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West Virginia Casino Offering Slots, Table Games, Sportsbook, and Vaccines
A casino in West Virginia is offering guests all of its traditional gambling games, but also the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is one of the many casinos across the country that has volunteered some...
Powerball Expansion to Australia on Hold, Idaho Retains Membership as a Result
Powerball had hoped to expand to Australia this year to boost sales and revenue. But those plans are being put on hold. The Idaho Lottery has been participating in Powerball, the multistate lottery game owned and operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association...
$500M Norfolk Casino Resort Renderings Released, Tribe Behind Development
The unnamed Norfolk casino resort today released renderings of the $500 million project. The Pamunkey Indian Tribe has no experience operating any sort of gaming, but it nonetheless was selected by Norfolk as its preferred casino developer last year. Residents in the...
Caesars Entertainment Details $400M Overhaul of Atlantic City Casinos
When Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts merged last year, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC) signed off on the union. But it added one very big stipulation. The new entity must invest $400 million into its three Atlantic City casinos over...
Crab Legs Shortage at Gulf Coast Casinos Leaves Guests Crabby
A global shortage of crab legs has resulted in many casinos located along the Gulf Coast pulling the buffet mainstay from their all-you-can-eat restaurants. Gulf Coast casinos are some of the largest consumers of crab legs in the United States. The riverboats...
Bally’s Corporation Officially Out of Richmond Casino Race
The Bally's Corporation and its bid to build a $650 million integrated casino resort south of downtown Richmond, Va. has been officially rejected. Residents in the Stratford Hills neighborhood voiced strong opposition to the casino operator's targeted site for the development. Bally's...
Louisiana Senate Committee Passes Slidell Casino Bill, Floor to Consider Measure
An effort in Louisiana to relocate a riverboat casino license from Bossier City to Slidell in St. Tammany Parish made progress this week in the state senate. Senate Bill 213, authored by Sen. Sharon Hewitt (R-Slidell), narrowly passed the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Wolverines Basketball a Slam Dunk for Michigan March Sports Betting Handle
March 2021 was the first time sports bettors in Michigan could legally place a bet online on their beloved NCAA men's basketball programs during the March Madness tournament. And the Wolverines' run to the Elite Eight is being credited for a strong...
American Gaming Association Publicly Opposes Unregulated Skill Gaming Machines
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has come out in opposition of unregulated and unlicensed so-called "skill gaming" machines that are proliferating across the nation. They look and operate closely to traditional slot machines found in licensed casinos. But the AGA says there...
Gun Lake Casino Announces $300M Expansion of Michigan Tribal Property
The Gun Lake Casino is inching towards completing a $100 million expansion that adds 76,000 square feet to the property, located in Wayland, Mich. When that's finished sometime this summer, the tribal casino will begin another expansion phase, this time a much...
