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Showboat Atlantic City Allegedly Owes Millions of Dollars to Waterpark Contractors
The owner of the Showboat Hotel allegedly owes millions of dollars to construction firms and contractors who helped bring the Atlantic City Boardwalk resort's $100 million waterpark to life. Philadelphia real estate tycoon Bart Blatstein,...
Atlantic City Kicks off Summer Season Strong, May Casino Revenue Climbs Five Percent
Atlantic City casinos experienced a robust start to its summer season, loosely defined as Memorial Day through Labor Day. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) at the nine brick-and-mortar casinos in May 2024 totaled $239.1 million, a...
Great Wolf Lodge Construction at Foxwoods Ahead of Schedule
The Great Wolf Lodge at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is slated to open on June 15, 2025, but officials with the tribal destination are hoping to open the indoor waterpark before then. Great Wolf...
Supreme Court Overturns Bump Stock Ban Passed After Las Vegas Massacre
The United States Supreme Court on Friday overturned a federal ban on the buying and selling of bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows a semiautomatic rifle to fire faster. In 2018, just months after...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
