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Alabama’s Gaming Liberalization Odds Improve With Birmingham Racecourse Sale
The odds of Alabama ending its prohibition of nearly all forms of commercial gambling might have improved this week with the Poach Band of Creek Indians agreeing to purchase the Birmingham Racecourse. During recent legislative...
Baha Mar Chinese Construction Firms Pledge Assets to Stay $1.6B Legal Ruling
A Bahamas construction firm linked to the Chinese government has pledged assets it owns in The Bahamas as collateral as it seeks a stay for an October court ruling that ordered the group to pay...
Evolution Continues Legal Quest to Identify Group Who Made Baseless Claims
Evolution AB, a leading supplier of live dealer iGaming operations and developer of online casino gaming software, is continuing its legal fight in New Jersey to expose the identity of a group of individuals who...
Iowa Casino Petitions State to Disqualify Resort Bid for Cedar Rapids
A casino in Iowa has petitioned the state gaming agency responsible for reviewing new project bids to dismiss a recent application on allegations that it's seeking to operate slot machines, table games, and sports betting...
Wind Creek Hospitality Buying Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama
Wind Creek Hospitality has agreed with the owners of the Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama to acquire the gaming facility. Live greyhound racing ceased at the Birmingham Racecourse in March 2020 during the COVID-19...
Atlantic City Casinos Experience Haunting October as Gaming Win Falls 8.5%
Atlantic City casinos continued to see the market thin last month as in-person gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 8.5% despite an unusually warm and dry October. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports...
Pennsylvania Proposes Making it Easier for Self-Excluded Casino Gamblers to Return
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has proposed easing the process for self-excluded persons to regain access to the 17 brick-and-mortar casinos in the commonwealth. In October, the PGCB proposed a rule change to the...
Illinois Township Supervisor Admits Using Government Funds at Casino, Won’t Resign
A township supervisor in Illinois is refusing to resign from her position despite admitting to using government money at a casino. During the Canteen Township Board of Trustees' September 4 meeting, Township Supervisor Sally Rodriguez...
Jerry Sandusky’s Wife Blames State College Casino Developer for Husband’s Imprisonment
The wife of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach who in 2012 was found guilty on 45 charges related to child molestation, opposes efforts to bring a casino to State College, Pa. She...
Golfweek’s Top 50 Casino Golf Course List Again Dominated by Tribal Resorts
Golfweek this week unveiled its list of the best casino resort golf courses for 2024, and once again, the rankings are dominated by tracks owned by sovereign tribes. The top spot comes as no surprise,...
