ConstructionSahara Closing
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Former NASCAR Cafe demolished as part of Sahara renovation (5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Demolition work continued Friday at the Sahara where workers began dismantling the former NASCAR Cafe.
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Wetumpka Casino
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Grand Jury Discards Terrorist Charge Against Hickory Ground Protester (5/7/2013)
(Alabama) -- An Alabama Grand Jury has tossed out a terrorism charge brought by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians against a Muscogee Nation citizen and reduced it to...
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Creek Nation chief vows to return to Oklahoma Tuesday with arrested man (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation said Tuesday afternoon that he expects to return to Oklahoma "this evening" with a member...
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Effort under way to raise bond for protestor of Creek casino (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief George Tiger held a press conference at the Montgomery Federal Courthouse to discuss the situation surrounding a man...
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Sioux City Casino
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Warner: Work on Hard Rock Casino to start in July (5/6/2013)
(Iowa) -- In two months crews will break ground on Sioux City's newest casino. Monday night, Sioux City Entertainment President Bill Warner updated it's new non-...
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Tight deadline means Sioux City casino work will start by summer (4/21/2013)
(Iowa) -- Backers of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City relished in a hard-fought victory Thursday. With the clock ticking on a new state deadline, they quickly...
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Mohegan Sun
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Fast-rising Mohegan Sun hotel to include spa (4/18/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Pinpointing when the new hotel and convention center at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will open is a question Mike Bean has been asked many times, and...
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Jamul Casino
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Penn National plans to build Hollywood-brand casino in San Diego (4/8/2013)
(California) -- Regional casino giant Penn National Gaming, Inc., which owns M Resort, announced plans Friday to enter San Diego’s Indian gaming market.
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Margaritaville Casinos
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Construction on Margaritaville Resort Casino continues (4/5/2013)
(Louisiana) -- Construction continues Thursday on the new Margaritaville Resort Casino down by the Louisiana Boardwalk. Margaritaville is the 6th river based casino to...
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It's 5 o'clock somewhere: River Spirit Casino, Margaritaville announce $250 million project (3/20/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Spokesmen for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's River Spirit Casino, in partnership with Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Hospitality Group, announced on...
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River Spirit Casino to undergo major expansion, add the 'Margaritaville' brand (3/19/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- The River Spirit Casino will soon invoke a more tropical spirit as it rebrands itself "Margaritaville at River Spirit," and launches a massive...
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Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant coming to Tulsa as part of River Spirit Casino (3/18/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Officials with the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa announced plans to build a 500-room hotel tower Monday, which they claim would bring Tulsa around 800 new...
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River Spirit Casino announces Margaritaville partnership (3/18/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- On Tuesday, the River Spirit Casino will announce plans for a project that will feature a Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant, a 22-...
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A look inside the Margaritaville Casino (2/18/2013)
(Louisiana) -- Crews are diligently working to complete the Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Bossier City on time. Amid the chaos of construction, the casino has...
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Twenty-Nine Palms Casino
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Casino groundbreaking nears (4/3/2013)
(California) -- Final preparations have begun for construction of the Tortoise Rock Casino on Baseline Road and Adobe Road here.
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Eastern Band of Cherokee
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CNE unveils newly finished Hard Rock tower (3/26/2013)
(New Carolina) -- One of the main attractions of the new 10-story hotel tower at the tribe’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa are the 98 suites that guests have...
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Grand Opening Held For Casino Expansion (3/22/2013)
(North Carolina) -- Ground was broken on the third hotel tower for Harrah’s Cherokee on July 10, 2009. That event marked the beginning of the $650 million...
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Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort gets a facelift (2/18/2013)
(North Carolina) -- Far removed from the whirring, pinging and dinging of slot machines and the cheers and moans at the card tables, the quiet, serene Mandara Spa...
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Philadelphia Casino
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Don't skimp on Philly casino aesthetics, architects urge (3/21/2013)
(Philadelphia) -- As groups compete to open a second casino in Philadelphia, some designers and architects say the state needs to pay more attention to how casino...
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Thistledown Racetrack
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ThistleDown Racino nears its April 9 opening, work continues on track's $88-million transformation (3/21/2013)
(Ohio) -- ThistleDown Racino may not open until April 9, but that’s not to say they aren’t already seeing the crowds.
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Work continues towards the upcoming opening of ThistleDown Racino (3/8/2013)
(Ohio) -- With the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati enjoying its first full week of operation and the Horseshoe Cleveland now nearly 10 months into its first year, attention...
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Maryland Gaming
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City says injunction for casino construction not warranted (3/13/2013)
(Maryland) -- Lawyers for Baltimore say a group of Westport residents seeking an injunction to stop construction of the Horseshoe Casino along Russell Street have no...
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Judge temporarily blocks Baltimore casino construction (3/11/2013)
(Maryland) -- A Baltimore Circuit Court judge ordered a halt Monday to construction work on the city's planned casino until a hearing Friday on a lawsuit by Westport...
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City panel approves new Baltimore casino design (2/21/2013)
(Maryland) -- Baltimore's Urban Design & Architecture Review Panel gave approval Thursday to a revised design for the casino scheduled to be built near where...
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Foxwoods
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Weather blamed for delaying Foxwoods project's groundbreaking (3/7/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Harsh weather has delayed the start of construction for the outlet mall developers plan to build at Foxwoods Resort Casino, a source close to the...
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Buffalo Casino
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Construction Watch: Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino (3/5/2013)
(New York) -- Construction of the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino is moving rapidly towards a November completion date. Crews have nearly finished work on the site's...
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Dowagiac Casino
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Sneak peek at the Four Winds Dowagiac (2/25/2013)
(Michigan) -- In an area where the Pokagon name has deep roots, another of the tribe's markers is sprouting up. Four Winds Dowagiac is set to open this spring and...
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Poarch Creek
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Man charged with making terrorist threat related to Poarch Creeks' casino in Wetumpka (2/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- An Oklahoma man is being held in the Elmore County jail on what a lawyer says is a “bogus charge” of making a terrorist threat related to...
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Poarch Band Accuses Muscogee Creek Man of Terrorist Threat to Burn Casino (2/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has now publicly accused Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Wayland Gray of threatening to burn down the band’s casino...
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Four arrested for trespassing at casino site (2/16/2013)
(Alabama) -- Four men attempting to hold a prayer service at the construction site of Wind Creek Wetumpka were arrested by tribal police Friday for trespassing one day...
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Muscogee Indians of Oklahoma Speak Out About Arrests at Wind Creek Casino (2/16/2013)
(Alabama) -- It started out as a peaceful prayer service, and ended in handcuffs. Four members of the Muskogee Indians of Oklahoma tribe were arrested in Wetumpka for...
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Creek Casino Wetumpka protest ends with arrests of OK Indians (2/15/2013)
(Alabama) -- Protests Friday at the Creek Casino in Wetumpka ended with the arrests of 4 people from the Muskogee Tribe of Oklahoma. The feud over casino development and...
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Protesters arrested at Wetumpka casino (2/15/2013)
(Alabama) -- Members of a visiting group of Creek natives were arrested Friday during a protest at Creek Casino Wetumpka.
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Traditional Creeks Ask Poarch Band to Stop Hickory Ground Casino Construction During Ceremony (2/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- A group of traditional Creek Indians has asked the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to stop construction of its controversial $246 million casino at Hickory...
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‘Traditional Creeks’ plan visit to PCI construction site (2/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- Traditional Creek Indians have notified the Tribal Council of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians that they are planning to access the Hickory Ground...
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'Traditional Creeks' request access to sacred site in casino construction zone (2/12/2013)
(Alabama) -- We just received this statement from an attorney associated with the Muscogee Creek tribe that has opposed the ongoing construction at Creek Casino Wetumpka...
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Creeks to attempt ceremony at casino construction site (2/12/2013)
(Alabama) -- The feud among Creek tribes over the future of historic land in Wetumpka could boil over Thursday when some Creeks plan to go to the site, where the Poarch...
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Rally protests casino construction (1/31/2013)
(Alabama) -- Attendees slowly trickled into Gold Star Park Saturday afternoon, gathering to protest against construction of the new Wind Creek Wetumpka Casino. The...
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Rally for sacred land: Muscogee Creek Nation against casino expansion, removal of remains (1/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- A modest crowd gathered at Gold Star Park on Saturday to raise awareness of what they called the desecration of sacred lands.
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Activist group rallies against casino expansion (1/26/2013)
(Alabama) -- A modest crowd gathered at Gold Star Park on Saturday to raise awareness of what they called the desecration of sacred lands.
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Protest of PCI casino planned (1/26/2013)
(Alabama) -- Plans have been made by several organizations, and a former tribal council member, to protest the continuing construction of the Poarch Band of Creek...
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Ohio Gaming
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Austintown racino takes shape, even as waiting continues (2/16/2013)
(Ohio) -- Though the company still is awaiting permits to start construction, Penn National and its contractor, Turner Construction, are making progress on the new...
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Racino near Youngstown (2/16/2013)
(Ohio) -- Work is getting started at the site of a racino slated to open near Youngstown in the spring of 2014. Crews plan to finish clearing and leveling off the 190...
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Graton Rancheria
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Station Casinos unveils images of the $800 million Graton Resort in Northern California (2/15/2013)
(California) -- Station Casinos unveiled the first images last week of the $800 million Graton Resort & Casino near Santa Rosa, Calif.
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RP Casino Begins To Take Shape (2/12/2013)
(California) -- North Bay residents can get a sneak peek of the future Graton Resort and Casino outside Rohnert Park just by clicking their computer mouse. The developer...
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Station Casinos unveils Graton Resort & Casino design (2/12/2013)
(California) -- The future shape of gambling in Sonoma County gained greater detail Monday as Station Casinos released the first official drawings of the enormous Indian...
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Tribe Unveils Casino Design (2/12/2013)
(California) -- Graton chairman says he wanted something tasteful and in tune with surrounding Sonoma County landscape; Casino scheduled to open this fall
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Navajo Casino
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Gaming officials: Twin Arrows 90 percent complete (2/9/2013)
(Arizona) -- According to the Hunt Construction Group, general contractor for the 170,000 square foot Twin Arrows Casino Resort, phase 1 of the $130 million facility is...
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Twin Arrows Casino set to open in May (2/9/2013)
(Arizona) -- Gaming enthusiasts get ready. The Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort plans to open its doors as early as this May.
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Maine Gaming
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Casino permit reissued (2/8/2013)
(Maine) -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has reissued a construction permit to the Oxford Casino, six months after a Kennebec County Superior Court...
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Other News
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Navajo Prep breaks ground on new facility (5/20/2013)
(New Mexico) -- Navajo Preparatory School officials broke ground Friday afternoon on a project 13 years in the making.
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Mohawk Ironworkers Help Raise Spire for Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center (5/17/2013)
(New York) -- From beginning to end, from rise to fall to rise again, the noble Mohawk ironworkers have shepherded the sky-scraping towers of the World Trade Center in...
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Tribal Casino In New York Finishes Expansion (5/16/2013)
(New York) -- Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort has finally finished its $75 million expansion project that began in 2011. The casino is located in Hogansburg, New York.
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OMAD moves forward with design plans for Native American facility (5/16/2013)
(Washington) -- After 40 years of sporadic efforts, the Native American community is moving forward with plans to build a longhouse-style facility on the UW campus to...
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Shoshones describe big plan to grow casino site (5/15/2013)
(Wyoming) -- More than 70 proposals to build the planned $38 million Shoshone Rose Casino expansion have been submitted as the tribe looks to upgrade its gaming facility...
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China State HK$10.5 bln deal for MGM Cotai (5/14/2013)
(Macau) -- China State Construction International Holdings Ltd has signed a HK$10.5 billion (US$1.35 billion) deal to act as main contractor on the construction of MGM...
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Saganing Eagles Landing Casino hotel, gaming expansion to add 251 jobs; will you go? (5/13/2013)
(Michigan) -- Big changes are in store for the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino, which is slated for an expansion and the addition of 251 jobs.
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5 charged with diverting stimulus money for tribe (5/7/2013)
(Montana) -- A Chippewa Cree tribal leader, a former state lawmaker and three others used a fake billing system and a shell company to pocket hundreds of thousands of...
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Yurok Casino and Hotel Construction Kicks Off (4/25/2013)
(California) -- Construction has started for the new Yurok Hotel and Casino in Klamath. The funds for the project are coming from the 27.5 million dollar settlement they...
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San Carlos Apache Tribe makes plans for second gaming facility (4/19/2013)
(Arizona) -- The San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona will be opening a second gaming facility. The tribe plans to open a temporary casino with 400 slot machines, 10 to 12...
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Tribe breaks ground for new regional maintenance facility (4/10/2013)
(Mississippi) -- Officials from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Mississippi Department of Transportation broke ground ceremonially Thursday for a new $2....
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Puyallup Tribe's $150 million expansion of Emerald Queen includes gaming area, parking (4/9/2013)
(Washington) -- The Queen is about to get more than a facelift. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians announced Tuesday that it will break ground this summer on a 2,500-stall...
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Palms displays $50 million in upgrades (4/8/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Joseph Magliarditi is confident the $50 million invested in upgrades to The Palms Casino Resort is money well-spent. After more than a decade of...
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Demolition to begin at sites for retail center, casino (4/5/2013)
(Mississippi) -- The city of D’Iberville is clearing the way for another major retail center along Interstate 10 and a casino on Back Bay. A developer has acquired...
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Tribe, Staff Credit Teamwork for Making $36 Million Viejas Hotel a Reality (4/2/2013)
(California) -- The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians celebrated the grand opening of its new $36 million Viejas Hotel in Alpine, California, on March 22 with traditional...
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New rooms are just the beginning of the Gold Coast’s renovations (3/30/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Contractors are putting the finishing touches on 400 refurbished hotel rooms at the Gold Coast. The rooms, which are expected to reopen in the next two...
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Casino Hotel Nears Opening (3/27/2013)
(California) -- Tuolumne County is hoping for an economic boost as Black Oak Casino is gearing up to open its new hotel.
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Casino Construction (3/22/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- STEEL GIRDER uprights are hoisted into place today as construction continues for the new Osage Casino—Ponca City just east of Ponca City. Located on...
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Viejas Resort & Casino Debuts Hotel (3/21/2013)
(California) -- Viejas Resort & Casino is opening its new hotel Thursday night. The new luxury hotel is the largest inn east of Mission Valley and is located in...
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa adds tower, non-smoking gaming (3/19/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- After a year of round-the-clock construction, crews have officially finished building a 10-story tower at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The new...
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