Texas Casinos and Texas Gambling

Report: Texas forced into gambling expansion

News Brief: Texas would have to expand gambling to see the multibillion-dollar profits Gov. Rick Perry promised last year when he proposed selling the state lottery, according to a report released. read more

Speaking Rock offers cash instead of points

News Brief: The former Speaking Rock casino, which has been offering video games with prizes since it was shut down for gambling by the state in 2001, is now paying out winners in cash. read more

Littlefield to acquire Texas corporations

Littlefield Corporation is in the process of acquiring the stock of three Texas corporations who each own a grandfathered commercial lessor license for its charitable bingo operations in Texas. read more

Nevada Gold & Casinos wins Texas ruling

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports that the Court of Appeals for the First District, Houston, Texas, has ruled in its favor regarding liability in its suit against American Heritage, Inc. read more

Texas provision loosens track rules

News Brief: A little-noticed change in Texas law sweetened the potential returns for some track owners if they have more luck with the Legislature in 2009. read more

Courts rule on Kickapoo casino case

News Brief: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Secretary of the Interior has no power to allow gambling, in this case the Kickapoo Indian Reservation, over the objection of the state. read more

Courts overrule Texas tribal gaming expansion

News Brief: The prospect that federal authorities might overrule Texas officials and allow Las Vegas-style gambling on one Indian reservation in the state was short-lived. read more

Littlefield acquires stock in Texas companies

Littlefield Corporation has acquired the stock of two Texas corporations who each own a commercial license to lease bingo premises. read more

Texas pro-casino side regroups

News Brief: Tigua tribal leaders and El Paso legislators are regrouping after efforts to allow gambling to resume at the Tigua's Speaking Rock Casino failed this Legislative session. read more

Hope for Texas casino games

News Brief: The Legislature spent the past five months shutting out casino gambling in Texas, but the federal government has cracked open the door for Las Vegas-style games. read more