sports betting facilities and online casino.The ordinance passed unanimously and there is no public comment or opp ...

Tribal Opposition Interferes with Washington Gambling Expansion

Tribal Opposition Interferes with Washington Gambling Expansion

by February 15, 2021

Washington State made its latest attempt to expand gambling policy to private card rooms and racetracks in the hopes of making the state more competitive when it came to revenue.During the State Senate Committee hearing last week, 1,888 people attended online. 1,041 of them o ...

Route 66 Casino & Hotel Resumes Activity

Route 66 Casino & Hotel Resumes Activity

by February 15, 2021

Route 66 Casino & Hotel’s General Manager Adrian Fox announced that the facility has resumed activity but with limited capacity.The property, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, had to close doors in mid-October due to the increased cases of coronavirus infections. Afte ...

Trump Plaza Implosion is Set for February 17

Trump Plaza Implosion is Set for February 17

by February 15, 2021

After many delays, there is a final date set for the implosion of Trump Plaza. The event, set to take place this week, has a significant meaning for the Atlantic City where the facility was a part of the landscape for decades.The casino opened in May of 1984. Back then it was ...

Crown Resorts Casino Group Announces CEO Resignation

Crown Resorts Casino Group Announces CEO Resignation

by February 15, 2021

The CEO of Crown Resorts Ken Barton announced his resignation as the company is grappling with the consequences of multiple money laundering allegations. The company was also accused in nurturing mafia and organized crimes links.News came right after a report from last week, ...