A compact that spells out the rules for a 305-acre tribal casino and resort project by the North Fork Mono Rancheria Indians along Highway 99 near Madera was approved Thursday by the California Senate. Senate support now leaves the governor, who already supports the tribal compact, and the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, D.C., as the last two steps before groundbreaking near Highway 99 and Avenue 18. But lawsuits by some Madera residents, as well as several tribes, including the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, also are looming. The Senate vote Thursday was 22-11. Station Casinos, a major Las…

From The Fiscal Times States are still betting big on gambling. New York and Massachusetts are eyeing new, flashy resort-style casinos. The owner of one of the largest casinos in the country, Maryland Live! Casino, is among those vying for the final gambling license in Philadelphia and hopes to build a new $425 million casino there. But in nearby Delaware, lawmakers are considering the unusual step of giving $8 million to the state’s three struggling racetrack casinos. Crucial questions face states after years of gambling fever. Can they still enter the gambling fray and claim a hefty chunk of revenue? …

Spreadbetting firm Sporting Index Group has announced that its Sporting Solutions business-to-business software and data services division has added horse racing in-play betting to trading and pricing offering. Utilized by a wide range of partner operators including WilliamHill.com, Skybet.com, YouWin.com and BetFred.com, Sporting Solutions’ service enables bookmakers to outsource their in-play betting odds via a single integration to its cloud-based Connect Platform. Sporting Solutions stated that its new horseracing product includes an early pricing ‘tissue’ service for the previous day’s events alongside ‘solid and responsive morning prices, show prices, results, derivatives and Racing Post content’. “To maximise the profitability of…

From Poker News MGM Resorts International has proposed a $350 million project to build a 20,000-seat stadium between New York-New York and Monte Carlo. MGM has partnered with Los Angeles AEG to build the sports and entertainment venue. Populous, an architectural firm that specializes in the design of sports facilities and convention center, won the bid for designing the proposed arena. Its resume includes designing the Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami, the 2014 Winter Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia; the 2014 Asian Games Stadium in Incheon, Korea; and Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The site is 12 acres and…

From eOnline You can’t fly unless you let yourself fall, sure, but even Justin Bieber might have gone a little too low in this case. The Biebs and some friends paid a visit to Las Vegas Indoor Skydiving on Sunday, June 16, but a source tells E! News exclusively he was such a bad customer, he’s been placed on the facility’s No Fly list—for life! (A rep for the facility confirmed to E! News that Justin is not allowed back.) According to a source, the 19-year-old pop star was joined by six people. The group reportedly arrived minutes before closing…

From USA Today Struggling to stay afloat, Delaware’s embattled gambling industry has pushed a simple message at state lawmakers here: Help us, or workers will be laid off. But the reality is much more complicated and troubling for Delaware’s casinos. Gaming revenue in Delaware fell sharply in 2012. The first half of 2013 has been even worse. And darker days could lie ahead for the state’s three casinos in 2014 and beyond as competition from other states intensifies. Some degree of layoffs could be inevitable in the near term, no matter what action legislators decide to take. Casino operators have…