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  LIVE     New Chicken Ranch Casino Construction Live Stream
September 27, 2022 - The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians is providing this 24/7 live stream from the construction site of its new Chicken Ranch Casino, Resort and Conference Center. The new ... Read more California
USA Today ranks Yaamava' steakhouse #3 in nationwide poll
September 26, 2022 - The 2022 USA Today Readers' Choice Awards has voted The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava' Resort Casino the #3 "Best Casino Restaurant" in the nation. The honor follows an award for ... Read more Arizona
Gila River Casinos add jersey patch sponsorship with Arizona Coyotes
September 25, 2022 - The NHL Arizona Coyotes announced a partnering sponsorship was signed this week with the Gila River Resorts & Casinos. The Coyotes will a Gila River jersey patch on ... Read more Nebraska
First Nebraska casino opens in Lincoln
September 24, 2022 - WarHorse Casino will open a temporary casino today at the Lincoln Race Course. Doors open at 10:30 this morning. The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission gave final approval for the casino yesterday ... Read more Illinois
Hard Rock Casino Rockford officially breaks ground Sept. 28, 2022
September 23, 2022 - Construction of Hard Rock Casino Rockford will begin Wednesday Sept. 28 with a private ground-breaking ceremony. The event is invitation-only due to open field conditions ... Read more California
California Prop 26 v Prop 27 Ballot Battle: Most Expensive in US History!
September 22, 2022 - The stakes are high in California for two sports betting propositions on the Nov. 8 election ballot. Supporters and opposers of Prop 26 and Prop 27 have already spent $500M on TV ads ... Read more California
Morongo's 31st Annual Thunder and Lightning Powwow
September 21, 2022 - The popular Thunder and Lightning Powwow will be hosted for the 31st year at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa on Sep. 23, 24 and 25. The three-day event is free to the public and features Native ... Read more
2022 USA Today 'Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas' List
September 20, 2022 - Six tribal casinos rank in the Top 10 of this year's USA Today Readers' Choice for 'Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas'. The top ranked casino is Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut ... Read more California
2022 Best of Inland Empire: Best Southern California Casino
September 19, 2022 - Press Enterprise announced the winners of its 27th Annual Reader Choice Awards this week, and two casinos tied for first place as 'Best of Inland Empire: Best Southern California Casino'. ... Read more California
Thunder Valley receives 12th-consecutive AAA Four Diamond Rating
September 18, 2022 - For the 12th consecutive year Thunder Valley Casino Resort has received an AAA Four Diamond for Best of Housekeeping. The award recognizes outstanding cleanliness and ... Read more United States
2022 USA Today 'Best Casino Hotel' ranks 8 Tribal Casinos in Top 10
September 17, 2022 - Eight casino hotels owned or operated by Native American tribes were voted to the Best 10 list in this year's USA Today Reader Choice Awards. No Las Vegas casino hotel was ... Read more Conecticut
2022 USA Today 'Best Casino Hotel' ranks Mohegan Sun #1, Foxwoods #9
September 17, 2022 - For the fifth consecutive year Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort has won the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Award for "Best Casino Hotel". This year's list includes ... Read more Indiana
Terre Haute's casino plan hits big bump with FAA
September 16, 2022 - The Queen of Terre Haute Casino project has hit an unexpected problem from the FAA. The agency gave an earlier approval for the project's non-impact on air traffic around the regional airport ... Read more New York
Turning Stone Resort Casino announces major, multi-year expansion
September 15, 2022 - Turning Stone Resort Casino announced plans last week for its largest expansion in the past twenty years. A press release said the multi-year construction project will add more ... Read more Connecticut
Foxwoods announces new $85M casino expansion plan
September 14, 2022 - Foxwoods announced plans last week to replace the Grand Ballroom in the Grand Pequot Tower with a new 50,000-sq-ft casino and a 13,000-sq-ft restaurant. The $85 million project will begin in Nov ... Read more Washington
Muckleshoot Casino celebrates 'topping off' of new hotel construction
September 13, 2022 - The final steel beam was hoisted into place last week on the top of the new hotel tower under construction at Muckleshoot Casino. Tribal members and construction workers had signed ... Read more Washington
Silver Reef Casino launches sportsbook
September 12, 2022 - Silver Reef Casino launched its new sportsbook this week in partnership with Betfred USA Sports. The official opening was August 31, 2022 at 1:00pm followed by the honorary first bet placed by former-NFL ... Read more Virginia
Norfolk considers new plan for temporary HeadWaters casino
September 11, 2022 - The Pamunkey Tribe wants approval to build a temporary casino within six months to operate while construction is underway at the HeadWaters Resort & Casino. The HeadWaters casino ... Read more Illinois
Hard Rock Rockford construction status - Sep 2022
September 10, 2022 - Last week the Illinois Gaming Board gave Hard Rock the approval to begin site work for construction of the permanent Hard Rock Casino in Rockford. The City of Rockford has issued ... Read more North Carolina
Catawba Two Kings Casino opens 24-hour sportsbook
September 9, 2022 - Catawba Two Kings Casino opened a sportsbook last Tuesday inside its temporary casino. The kickoff came just days before the 2022 NFL season. Sports fans can now ... Read more Washington
Spokane Tribe Casino: "Poker Room & Sports book Now Open"
September 8, 2022 - Spokane Tribe Casino is promoting its recent casino expansion with TV ads featuring the new poker room,food court and Caesars Sportsbook ... Read more California
Sycuan Casino's First Annual Fashion Show
September 7, 2022 - The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation will host its first annual fashion show on September 8 2022 at 7:00 pm at Sycuan Casino Resort's Retreat Pool and Cabanas. The event is open to the public. ... Read more North Dakota
4 Bears Casino's business has returned after 2 years
September 6, 2022 - Business has returned to 4 Bears Casino. After two slow years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 4 Bears Casino is finally seeing its business come back. "We started big concerts again and ... Read more California
Tejon casino's gaming compact ratified by California legislature
September 5, 2022 - The California legislature has ratified a gaming compact between the state and the Tejon Indian Tribe. The tribe has partnered with Hard Rock Casinos to build a $600 million casino and hotel ... Read more California
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hosting 9 Job Fairs in September
September 4, 2022 - Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hosting nine job fairs this month to hire 100 new full and part-time workers for table games, housekeeping, food and beverage, maintenance and security. ... Read more Kansas
CrossWinds Casino cannot add sportsbook
September 3, 2022 - The Wyandotte Nation says it is unable to add sports betting to the CrossWinds Casino because it does not have a Class III gaming compact with the State of Kansas. CrossWinds is currently a Class II ... Read more Kansas
Kansas sports betting officially opens
September 3, 2022 - Thursday was the offical opening day for sports betting in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly placed the honorary first bet at Hollywood Casino in Kansas City to kick off the event. The Governor bet $15 on the ... Read more Idaho
Casino plans emerge for Mountain Home, Idaho
September 2, 2022 - Two Idaho tribes are planning to build a casino in Mountain Home. The Shoshone-Bannock and the Shoshone-Paiute have each started the application process for federal approval with the U.S. Interior ... Read more Arizona
Gila River Arena is renamed 'Desert Diamond Arena'
September 1, 2022 - The Gila River Arena was renamed "Desert Diamond Arena" last week following the signing a ten-year, naming rights agreement between Desert Diamond Casinos and the City of Blendale ... Read more News Continued ...