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Pokagon Band Plans South Bend Casino Grand Opening
Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan is the Pokagon Band’s flagship gaming venue. The Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians plan to open a casino in South Bend in the spring of 2018, while Indiana’s commercial casinos want tax breaks to offset...
Michigan House Committee Approves Online Poker Legislation
Soaring Eagle Casino Resort is one of the tribal casinos which would be affected by the bill. A vote by the state’s House Regulatory Reform Committee puts legal online poker one step closer to passage in Michigan. The Michigan House’s chief regulatory...
Penn National Buys Pinnacle Entertainment in $2.8 Billion Deal
Penn National received the bulk of the casinos, but Boyd Gaming bought 4 properties. Pennsylvania casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc. bought Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. in a $2.8 billion deal. The deal includes a third operator, Boyd Gaming...
Dina Titus Called for Repeal of Sports Betting Handle Tax
A rollback of the Handle Tax in 1974 led to Las Vegas sports gambling and an oddsmaker (Jimmy “The Greek”) on network TV, alongside VSiN’s Brent Musburger. While a sweeping new tax reform bill is set to pass in the US Congress, Representative...
Jerry Jones: Gaming Does Not Compromise Sports’ Intregrity
In November, Jerry Jones said, “I probably have a much better relationship with the commissioner of the Salvation Army than I do right now with the commissioner of the NFL.” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones became the latest prominent member of the...
Lawmaker Predicts Louisiana Will Pass New Gaming Laws in 2018
Louisiana State Sen. Ronnie Johns (R-Lake Charles) discusses legislation with State Sen. Beth Mizell (R-Franklinton). State Sen. Ronnie Johns expects Louisiana to pass new gaming laws during the 2018 legislation session. Rep. John said, besides a 2001 law which...
Seminole Tribe Files Lawsuit against Jacksonville Cyber-Cafes
Lucky’s Cyber Center is one of the Duval County EGPs sued by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Seminole Tribe of Florida filed anti-trust lawsuits against 11 Jacksonville-area electronic gambling parlors (EGPs) and the 15 landlords which manage or lease...
Greektown Casino Elevator Shooting Leaves One Dead
Greektown Casino will be renamed “Jack Detroit Casino Hotel Greektown” in May 2018. At 4:07am on Dec. 2, an argument between four men at the Greektown Casino Hotel turned fatal. After a fight broke out in a hotel room on the ninth floor, the four men...
A.G. Burnett Resigns as Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman
Burnett said the controversy with AG Adam Laxalt had nothing to do with his resignation. A.G. Burnett announced on Monday he would resign his post as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Burnett, who has been one of the faces of Nevada gaming since he became...
Revel Casino Sold to AC Ocean Walk LLC for $200 Million
This is the third company rumored to be buying Revel Casino, but it is the first time Moody’s reported a sale. Moody’s Investor Service confirmed in a report that the Revel Casino has been sold to AC Ocean Walk LLC out of Colorado for $200 million....
