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Foxwoods Could Soon Have Marijuana Dispensary Near Casino Resort
Foxwoods Resort Casino could soon have a new amenity, allowing locals and guests to legally purchase and consume marijuana. Connecticut legalized medical marijuana in 2012. The state expanded cannabis use to recreational forms earlier this year when Gov. Ned Lamont (D) in...
Caesars Virginia Raises Danville Casino Resort Budget by $100M
Caesars Virginia is expanding its investment in Danville by $100 million. Company representatives met last night with local officials and residents regarding the resort's development in Danville's historic Schoolfield neighborhood. During the meeting, initial plans were presented to garner feedback. "This meeting...
Atlantic City Casino Profits Total $185.1M in Q2, But Hotel Occupancy Remains Low
Atlantic City casino profits in the second quarter of the year reveal that overall business is strong in the nation's emergence from the pandemic. Though COVID-19 is still spreading because of the delta variant, vaccinations have led to far fewer serious symptoms...
Station Casinos Hosts Protest Outside Culinary Union, Las Vegas Labor Group Laugh
Station Casinos staged a picket line yesterday afternoon outside the Culinary Union's downtown office in Las Vegas. The stunt was designed to voice the casino company's frustrations with the labor group. Roughly 100 Station Casinos employees, the majority being supervisors and management...
Casinos Austria Reveals Nagasaki IR Plan, Prefecture Defends Bidding Process
Casinos Austria International has unveiled early plans for its integrated resort (IR) casino project. The complex will be adjacent to Nagasaki's Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo City. The casino operator says it's partnering with global hotelier Hyatt Hotels to build...
Caesars Virginia to Hear Public Input for Casino at Former Textile Mill Site
Caesars Virginia is one of four casinos authorized in the state. The $400 million resort set for Danville will hear public input on its design at a meeting later today. Danville voters last November approved a local ballot referendum authorizing a commercial...
Yokohama Casino Resort Odds Lengthen Following Takeharu Yamanaka Mayoral Win
Yokohama will soon have a new mayor, but not likely a casino resort anytime soon. Yokohama's odds of winning one of Japan's three integrated resort (IR) concessions lengthened greatly today after Dr. Takeharu Yamanaka pulled off a shocking victory in the city's...
Manny Pacquiao Upset, Filipino Betting Favorite for Philippines Presidency
Manny Pacquiao could be done with boxing after the 42-year-old -- regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all-time -- lost handily to 35-year-old Cuban challenger Yordenis Ugas. Heading into last night's pay-per-view spectacle held at T-Mobile Arena on the Las...
Deadwood Casinos Partner with BetMGM for Retail and Mobile Sports Betting
Two Deadwood casinos have partnered with BetMGM, the iGaming and sports betting subsidiary of MGM Resorts. BetMGM and gaming and hospitality group Liv Hospitality are teaming up for the pending arrival of legal sports betting within Deadwood's city limits. The two entities...
Richmond Casino Developer Launching Campaign Blitz to Sway November Support
The Richmond casino proposal will learn its fate on Nov. 2. Over the next 75 days, residents in the Virginia capital city will be inundated with marketing spots. The goal is trying to convince them one way or the other on how...
