A Texas tribe is fighting back against Senator John Cornyn’s (R) efforts to delay a casino bill hearing in DC. HR759 – the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act – is a bill that gives the two Texas tribes full rights under the Indian Gaming Regulatory […]
Scandal-prone Australian casino operator Crown Resorts is facing another scandal. They have been found to let a UN-sanctioned arms trader gamble away US$6 million at two of their venues in Perth and Melbourne. In a news report by Australia’s ABC News, they reported that the two Crown Resorts venues let Indonesian businessman and arms trader […]
This past Tuesday, American Gaming Association (AGA) president and CEO Bill Miller addressed attendees at the first-ever Global Gaming Expo (G2E). In his address, Miller spoke about how the global gaming industry is performing at levels never seen before. Additionally, the American public perception about the casino gaming industry has shifted. Now nearly half of […]
The California-based cardroom Stones Gambling Hall is facing a US$10 million lawsuit by 24 players. They allege that the cardroom is at the center of a poker cheating scandal in which the plaintiffs claim they have been financially ruined by the scam. Furthermore, it names fellow player Mike Postle as the player who was relaying […]
The sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs Inc has been approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). As expected, on Tuesday, the KHRC signed off on the US$46 million deal in which JACK Entertainment and Hard Rock International sold the racetrack to the operator. This deal now makes Churchill Downs the owner of […]
Owner of Golden Nugget casinos, Tilman Fertitta, has commented on how there are too many casinos in Atlantic City. Fertitta said the openings of Hard Rock and Ocean Casino in 2018 added new competition Atlantic City can’t support. “It’s not a nine-casino market, and I don’t understand why nobody realizes that,” said the owner of […]
Proposals for the new casino in Waukegan, Illinois have been submitted. This comes after the announcement of the development of a new casino in the city earlier this year by governor J.B. Pritzker. The development in Waukegan is among six locations in the state to receive new casino licences. Other locations include Danville, Chicago, southern […]