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New York Casinos Finally Reopen after Six-Month Hiatus
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New York Casinos Finally Reopen after Six-Month Hiatus

New York City malls and New York casinos have been granted clearance to restart operations, effective on Wednesday, September 9. All indoor properties will have to use enhanced cleaning and sanitation protocols, as well as air filtration systems. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has tasked New York City mayor Bill de Blasio with working out […]
Coushatta Casino Resort, Rush Street Interact Introduce New Social Casino
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Coushatta Casino Resort, Rush Street Interact Introduce New Social Casino

The Coushatta Casino Resort in Louisiana has teamed up with Rush Street Interactive to introduce a new social casino and sports betting product. The namesake Coushatta Casino4Fun runs on a dedicated platform supplied by Rush Street. There, players can find over 300 slots, table games, live dealer titles, and all sorts of virtual chips to […]
Chicago Casino May Face Less Onerous Taxation
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Chicago Casino May Face Less Onerous Taxation

While a previously-proposed law on taxing Chicago’s planned casino with an onerous 72% levy on the facility’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was interpreted as bad for business, there may be some reasons for optimism.  The assessment comes by Union Gaming Analytics, a Las Vegas consulting firm that previously thought that the same tax would spell […]
Las Vegas Sands Promises to Pay Employees Through at Least October 31
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Las Vegas Sands Promises to Pay Employees Through at Least October 31

While most casino and hospitality companies have laid off or furloughed their staff en mass, Las Vegas Sands, the company owned and controlled by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, has bucked the trend. In an official letter earlier this week, Adelson said that Las Vegas Sands will continue paying its 10,000-strong work force through at least […]
Golden Nugget Signs a Partnership Deal for Online Launch in Michigan
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Golden Nugget Signs a Partnership Deal for Online Launch in Michigan

Golden Nugget has inked a deal with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, which operates two Ojibwa Casino properties in Michigan. Under the partnership, the company’s Golden Nugget Online Gaming and Ojibwa Casino will launch online gaming and sports betting in the state. Golden Nugget is effectively pushing beyond its traditional market in New Jersey where […]
Illinois Reopens, Nevada Toughens the Measures on Face Masks
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Illinois Reopens, Nevada Toughens the Measures on Face Masks

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced that the casino industry in the state will restart as early as next Wednesday, July 1. The news comes after three months of closure for all 10 casinos to help stop the spread of the outbreak. Today, in what is a nation-wide push to restart the industry, Gov. Pritzker […]
Slow Recovery Ahead for US Casinos
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Slow Recovery Ahead for US Casinos

Slow recovery ahead as casinos in the United States are still coping with pandemic and tentatively reopening. Michigan, Massachusetts and New Jersey are all at different stages of their reopening this week. Find out more in our weekly overview, covering the most important developments from the casino industry in the United States. Michigan Casinos to […]
US Casinos Continue Reopening With Reduced Capacity
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US Casinos Continue Reopening With Reduced Capacity

The United States’ casino industry is slowly waking up with a string of reopenings across the country. After Las Vegas last week, more properties, cities and states are following suite and restarting their operations. We cover the most important developments from the week in the US casino industry, covering the period June 8 – June […]
Las Vegas Turns Lights On & Plans to Reopen Atlantic City
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Las Vegas Turns Lights On & Plans to Reopen Atlantic City

The casino business overview focuses on the most important news from the casino world in the United States this week, June 1 – June 5. We bring you the most important headlines from the industry this week. Las Vegas Casinos Turn on the Lights Amid Protest and COVID-19 Outbreak Some 78 days ago, Las Vegas […]
US Casinos Begin Reopening
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US Casinos Begin Reopening

This week marked the beginning of returning back to normal. With casinos across the United States either reopening or announcing plans and dates to restart business, a lot has happened in the past five days. We cover the events from May 24 through May 29. Chickasaw Nation Restarted Operation on Wednesday The Chickasaw Nation Casino […]