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Illinois Gaming Board Allows Haven to Pull Danville Casino Application
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) on Thursday voted to let Haven Gaming withdraw its application for a casino in Danville, giving the company a chance to resubmit its paperwork at a later date. The board spent just five minutes on the matter,...
MGM Resorts International Makes Hornbuckle Permanent CEO After Search
Bill Hornbuckle — the man MGM Resorts International picked to lead the company in the interim — will be the one who guides it for the long-term. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas-based gaming company announced that they took the "acting" title off...
BetAmerica Enters Michigan Sports Betting Market Through Partnership with Hannahville Tribe
Add another sportsbook to the roster in Michigan. On Wednesday, Churchill Downs Inc. announced it secured an agreement with the Hannahville Indian Community to operate its BetAmerica sportsbook at the tribe’s casino and its online platforms across the state. The retail sportsbook...
Haven Gaming Wants to Pull and Revise Danville, Ill., Casino Application as NY Firm May Become Involved
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) meets Thursday and will be asked to allow Haven Gaming to pull its application for the proposed casino in Danville. A statement from the company on Tuesday indicates that it has withdrawn the application, although according to...
Navajo Gaming Employees to Stop Getting Paychecks, Coronavirus Continues to Impact Indian Country
Close to 1,000 employees who had been on leave with the Navajo Nation’s gambling operation will stop getting paid after Monday, Aug. 3, as the tribal community continues to struggle with lost revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 900 workers were alerted...
Moran Promoted to Permanent Chair of Nevada Gaming Commission, Brown Named Commissioner
Ogonna Brown — a partner at the Las Vegas office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie — was recently named the fifth member of the Nevada Gaming Commission, filling a previously vacant seat. Veteran commission member John T. Moran Jr. also was named...
Nevada Gaming Board Launches 156 Cases, Face Mask Violations Claimed at Three Casinos
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has kicked off 156 cases related to non-compliance on the state’s health and safety regulations. The violations occurred since gaming properties began to reopen on June 4 after months of shuttering because of the coronavirus pandemic. Three...
Dissenting Supreme Court Justices Rip Policy That Lets More Visitors Into Nevada Casinos Than Into Churches
The US Supreme Court recently upheld a Nevada policy that limits church crowds to 50 worshipers. That's while casinos are typically allowed to operate at a much higher capacity of 50 percent, given the risk of transmission from the COVID-19 pandemic. By...
India Authorities Arrest 23 Suspects During Green Park Resort Gambling Raid
A police raid of India’s Green Park Resort, Talasari -- about 83 miles north of Mumbai -- led to the apprehension of 23 people on gambling and related charges early Saturday morning. The arrests are part of a continuing crackdown on illegal...
England’s Premier League Wraps Sunday with Manchester United-Leicester City Highlighting
While major league sports are just getting started again in the United States, across the pond, soccer fans in England are preparing for the final match day of the Premier League season on Sunday. As is custom, all 10 games will start...
