Choctaws Open $600 Million Expansion August 6
The new $600 million, 21-story Sky Tower expansion at the Choctaw Casino & Resort (l.) in Durant, Oklahoma will open August 6. Aimed at North Texans, the 300,000-square-foot addition...
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Mashantucket Tribe Steps up Diversification
The pandemic gave impetus to the inclination of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut to diversify its economy, according to Chairman Rodney Butler (l.). The stark experience of being...
N. California Casino Expected to Open Next Year
The Elk Valley Rancheria hopes to open its new off-reservation casino near Crescent City, Northern California sometime in 2022. The casino will replace the original casino (l.) that opened...
House Advantage, Bally’s Corp. Partner on Mobile Sportsbook
House Advantage has integrated its loyalty program capabilities for mobile sports betting in a partnership with Bally’s Corporation for its sports betting platform, Bally Bet.
California Casino Debuts Major Expansion
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will open Phase 1 of a casino expansion project (l.) on July 24. The San Manuel Casino in Highland, California now has...
Ho-Chunk Wants More Space For Nebraska Casino
HoChunk, the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, plans to move Atokad Park racetrack (l.) in South Sioux City to expand the track and add a...
Cherokees Approve North Carolina Expansion Z
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians councilors have approved a $275 million expansion at the tribe’s Harrah’s Valley River Casino (l.) in Murphy, North Carolina. Projects will include a second...
Navajo Nation Casinos Reopen After 15 Months
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort (l.) near Flagstaff, Arizona and three other Navajo casinos in New Mexico reopened after shutting down in March 2020 due to Covid-19. Several restrictions...
Seminole Tribe Donates to Support Surfside Fund
The Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming gave $250,000 to the Support Surfside Fund to help people affected by the Champlain Tower collapse (l.). The fund’s total...
New Mexico’s Sandia Resort & Casino Reopens
The Covid-19 pandemic last year closed down Sandia Resort & Casino, near Albuquerque, New Mexico. It reopened July 2 and showed off the $100 million in renovations that it...
Texas Tribe Hopes for Casino Gaming
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas hopes Congress will eventually pass a bill that would allow them to legally operate a full casino in the state, where they already operate...
North Carolina’s Catawbas Open Temporary Casino
Local, state and federal officials took part in the opening of the Catawba Nation’s temporary “pre-launch” Two Kings Casino (l.) in North Carolina. Construction of the tribe’s $273 million...
Washington Tribe Buys Spokane Racetrack
Washington’s Kalispel Tribe of Indians has purchased the 243 acre Spokane County Raceway. Spokane County’s Board of Commissioners approved of the sale for $6.1 million. The county had owned...
Wisconsin’s Oneida Nation Offers Sports Betting
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and the Oneida Nation will amend the tribe’s gaming compact to allow betting on professional sports events and drafts and nationally televised award shows. College...
California Casino to Add Hotel
Red Hawk Casino in Placerville, California, held a groundbreaking ceremony (l.) for its new hotel June 29. It’s the property’s first expansion since the casino opened in 2008.
California’s Hard Rock Casino Plans Expansion
California’s Enterprise Rancheria and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino are planning a $65 million expansion expected to open in 2022. It will include a live events center able...
Gila River Tribe Plans Fourth Arizona Casino
The Gila River Indian Community has announced it will open a fourth casino on its reservation near Chandler, Arizona. The new casino was a result of a new compact...
Harrah’s Cherokee Expansion Set For Fall Opening
The $250 million expansion of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (l.) in North Carolina will be completed this fall. Covid-19 delayed work on the project, which will add a fourth...
FBI Investigating Tribal Casino Cyber-Attacks
Six Lucky Star casinos in Oklahoma are starting to reopen after shutting down June 18 following a cyber-attack. The Menominee Casino in Wisconsin also was targeted. The FBI is...
Navajo Nation Bill Would Reopen Casinos
The Navajo National Gaming Enterprise could soon reopen all its casinos and more importantly, open them to non-tribal patrons. CEO Brian Parrish (l.) said, “We're keeping our guys safe...
