08/09/21 Maryland casinos post record revenue for July Gaming revenue in Maryland set a record high of $180.1m in July, up 28.7 per cent year-on-year.
08/06/21 Indiana tribal casino expands gambling offer The Four Winds Casino in South Bend has begun operating with a Class III licence, which allows the venue to offer further table games and slot machines.
08/06/21 Pickering Casino and Resort opens in Toronto The Pickering Casino and Resort has opened in the Great Toronto area and is operating at 75 per cent capacity.
08/06/21 Choctaw Nation opens new Oklahoma casino The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has opened its new expanded casino resort in Durant.
08/06/21 Metropolitan Gaming acquires Caesars’ European casinos Silver Point Capital’s Metropolitan Gaming will take ownership of 11 casinos in Europe and Africa, including the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London.
08/05/21 Vici Properties buys MGM Growth Properties for $17bn The real estate investment trust Vici Properties is set to become the largest landowner on the Las Vegas Strip after acquiring MGM Growth’s retail assets for $17.2bn.
08/04/21 Work begins on new Virginia casino site Work has begun on the site for the proposed Rivers Casino Portsmouth in Virginia to prepare for groundbreaking once approval is received from the Virginia Lottery.
08/03/21 Lawsuit may block proposed Louisiana casino A lawsuit has been filed at the state District Court in a bid to prevent a new casino in St. Tammany Parish.
08/02/21 Mayors to vote against Louisiana casino proposal The mayors of Slidell and Mandeville have said they will vote against the $325m casino proposed for Louisiana’s St. Tammany parish.
08/02/21 Iowa’s Prairie Meadows casino reimposes mask mandate Prairie Meadows casino has reimposed a mask mandate for its guests following new CDC guidelines to slow the spread of Covid-19 cases.
07/30/21 Mississippi casinos return to mask mandate While there is no statewide mandate, some casinos in Mississippi have decided to require the use of masks.
07/30/21 Casinos in Winnipeg reopen with restrictions After a long lockdown, all casinos in Winnipeg, Canada, have been allowed to reopen with capacity restrictions.
07/30/21 Nevada reimposes mask mandate in Las Vegas The use of masks will be required in all indoor spaces, including at casinos, in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties.
07/30/21 Poker sidelined at Massachusetts casinos due to staff shortage Both the Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield have yet to reintroduce poker after reopening in May due to a lack of staff to run the tables.
07/29/21 Owner donates Mississippi casino site to charity Chris Ferrara has donated land once intended for a casino to a non-profit organisation.
