8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Iowa Gaming Regulators Commission Two Market Studies for Cedar Rapids Casino
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) during its Thursday meeting at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort decided on two gaming consultancies to carry out market research probes regarding the feasibility of allowing a casino resort in Linn County. The state...
Star Sydney Again Found Unsuitable for Casino License in New South Wales
The Star Entertainment Group in Australia has again been found unsuitable to hold a gaming permit in New South Wales (NSW) for its Sydney operation. The 2024 Independent Inquiry Into The Star, the second government probe in the state to determine if...
Resorts Atlantic City Owner to Expand Monmouth Park Into Mixed-Use Complex
Morris Bailey, a New Jersey real estate tycoon whose DGMB, LLC, owns Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, announced on Thursday a phased development to expand the Monmouth Park Racetrack grounds into a mixed-use destination. Through his JEMB Realty, which has vast...
Hard Rock Rockford Casino Opens, Secures Bus Stop With City’s Mass Transit Agency
Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Illinois will soon become more accessible for city residents who don't drive or have regular access to a vehicle or another mode of transportation. The Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD), the public transportation provider for the fifth-most...
Saipan Casino in Northern Mariana Islands Fields Acquisition Interest
A Northern Mariana Islands-based law firm that represents one of the primary lenders for the bankrupt and shuttered Imperial Pacific Saipan casino resort says it's fielded interest about a possible takeover. The Dotts Law Office represents a major creditor in the failed...
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Host Levies Sexual Harassment Allegations in Federal Lawsuit
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh is named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit brought by a former casino host who alleges that she was routinely subjected to sexual harassment by VIPs and high rollers. After reporting her frustrations about the repeated incidents to...
Americans Increasingly Embracing Casinos and Sports Betting, Trade Group Claims
Ahead of Responsible Gaming Education Month in September, the American Gaming Association (AGA) reports that the public continues to embrace the perpetual expansion of gaming options in the United States. The AGA recently commissioned Kantar, a London-based market research firm, to dive...
Nebraska Casinos Delivering Homeowners Property Tax Relief
Nebraska lawmakers and the voting public authorized up to six commercial casinos in 2020 to help ease rising property taxes. Less than four years later, the decision is already paying off for some homeowners. The Hall County Board of Commissioners continues to...
Cherokee Nation Asks Arkansas Supreme Court to Toss November Casino Referendum
Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, controlled by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has petitioned the Arkansas Supreme Court to pull a planned ballot referendum that would ask Arkansans to rescind a casino license earmarked for Pope County. In June, Nation Entertainment was awarded...
If Thailand Legalizes Gambling, Casinos Won’t Need to Look Far for Gamblers
Thailand's controlling political party, the Pheu Thai, continues to pursue the authorization of casino resorts. Should slot machines and table games come to the Southeast Asia nation that's home to nearly 66 million people, new research formulated by a special House committee...
