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Michigan
Gun Lake Casino breaks ground on $300M Hotel, Aquadome
May 24, 2022 - Gun Lake Casino broke ground last Thursday on a $300 million construction project to add a 15-story hotel tower and a 6-story "Aquadome", a domed pool and entertainment venue. ... Read more Kansas
Golden Eagle Casino opens its first bar
May 23, 2022 - Golden Eagle celebrated the grand opening of its new Eagle's Nest Bar last Thursday. The event was highlighted with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and $2 beers. Eagle's Nest Bar is a full bar with large-screen TVs ... Read more Texas
Naskila Gaming celebrates 6th anniversary
May 22, 2022 - Last Monday Naskila Gaming welcomed visitors from surrounding communities in East Texas to attend its sixth anniversary celebration featuring ceremonial speeches and "The Big 6" player promotion. ... Read more Virginia
Hard Rock Sportsbook comes to Virginia
May 21, 2022 - Hard Rock's mobile sports betting app has launched in Virginia and is available for download by fans across the state. In July the Hard Rock Sportsbook will open a retail location inside the Bristol Casino ... Read more Arizona
MLB Diamondbacks partner with two Arizona casinos
May 20, 2022 - Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort are now the official casino and resort partners of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball Team. Both casinos are owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa ... Read more Washinton
Muckleshoot Casino Resort will 'debut in 2023'
May 19, 2022 - Muckleshoot Casino will rebrand and debut as Muckleshoot Casino Resort next year after completing a three-year expansion and renovation project that expanding the casino, added a hotel and event center ... Read more Wisconsin
Beloit casino receives final approval
May 18, 2022 - Ho-Chunk Nation's Beloit Casino project is now greenlighted for construction after receiving final approval from the federal government last week. Gov. Tony Evers previously granted state approval in March 2021. ... Read more Kansas
Kansas legalizes sports betting
May 17, 2022 - Kansas legalized mobile and retail sports betting last week when Governor Laura Kelly signed Bill 84 into law. The legislation was passed by the House and Senate in April and gives the Kansas Lottery and the Kansas Racing ... Read more Montana
New Casino is planned for Polson, Montana
May 16, 2022 - The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working with the City of Polson to build a new casino. The tribe is seeking city annexation of 79-acres of its land on the west side to allow water service needed for ... Read more Illinois
Hard Rock Casino Rockford expedites hotel build
May 15, 2022 - Hard Rock now plans to build a 250-room hotel concurrently with the construction of its casino. The original plan was to build the hotel a few years after opening the casino. The first phase was to build only ... Read more Wisconsin
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino plans $100 million renovation
May 14, 2022 - Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee this week announced plans for a $100 million project to upgrade and renovate the casino's third floor. New gaming, new food venues and new enter ... Read more Oklahoma
Rock & Brews Casino opened in Braman May 10
May 13, 2022 - Kaw Nation and the band KISS celebrated the grand opening Tuesday of the new Rock & Brews Casino in Braman. The rock 'n' roll-themed casino replaces the tribe's Southwind Casino with a larger gaming ... Read more California
Second California Sports Betting Measure Qualifies for November Ballot
May 12, 2022 - A mobile sports betting measure received enough signatures last week to qualify as a choice on California's November ballot. The measure titled "Californians for Solutions to Homelessness ... Read more Michigan
Gun Lake Casino is adding Aqua Dome and Hotel
May 11, 2022 - Gun Lake Casino will break ground this summer on a $300 million construction project to add a hotel and a glass-covered Aqua Dome. Casino officials announced the project a year ago and refer to it as Gun Lake's ... Read more Oklahoma, Connecticut
Two Tribal Casinos in Top 5 Largest in the World
May 10, 2022 - Two Native American casino rank in the Top 5 Casinos in the World. WinStar World Casino in Oklahoma is the number one largest casino worldwide. The other Native American casino in the Top 5 is Foxwoods ... Read more Virginia
Danville casino delays opening to 2024
May 9, 2022 - The late 2023 opening date announced previously by Caesars Entertainment has become unrealistic due to supply chain delays of construction materials and industry-wide labor shortages. In a meeting with the ... Read more Virginia
Hard Rock Casino Bristol is opening Summer 2024
May 8, 2022 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol will officially open in Summer of 2024. In a slide presentation to the Virginia Lottery Board in April, Hard Rock announced the "Grand Opening Summer of 2024". ... Read more California
Sky River is hiring prior to casino opening
May 7, 2022 - As construction continues towards completion this fall, the $500 million Sky River Casino in Elk Grove has started an early recruitment program to hire 2,000 employees. Applicants are needed in job categories ... Read more Illinois
Chicago casino selection is announced by Mayor May 6, 2022 - Yesterday the final selection for the first Chicago casino was announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The winning bidder is Bally's in River West. Hard Rock Casino Hotel and Rivers at The 78 had been been ... Read more Maine
Maine approves sports wagering with tribal control of mobile bets
May 5, 2022 - Governor Janet Mills signed into law Monday authorizing sports betting in Maine. The launch date is expected before July 31. The four Maine tribes are each eligible for one mobile sports betting ... Read more Califoria
Table Mountain Casino schedules job fairs prior to summer grand opening
May 4, 2022 - Table Mountain Casino has scheduled nine job fairs prior to the grand opening of the new Table Mountain Casino Hotel this summer. Job opportunities are available ... Read more Virginia
Norfolk Casino Construction Update (May 2022)
May 3, 2022 - Construction has not yet started on the HeadWaters Resort & Casino in Norfolk, VA. There are two reasons for this: The Virginia Lottery Board has yet to issue a casino license for the project, and secondly ... Read more Nebraska
Lucky 77 Casino breaks ground on new, larger casino
May 2, 2022 - The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska broke ground in Walthill, NE April 28, 2022 on a new Lucky 77 Casino to replace the existing casino which opened in 2005. The new location is across the street at 203 ... Read more California
New Eagle Mountain Casino Construction Timelapse Video
May 1, 2022 - The building contractor for the new Eagle Mountain casino, W'E O'Neil, released this timelapse video showing the construction progress of the casino over the past year since the ground breaking in April 2021. ... Read more News Continued ...