07/05/21 Michigan tribal casino to add weapon screening controls A tribe from Michigan has announced it will implement a screening system to prevent the use of weapons inside its casino.
07/05/21 BGC calls for creation of British gambling ombudsman The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called for the UK Government to establish a gambling ombudsman.
07/05/21 New Harrah’s casino in Nebraska to open late 2022 A new Harrah’s casino and racetrack in Columbus, Nebraska, is already in development and is expected to open in late 2022.
07/05/21 Louisiana voters to decide on new casino in November The proposal for a new casino in south Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish will be put to voters in November.
07/02/21 Penn National completes Hollywood Casino Perryville acquisition Penn National Gaming has announced it has received the final approval from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to complete its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Perryville.
07/01/21 Pennsylvanians have highest igaming spend in the US, study says According to the research Pennsylvanian gamblers spend four times as much on igaming as those in New Jersey.
07/01/21 West Virginia renews five casino licences The West Virginia Lottery Commission has renewed licences for five casinos, noting encouraging figures in the last month.
07/01/21 Smoking ban to be lifted at Atlantic City casinos A year after authorities banned smoking at Atlantic City casinos due to the Covid-19 countermeasures, the restriction will be lifted on Sunday.
07/01/21 Nevada casinos take in record $1.23bn in May Nevada’s gambling industry has set a new record for revenue in May – a month when many casinos still had capacity limits due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
06/30/21 The ECA selects its winning line-up for the challenging times ahead European Casino Association elects new Board Members and appoints Bettina Glatz-Kremsner as joint Vice-Chair.
06/30/21 New tribal casino to open in North Carolina The Catawba Indian Nation has announced the opening of its casino near Charlotte, in North Carolina.
06/30/21 Pennsylvania casinos lift indoor smoking ban As part of the easing of Covid-19 countermeasures, casinos in Pennsylvania will allow people to smoke inside the venues.
06/30/21 Sun International shares fall due to closure of casinos in South Africa After the announcement of the closure of all casinos in South Africa, Sun International’s share price has dropped by almost by 9 per cent.
06/29/21 Hard Rock Rockford gets OK for temporary casino in Illinois Authorities have approved a temporary casino with a licence to operate for two years in the city of Rockford.
06/29/21 MGM goes solar in Las Vegas with mega renewables project The casino operator MGM Resorts has launched the largest directly sourced renewable electricity project in the hospitality industry.
