This Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police brought the long arm of the law after raiding a number of sites in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties as part of an ongoing illegal gambling investigation. According to the reports, the police confiscated a number of gambling machines and more than $400,000 in cash. […]

The legality of gambling in America is a subject to a complex cluster of laws. The multi-faceted nature of the industry makes it hard to give a definitive answer when it comes to gambling. Every state is governed by different rules as the courts decided that each state could determine […]

Three Connecticut Congressmen asked federal regulators to present more clarity on tribal gaming compacts with the state, paving the way for the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes to jointly establish the first tribal-owned casino on a non-tribal plot of land. The officials should present their final decision regarding the revenue-sharing […]

Caesars Windsor, one of four casinos in Windsor area, announced on Wednesday that it is shutting its The Artist Cafe as part of a “property enhancement plan”, which includes a multi-million renovation project of all hotel rooms in the Forum Tower. The closure became effective immediately after the company made […]

The multi-billion casino resort Revel Casino Hotel located in Atlantic City is looking for a new owner. The casino’s current owner Glenn Straub and a Colorado-based group have filed an agreement of sale with the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office. According to the document, AC Ocean Walk LLC has expressed its […]

Canada’s biggest casino operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has advised London city hall and the Western Fair District to lower lease payments or sell the land, so that the operator can realize its project to expand the slot-only gambling venue at the (Western) fairgrounds. The company announced that a decreased […]

The British Columbia-based gambling operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. (“Gateway”) announced that the Western Fair District and London city hall should reduce the ground-lease rental rates or sell the land to the operator supposing that their priority is the modernization of the worn-out gambling venue at fairgrounds. Gateway projected […]

Last week, it surfaced that the new operator of the Rideau Carleton Raceway, known to be Hard Rock International, is trying to expand the number of its gambling tables from the city-imposed limit of 21 to 35. The operator asked the Committee of Adjustment for permission and circumvented the city […]

Elements Casino Victoria, previously known as View Royal Casino is planning a grand opening for this winter to introduce its revitalized gambling facility. The renovated facility is located in the Town of View Royal and its reconstruction has started as far back as February. At present, the casino operator Great […]

First Nations have announced the renewal of their gaming compact with Saskatchewan government, further extending it for 10 more years. In 2002, the tribal nations inked a multi-year gaming agreement with the local government to operate gambling facilities established on tribal lands. Under the recently-signed agreement, the tribe’s gaming compact […]