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Bill to Amend Atlantic City Casino Property Taxes Work in Progress
NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect that Assemblyman Armato said prior to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson's strong response to his casino property tax bill that the legislation was not final. Assemblyman John Armato (D-Atlantic), the lead sponsor of legislation...
Florida Gaming Compact Passes Senate Committee, But Stripped of Online Gaming
The Florida tribal gaming compact Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reached with the Seminole Tribe last month has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee. But the bill has been amended and its online gaming components stripped. In April, DeSantis and the Seminoles announced that...
Macau Lawmakers Request Review of Casinos Ahead of 2022 Relicensing
Legislators in Macau are requesting that the enclave's gaming regulatory agency perform and make public a review of the enclave's six commercial casino operators before the 2022 tender renewal process initiates. Led by Macau Legislative Assemblywoman Ella Lei Cheng I, a group...
Mohegan Gaming Targeting 2026 for Opening Athens Integrated Casino Resort
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE) revealed this week that it expects to open its more than $1 billion integrated casino resort in Athens, Greece, sometime in 2026. MGE, the gaming unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, beat out Hard Rock International...
Topgolf Baltimore Starts Construction, Part of Horseshoe Casino Gateway
Topgolf Baltimore says it will begin construction on its new entertainment sports complex in the coming weeks. The venue is being built next to the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino. The venue located at 1401 Warner Street isn't expected to open until 2022. But...
Former Lake Tahoe Casino Sold to Health Care Group, Demolition Planned
The Lakeside Inn and Casino on Lake Tahoe's South Shore in Stateline, Nv., has been sold. A victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lakeside Inn announced its permanent closure in April of 2020. The announcement came less than a month after Nevada...
AGA President Bill Miller Calls on Congress to Better Protect Legal Sports Betting
Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), says Congress must act to better protect legal sports betting markets. In an op-ed published in The Hill, Miller says additional resources at the federal level are needed to further...
Wakayama Remains in Japan Casino Running Despite Suncity Withdrawal
The Wakayama Prefecture is remaining in the integrated casino resort race in Japan despite Suncity Group's sudden withdrawal. This week, Suncity, the gaming empire of Macau billionaire Alvin Chau, announced that it would no longer be pursuing a casino development in Wakayama. ...
Louisiana House Passes St. Tammany Casino Bill, Motion Moves to Senate
The Louisiana House has passed a bill that would allow voters in St. Tammany Parish to decide whether they wish to authorize commercial gambling. After stalling on Wednesday, House lawmakers yesterday voted 63-28 in favor of House Bill 702. Introduced by Rep....
Florida Woman Phoned Hard Rock Casino Bomb Threat After Losing $380 on Slots
Police in Florida say a woman called in a bomb threat to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa after losing a few hundred bucks on the slot machines. Police responded to the Seminole bomb threat on Tuesday night around 9:30...
