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 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.
06/28/21 Rivers Casino Schenectady appoints new general manager Rivers Casino Schenectady has appointed Rick Richards as general manager.
06/28/21 South Africa closes casinos due to Covid-19 Delta variant Casinos, bars, and restaurants will undergo a new two-week lockdown in South Africa due to an uptick of Covid-19 cases in the country.
06/25/21 Six Oklahoma casinos hit by a cyberattack The FBI is investigating an attack that brought all operations to a halt this week.
06/25/21 Caesars no longer required to sell Indiana casino The Indiana Gaming Commission has dismissed the order it has previously issued requiring Caesars Entertainment to sell a casino.
06/23/21 Anti-casino group seeks to stop Florida deal with Seminole Tribe The gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe is awaiting the signature of the Department of the Interior but resistance continues.
06/23/21 Casinos in New Orleans report increase in revenues New Orleans casinos registered a strong performance in May after the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions but statewide revenue fell.
06/23/21 Casinos in South California prepare to celebrate Independence Day After a year without celebrations, casinos in South California prepare to celebrate July 4. Here’s a schedule of events.
06/22/21 Pennsylvanians back changes to use of casino tax According to a poll, most Pennsylvanians are in favour of diverting casino tax subsidies from horseracing to other public purposes, such as education programmes.
06/22/21 Swiss casino association SCV appoints Gerhard Pfister as president Gerhard Pfister has been named president of the Swiss casino association Der Schweizer Casino Verband.
