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Bethesda Man Wins Big with Multiple Pick 5 Lottery Tickets

BETHESDA, MD - A Montgomery County man has claimed a substantial $250000 prize after playing five Pick 5 tickets in the Maryland Lottery's May 16 midday drawing. Opting for the same number, 73195, across all tickets, the Bethesda local secured two $1 straight bets for each ticket in both the midday and evening drawings. The fortunate tickets were…
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Bally's gets Gaming Board approval to open temporary casino

After years of planning, months of renovations and several days of monitored practice sessions, Bally's Chicago got the green light Friday from the Illinois Gaming Board to launch the city's long-sought first casino. Medinah Temple in River North opened this weekend, welcoming gamblers to try their luck at an ornate temporary facility that is…
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Casino Operators Buying up Land in Texas

Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson isn't the only casino operator buying land in Texas in hopes that sports betting and casino resorts will be legalized. After Adelson's $3.8 billion purchase of the Mavericks, it was revealed that her family business, Las Vegas Sands, owns 259 acres in Irving, hinting at a potential casino resort in the…
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Casino Operators Buying up Land in Texas
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Construction in full swing on massive Live! Casino project in Bossier

Construction on the $270 million Live! Casino & Hotel renovation in Bossier City has started after The Cordish Companies chose AnderCorp as the project's general contractor. AnderCorp, which is headquartered in Gulfport, Miss., has already provided preconstruction services, design review and managed early-stage demolition of the old Diamond Jacks…
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Construction in full swing on massive Live! Casino project in Bossier
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The Cordish Companies Breaks Ground on New $270+ Million Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana

LRGC Gaming Investors, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies, today celebrated the commencement of construction on the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market and the $270+ Million LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA, a project that will serve as a regional destination for world-class gaming, dining, entertainment, and hotel…
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The Cordish Companies Breaks Ground on New $270+ Million Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana
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Cordish promises game-changing Live! Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana

Jon Cordish promised his family's renovation of the former Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City will transform the former property into a destination gambling, event and entertainment resort that will rival the top destinations in the country. "It's going to have a quality and energy that when you walk into this property you'll feel like you're in…
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Cordish promises game-changing Live! Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana
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Cordish Comapnies Develops Live! Casino in Bossier

After one of the America's leading development firms, The Cordish Companies, secured an unanimous approval in October 2023 from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to officially become a licensed casino operator in Bossier City, Louisiana, Jon Cordish announces that the $270 million transformation of the former property will result in the Live!…
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Cordish Comapnies Develops Live! Casino in Bossier
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THE CORDISH COMPANIES BREAKS GROUND ON NEW $270+ MILLION LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA

LRGC Gaming Investors, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies, today celebrated the commencement of construction on the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market and the $270+ Million LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA, a project that will serve as a regional destination for world-class gaming, dining, entertainment, and hotel…
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THE CORDISH COMPANIES BREAKS GROUND ON NEW $270+ MILLION LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA
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MLB Owners Unanimously Approve Las Vegas Move For Oakland A’s

It's official, the Oakland A's are moving to Las Vegas after Major League Baseball owners gave the franchise's move the go-ahead last week. The team announced plans to move to Sin City in the spring after reaching a deal to build a new stadium right on the Vegas Strip. However, the plan to leave Oakland still needed approval from three-fourths of…
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Las Vegas Strike Averted as Hoteliers Round Out Labor Deals (1)

Nov. 10, 2023, 3:06 PM UTC Three Las Vegas casino companies have reached labor deals with the city's most powerful hospitality workers union, ending the threat of a strike in one of the nation's hottest tourist destinations. <-bsp-bb-link>Culinary Workers Union Local 226 said it reached a new five-year contract agreement with Wynn Resorts&hellip;
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Las Vegas Strike Averted as Hoteliers Round Out Labor Deals (1)
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The Cordish Cos. gets approval to become casino operator in Louisiana

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board Monday unanimously granted LRGC Gaming Investors, LCC, an affiliate of the Baltimore-based The Cordish Companies, the necessary regulatory approvals required to become a gaming operator in the state. The approval clears the way for Cordish to finalize the acquisition of Diamond Jacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City&hellip;
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One $1M Powerball Winner In VA As CA Player Grabs $1.76B Jackpot

VIRGINIA - One Virginia player failed to capture the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night but still scored a major prize, winning $1 million as a ticket in California landed the top purse. The winning numbers in the drawing Oct. 11 were white balls 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and a red Power Ball of 10. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.&hellip;
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Illinois gambling tax revenue grows to nearly $2 billion

SPRINGFIELD - As the saying goes, the house always wins. And as gambling continues to expand across Illinois, that saying increasingly extends to state government coffers as revenue from the lottery, casinos, video gaming, sports betting and horse racing grew more than 5% to $1.99 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June, according to a report&hellip;
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Illinois gambling tax revenue grows to nearly $2 billion
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Gambling taxes generated record $1.99 billion for Illinois last year, but can it last?

The expanding array of wagering opportunities in Illinois created the state's largest windfall to date from gambling-related taxes during the last fiscal year. The Illinois legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's recently released annual "Wagering in Illinois" report shows the state's gambling taxes from lottery&hellip;
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Gambling taxes generated record $1.99 billion for Illinois last year, but can it last?
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What Casinos Can You Gamble at 18 in Washington

What Casinos Can You Gamble at 18 in Washington? Washington is known for its vibrant gambling scene, with numerous casinos scattered across the state. However, if you're under the age of 21, your options may be limited. The legal gambling age in Washington is typically 18 for most forms of gambling, including lottery games, horse racing, and&hellip;
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Live! Casino & Hotel Resort coming to Bossier City

The new casino is set to open in 2025. BOSSIER CITY, La. - The Cordish Companies on Monday presented master project plans to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for the redevelopment of Diamond Jacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City. Cordish intends to transform the property into a world-class Live! casino resort and entertainment&hellip;
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Live! Casino & Hotel Resort coming to Bossier City
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Cordish Companies presents plans for former Diamond Jack casino property

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- The new owners of the former Diamond Jack casino property in Bossier City presented their master plans Monday to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board Cordish Companies, of Baltimore, said in a subsequent news release it intends to transform the property into a "world-class Live! casino resort and entertainment destination,"&hellip;
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Cordish Companies presents plans for former Diamond Jack casino property
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The 5 Biggest 'Racinos' in the World

A racino would typically be described as the dream of all gamblers, as its facility provides an avenue for them to enjoy the best of both worlds as they get to participate in gambling in the casino while horses race on the track outside. Long ago, the racetrack wasn't getting a lot of attention from punters, but with the advent of the racinos, this&hellip;
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Still no casino at Hawthorne Race Course 3 years after getting license

More than three years after Hawthorne Race Course was authorized to add casino gambling, not a single card has been dealt nor a coin dropped in the slots. The $400 million combination horse racetrack and casino, or "racino," was supposed to have opened in 2021. Workers even started initial demolition work at the track, which shut down the&hellip;
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Still no casino at Hawthorne Race Course 3 years after getting license
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Mark Cuban has Vegas-like vision for Dallas, new Mavs arena if Texas OKs casino gambling

DALLAS - In recent years, Mark Cuban's vision for a new arena has included a 20-story Madison Square Garden-like structure with window views of Dallas and fans arriving in autonomous cars. Now his plans are substantially larger in scope, grandeur and - he believes - economic windfall for Dallas and Texas. And himself, naturally. "My goal, and we'd&hellip;
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Mark Cuban has Vegas-like vision for Dallas, new Mavs arena if Texas OKs casino gambling
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Reno Nevada Offers More To Do Than Casino Thrills

In my travels to just about every corner of the world and all but two U.S. states, I still haven't made it to Las Vegas. But, to get a taste of the gaming and entertainment scene that lures people to Nevada's urban hotspots, I recently spent a few days investigating what to do in smaller Reno, a city of 264000, and nearby Lake Tahoe. For years I&hellip;
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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In NoVA, Jackpot Climbs To $1.5B For Nov. 5

VIRGINIA - While nobody snagged the Powerball $1.2 billion jackpot Wednesday night, one ticket was sold in Northern Virginia for the drawing that is worth $1 million. The Powerball jackpot has swelled to a staggering $1.5 billion for the Saturday, Nov. 5, drawing after no one matched the winning numbers Wednesday. Players in Virginia need to pick&hellip;
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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In NoVA, Jackpot Climbs To $1.5B For Nov. 5
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Illinois gambling revenue hits all-time high in fiscal year 2022 at almost $1.9 billion

Gambling revenues in Illinois during the last fiscal year hit an all-time high for the state, according to the latest data, with almost $1.9 billion going into its coffers. The new record is up by 35.7% from the previous high, set in 2019, when the Prairie State generated $1.4 billion in gaming revenue. Raking in more than $833 million, lottery&hellip;
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Illinois gambling revenue hits all-time high in fiscal year 2022 at almost $1.9 billion
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Illinois Shatters State Gambling Revenue Record for the Fiscal Year

A report released by the Illinois General Assembly's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has revealed that gambling revenues collected by the state for the fiscal year hit an all-time high of $1.9 billion. This was an increase of 35.7% on the previous record which was set back in the 2019 fiscal year. Lottery sales accounted for&hellip;
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Gambling revenue nets Illinois a record $1.9 billion in a year: Here's what's generating it

Gambling revenues in Illinois during the last fiscal year hit an all-time high for the state, with almost $1.9 billion going into its coffers. That beat the previous record in 2019, when the state generated $1.4 billion in gambling revenue. Raking in more than $833 million, lottery sales generated the most gambling revenue for the state from July&hellip;
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Gambling revenue nets Illinois a record $1.9 billion in a year: Here's what's generating it
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Texas Lottery ticket won by Arlington resident

The anonymous winner bought the ticket at a Circle K in Irving. The Texas Lottery says they won't get the full prize, but they're still getting a huge moneybag. ARLINGTON, Texas - Do you know someone in Arlington who bought a lottery ticket, and you haven't heard from them since? If the answer's yes, then that might be the person who won the&hellip;
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Texans Hope to Win Big With Mega Millions Jackpot

With the Mega Millions soaring to more than $1.2 billion, some North Texas retailers are selling lottery tickets by the hundreds to hopeful players. Lupe Beltran, the owner of Chuck's in Arlington, said lines have been steady at his store all week. The Mega Millions jackpot prize for the Friday, July 29 drawing has been increased to an estimated&hellip;
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Chicago Tribune

Column: Dogs on the run no match for growing casino industry

Like watching greyhounds at Dairyland Park, the contest for a gaming casino between Waukegan and Kenosha was a dogfight to the finish. Waukegan, with backing from local and Illinois officials, won that race. As for the former quarter-mile greyhound track just over the Wisconsin border from Lake County, dreams of a gambling locale have vanished.&hellip;
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Column: Dogs on the run no match for growing casino industry
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March Maryland Casino Revenue Tops $170 Million In Fourth-Best Month Ever

Maryland casinos recorded their fourth-best single month ever with a whopping $170.6 million in combined revenue in March. Even though March's revenue is less than 1% more than the $169.2 million in March 2021, this month's revenue is one of the highest for the state. It also represents a 19% increase from this point in the fiscal year 2021. MGM&hellip;
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March Maryland Casino Revenue Tops $170 Million In Fourth-Best Month Ever
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Gulfstream Park's Wednesday Pick 6 Jackpot Pool Hits $1.1 Million

Gulfstream Park wastes little time presenting horseplayers with the year's first seven-figure betting opportunity, offering a $1.1 million gross jackpot pool on its 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 for Wednesday's nine-race card. Being a jackpot wager, the Rainbow Pick 6 is paid out when a bettor holds the lone winning ticket with all six winners. When that&hellip;
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Gulfstream Park's Wednesday Pick 6 Jackpot Pool Hits $1.1 Million
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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval

State regulators on Wednesday chose developers for two new suburban casinos, a decision that comes more than two years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois that also included a long-debated but still unrealized Chicago casino. A unanimous vote by the Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval for a&hellip;
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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval
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Vegas-based Full House Resorts approved for casino resort near Chicago

Moments after Full House Resorts won preliminary approval from the Illinois Gaming Control Board Wednesday to build a casino and hotel complex 40 miles north of downtown Chicago, investors expressed their delight for the small Las Vegas-based gaming operator. Shares of Full House, which operates five casinos in four states, jumped more than 20&hellip;
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Vegas-based Full House Resorts approved for casino resort near Chicago
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Al Michaels had perfect gambling reference at end of 'Sunday Night Football'

Al Michaels delivered a fun gambling reference late in the game on "Sunday Night Football." The legendary NBC announcer was chatting with his broadcasting partner Cris Collinsworth with about 2:30 left in the Kansas City Chiefs' 41-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Michaels knows that those who are tuned in to a blowout game late typically have a&hellip;
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Al Michaels had perfect gambling reference at end of 'Sunday Night Football'
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Only in Chicago does a debate about one casino turn into a fight over six

Chicago is debating the location and operator of its first casino within city limits. It is doing so decades after other cities hungry for tax revenue and willing to overlook the social costs took that step. But our City Council can never make things easy. In the last few days, it has become clear the great civic casino debate is, in fact, not over&hellip;
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Only in Chicago does a debate about one casino turn into a fight over six
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Billionaire Casino Magnate Says Allowing Betting At Wrigley, United Center Would Hurt City's New Casino Before It's Built

CHICAGO - Allowing sports betting at Wrigley Field and the United Center could make Chicago's first casino a bust, billionaire casino magnate Neil Bluhm told aldermen Monday. Bluhm spoke to aldermen at a hearing about allowing the city's stadiums to offer sports betting - but the teams that would benefit from sports betting at stadiums aren't&hellip;
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Billionaire Casino Magnate Says Allowing Betting At Wrigley, United Center Would Hurt City's New Casino Before It's Built
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Chicago has five competing casino bids. Here’s what’s proposed.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is looking at five proposals from three firms vying to run Chicago's casino. Now it's almost time for her to show her hand. City officials are sifting through the bids, including one from Hard Rock International that would set the gambling emporium in a massive mixed-use project, One Central, which developers hope to&hellip;
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot reviews casino gambling location options

Be it a shopper looking for a new TV, a student searching for the best college, or a voter filling out their ballot, it's good to have choices. Mayor Lori Lightfoot can appreciate that. Thanks to some fine staff work by insiders at City Hall, like Samir Mayekar, and outsiders like attorney Cid Froelich-as well as a little luck-Lightfoot now has the&hellip;
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McCormick Place Lakeside Center eyed for Chicago casino in one of two Bluhm-backed bids

McCormick Place's Lakeside Center would become the "gem" of a south lakefront entertainment district under a proposal to transform the 50-year-old structure into Chicago's mega-casino. A group of developers who are already behind a $4 billion redevelopment of the former Michael Reese Hospital site near Bronzeville said Wednesday they're ready to go&hellip;
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McCormick Place Lakeside Center eyed for Chicago casino in one of two Bluhm-backed bids
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Chicago casino bids: These investors are likely to make a pitch

At a time when she really could use some good news, Mayor Lori Lightfoot stands to have one of the best days of her tenure on Oct. 29. That's when bids are due for the long proposed Chicago casino-centerpiece of city efforts to pay off hundreds of millions of dollars in old pension debt-and it looks she may just roll boxcars. But while the overall&hellip;
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Chicago casino bids: These investors are likely to make a pitch
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North Point And Full House Make Pitches For Waukegan Casino License

Two vastly different visions for what a casino would look like in the Fountain Square section of Waukegan were presented to the Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday, when North Point Casino and Full House Resorts made their respective pitches to be awarded the state's gaming license for that location. Waukegan was one of six locations granted a&hellip;
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North Point And Full House Make Pitches For Waukegan Casino License
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Column: Potawatomi lawsuit casts shadow over Waukegan casino choice

And then there were two casino proposals for the long-awaited Waukegan gaming mecca. It's been a complicated process to put a casino in the city and it will get even more muddled before the first shovel is turned at Fountain Square. Late last month, the Churchill Downs-Rush Street Gaming group, which operates the highly successful Rivers Casino in&hellip;
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IGT Platform to Power Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort

International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has expanded its Washington State sports betting footprint after announcing its PlaySports platform will power sports wagering at Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort in Arlington. Stock market news site Seeking Alpha shared news of IGT's September 28 agreement with the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians-owned casino&hellip;
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Churchill Downs withdraws Waukegan casino application after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears

One of the state's most influential gambling companies withdrew its bid to win the right to open a new casino in Waukegan just hours after it announced it would sell Arlington International Racecourse to the Chicago Bears, officials said Thursday. Churchill Downs Inc. confirmed the flashy $197.2 million agreement with the Bears Wednesday morning, a&hellip;
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Churchill Downs plans casino-like gambling venue in downtown Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Churchill Downs Inc. is buying the US Bank building at Fourth and Market streets and plans to open its fourth casino-like facility there. Construction on what Churchill calls "Derby City Gaming Downtown" would start later this year, with a projected opening in early 2023, the company said. Churchill has suggested for months&hellip;
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Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort ranked Top 15 of Washington’s Best Workplaces

ARLINGTON, Wash., September 23, 2021 - Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort is the only casino ranked in the top 15 of 2021 Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal in the extra-large company category. The ranking is determined by a vote of Team Members. At Angel Of TheWinds Casino Resort, 650-plus Team Members embody the WEACT&hellip;
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Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort ranked Top 15 of Washington’s Best Workplaces
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Stand-Up comic Dan Cummins to perform at Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort

Arlington, Wash., July 31, 2021 - Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort is excited to announce that stand-up comic and podcaster Dan Cummins will be performing at Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort in Rivers Run Event Center on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 8PM. Laugh out loud during this show on his Symphony of Insanity Tour! Cummins is one of the most&hellip;
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Stand-Up comic Dan Cummins to perform at Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort
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New Las Vegas Sands digital gaming investment to be led by Davis Catlin

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is investing in digital gaming technologies focused in business-to-business transactions. The company on Monday announced it is building a digital gaming investment team to be led by Davis Catlin, joining Las Vegas Sands after spending 14 years with Sands Capital Management in Arlington, Virginia.That company is unrelated to&hellip;
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Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings Odds and Picks

It's hard to believe, but the WNBA has already reached the midway point in the 2021 season with the final games of the first half of the regular season schedule taking place league-wide on Sunday, July 11th. To begin a rare five-game schedule in the league on Sunday will be a matchup on national television between the Las Vegas Aces and Dallas&hellip;
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Storm announces exclusive partnership with Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort

EVERETT, Wash. - The Seattle Storm is proud to announce Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort as its first exclusive casino partner in franchise history. The multi-year partnership brings new entertainment opportunities for Storm fans and impactful visibility for Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort. Financial terms of the deal are not disclosed. Angel Of&hellip;
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Storm announces exclusive partnership with Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort
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Las Vegas Strip Empty Without Conventions

When the rodeo left Las Vegas, it removed the last big event this year that could have re-energized the city's Strip and battered convention business. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association's National Finals Rodeo, held in Las Vegas since 1985, moved to Arlington, Texas, in September because of Nevada's pandemic restrictions. The 10-day rodeo&hellip;
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Scratch-Off Jackpot! Arlington Resident Claims $5 Million In $200 Million Ca$h Game

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) - $5 million on a scratch off ticket - yes, that is the prize an Arlington resident recently walked away with. The big winner, who has elected to remain anonymous, won the money playing the Texas Lottery $200 Million Ca$h scratch ticket game. Discover DFW: Paddlesports On The Trinity River The ticket was purchased at Matlock&hellip;
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