It seems like unlicensed gambling businesses are in the crosshairs. A recent police raid in California resulted in the seizure of 125 alleged illegal gambling machines from an unauthorized venue operating near Modesto. While, in another separate police raid in Texas, Dallas law enforcement confiscated 47 illegal machines in Texas City. The police raid in […]
Owner of Encore Casino in Everett, Boston, Wynn Resorts, is looking at replacing waitstaff with automatic drink machines. This is part of the company’s “rightsizing” process, which is an attempt at helping the struggling $2.6 billion casino. Since it opened six months ago, Encore Boston Harbor has so far fallen short of revenue projections, the […]
The sale of MGM’s Circus Circus casino to billionaire Phil Ruffin has been cleared by the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC). The deal between Ruffin and MGM Resorts International is worth $825 million. The sale was approved by the commission on Thursday, December 19 at an NGC meeting in which the sale of Circus Circus was […]
The Red Hawk Tribal Casino in Placerville, California is the victim of an alleged embezzlement scheme. The casino lost more than US$200,00 in a plot by the casino’s floor manager and a patron. Both parties have been arrested. How Red Hawk Tribal Casino was Embezzled The pair, who have been identified as Prak Pich and […]
In order to attract the younger adult demographics to casinos, Smokefree Casinos is suggesting that gaming operators completely ban smoking. In a statement released at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the initiative by the American Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR) Foundation said this is the new direction casinos should be going in. “Millennials […]
On Thursday, October 3, Churchill Downs Inc. announced that it had reached an agreement with JACK Entertainment and Hard Rock International for the buying of Turfway racetrack. The company will pay a cool US$46 million in cash for the Kentucky racetrack. The purchase of Turfway by Churchill Downs Inc. is some what of a peace […]
A simple Facebook event about raiding Area 51 to “see them aliens” has led to a major cultural event in the Nevada desert, disrupting the normally quite town of Rachel. Alienstock, an alien-themed music festival that resulted from the post, has caused controversy with one of the organizers – Matty Roberts – disassociating himself from […]
The number of NFL TV contracts that US television networks will be signing are going to increase by 50%. This, according to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, is due to the legalization and growth of sports betting in the United States. “Betting and wagering has been an integral part of the NFL for a long […]
A report by Union Gaming Analytics found that adding airport slots would bring in a significant revenue increase to Illinois. The study reportedly determined that adding slots to the Chicago Midway International Airport and O’Hare International Airport could bring in US$18.5 million a year. The estimated figure was determined by looking at adding 500 slots […]
On Monday, August 5, leaders of the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino applied to develop a casino in the city of Waukegan. The area, which is in the heart of Potawatomi treaty lands, is rich in tribal history. The application was announced in a press release by the Potawatomi group. “The city of Waukegan is in […]
Online wagering is now a reality with the recent launch of iGaming in the state of Pennsylvania. Fans of gambling living in PA can now access their favorite real money casino games anywhere and at any time. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced on Thursday, July 18 that they’ve given three casino licenses to […]