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Great Canadian Entertainment Sells Vancouver Island Casino to Tribe
Great Canadian Entertainment has agreed to sell Casino Nanaimo on Vancouver Island to a tribe making its entry into the Canadian gaming industry. Great Canadian Entertainment is selling the Nanaimo casino in British Columbia to Petroglyph Development Group Ltd., the economic arm...
Low-Cost Airline Volaris Expands Direct Service to Las Vegas
Volaris, a Mexican low-cost airline headquartered in Mexico City, is expanding its nonstop service to Las Vegas. Volaris announced it will begin running nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Tijuana starting this fall. The direct flights will operate daily on Tuesdays, Thursdays,...
Golden Nugget Online Casino Taps Neil Patrick Harris for Advertising Campaign
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) announced its first-ever cross-channel advertising campaign on Monday. The marketing ploy features legendary actor and entertainer Neil Patrick Harris. NPH, as the actor is affectionately known by his legions of fans, stars in the commercials as a...
Parx Casino Stalls Hotel Construction Plans, Cites Skill Games Concerns
Parx Casino north of Philadelphia in Bensalem says it's amending its hotel plans from new construction to acquisition. Just days after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court revealed it would review the legality of skill games, the slot-like machines that have inundated small businesses...
Gambler Wins $3M, Suffers Heart Attack Celebrating
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore was the site of a chaotic event over the weekend posts on social media, including X, suggest. The famed integrated resort casino owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands was where a gambler, according to videos shared...
Responsible Gaming Programs in Virginia Finding Favor Among Problem Gamblers
A top official working to strengthen responsible gaming programs in Virginia says the commonwealth's many resources are resonating with players who say their gambling habits have spiraled out of control. Dr. Carolyn Hawley is the executive director of the Virginia Council on...
New York Lawmaker Representing Seneca Land Urges Governor to Reach New Compact
An outgoing state lawmaker in New York has had enough of Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) lackadaisical approach to negotiating a new Class III gaming compact with the Seneca Nation. New York Assemblyman Joseph Giglio (R-District 148) has represented the southwestern portion of...
Fairfax Casino Opponents in Virginia Urge County Supervisors to Join Campaign
Opponents of allowing a commercial casino resort in Virginia's Tysons in the Washington, D.C., metro are hoping to attract the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to their cause. A grassroots group of Fairfax County residents behind the "No Casino Coalition" says the...
Harrah’s Southern California GM Who Resigned Amid COVID-19 Commits Suicide
A former senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Southern California who alleged he was forced to resign amid the COVID-19 pandemic for not reopening the casino resort as promptly as his bosses wished, is dead at the age of 52....
Massachusetts Sportsbooks Agree to Discuss Why and How They Limit Bettors
A month after online sportsbook operators in Massachusetts skipped a roundtable to discuss sports bettors being limited in the amount they can bet, or being prohibited altogether, the seven internet platforms have agreed to sit down with state regulators. The Massachusetts Gaming...
