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Maverick Gaming Buying Another Washington Cardroom With Silverdale’s All-Star Lanes
Washington-based Maverick Gaming continues to expand its portfolio of cardrooms in its home state. Maverick is bullish on Washington after recently winning over regulators on the Washington State Gambling Commission. The commission last week voted 3-2 in favor of Maverick's request to...
Danville Leaders Unconcerned With Efforts to Legalize Casinos in North Carolina
Leaders in Danville, Va., where Caesars Entertainment this May opened a temporary casino, say they aren't necessarily worried about efforts in neighboring North Carolina to legalize commercial casino resorts. Caesars Entertainment is investing $650 million in Danville to bring Caesars Virginia to...
Tesla Continues Partnering With Tribal Casinos for Vehicle Showrooms
Tesla continues to partner with federally recognized Native American tribes to build sales, service, and distribution centers for its electric vehicles. Tesla, the company owned by billionaire Elon Musk that designs and manufactures electric cars, SUVs, and trucks, as well as energy...
Washington State Gaming Regulators Allow Commercial Cardrooms to Increase Bets
The Washington State Gambling Commission recently dealt a winning hand to the state's commercial cardrooms by agreeing to allow higher bets. Maverick Gaming is a Washington-based gaming operator headquartered in Kirkland. The company owns and operates 23 of the 38 commercial cardrooms...
Norfolk Casino Delayed Over Construction Timeline
This week's decision to pull the Norfolk casino project application from the city's Architectural Review Board was largely because of the developers' timeline to bring the full resort concept to reality. The City of Norfolk and a group led by the Pamunkey...
Hollywood Casino Columbus Plans 200-Room Hotel With $100M Expansion
Hollywood Casino Columbus might soon add "resort" to its name. That's after announcing this week a $100 million expansion of the property that will bring a 200-room hotel and new amenities to the destination. Hollywood Columbus opened in 2012, about four years...
Jerry Seinfeld Extends Caesars Colosseum Residency to 2024 With Six Performances
Jerry Seinfeld is returning to Las Vegas next year with his ongoing residency at Caesars Palace's Colosseum. Caesars Entertainment announced this week that the 69-year-old is extending his residency on the Las Vegas Strip into 2024 with an entirely new show. The...
North Carolina Casino Bill Proposes Three Commercial Gaming Resorts
A legislative effort in North Carolina to authorize commercial casino resorts is officially underway in the Raleigh capital. As expected, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) filed a draft bill this week that seeks to end the state's prohibition...
Norfolk Casino Project Delayed Again as Developer Rescinds Application
The Norfolk casino project remains just a dream for the Pamunkey Indians, the federal tribe that the city partnered with for its casino development. City voters authorized the deal through a November 2020 local ballot referendum. Virginia lawmakers three years ago passed...
Turning Stone $370M Expansion Focused on Attracting Major Conventions
In September, Turning Stone announced a major expansion of the tribal casino and resort owned and operated by the Oneida Nation in Upstate New York. Details of the project, the largest expansion of the resort since it opened as a bingo hall...
