Crown in Talks for Osaka

A top executive with Crown Resorts was in Osaka recently to meet with the city’s pro-casino governor to discuss the possibility of a $5 billion investment through Melco Crown...

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Vietnam May Have Explosion Of Casinos

Developers are pursuing casinos in Vietnam, but may have to wait for regulations to be ratified, even though several are already operating.

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Lottery Officials In Delaware Looking Forward To Sports Betting Season

Sports betting in Delaware has steadily climbed in the past two years, providing additional revenue for the state. The new season promises to bring additional wagering to the Dover...

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Plan For New Atlantic City Casino May Be an Illusion

A public hearing phase has begun for environmental permits to build a new casino on land on the Atlantic City Boardwalk (l.). The permit application, however, is leftover from...

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Texas Nonprofits May Lobby Lawmakers

Texas charitable bingo operators may use proceeds from their games to lobby lawmakers regarding gambling. A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that a 30-year old law...

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Mohegans Buy Philly Lacrosse Team

Mohegan Sun has added a professional indoor lacrosse team to its list of assets. Last week the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which also owns the Connecticut Sun women’s basketball...

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Madrid-to-Vegas Air Service Debuts

A Spanish entertainment company is betting that people from Spain are willing to fly 12 hours nonstop from Madrid to Las Vegas for weeklong stays in Nevada.

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Judge Reinstates Golden Nugget Unshuffled Cards Case

A New Jersey judge has reinstated a case between gamblers and Golden Nugget Atlantic City over $1.5 million they won after they realized cards being used had not been...

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Nebraska Court To Hear Arguments On Whether Ballot Language Should Stand

The Nebraska legislature approved an amendment for the November vote, which is being challenged on its language by Gambling With the Good Life.

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Free Beach Concerts a Big Hit in Atlantic City

Two successful free beach concerts—even though one was dampened by rain—that packed Atlantic City stand out as a positive for the resort as an endless stream of doom-and-gloom stories...

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Chicago Suburb Retains Video Gaming Ban

A governmental committee in the Chicago suburb of Batavia, Illinois voted 6-4 to keep the ban on video gambling, which was imposed five years ago. A local VFW post...

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Court Decides For Florida Allied Veterans Convict

A federal appeals court in Florida ruled the state and the Seminole County Sheriff must return millions of dollars and a yacht to Chase Burns, an Oklahoma resident convicted...

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Arizona Tribe Could Begin Casino now, Some Legal Experts say

The Tohono O’odham Nation faces a risky decision: begin construction on its casino (l.) in Glendale, Arizona now, or wait until all legal and legislative challenges have been resolved.

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Proposed Changes To Federal Recognition Are Controversial

Supporters and opponents are not hard to find for new rules proposed by the Department of the Interior for granting tribes recognition. The proposed regulations are stirring up controversy...

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Seminole Negotiations Unlikely Before November

Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) and the Seminole Tribe of Florida reportedly left the negotiating table when lawmakers left town in May at the end of the legislative session....

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Tribal Group Examines Whether Smoke-Free Casinos Could Draw More Patrons

Survey data compiled by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council reveals new and existing customers would visit casinos more often if they were smoke-free.

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New Potawatomi Hotel Opens August 19

The newest hotel in downtown Milwaukee, the $97.5 million, 19-story Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, will open August 19 with 381 rooms, including the 3,000 square foot, $4,000-per-night Presidential Suite,...

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Cyprus Casino Comes Into View

The government of Cyprus has developed a regulatory outline for casino legalization on the Mediterranean island nation. The license could be awarded within a year, with requirements include a...

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Senecas Could Grow in Cuba

Seneca Gaming and Entertainment cut the ribbon on its new gaming facility in Cuba, New York on August 1. The mini-casino with 100 Class II games has been open...

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England’s FA Institutes Total Betting Ban

World football’s match-fixing scandals have left England relatively unscathed, and the country’s top regulatory body, the Football Association, aims to keep it that way. Starting with the new season,...

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