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Indiana Gaming Commission Approves Revised Application for $120 Million Terre Haute Casino
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) on Friday unanimously approved granting a casino license for Terre Haute to a group led by a businessman and native of the west central Indiana community. The 7-0 vote means Spectacle Jack LLC can move forward with...
Full House Resorts Secures $5.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Loans for Two Casinos
Full House Resorts Inc., a publicly traded casino operator, received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling more than $5.5 million for two of its five properties. That's according to documents the Las Vegas-based company filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission....
US Sports Betting Industry Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of PASPA Repeal
Thursday marked two years since the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a move which allowed states to regulate sports betting as they see fit. On that day in 2018, only one state – Nevada –...
Santa Anita Receives Approval from LA County to Resume Racing on Friday
Santa Anita Park announced on Wednesday that it received permission from the Los Angeles County Health Department to resume horse racing, which it plans to do on Friday. It will mark the first time in seven weeks The Stronach Group-owned track will...
Arkansas’ Oaklawn Casino to Reopen with Restrictions After Two-Month Closure
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Ark., said Wednesday that it will be ready to reopen its casino Monday, May 18 at 9 a.m. in accordance with state guidelines. Monday is the first day Arkansas casinos will be able to open,...
Delayed Kentucky Derby Allows Churchill Downs to Add Summer Races as 2020 Qualifiers
As Churchill Downs gets ready to resume racing this weekend, track officials announced Tuesday they have added races to the Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying system. That gives horses more chances to accumulate points over the summer and earn a spot...
Magician Roy Horn Cremated, Remains Will Stay at Vegas Estate
Roy Horn will stay in Las Vegas. That’s according to Siegfried Fischbacher, the magician’s longtime partner, who told a German publication that the ashes of Horn will be kept at a chapel on the duo’s lavish estate. Horn, 75, died Friday from...
Pechanga Casino Scheduled to Reopen on June 1, Plan Focus On ‘Health and Safety’
UPDATE (5/13) - A Pechanga spokeswoman tells Casino.org that the casino resort has extended insurance benefits to all furloughed employees through the end of May. The article has been updated below. California’s largest casino announced over the weekend that it plans to...
Synergy Blue Study Finds 51 Percent of Bettors Willing to Return to Casinos
More than half of the gamblers who participated in an online survey say they will go back to casinos once they reopen from the COVID-19 crisis. However, younger bettors are far more likely than older patrons to head back immediately. Las Vegas-based...
Grant Bowie to Retire as MGM China CEO, Company Faces Challenges
MGM China CEO Grant Bowie is stepping down at the end of this month from his top post. That is the latest management change involving MGM Resorts International globally, as the company sets itself up to handle the financial pressures associated with...
