A casino initiative in the state is on life support and is holding up the budget After discussions regarding North Carolina casinos were halted last week, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said he didn’t find the necessary votes needed among Republicans to advance with adding a gaming element to the state’s $30-billion budget bill.
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New casino coming to New Hampshire following local approvals
Officials in Nashua, New Hampshire, have agreed to allow a casino to come to the city The proposal to build a charitable casino at the site of the former Sears store in Nashua, New Hampshire, will move forward after the Nashua Planning Board recently voted 4-to-1 to approve the project. Two Nashua casinos, The Lucky
After much fanfare, North Carolina’s gambling expansion is stalling
More lawmakers don’t believe a gambling expansion initiative will survive the year Republican leaders continued closed-door negotiations to expand legalized gambling in North Carolina on Monday afternoon. However, there’s no indication whether the language, which has yet to be publicized, will be part of the $30-billion state budget schedule to pass the General Assembly later
North Carolina facing new trouble with casino legislation
Some lawmakers believe there’s not enough legislative support to keep the initiative alive North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed that the contentious proposal to open four new casinos in the state failed to gain enough support to be added to the upcoming state budget vote. In the email sent Wednesday night to the House
Brazil could include casinos with upcoming sports betting regulations
A push is on to bring back legal casinos to Brazil as sports betting approaches its launch It appears as though Brazil may be closer to considering legal casinos than previously thought. Information published by Demétrio Vecchioli in the Column Olhar Olímpico on Portal Uol on September 6 says that casinos may be included in
North Carolina residents try to block casino legislation
State residents opposed to the idea of more casinos are speaking up Republican House Speaker Tim Moore of North Carolina said on Tuesday that GOP leaders are still working to decide if a proposal to open up to four new casinos in the state has enough support to move forward. House Republicans convened for over
Most North Carolina residents support casinos, according to poll
The idea of non-tribal casinos in the state is catching on with residents A new poll shows that the overwhelming majority of people think allowing four additional North Carolina casinos should be up to the voters to decide. The conservative John Locke Foundation conducted the poll earlier this week and found that 76% of voters
Alabama unlikely to approve casino legislation
Alabama is still one of the few states unwilling to recognize the power of gambling A group of Alabama state lawmakers are currently examining the subject of legalized gambling. However, one state senator thinks it has just a small chance of making it through the next legislative session. State Senator Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) reacted to
Casino referendum in Richmond, VA, back on the table
An effort to block a public vote on the casino measure fails to impress a judge Richmond, Virginia, Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant issued a ruling against the nonprofit Richmond Lodge No. 1 of the Good Lions Inc. on Wednesday after it filed a motion to block a vote on the November casino referendum.
North Carolina’s Rockingham County gets behind casino initiative
The county’s leaders have approved a measure that will allow a casino to be built Commissioners in Rockingham County, North Carolina, voted 5-0 on Monday in favor of rezoning a 192-acre plot of land to build a new casino. The commissioners first listened to comments from local residents who opposed the new development in their
Brazil is ready to explore casino legislation once again
After a long hiatus and movement on the sports betting front, it’s time to tackle casinos Brazilian Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, will attend a meeting announced by a political group to examine regulating gambling, bingos, and casinos in the country. Bill 442/1991 has already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies and is now
New York tribal gaming compact on the verge of collapse
Days after NY agreed to halt a casino development, trouble emerges with the Seneca Nation According to Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr., negotiations over renewing the lucrative state gaming compact have gone sour. Putting it bluntly, he called the state’s latest offer an “insult.” In a three-minute video message, Armstrong addressed the state of