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Omaha Casino Construction to Begin Late Summer 2022, Nebraska Tribe Hopes
The Omaha casino project slated for Horsemen's Park plans to begin construction on the $220 million overhaul sometime this summer. Nebraska voters legalized commercial casino gambling through a ballot referendum during the 2020 election. The...
Okada Manila Parent Company Says Kazuo Okada ‘Violently’ Took Control of Casino
Okada Manila in the Philippines' Entertainment City is reportedly amid a coup led by the casino resort's namesake founder, who was ousted from its governance a half-decade ago. Less than a year after the $2.4...
PGA Tour Golfer Zach Johnson Involved in Cedar Rapids Casino Pitch
PGA Tour golfer Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open Championship winner and an Iowa native, is lending his name and likeness to a casino resort bid targeting Cedar Rapids. Despite Iowa lawmakers last...
Richmond Casino License Could Be Mothballed by Virginia Budget
Richmond officials plan to re-ask local voters in November to support a casino resort within the city's limits. But state lawmakers crafting Virginia's next budget could greatly delay the gaming project from receiving an operating...
Trump, DeSantis 2024 Betting Favorites, as President Biden Polling Numbers Slide
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are the 2024 betting front-runners on PredictIt. The latest political odds have DeSantis neck-and-neck with the most powerful force in the Republican Party for the...
Bally’s Rhode Island Casinos End Table Game Smoking After Dealers Speak Up
Bally's casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, R.I., no longer allow gamblers at table games to smoke. The Bally's Corporation quietly decided to end table game smoking at its two Rhode Island casinos after workers spoke...
Rhode Island Casino Workers, Union Want Indoor Smoking Extinguished
Rhode Island casino workers and the primary union that represents them have come out in support of ending indoor smoking at the two Bally's properties. Rhode Island's Public Health & Workplace Safety Act went into...
Nevada Casinos Keep $1B Streak Alive, April 2022 Sets Gaming Revenue Record
Nevada casinos continue to revel in a new "Roaring '20s," as so many industry executives and gaming analysts forecast would occur post-pandemic. And there seems to be no end in sight for the robust gambling...
Coeur D’Alene Casino Test Ground a Success for Gaming Innovation
In January, the Coeur D'Alene Casino announced the debut of a gaming incubator where manufacturers would be able to test new products. Four months later, the tribe that owns and operates the casino in northwestern...
Circus Circus COVID-19 Insurance Lawsuit Dismissed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
The Circus Circus lawsuit against American International Group Inc. (AIG) over COVID-19 insurance claims has been officially dismissed. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco in April ruled that AIG...
