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Three NYC Casino Bidders Raise Alarm Over Slow Environmental Reviews, Risk Disqualification

Casino, NewsApril 15, 2025463Views 0Likes 0Comments

Three major casino proposals in New York City are facing mounting pressure as the state’s slow environmental reviews threaten to derail their plans. With the deadline for applications fast approaching, these projects fear being left out of the competition for a downstate gaming license. As the clock ticks toward the Sept. 30 deadline for finalizing…

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Tribal Leaders Say Building the Right Tech Team Is Now the Key to Winning in Digital Gaming

Games, NewsApril 14, 2025331Views 0Likes 0Comments

Digital growth in tribal gaming isn’t a matter of luck — it’s about who you bring to the table. That was the loud-and-clear message from a panel at this year’s Indian Gaming Association Tradeshow & Convention, where top tribal gaming executives and legal minds shared how assembling the right team is now the make-or-break factor…

Las Vegas Tourists Spent More Than Ever in 2024 — But Less at the Slots

Casino, NewsApril 9, 2025372Views 0Likes 0Comments

Southern Nevada just hit the jackpot—but not in the way you might expect. Tourists poured a record-breaking amount of money into the Las Vegas economy last year, even as gambling slipped a bit down the list of top expenditures. A fresh report from research firm Applied Analysis, commissioned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors…

Calm in the Storm: Tribal Gaming Holds Its Ground Amid Federal Pressure

Games, NewsApril 7, 2025308Views 0Likes 0Comments

As the Indian Gaming Tradeshow wrapped up in sunny San Diego, a sense of urgency lingered in the air — but not everyone was panicking. Ernie Stevens Jr., a steady hand at the helm of the Indian Gaming Association, delivered a message of calm resolve. Despite fresh threats from the Trump Administration and growing pressure…

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Casinos Bleed Millions at Table Games: Experts Say Poor Data and Advantage Players to Blame

Casino, NewsApril 4, 2025300Views 0Likes 0Comments

“There’s a 20% leak of table-game revenue today.” That line, delivered late in the day during a panel at the Indian Gaming Association conference, landed with a thud. Bennie Mancino, chief gaming officer at Tavolo Tech, didn’t sugarcoat the message. Half the leak is from staff productivity issues. The other half? Advantage players — the…

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“We’re Here Too”: Margo Gray Slams Federal Cuts, Champions Tribal Women’s Role in Indian Gaming

Games, NewsApril 2, 2025325Views 0Likes 0Comments

Margo Gray didn’t waste time sugarcoating the truth. On stage at the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego, she opened her panel with a gut punch: The Office of Indian Energy had just been cut — or, as she bluntly put it, “DOGE’d.” The announcement came with a mix of disbelief, frustration, and…

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Grand Sierra’s $400M Basketball Arena Pitch Quietly Turns to Taxpayer Help

Casino, NewsMarch 31, 2025231Views 0Likes 0Comments

The glitzy $1 billion expansion promised no cost to the university — but behind the scenes, lobbyists and lawmakers are being asked to help foot the bill. When Alex Meruelo stood beneath the flashing lights of a Grand Sierra Resort nightclub in 2023, surrounded by Wolf Pack mascots and school officials, he was clear: the…

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Resorts World Las Vegas Tries a Clean Slate After $10.5 Million Fine Over Shady Dealings

Casino, NewsMarch 28, 2025196Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Strip’s glitzy newcomer is trying to move forward — fast. Resorts World Las Vegas is promising to be a new kind of casino after regulators slapped it with a $10.5 million fine over ties to illegal bookmakers. But questions still hang in the air. In a hearing that wrapped in under an hour but…

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Billionaire Bruce Mathieson Backs Bally’s Takeover Play With AU$50 Million Bet

Casino, NewsMarch 24, 2025320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Star Entertainment’s biggest individual investor has thrown his weight — and wallet — behind a bold new suitor. Australian gambling tycoon Bruce Mathieson is backing a takeover offer by U.S.-based Bally’s Corp to seize control of The Star Entertainment Group. And he’s not just cheering from the sidelines. According to reports from The Australian Financial…

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Packed Nights, Local Pride: Eklutna’s Chin’an Gaming Hall Off to a Roaring Start

Casino, NewsMarch 22, 2025289Views 0Likes 0Comments

Since opening its doors in February, the Chin’an Gaming Hall has been a bit of a local sensation. Long lines, jam-packed weekends, and even the occasional waitlist — not something you expect to see in a quiet part of Alaska. But for the Native Village of Eklutna, it’s more than just a business. It’s a…