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Hollywood Casino Aurora to Begin Construction of $360M Land Resort
Hollywood Casino Aurora officials say ground will be broken Wednesday, November 29, on the property's forthcoming brick-and-mortar resort. The $360 million development comes more than four years after lawmakers in Illinois agreed to allow riverboats to move inland. Hollywood Aurora operator Penn...
Indiana Gaming Bills Shelved Following Former State Lawmaker’s Guilty Plea
No gaming measures will be considered in Indiana next year after a former state lawmaker pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge stemming from promises of lucrative employment from a casino company in exchange for passing laws favorable to the state gaming...
Virginia Lawmaker Supporting Fairfax Casino Push Has Long Ties to Interested Developer
A Virginia lawmaker supportive of allowing residents in Fairfax County to consider a commercial casino development has a lengthy relationship with an area real estate developer who has expressed interest in building such a Las Vegas-style resort. Del. Wren Williams (R-Stuart) in...
Okada Manila Ownership Dispute Resolved by Philippines Supreme Court
The legal dispute about which entity is the rightful owner of Okada Manila has been settled. In a regulatory filing, Universal Entertainment, the Tokyo-based gaming conglomerate that owns and operates Okada Manila in the Philippines' Entertainment City, revealed that the Philippines Supreme...
Hollywood Casino Columbus to Break Ground on 180-Room Hotel
Hollywood Casino Columbus will break ground on its hotel on Tuesday, November 28, following a ceremony at 1 p.m. ET. Penn Entertainment's Columbus landlord is spending $100 million to bring a 180-room hotel to its Hollywood Casino. The casino opened in 2012,...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Legislation Set for Senate Committee Hearing
Legislation to prohibit smoking inside Atlantic City casinos will have its day in Trenton later this week. The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 264, an act that would eliminate...
Las Vegas Named ‘Most Sinful City’ in US Once Again, Greed and Lust Cited
Las Vegas is known as "Sin City" for many reasons, and new research findings suggest Nevada's largest metropolis continues to live up to its reputation. Researchers at WalletHub, a personal finance website, unveiled their rankings on Monday of the "Most Sinful Cities...
David Beckham Likes Las Vegas for Major League Soccer Expansion
David Beckham, one of the biggest names in soccer and a part owner of Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami -- commonly called Inter Miami CF -- believes Las Vegas is an ideal city for Major League Soccer (MLS) to consider expansion. Speaking...
ESPN Bet Downloads Top 1M in Mobile Sportsbook App’s First Week
ESPN Bet debuted at various times in 17 states on Nov. 14. The mobile sportsbook experienced much interest from bettors, as gaming analysts project that the sports betting app was downloaded more than one million times during its first week in existence....
Las Vegas Sands Owner Dr. Miriam Adelson Says Hamas Supporters ‘Dead to Us’
Las Vegas Sands' controlling shareholder, Dr. Miriam Adelson, who inherited the stake following her husband's passing in January 2021, says Hamas supporters are enemies of the Jewish community and should be considered "dead to us." In an op-ed published this week in...
