... though I didn't click the read more details as I am afraid to click on random links.
Better safe than sorry, right? We sometimes become skeptical around links, especially at a time like now with bull run on and that's quite understandable. Anyway, I believe OP didn't mean any harm with the links supplied here.
This is politics, expect something like this will happen especially with money involved.
That was exactly what I thought (that the issue could be political) when I read the article. Otherwise, we know casinos don't easily fold up like that.