NEWS & NOTES

FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan has been designated a Four Diamond Hotel by AAA for the fifth consecutive year. It’s run by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indians and opened in 2009. • Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma will open a Guy Fieri-branded American Kitchen + Bar in April 2020. The restaurant will be the first and only such restaurant in Oklahoma. Others are located in Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri. • Country superstar Garth Brooks will headline the first major concert event at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. He will appear August 22, weeks before the Las Vegas Raiders open their first NFL regular season at the $2 billion facility. • For the fourth consecutive year, Wynn Macau has retained its position as the only resort in the world with eight Five-Star awards on the 2020 Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating list. Wynn Resorts holds the most FTG Five-Star awards of any independent hotel company in the world. Its Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace was also announced as ‘Restaurant of the Year’ worldwide. • Genting Singapore will no longer release its financial information on a quarterly basis. In a statement, the company said “a half-yearly financial reporting cycle and the provision of voluntary quarterly business updates, together with the observation of strengthened disclosure requirements, is sufficient to keep the shareholders informed of the group’s state of affairs.” • The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has approved $10.5 million for a solar array atop the $980.3 million West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, now under construction. The grid will cover about three-quarters of the roof and is a pivotal part of the LVCVA’s sustainability program. • The Sahara Las Vegas is getting dancing fountains. The water feature will be built near the main entrance under a 24-foot color-changing chandelier. The fountains are part of a $150 million renovation project that includes updates to the property’s exterior and new dining options. • The Michigan Gaming Control Board has accepted a request from Sports Creek Raceway owners to withdraw a thoroughbred race meeting license and simulcast permit, just four months after conditional approval. The conditional license for the track called for live thoroughbred racing on weekends and simulcast horse racing year-round. AmRace purchased Sports Creek in 2018 and announced plans to reopen the track, which had been used for only harness racing previously, for thoroughbred racing.