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Cherokee Indians Expanding Marijuana Access in North Carolina
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina opened their medical cannabis facility in April within their sovereign territory in Cherokee, just a mile east of Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort. The Cherokees' cannabis facility is currently open to anyone aged 21...
Wynn Las Vegas Disability Lawsuit Could Hinge on Early Neutral Evaluation Conclusion
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, the operating entity of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip was named in a disability discrimination lawsuit by a cocktail server filed in December. Jennifer Bandiero alleges in a lawsuit filed...
Legends Resort & Casino Deemed Sole Qualified Bid in Arkansas’ Pope County
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) says only the Legends Resort & Casino bid submitted by Cherokee Nation Entertainment qualifies for further consideration to gain the lone commercial gaming license earmarked for Pope County. Gaming commissioners said yesterday that the agency received two...
Hard Rock, Hulk Hogan Tag Team for New ‘Real American Beer’
Hard Rock International and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan have teamed up for a new beer that will be distributed at most of the gaming and hospitality giant's casino resorts and cafes this summer. Real American Beer, a Tampa-based brewery co-founded by WWE...
Dog Eat Plant Dog: Joey Chestnut Banned From 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest
Joey Chestnut, the most decorated competitive eater in history who has won the esteemed Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest a record 16 times and was the heavy betting favorite to win his ninth consecutive title next month, won't be on...
New York Lawmakers Ask Gov. to Expedite Casino Licensing After Killing Congestion Toll
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) last week turned around her support for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) "congestion toll" plan that would have instituted tolls of $15 for automobiles entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Hochul's change of heart came after lawsuits...
Caesars Virginia Casino Tax Revenue Provides City Workers Pay Raises
Caesars Virginia opened a temporary pavilion gaming tent on May 15, 2023. During the casino's first year in business, the City of Danville where the property operates, has received over $18.86 million in payments and gaming taxes from Caesars Entertainment. The influx...
New York’s Seneca Casino Compact Will Likely Be Extended Come July 1
Seneca Nation officials say their negotiations with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) have been "painstaking, frustrating, and disappointing." There has been little progress made since the tribe's Class III gaming compact expired in December 2022. The revenue-sharing agreement gives the tribe...
Theft Charges Dropped Against Former Monarch Casino Employee
A former employee at the Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Colorado's Black Hawk who admitted to taking $500K in cash from the property and delivering it to who she thought was a company official has been cleared of wrongdoing. The First Judicial...
Whitney Houston Slots Premiere at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
A new slot game from IGT with a theme based on the iconic pop superstar Whitney Houston has been unveiled at the Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel in California. Last October, London-based IGT announced a collaboration with the Estate of...
