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Feds Approve Compact for Vexed Catawba North Carolina Casino Project
The US Interior Department has signed off on a revenue-sharing compact between North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation, the tribe announced in a statement Thursday. The federal seal of approval greases the skids on a controversial $273 million resort near the...
Wisconsin Governor OKs Plans for Ho-Chunk Casino on Illinois State Line
Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday approved plans for a Ho-Chunk Nation casino in the city of Beloit, on the Illinois border. The governor’s blessing comes almost a year after the US Department of the Interior approved the Ho-Chunk application to...
Thai Illegal Gambling Boss Arrested for Alleged Murder of Informant
Police in eastern Thailand on Thursday arrested a reputed illegal casino kingpin in the city of Rayong and charged him with murder, Nation Thailand reports. Somchai “Long Joo” Jutikitdecha, dubbed “the Gambling King of the East” by local media, is believed to...
Fox Corp. Hires Former US Attorney for Nevada, Prepares to Up Sports Betting Stakes
Fox Corp. has hired Nicholas Trutanich as its chief ethics and compliance officer, the Newscorp-owned Wall Street Journal reports. Trutanich is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada. Fox said in an official statement that Trutanich was handpicked partly for his...
Crown Resorts Suitability Probe for Victoria License Kicks off in Melbourne
Crown Resort’s retention of its gaming license for its flagship Melbourne property could rely on the effectiveness of a recently implemented reform program. That’s according to former judge Ray Finkelstein, who is chairing the state of Victoria’s licensing suitability inquiry into Crown’s...
Action 24/7 Sues Tennessee Lottery Over March Madness License Suspension
Tennessee sportsbook Action 24/7 is suing the Tennessee Lottery, claiming it overstepped its authority by suspending the company’s license last week. The company seeks a preliminary injunction to restart its operations. The lottery, which oversees the state’s new sports betting regime, pulled...
Ex-Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell Charged with Tax Evasion
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell has been charged by a federal grand jury with tax evasion. The new charges come two months after Cromwell was indicted for orchestrating a bribery scheme related to the tribe’s troubled $1 billion First Light casino...
New Jersey Senate Committee Puts Money on Eating Contests and Other ‘Sports’
A New Jersey bill that would allow the state’s sports betting operators to take bets on competitive eating contests and the Oscars advanced Monday from the Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee. A companion bill was unanimously approved by the state...
Crown Resorts Created Code to Avoid Detection of Illegal Chinese VIP Ops, Claims Lawsuit
Blackstone’s $6.2 billion bid for Crown Resorts is a rare dose of positive news for the company’s billionaire founder, James Packer. At the absolute minimum, it pushes some of the less-than-complimentary stories about Crown further down the Google News search rankings, at...
Pandemic Plunges South Africa’s Sun International into $75 Million Loss
Revenues for Sun International, South Africa’s biggest casino operator, were sliced almost in half last year, as the company slumped to a loss of R1.1 billion – that’s almost US$75 million. Sun International’s sprawling integrated resorts, such as Sun City, GrandWest, and...
