Magic Casino changes hands; Wind Creek gets 3 more permits
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Magic City Casino is being sold to an Alabama-based Indian tribe Poarch Band Creek Indians. The new owners will ask the state to pass on the casino's gambling license on Thursday, December 1st.
Magic Casino changes hands and Wind Creek gets 3 more permits. The tribe will also receive a greyhound license. It was issued back in 1931 when greyhounds racing became legal in Florida.
Magic Casino changes hands and Wind Creek gets 3 more permits. Florida Gaming Control Commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, December 1st in Tallahassee.
Wind Creek takes control of Parimutuel, slot machines and cardroom license. The general public is not informed about the details of the agreement. John Sowinski, president of No Casinos, is pushing Florida’s regulator to give the public more time before officially voting on the deal. He thinks the issue should be postponed until the gaming commission can make a decision with the benefit of public input.
Wind Creek Hospitality completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Sands Casino resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and now has 10 gaming properties.
