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Hard Rock confirms 2025 opening plans for the rebranded Mirage on Las Vegas Strip
Hard Rock International has confirmed plans to open its rebranded The Mirage Hotel & Casino Las Vegas hotel in 2025. MGM Resorts had ...
Shares in Genting Singapore jump following MGM Resorts takeover interest
Shares in Genting Singapore jump following MGM Resorts takeover interest
Shares in Genting Singapore have jumped following news that M...
Van Gogh hits the Las Vegas Strip as casinos double down on fine art
The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and ... the Hard Rock?
Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some...
Virginia’s first casino has opened for business
Virginia’s first casino has opened for business in a temporary space inside a former shopping mall.
The Bristol Casino will be open 24/...
Macau reported 71 new COVID cases on Saturday (Jul 9) will shut almost all commercial and industrial businesses including its casinos for one week
HONG KONG: Macao will shut almost all commercial and industrial businesses including its casinos for one week from Monday, as authorities...
Bally's to sell two Rhode Island properties, will still own and operate casinos
(WJAR) — Bally's Corporation announced on Tuesday they have sold the properties of their Lincoln and Tiverton Casinos to Gaming and Leisu...
New Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Brings NBA Dream Closer
Just a few years ago, Las Vegas was off-limits for professional sports. Sin City offered sports gambling and all the major sports leagues...
With influx of hotels, more casino licenses to be issued in Guyana; Gambling Act to be amended
The government is currently laying the groundwork that could soon see the issuance of more casino licenses in the country.
But in order ...
Supply chain issues snarling slot machines’ path to casinos
When the books are closed for 2022, Nevada’s gaming equipment suppliers expect to have delivered more than 13,700 new slot machines to ro...
Chicago casino developer makes $40 million ‘down payment’ as promised, but it’s a small dent in the city’s pension bills
Bally’s, the casino operator chosen to bring a gambling mecca to Chicago’s River West neighborhood, has made its initial $40 million paym...
NY Governor Open To All Options For New Casinos Gov. Kathy Hochul Says She Won't 'Put Finger On Scale'
More retail casino gambling is in the pipeline for the State of New York, but the current governor isn’t yet weighing in on possible loca...
Maryland’s six casinos had their second-best month ever in May 2022, combining to generate $178,767,828 in gaming revenue for the month
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June 6, 2022
Maryland Casinos Generate $178.8 Million in Revenue During May
Casinos contribute $73.4 million t...
China Travel Ban Batters Macau Casinos, Wider Economy
The world’s largest gambling hub has been hit hard by Covid, with revenues dropping 68% year-on-year to $400 million in May
The Chinese ...
US cities look to casinos for economic development
Chicago is the latest to approve plans for a casino in the heart of the city, with an eye toward its revenue, jobs, and equity benefits. ...
Metaverse Crypto Casinos – Atari Floats A Virtual Casino
Atari has earned enough reputation in the gaming industry to need an introduction no longer. Of course, there is a chance you have encoun...
Atlantic City Casinos Kick Off Unofficial Start to Summer
Atlantic City is gearing up for the unofficial start of the 2022 summer travel season, as casinos prepare to welcome tourists to the seas...
Chicago’s first casino is being billed as a pension solution. But it won’t be enough.
As the City Council gives the green light to Bally’s, a look at the financials show revenue would provide 9% of the $2 billion needed for...
Massachusetts Casinos Report Slight Downturn in April Revenue
The torrid pace of Massachusetts casino wagering in March didn’t quite sustain itself in April, but last month was still a strong one.
T...
Jim Allen, the CEO of Hard Rock International and the chairperson of Seminole Gaming, is already looking ahead to his next big project,
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Inflation is hitting Hard Rock International in Las Vegas, where the company is planning to build a resort, and at its casi...
The gambling industry is seeing historic revenue numbers
After a rocky 2020, when lockdowns kept casinos closed or operating under restrictions, the gambling industry has recovered, and then som...
How Las Vegas Became a Gambling Mecca
It took an influx of dam workers, exiled Los Angeles gambling operators and mob figures.
Las Vegas was a small railroad town when Nevada...
Governor Ricketts signed off on the regulations to open casino gambling in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Allowing games of chance was on the ballot in 2020, and now Governor Ricketts has signed off on the regulations to...
IGT Elevates Play in the Philippines with Games and Systems Deployment at NUSTAR Resort & Casino
The Philippines' most-anticipated casino will leverage IGT's IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system and offer the first Peak49 cabinets i...
Ohio’s 11 casinos and racinos brought in $215.6 million in April
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s gambling establishments brought in $215.6 million in April, less than a percentage point shy of the record amoun...
Oklahoma casino backed by Rock Group KISS ready to open
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the legendary rock group KISS were in Braman, Okla., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, for the groundbreaking ...
Atari’s dive into metaverse crypto casino gambling
Online casino gaming is continuously evolving. But, over the past year, it has entered a revolutionary stage in its development by branch...
Virginia Lottery Board awards first casino license Temporary casino in Bristol to open July 8
The Virginia Lottery Board has issued its first license for a casino in Virginia to Hard Rock Bristol, the board announced Wednesday.
Wi...
West Virginia Lottery numbers show players heading back to casinos
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Lottery Director John Myers says recent lottery revenues show patrons are beginning to return to the five casin...
New Pittsburgh Steelers Branded Casino Games are #1 Hit in Pennsylvania
April 23, 2022
The 2021 season might have been one of the least memorable in recent years for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but as any diehar...
Vegas, Macau...Dubai? Global casinos raise bets on gambling in the Gulf
It's been the subject of quiet speculation among diplomats and executives for years, but now global casino bosses are setting their sight...