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The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino was once a small facility with a couple hundred slot machines, but this week, the Seminoles have held grand opening parties related to the tribe's $150 million expansion of the gaming facility.
The Ohio gaming industry now has their first handbook on what they can, and cannot, do. Regulators released the first version of the rules on Thursday, and casinos may have to hire consultants to understand the full scope.
Macau casino revenue is expected to level off at some point this year, but that has not been the case in early 2012. In January, revenue at Macau casinos was up 35% from the same period last year.
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has found a way to lobby for casino resorts in Florida without stepping foot in Tallahassee. The gaming tycoon has pumped $10 million into the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich.
The Mississippi casino industry received bad news again this week when the Department of Revenue showed that gaming revenue at state casinos dropped for the fourth straight year.
Authorities in Pennsylvania showed evidence this weekend that anti-casino groups were correct back in 2009 when they predicted a new casino would bring increased prostitution. On Friday, five women were charged at Sands in Bethlehem.
This week has exemplified the different directions the Pennsylvania and New Jersey casino industries are headed. An Atlantic City casino was fined for allowing underage gambling, while Pennsylvania casino revenue soared.
MGM Resorts has plans of grand expansion throughout the US, and this week the company unveiled plans to build a mega-resort in Western Massachusetts, where only one license is available.
Revenue At Nevada casinos rose in November by over seven percent, leading to an increase in confidence from investors that the gaming industry is rebounding from the recession.
Atlantic City casinos have been mired in a slump for nearly four years, but in December, the city's casinos finally broke through and had a revenue increase over the previous year.
Macau gambling revenue from their casino industry grew by over forty percent in 2011, showing the rest of the world how to successfully expand an industry that continues to boom.
For years, travelers have recognized the casino as the Hilton, but after licensing rights ran out at the end of 2011, the Las Vegas Hilton officially changed its name to The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino to begin the new year.
Atlantic City regulators have given their approval to a new set of rules that will allow casinos to place gambling tables and slots in areas of their resorts that had previously been reserved for entertainment.
Hollywood Casino will become the third state-owned casino in Kansas to open its doors on February 3rd. The casino was one of four that voters approved several years ago.
The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will become the first gaming establishment in Ohio when it opens in March, and that is music to the ears of millions of Ohio residents that have been waiting decades for casino gambling to arrive.
Part of the responsibility that comes with massive casino gambling expansion is ensuring that the rules are followed. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been busy doing just that, with two more fines being handed down Tuesday.
Christmas will bring an unexpected present to gamblers in Kansas this year as the Kansas Star Casino will open to the public on December 26th. Gaming regulators signed off on the approval on Monday.
Connecticut's two casinos experienced yet another revenue decline in November, the second such month that revenue has declined as competition increases in the Northeast.
The NHL is not pulling punches when it comes to casino gambling. Unlike other sports leagues, the NHL has given its blessing to one of its teams, the Florida Panthers, pursuing a Vegas-style casino on their property.
Governor Deval Patrick is moving swiftly towards bringing casino resorts to Massachusetts. On Tuesday, Patrick named Steve Crosby the Chair of the newly created Gaming Commission.
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