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Arizona's First Casino Opened 40 Years Ago Today! Oct. 29
October 29, 2024 - Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation opened the first gaming facility in Arizona on Oct. 29, 1984. It was a high-stakes bingo parlor, named Ba'Ja Bingo, that was built at ... Read more California
Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Completes Construction
October 28, 2024 - The final phase of construction is finished for the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort in Jamestown. All work was completed in time for the Nov. 9th grand opening celebration ... Read more Nebraska
Ogallala Approves Rezoning for $100M Lake Mac Casino Racetrack
October 27, 2024 - Last week the Ogallala City Council voted 4-1 to approve rezoning for the $100 million Lake Mac Casino Resort and Racetrack planned for a 174-acre site ... Read more Nevada
Las Vegas A's Ballpark & Bally's Casino | Oct. 2024 Update
October 26, 2024 - Crews with heavy equipment are clearing the site of the former Tropicana casino in preparation for construction of a Major League Ballpark for the ... Read more California
Acorn Ridge Casino breaks ground near Sacramento
October 25, 2024 - The Ione Band of Miwoks held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for their Acorn Ridge Casino, a future boutique casino located 30 miles southeast of Sacramento. ... Read more Wisconsin
Beloit casino celebrates groundbreaking today! Oct. 25, 2024
October 25, 2024 - The Ho-Chunk Nation held a groundbreaking celebration today to start construction on a $405 million casino, hotel and conference center in Beloit, WI ... Read more Oklahoma
Coweta Casino Hotel | Groundbreaking Nov. 2024
October 24, 2024 - The Muscogee Nation will celebrate the groundbreaking for the new $100 million Coweta Casino Hotel during the first week of November, 2024. The exact time and date ... Read more California
Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Plans Grand Opening Nov. 9, 2024
October 23, 2024 - The new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort held a soft opening in July 15th and will now celebrate the grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 9th ... Read more Nebraska
Lincoln WarHorse Casino Opens in 2 Weeks!
October 22, 2024 - The grand opening of the finished WarHorse Lincoln Casino is only two weeks away! The event will kick off at 2 pm on Monday, Nov 4th. Program details and special ... Read more Northern California
Gold Country Casino Celebrates Wahlburgers Grand Opening
October 22, 2024 - Gold Country Casino in Oroville opened its new Wahlburgers restaurant this week. The grand opening was held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16th inside the casino's new ... Read more Virginia
Caesars Virginia Plans Ramsay's Kitchen!
October 21, 2024 - In a press release Tuesday, Caesars Virginia announced plans to open a new Ramsay's Kitchen by the end of this year. The new dining venue will be located ... Read more Virginia
Caesars Virginia Expected to Open in Dec. 2024
October 20, 2024 - Construction of Caesars Virginia is on pace to open this December, according to Danville city manager Ken Larking. Larking says he was told by casino officials ... Read more Virginia
Hard Rock Casino Bristol lights guitar in countdown to grand opening
October 19, 2024 - Hard Rock Bristol lit up the 45-foot-tall, iconic guitar located in front of the new $550 million casino, which is scheduled to open on Nov ... Read more North Carolina
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River | $275M Expansion Nears Completion
October 18, 2024 - Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel issued a press release Wednesday to announce the progress achieved so far in construction of its new ... Read more Arkansas
Pope County Casino | Arkansas Supreme Court certifies casino measure for Nov. ballot
October 17, 2024 - The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today against the second part of a legal challenge to disqualify Issue 2, as a casino measure on the Nov. 5th ballot. Issue 2 ... Read more Alabama
Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka | US Appeals Court Revives Land Dispute
October 17, 2024 - The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has directed a lower court to reopen a lawsuit filed by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma against the ... Read more Virginia
Norfolk casino will celebrate groundbreaking on Oct. 30
October 16, 2024 - Yesterday, the Pamunkey Tribe and its new partner, Boyd Gaming, announced the groundbreaking date for the Norfolk casino will be Wednesday, October 30 at 11 AM. ... Read more Arkansas
Pope County Casino | Arkansas Supreme Court upholds ballot measure
October 15, 2024 - Arkansas Issue 2, a ballot measure to repeal the casino license issued to Cherokee Nation Entertainment for a Pope County casino, took a major step ... Read more California
Hard Rock Tejon's Impact on Mountain Communities
October 14, 2024 - Construction of the Hard Rock Casino Tejon is expected to be completed late next year. When the Tejon casino opens, what will be its impact on the mountain ... Read more Nebraska
WarHorse Lincoln's permanent casino opens Nov. 4, 2024
October 13, 2024 - The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission gave approval Friday to opening the expanded WarHorse Lincoln on November 4th. A ribbon-cutting ceremony ... Read more Illinois
Hard Rock Casino Rockford jumps to 2nd largest in Illinois casino revenue
October 12, 2024 - Amazing! Hard Rock Rockford jumped from ninth to second in the number of visitors and Illinois gaming revenue in its first full month ... Read more Illinois
Wind Creek Chicago Southland to open Nov. 11
October 11, 2024 - Wind Creek Chicago Southland will open its south suburban casino on Nov. 11, 2024, according to Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld. The date is pending final state approval ... Read more Virginia
Bristol Hard Rock Casino opens Nov. 14
October 10, 2024 - The grand opening celebration for the new Bristol Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The event will kick off with ... Read more Wisconsin
Beloit Casino Will Break Ground Oct. 25, 2024
October 9, 2024 - The Ho-Chunk Nation has scheduled a groundbreaking celebration on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 at 11 AM for its new Beloit casino. The event represents the start of ... Read more Virginia
Norfolk Casino Gets Final Approval
October 8, 2024 - The City Council of Norfolk, Virginia met tonight and granted final approval for construction of the Norfolk Casino. The council voted 7-1 to approve the design of a $500 million casino ... Read more Arizona
Casino Del Sol voted Best Casino
October 7, 2024 - Casino del Sol is the 2024 winner of the "Best Casino Award" for the ninth consecutive year in the Arizona Daily Star Readers' Choice Awards. Readers of the Tucson publication also ... Read more California
Hard Rock Tejon | Topping-Off Event Update
October 6, 2024 - The final steel beam for the structural framework of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tejon was hoisted into position Monday during a topping-off ceremony held at the Mettler construction site ... Read more California
Gold Country Casino Celebrates 'Platinum Level' Grand Opening! ... Today!
October 5, 2024 - Today at 10 AM Gold Country Casino Resort will cut-the-ribbon on its new 25,000 square foot gaming expansion named The Platinum Level ... Read more North Carolina
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River | Valley Tower Opens Soon
October 4, 2024 - The $275 million expansion project is nearing completion at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, and a new 12-story hotel tower ... Read more Virginia
Caesars Virginia Nears Completion
October 3, 2024 - Danville city officials say the construction of the new $750 million Caesars Virginia is on schedule to open before the end of this year. City Manager Ken Larking says, "I've been told that they will be open in ... Read more California
Hard Rock Tejon | Topping-Off Event
October 2, 2024 - The official "topping off" event of the Hard Rock Casino Tejon was celebrated Monday in Mettler, CA, as construction crews hoisted the final steel beam atop the framework for the 150,000 sq-ft casino ... Read more California
California Casinos War 2025 | Tribes vs. Cardrooms
October 1, 2024 - Major changes to the types of games played at California cardrooms will be coming next year, as a result of Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a bill this week to allow tribes ... Read more News Continued ...