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FireKeepers Casino Hotel to Welcome Famed Tightrope Walker Nik Wallenda
FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mi., will welcome famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to the resort next month. Wallenda dubbed the "King of the High Wire," is one of the most celebrated tightrope walkers in the world. He's walked across Niagara...
Oakland Police Raid Alleged Casino, Seize Gaming Machines, Drugs, Rifles
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) recently raided an alleged illegal casino operation as part of ongoing crackdowns on illegal gaming in the state. These casinos are tied to other violent activity, police say. This week, Oakland, Ca., police executed a search warrant...
Canada Quarantine Requirement Ending August 9 for Fully Vaccinated US Citizens
Canada will end its 14-day quarantine requirement for US citizens who are fully vaccinated beginning Monday, Aug. 9. The COVID-19 relaxation of entry restrictions comes less than three weeks after Ontario casinos in Niagara Falls were permitted to reopen. On August 9,...
Las Vegas Casino Union Claims Americans Want More Labor Organizations
The leading casino union in Las Vegas says more workers want a voice on the job. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 represents some 60,000 workers employed by Las Vegas and Reno casino resorts. Their members are occupied in a variety of...
Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Smashes Previous Record, Revenue Totals $3.8B
Pennsylvania gaming revenue totaled just shy of $3.875 billion in the 2020/21 fiscal year. It's easily the highest yearly mark in the decade-long history of the state gaming industry with legal slot machines and table games. According to data supplied today by...
China Casino Blacklist Expands, But Public in Dark Regarding Banned Destinations
The China casino blacklist of gaming resort destinations that the People's Republic wants its citizens to avoid has expanded. But to where remains unknown. Chinese officials in August of 2020 first announced the formation of a so-called blacklist of countries that market...
South Carolina Horse Racing Betting Supported by State Lawmakers
South Carolina horse racing is a long-cherished and widespread sport in the state, but wagering on such races remains prohibited. A committee reviewing how to expand the economic benefits of horse racing believes allowing betting might be one solution to grow the...
Horseshoe Baltimore Casino Betting Stadium Corridor Investments Pay Off
Horseshoe Baltimore Casino and local economic officials are betting big on infrastructure investments being made. Those will, ideally, overhaul the corridor between the Caesars Entertainment venue and the city's professional sports stadiums. Known as the Warner Street District, the presently industrial, uninviting...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Down Nine Percent in June Compared with 2019
Atlantic City casino brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled $214.5 million in June 2021. That's a loss of nine percent, or $21.5 million, compared with June 2019. The headlines are reading as if the gaming market in New Jersey's casino town is...
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi Committed to Casino Resort
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi has formally announced her reelection campaign for what would be a nearly unprecedented fourth term. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which controls the National Diet in Japan's central government as well as the Yokohama City Council, has opted...
