Events & Reports

Macau Casino Revenue Drops 21.4% in January

by February 1, 2016

Gross gaming revenue in Macau decreased 21.4% in January to MOP18.7 billion ($2.33 billion), the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said in its traditional monthly report, released earlier today.This has been the 20th consecutive month of decline at the Chinese a ...

Belmont Park Casino Supporters and Opponents Hold Rivaling Rallies

by January 31, 2016

Proponents and opponents of the addition of video lottery terminals at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York each staged a rally on Saturday to support their causes.Another protest against the establishment of a small casino at the existing racetrack was held earlier this month. M ...

Nevada Casinos Report Slight Increase in Annual Revenue

by January 30, 2016

The Nevada Gaming Control Board posted information about the revenue generated by the state’s casino licensees in December as well as during the calendar year ended December 31, 2015. Last month, Nevada’s casinos earned gaming revenue of $982 million, up 3.31% as comp ...

Metric Gaming to Provide BetStars with Golf Pricing Feeds

by January 29, 2016

Provider of sports betting solutions for both desktop and mobile Metric Gaming announced that it has penned a partnership agreement with Canadian online gaming giant Amaya, under the terms of which the supplier would provide the company’s latest brand BetStars with a wide v ...

East Windsor Reveals Two New Sites for Third Connecticut Casino

by January 29, 2016

East Windsor officials said this week that two new potential sites for what would be Connecticut’s third casino are being considered. Both sites are easy to reach from Interstate 91.The first proposed location is the former site of the town’s Showcase Cinemas and ...

Cherokee Nation to Break Ground on Grove Casino in April

by January 28, 2016

The Cherokee Nation revealed on Wednesday that it is to break ground on its newest casino this spring. Cherokee Nation Entertainment, the Oklahoma-based tribe’s gambling arm, will build a gambling venue in the city of Grove and it will be its tenth such facility and the sec ...

SBTech Extends Partnership with ComeOn!

by January 28, 2016

Provider of sports betting technology solutions SBTech announced today that it has extended its supplier agreement with online gambling operator ComeOn! for a period of four years.Under the terms of the partnership deal, the gambling company will take advantage of the supplie ...

Gaming Realms Reports Record Revenue Increase for 2015

by January 27, 2016

Developer of online gaming solutions Gaming Realms reported a record revenue increase of 116% for 2015. The company generated a total of £21.4 million last year. Gaming Realms officials told media that the record revenue growth was completely in line with expectations.Revenue ...

Virginia Attorney to Build $140-Million Casino Resort in Gulfport

by January 27, 2016

A Virginia-based attorney revealed plans to build a hotel and casino complex in Gulfport, Mississippi’s harbor area, local media reported. Attorney Robert Lubin said that he would spend up to $140 million on the construction of the resort. He is also investing in the redeve ...

Las Vegas Sands Court Battle Against Hong Kong Businessman Resumes

by January 27, 2016

The Nevada Supreme Court is once again considering a Hong Kong businessman’s claim for damages after he had helped gambling operator Las Vegas Sands receive a gaming license for the operation of casinos in Macau.In a response to the above claim, the Las Vegas-based gamb ...

Belleville Casino to Be Launched in March 2017

by January 26, 2016

The Belleville City Council approved on Monday the establishment of a special bylaw that would authorize the city to ink a deal with Great Canadian Gaming Corporation for the construction of a casino there.City Councilors voted unanimously in favor of the resolution, which wi ...

Online Poker Legalization Efforts Resurface in New York

by January 26, 2016

Late in 2015, it became clear that PokerStars and Full Tilt, two of the world’s biggest poker rooms, will go live in New Jersey, after they were banished in disgrace from the United States back in April 2011. Among other things, their return resulted in a wavelike renewal o ...

Best Sunshine Deemed Able to Complete Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort

by January 25, 2016

Best Sunshine International, the company behind the proposed Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort in Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands is financially able to complete the project, the Commonwealth Casino Commission announced.Edward Deleon Guerrero, Executive Director of th ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between January 25-31

by January 25, 2016

Several poker tournaments that are slated to kick off between January 25-31 with the Deepstack Extravaganza, WPTDeepStacks Malta, and the TonyBet Winter Festival being among the noteworthy ones. Here are additional details about them and a few other poker festivals to start this ...

Thousand Islands Casino to Remain in Gananoque

by January 25, 2016

Great Canadian Gaming, the new owner of Thousand Islands casino in Gananoque, assured local businesspeople that the gambling venue would not be banished.Rod Baker, CEO of the gambling operator which recently acquired a controlling interest in the casino, said that the Ontari ...