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Michigan Gaming Control Board Funding Increases as Responsibilities Expand
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is tasked with ensuring that Detroit's three brick-and-mortar casinos, as well as online gaming and sports betting operations, are conducted in a fair and transparent manner. With internet gaming...
Deadwood Casino Patron Charged with Grand Theft Denies Wrongdoing
The trials for six people accused of cheating a Deadwood casino out of more than $100,000 in cash began this week. The first individual entered a not guilty plea. A Lawrence County grand jury in...
Bally’s Las Vegas Sportsbook to Become Horseshoe Arcade, as Rebrand Continues
Bally's Las Vegas closed its on-site sportsbook last month. Caesars Entertainment at the time said little regarding the sports and racebook being shuttered. But white walls blocking access to the roughly 7,000 square foot area...
Dream Las Vegas Casino Hotel Ready to Break Ground on $550M Strip Development
The Dream Las Vegas Hotel & Casino project adjacent to Harry Reid International Airport plans to break ground on the more than half billion-dollar undertaking tomorrow, July 8. The Dream Hotel Group, based in New...
Washington Casino Gambler Charged with Pointing Firearm at Dealer
The Point Casino & Hotel in Kingston, Wa., was the site of an incident last month involving an unruly 24-year-old gambler. His intoxicated state led to him brandishing a firearm and pointing it at a...
FireKeepers Casino Helping Fund Mascot Name Changes for Michigan Schools
The FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., is helping cover the costs associated with removing mascot names and logos deemed offensive and/or racist from four public schools. Each year, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Seeks to End Diesel Requirement for Video Gaming Terminals
A Pennsylvania lawmaker says gas stations and truck stops shouldn't have to sell a certain amount of diesel fuel each month in order to qualify for video gaming terminals (VGTs) inside their businesses. State Rep....
Wynn Macau President Ian Coughlan to Step Down Early Next Year
Wynn Macau Limited President Ian Coughlan plans to hand off the reins of Wynn Resort's Chinese operating unit come March 2023. Coughlan has been in the Chinese casino enclave nearly since Wynn Resorts ventured there...
New York Casino Union Celebrates New State Gun Law in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
The New York casino union that represents workers employed in the gaming industry says the state's new gun law adequately provides protection for its members. The US Supreme Court last month expanded gun rights in...
Casino Ship Sunk in Atlantic Ocean, Vessel Becomes Part of Artificial Reef — Video
A vessel formerly used as a casino ship with slot machines and table games now calls the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean home. Delaware's Department of National Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) last week oversaw...
