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Nevada License Upgrade Delays at Airport Will End Soon for Casino Visitors and Others
Possible delays at Nevada airports caused by recent state-issued driver’s licenses are expected to end soon. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reported Tuesday the licenses are largely now scannable by high-tech equipment after a technology adjustment. Earlier this summer, new...
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Controversy Ends, Lawsuit Withdrawn
An Indiana judge recently dismissed a lawsuit from Spectacle Entertainment shareholders against the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC). It related to a continuing ownership controversy over Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, which opened in Gary last May. Marion Superior Court Judge John Chavis...
Florida’s Seminole Classic Casino To Reopen After Air System Ruptures, 26 Injured
Hollywood, Fla.’s Seminole Classic Casino saw 26 people injured at Monday morning from the rupture of an air system, local officials said. The gaming property also was damaged. The casino was shuttered following the 9:50 AM incident. The gaming floor was scheduled...
Iowa’s Riverside Casino Site of Domestic Violence Incident
A domestic abuse case recently erupted at Iowa’s Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. During an altercation, a man allegedly struck a woman after getting into a dispute at the gaming property’s entrance. Lucas Benjamin Leonhard, 36, of Davenport, Iowa was charged with...
Hard Rock, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Top Executives on Keynote Panel for 2021 G2E
Note 9/13 - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Apoorva Gandhi's name. Three of the top US gaming executives will share the stage at this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E). They will provide their insights on the industry’s...
Widowed Father in Illegal Chicago Sports Betting Ring Gets Community Confinement
Another defendant in the federal case regarding a Chicago-area illegal sports betting ring avoided a prison sentence when a judge sentenced him Thursday. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Matthew Knight received six months of community confinement along with a $10,000 fine. US...
Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino Cleans Up After Half-Naked Man Poops in Flowerbeds
A 49-year-old Fitchburg, Mass. man was arrested this week for indecent exposure and public drunkenness. That's after a Pennsylvania state trooper spotted him defecating in a flowerbed outside of Hollywood Casino York. The unnamed man was seen squatting outside of the Springettsbury...
Nevada Casino-Bound Travelers Could Face Airport Delays From New Driver’s Licenses
Redesigned Nevada driver’s licenses could lead to delays at the state’s airports when passengers present them for identification. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents may have to inspect them manually, instead of the license’s barcode getting scanned. “The barcode on the back changed...
Maryland Live! Casino Attempted Murder Leads to 30-Year Sentence for Repeat Convict
A 28-year-old man is heading to prison for 30 years after getting convicted for last year’s attempted murder of another man in a parking lot at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Alonta Johnson of Baltimore was sentenced recently by Anne Arundel County...
California Man Allegedly Swings Bottle at Casino Guard, Headbutts Police Officer
A man is facing multiple charges following an assault of a Bankers Casino security guard and the headbutting of a Salinas, Calif. police officer over Labor Day weekend, according to local news reports. Alvin Harrison, 47, attacked the guard in the Salinas...
