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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...
Crown Sydney Casino Agrees to Cashless Gaming in New South Wales
Crown Resorts has agreed to implement cashless gaming at its yet-to-be-opened casino in Sydney. The decision is part of the embattled casino operator's ongoing attempt to be deemed suitable to hold a gaming license in New South Wales (NSW) by the state's...
Sports Betting Ads Are ‘Golden Goose’ for Local TV, Operators Spend $154M in Q1
Sports betting operators across the country are racing to secure as much market share as possible, and it's paying off for local television stations by way of new ad revenue. Fifteen states have legal online sports betting operational. Seven others permit in-person...
Philadelphia Casino Restrictions Fully Lifted June 11, Impacts Live! and Rivers
The two casinos in the City of Philadelphia will be fully cleared of any operating restrictions, other than continued mask-wearing indoors, on Friday, June 11. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced earlier this month that beginning Monday, May 31, state casinos will...
