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Indiana Gaming Commission Approves Revised Application for $120 Million Terre Haute Casino
May 15, 2020

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...

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Full House Resorts Secures $5.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Loans for Two Casinos
May 14, 2020

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...

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US Sports Betting Industry Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of PASPA Repeal
May 14, 2020

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...

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Santa Anita Receives Approval from LA County to Resume Racing on Friday
May 14, 2020

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...

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Arkansas’ Oaklawn Casino to Reopen with Restrictions After Two-Month Closure
May 13, 2020

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...

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Delayed Kentucky Derby Allows Churchill Downs to Add Summer Races as 2020 Qualifiers
May 13, 2020

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...

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Magician Roy Horn Cremated, Remains Will Stay at Vegas Estate
May 12, 2020

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...

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Pechanga Casino Scheduled to Reopen on June 1, Plan Focus On ‘Health and Safety’
May 12, 2020

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...

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Synergy Blue Study Finds 51 Percent of Bettors Willing to Return to Casinos
May 11, 2020

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...

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Grant Bowie to Retire as MGM China CEO, Company Faces Challenges
May 11, 2020

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...

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