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New Hampshire: $500 Million Hampton Beach Casino Gains Unanimous Approval
Hampton officials have approved the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom redevelopment The charitable casino space is expected to grow by five times A major redevelopment of the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in New Hampshire has been greenlit. This week, the Hampton Planning Board...
Osage Nation Working With Ozark Officials in Mutually Beneficial Casino Plan
The Osage Nation is working with local leaders in Lake Ozark on its casino blueprint The goal is for the tribal casino to be mutually beneficial The federal government still must approve the $100 million development The Osage Nation continues to seek...
Norfolk Casino Opens Five Years After City Voters Approved Gaming
Norfolk's casino is finally open, albeit in a limited capacity The Interim Gaming Hall at Harbor Park offers 132 slots but no table games The Norfolk casino has finally opened more than five years after voters first authorized gambling in the Hampton...
Las Vegas Airport Cancels 23 Flights on Day 1 of FAA Restrictions, Departures Otherwise on Time
Las Vegas is one of the 40 major cities impacted by FAA flight restrictions Most flights at Harry Reid International remain on schedule as of Friday, November 7 Las Vegas airport is largely running on time Friday morning, the first day of...
Police: Woman at Washington Tribal Casino Spiked Man’s Drink With Fentanyl, Faces Murder Charge
Police in Washington have charged a 34-year-old woman with murder Police allege the woman spiked a man's drink with fentanyl Prosecutors in Clark County, Wash., north of Portland, allege a 34-year-old woman spiked a man's drink with fentanyl in hopes of later...
Minnesota Orders Sweepstakes Casinos to Cease, Utah Fields Class-Action Suits
Minnesota's AG has ordered sweepstakes casinos to exit the state by December 1 Utah's federal court has fielded two dozen class-action lawsuits against sweepstakes platforms Sweepstakes casinos continue to be dealt losing hands, as state attorneys general, gaming regulators, and the public...
Shooting at Coushatta Chairman’s House, Louisiana Police Confirm
A shooting occurred at the home of the chairman of the Coushatta Tribe in Louisiana The tribe is the subject of a federal and state probe into claims of improper spending by the former chair Police in Louisiana's Jefferson Davis Parish responded...
Las Vegas Expected to Be Among 40 Airports Ordered to Reduce Flights
The Las Vegas airport will likely be ordered to reduce its number of daily flights The FAA is cutting air traffic as more air traffic controllers refuse to work amid the government shutdown The odds are good that Las Vegas' Harry Reid...
Twelve Mega Millions Tickets Miss Jackpot by a Single Number, Prize Grows to $843 Million
The Mega Millions jackpot again evaded players during the November 4 drawing The jackpot hasn't hit since June 27 At an estimated $843 million, the Friday drawing comes with the eighth-richest jackpot in the game's history Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing with...
Police Officer Impersonator Allegedly Stole Corvette at Hard Rock Hollywood Casino
Police in Florida say a 60-year-old man tried to steal a Corvette at Hard Rock Hollywood The suspect has a lengthy rap sheet, including previous theft charges A 60-year-old Florida man who allegedly posed as a police officer tried to steal a...