05/05/21 California Tribe to acquire Red Rock casino in Las Vegas The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has announced it will buy the Palms Casino Resort, a Red Rock property off the Las Vegas Strip.
05/04/21 Wynn Las Vegas allowed to open at full capacity Wynn has been authorised by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to open its Las Vegas venue at 100 per cent capacity after the company reported that 88 per cent of its staff had been vaccinated against Covid-19.
05/03/21 Casinos in British Columbia press for reopening Fort St. John city council has warned British Columbia’s provincial authorities about the consequences of extending the closure of casinos in the province.
04/29/21 New casino in Pennsylvania to generate $100m a year A study on the economic impact of a new casino in Centre County forecasts revenue of more than US$100m a year.
04/28/21 Nevada gaming win passes $1bn for first time since Covid-19 pandemic Nevada’s casinos saw their best month since 2013 in March, with a gaming win of more than $1bn.
04/27/21 Work resumes on new casino in British Colombia While casinos remain closed in British Colombia, work has resumed on the Cascades Casino Delta.
04/23/21 Seychelles casinos reopen amid loosening of measures in the country Seychelles casinos, which were closed for four months due to a second wave of Covid-19 infections, have reopened this week.
04/22/21 Caesars begins revamp of Atlantic City casinos The casino operator had agreed to invest $400m in revamping its Atlantic City casinos as part of the Caesars-Eldorado merger last year.
04/22/21 RFP process begins for Chicago casino licence The request-for-proposals process has begun as Chicago seeks a casino operator to develop an integrated resort project in the city.
04/21/21 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Iowa prepares to resume live events The casino hotel in Iowa has announced it will resume live events after more than a year.
04/16/21 Casinos in Massachusetts reach pre-pandemic revenue in March According to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the three casinos in the state generated revenue of $84m in March.
04/16/21 Northern Ireland considers reopening of venues Northern Ireland is moving more slowly than the rest of the UK, but authorities plan a full reopening for June.
04/15/21 Las Vegas Sands launches campaign to push for casinos in Texas The casino giant will promote legislation to expand gambling in Texas with a major ad campaign.
04/14/21 Casinos in South California use art and social media to draw in visitors Some casinos in South California have been using a new marketing strategy involving art and social media to attract more visitors.
04/14/21 Nebraska’s Fonner Park to develop $100m casino complex Nebraska will have a new casino complex in Grand Island developed by the Fonner Park horse racing operator and Elite Casino Resorts.
