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COVID-19 Order Closes Great Canadian Halifax Casino, Just Two Venues Open
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. on Friday announced that the company has shut down its casino in the Maritimes province capital. The move came after Nova Scotia officials ordering the COVID-19 closure of certain businesses in the Halifax area, The closure of Casino...
Churchill Downs Must Bolster Pay, Union Says, or Risk Derby Week Disruption
A contract impasse between Churchill Downs and more than a dozen workers who help prepare jockeys and horses for races threatens Kentucky Derby week preparations. On Saturday, union members protested outside of Churchill Downs on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Officials with Service...
Clark County Nevada Casinos Can Up Occupancy to 80 Percent Starting in May
Most gaming properties in Clark County will be able to increase occupancy from the current 50 percent to 80 percent starting on May 1, according to a health and safety notice issued Friday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). In addition,...
Chicago Posts Solicitation for Long-Awaited Casino Project
The city of Chicago on Thursday released the highly anticipated request for proposals (RFP) for its casino license. The Windy City received it two years ago as part of the Illinois legislature’s expanded gaming law. In a statement, the city said it...
Churchill Downs Scraps Trackside Hotel, Considers Annex to Compete with Caesars
Churchill Downs Inc. has pulled the plug on the plan to build a hotel at its historic namesake track. However, company officials are still looking to expand in the Louisville-based gaming company’s hometown. Company officials first floated the idea of a trackside...
Caesars Closes on William Hill Purchase, Asher Out as Sportsbook’s US CEO
As Caesars Entertainment announced Thursday that it closed on the purchase of sportsbook operator William Hill PLC, it also marked the end of an era, as Joe Asher, the CEO of William Hill’s US operations, has stepped down. Katie Carano Miller, Caesars...
McCarran Airport Passengers Without New IDs Soon Could Be Turned Away By TSA
Las Vegas-bound tourists are among the domestic airline passengers who likely will need upgraded IDs to board a plane starting in October. But so far, nationally only 43 percent of Americans have gotten what are called “Real ID” versions of their driver’s...
Thousands Taken from One-Armed Bandit Leads Penn Gaming Board to Issue Fines
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced it issued fines totaling $17,500 after its Office of Enforcement Counsel reached agreements with three licensees that committed infractions. Board members approved the agreements during its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Two of the violations were related...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Gets Still Another New Member
Nevada attorney Brittnie T. Watkins was appointed this week to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) effective next month. Tuesday’s announcement comes as the powerful board is developing plans to eliminate COVID-19 restrictions at the state’s casinos. Watkins replaces Terry Johnson, who...
Shooting Near New Hampshire DraftKings Sportsbook Leads to Life-Threatening Wounds
A man was hospitalized after being shot outside of Manchester, N.H.’s DraftKings Sportsbook brick-and-mortar location. He suffered “life-threatening injuries” in the Monday night incident, police said. At about 9:15 pm, multiple shots were fired during the altercation. The wounded man was transported...
