Unless the case settles in the next few weeks, a jury will decide whether Beau Rivage Casino & Resort security officers used unreasonable force on a VIP guest who appeared drunk and didn’t leave when security asked him to. Florida resident Brent Nettles, who was visiting the Biloxi resort with family, filed a federal lawsuit […]
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Parx Casino not waiting to build its hotel. Instead it bought this one in Bensalem
Parx Casino has purchased an existing Bensalem hotel, which it plans to renovate and open sometime in 2025, leaving unanswered questions about the original plans for a luxury hotel on the complex property approved last year. Parx’s parent company, Greenwood Racing Inc., announced Monday the purchase of The Inn at Fox Chase, 3327 Street Road […]
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Hawaiian visitor hits $1.5M jackpot at Las Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One Hawaiian visitor to Las Vegas collected a life-changing prize at a southern Nevada resort Wednesday. An anonymous guest from Hawaii is going home $1.5 million richer after hitting a jackpot at the California Hotel & Casino. The big win occurred on June 12 at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine when […]
Arkansas Racing Commission votes to proceed with Cherokee Nation proposal for Pope County casino
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas state board has given the green light for one developer to continue in the process of trying to get a license to open a gaming venue in Pope County and told another to fold. The Arkansas Racing Commission on Wednesday voted to proceed with the application from Cherokee Nation […]
Inside the rise and fall of Indiana’s casino king
Indiana farm boy Rod Ratcliff built a Statehouse money machine to push legislation favorable to his gambling interests. IndyStar’s three-part story, “The Rise and Fall of Indiana’s Casino King,” follows the career of the former farm boy from rural Indiana who rose from obscurity to become the state’s most powerful gaming executive. In doing so, […]
George Lopez walks out before show ends at California casino. ‘Don’t invite him back’
Comedian George Lopez is being criticized for walking out on a stand-up performance at a Central California casino Friday night. And that didn’t sit well with Eagle Mountain Casino based in Porterville. The casino said the show was sold out and Lopez ended it 30 minutes early because of hecklers. The casino lashed out at […]
Crews break ground on new Kings Mountain casino
Hundreds of people gathered Friday morning as the Catawba Nation broke ground on its expansion of Two Kings Casino Resort in Kings Mountain. Robert Keesee, a Catawba tribe member, told Channel 9 that this moment has been a long time coming. PREVIOUS STORIES: “You hear so many things like, ‘When is this going to start […]
Ohio father arrested after leaving 10-month-old in car to go to casino
An Ohio father is facing charges after allegedly leaving his young child in a car alone while at a casino. Cleveland officers found the 10-month-old child in a parking garage at 2151 Ontario Street, WOIO reported. Police said the girl’s father left her alone for over an hour and a half while he was inside […]
Donald Trump Jr. attends groundbreaking for Catawba Indians’ $700 million casino in NC
Friday’s groundbreaking for the Catawba Indians’ $700 million North Carolina casino drew an unexpected guest few people noticed until Chief Brian Harris made an announcement. Donald Trump Jr. quietly sat under a tent with hundreds of other guests for the 10 a.m. ceremony in Kings Mountain. He wasn’t listed on the program for the event […]
Somerset Township man wins $600K in Texas hold’em games at casino
A Somerset Township man beat the odds twice this year at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, and it paid off to the tune of $621,000 in jackpots, the casino said. Stephen McRae hit royal flushes twice while playing Texas hold ’em poker, first in January and then in May. Casino officials described […]
Virginia casino resort an hour from Triangle still set to open this year; casino in NC mountains expands gaming floor
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As folks in central North Carolina continue to eye the completion of a casino less than 60 miles from Durham, a major expansion is partially complete at an existing casino in the North Carolina mountains. Right now, Caesars Virginia casino in Danville, just a mile from the North Carolina border, is […]