Merrill to Schaghticokes: Our goof doesn't get you a casino
The CT Mirror
With or without her letter, the legal bars to the tribe getting in the casino business already were clear, despite a series of celebratory statements issued by Chief Richard Velky that the tribe would seek requests for proposals from communities …

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Senate committee endorses casino bill
The Union Leader
Senate Bill 551 would allow one casino at Rockingham Park in Salem and produce about $100 million in state revenue a year, said the bill's prime sponsor and the Legislature's most tenacious casino supporter, Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester.

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Bus bound for casino crashes on I-95 in Connecticut, dozens reported hurt
Fox News
… the scene in Madison where the state Department of Transportation said the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. The bus, owned by Dahlia Inc., and operated by VMC East Coast, left from New York City on its way to the Mohegan Sun, a casino spokesman …
Tour Bus From NYC Heading To Casino Overturns On I-95 In MadisonCBS Local
Bus Overturns on Snowy Connecticut Highway En Route to Casino from NYCABC News
More than 30 injured in Connecticut casino bus crashYahoo News
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UPDATE 2-Casino Group to sell Big C stake to Thai TCC Group
Reuters
HONG KONG/BANGKOK, Feb 7 France's Casino Group has agreed to sell its majority stake in Thai hypermarket operator Big C Supercenter for 3.1 billion euros excluding debt ($3.5 billion) to Thailand's TCC Group, it said on Sunday. The deal is a part of …
Thailand's TCC in $3.46 Billion Deal for Groupe Casino's Big C StakeWall Street Journal
Casino Sells Thai Grocer Big C for $3.5 Billion to Cut DebtBloomberg
Casino to sell Big C stake to Thai TCC GroupFinancial Times
Bangkok Post –Daily Mail –The Nation
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Majestic Star study will find site for land-based casino
nwitimes.com
GARY — Majestic Star Casino is moving forward with plans to replace its aging casino boats with a land-based gaming facility at its Buffington Harbor property. A state law passed last year allows for operation of a casino on land already owned by the …

Moody's: Lago casino will "cannibalize" market
The Journal News | LoHud.com
ALBANY — A new Finger Lakes casino will have an advantage over existing gambling facilities because it will have table games and a better tax rate, a report Friday from Moody's Investment Services contended. The Lago Resort & Casino is set to open in …

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Taunton property owners sue to block tribal casino
The Boston Globe
The lawsuit, filed in Boston, has the potential to delay — or even dash — the Mashpee's long-held dreams for a casino. The tribe has worked for decades toward its goal, first to win recognition as a tribe in 2007, then to gain reservation status for …
Taunton citizens sue feds for giving Mashpee tribe casino landEnterprise News

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Schaghticokes Get Erroneous State Approval For Casino
Hartford Courant
HARTFORD — In 2004, the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation received federal recognition, a first step toward building a casino. The next year, its hopes were dashed when that recognition was reversed. On Tuesday, the Kent-based tribe thought, for a brief …
State admits error in accepting Schaghticoke tribe's latest casino bidCT Post
Merrill: Schaghticoke casino 'authorization' was 'error'The CT Mirror
Tribe receives approval to build a third casino in ConnecticutWTNH Connecticut News (press release)
MassLive.com –CT Newsjunkie
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Schenectady casino groundbreaking Wednesday
Albany Times Union
SCHENECTADY — Developers and community leaders plan a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday morning to mark the start of construction of Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady. Representatives of Rush Street Gaming will join city and county officials …