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Clark County court receiver seeks sale of Downtown Grand after $90m default

Deals & M&A

A court-appointed receiver has operated the Downtown Grand in Las Vegas since 5 January, after its owners defaulted on a $90 million construction loan, according to court records cited in the report. The receiver is pursuing a sale, which a judge may approve free of the property’s existing debts under Nevada law. The casino hotel remains open under receivership.

A sale could transfer the casino hotel without its previous owners’ unpaid debts.

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France's competition authority approves Banijay's Joa acquisition without conditions

France's competition authority has approved Banijay's planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions. The review, the authority's first of a gambling transaction spanning online and land-based operations, focused mainly on poker and concluded that the deal was unlikely to restrict competition. The authority said its assessment did not account for possible future legalisation of online casino games.

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