The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) revealed that Niagaraâs casino, resort and entertainment venue is to be run by a US gambling operator over the next two decades. As revealed by the OLG, the so-called âNiagara Gaming Bundleâ which comprises of the Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre and […]
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Labor Day Marks Start of Atlantic City Seasonal Employee Layoffs
Atlantic City will see layoffs of seasonal employees start after Labor Day, with the nine hotel and casino properties in the resort also to shed some jobs with the summer coming to an end. Only a couple of months after the casino industry of Atlantic City reported employing over 30,000 […]
Deep South Casinos See Ground-Breaking Start of Legal Sports Betting
The Deep South has already seen legalized sports betting services, with the first college football Saturday already passed. Historically, the Deep South has been a region where gambling on sports has been illegal for about a century. Now, thanks to the US Supreme Courtâs decision to allow betting on sports, […]
River Rock Casino Employees May Have Destroyed Records of Large Money Transactions, Reports Say
According to some newly-emerged source interviews and documents, the managers of the River Rock Casino in Richmond have been allegedly warned that the venueâs employees were destroying paper records of massive cash transactions. The shredded documents could have hinted of the possibility that high-roller gamblers were bypassing scrutiny from the […]
City Council Greenlights New Penalty Rules for Illegal Gambling in Lansing
The beginning of the week saw the Lansing City Council adopt an ordinance under which certain penalties for illegal gambling are to be imposed. The ordinance is set to take effect immediately upon publication. The restrictions were approved with a 7-1 vote and do not apply to gambling operations which […]
Another Casino Operator in Pennsylvania Applies for Sports Betting Licenses
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board revealed that a second owner of a gambling venue in the state has demonstrated interest towards offering sports betting services. As revealed by the state gambling regulator Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment filed two applications at the close of business on August 24th, only a […]
Downtown Bar in Aurora to Continue Offering VGTs Despite New City Council Rules
A longtime bar situated in downtown Aurora, which was known as The Question Mark, is to continue to offer its video gambling terminals despite the cityâs officials to limit the number of the gambling machines available to local customers. The barâs name was changed to The Web after the previous […]
MGM Springfield to Address Problem Gambling with BCLCâs GameSense
As MGM Springfield opens today as Massachusettsâ first full-fledged casino resort, researchers expect a spike in problem gambling rates. The casino plans on addressing the serious issue by relying on GameSense, a responsible gaming program developed by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation in 2009. The $960 million MGM Springfield is […]
Mutual Accusations Inflame Ongoing Labour Dispute at Gateway Casinos
Following a negotiations standstill last month, mutual accusations between the BC Government and Service Employeesâ Union and Gateway Casinos and Entertainment has inflamed the ongoing labour dispute at four casinos. The two sides have not met since August 23 and with no talks scheduled, there is no end in sight […]
Mass. Lottery Expects No Revenue Loss from Upcoming MGM Springfield
The Massachusetts Lottery saw increased revenues after the opening of Plainridge Park Casino in 2015 and expects no harmful effects to its sales from the upcoming MGM Springfield. The $960 million casino resort, set to open this week, covers 14 acres over 3 blocks in downtown Springfield and targets a […]