Month: April 2024
Embattled New Hampshire Casino is Not Yet Sold, State Must Approve New Owner
Concord Casino has yet to be acquired by another owner as the deadline for the New Hampshire property’s sale is just a few months away. Concord Casino, pictured above. The New Hampshire gaming property must be sold this year. (Image: New Hampshire Bulletin) In January, the charitable casino’s owner, Andy Sanborn, was to start looking…
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Minnesota Racetrack Calls Out Tribal Casinos’ ‘Illegal Games’ in RICO Suit
Minnesota casinos Grand Casino Hinckley, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, and Treasure Island Resort have been slapped with a federal racketeering lawsuit by a local racetrack that claims the three venues are offering illegal games. The Running Aces racetrack in Columbus, Minn. argues local tribal casinos are offering unauthorized games that deprive the track of substantial…
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Virginia Skill Gaming Bill Headed for Veto After Senate Rejects Younkin’s Changes
The Virginia skill gaming bill passed by the General Assembly only to be returned by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) with a myriad of changes was quickly rejected by the state Senate on Wednesday. Virginia skill gaming machines are seen inside a Norfolk restaurant. Skill games are likely to remain illegal after the state Senate rejected…
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Thai Finance Ministry to Lead Review of Casino Study
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance will run point in mulling a House of Representatives study that could pave the way for regulated casinos in the Southeast Asian country. An aerial view of part of Doi Inthanon National Park in Thailand. The country’s Finance Ministry will lead a 17-agency review of a casino gaming study. (Image: Location…
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Alabama-Coushatta to Build New Texas Casino After Scotus Ruling
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has announced it will build a new casino resort having won its longstanding battle with the state over the right to offer gaming on its lands 100 miles northeast of Houston. The new casino resort is expected to dwarf the modest Naskila Casino, above, which, until SCOTUS sided with the…
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Jacobs Entertainment Sells Reno’s Oldest House for One Dollar
Jacobs Entertainment has sold what is believed to be among the oldest homes in Reno for just one dollar. The historic home located at 347 West St. in Reno has been sold for a dollar after Jacobs Entertainment paid $1.2 million for the property in January. The buyers agreed to relocate the home, which is…
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Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Bill Continues to Linger in State Capitol
Legislation in Pennsylvania that seeks to close the indoor smoking loophole afforded to casinos and certain other businesses passed a House committee last November. Five months later, the measure still hasn’t been acted on by the full House of Representatives. Efforts to extinguish casino smoking in Pennsylvania continue to drag slowly in the Harrisburg State…
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MGM Sues FTC Over Scattered Spider Hack Probe, Demands Khan Recuse Herself
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday regarding the agency’s probe into a 2023 cybersecurity breach that plagued the casino giant. The gaming company is also demanding that FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan recuse herself from the case due to potential conflicts of interest. FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan. MGM sued…
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Virginia Skill Gaming Proponents, Small Businesses Bash Governor’s Amendments
Skill gaming proponents in Virginia say Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) amendments to legislation passed by the General Assembly that seeks to allow certain businesses to house the machines goes too far. Susan Matthews, owner of Sportsman Restaurant & Lounge in Henrico, fears permanently losing skill games. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seeking to restrict where the…
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Cordish Unveils Revamped $1.4B Mixed-Use Development and Casino for Petersburg
The Cordish Companies on Monday unveiled details of its revamped pitch for a $1.4 billion mixed-use development featuring an integrated resort casino for Virginia’s Petersburg. A rendering of Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg. The Cordish Companies project includes a significant minority ownership component. (Image: The Cordish Companies) Cordish, the operator of Live! casinos…
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