Events & Reports

MGM Finally Selects Housing Development Project in Downtown Springfield

MGM Finally Selects Housing Development Project in Downtown Springfield

by March 29, 2019

MGM to invest $11 million in the redevelopment of a historic hotel in downtown Springfield into an apartment buildingMGM Resorts International told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Thursday that it has finally selected a housing development project to invest into as part o ...

The Star Sues Singaporean Baccarat High Roller for A$43.2 Million

The Star Sues Singaporean Baccarat High Roller for A$43.2 Million

by March 29, 2019

Dr. Wong said that he had amassed the enormous losses at The Star Gold Coast casino due to a dealer’s repeated mistakesAustralian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group is suing a Singaporean high roller for A$43.2 million he purportedly lost playing baccarat at the com ...

Hearing on Wynn Resorts Casino License Suitability Set for April 2

Hearing on Wynn Resorts Casino License Suitability Set for April 2

by March 29, 2019

MassGaming sets an April 2 adjudicatory hearing on Wynn Resorts’ suitability to hold a gaming license in MassachusettsThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold a public hearing on the suitability of Wynn Resorts to operate a casino resort in the Greater Boston area next w ...

Prosecutor Dismisses Kazuo Okada Perjury Case

Prosecutor Dismisses Kazuo Okada Perjury Case

by March 28, 2019

The perjury case against the casino boss was dismissed by a Manila prosecutor over lack of sufficient evidenceA Manila prosecutor has dismissed perjury claims made by Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment against its former boss, Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada. The dismi ...

Kambi to Power Mohegan Sun Sportsbook in Connecticut

Kambi to Power Mohegan Sun Sportsbook in Connecticut

by March 28, 2019

The owner of Mohegan Sun has teamed up with Kambi Group for sports betting launch in ConnecticutThe operator of Mohegan Sun has penned a strategic partnership with European provider of solutions for the gambling industry Kambi Group in anticipation for the regulation of sport ...

Borgata Casino Forfeits $107,000 to NJ Gambling Regulators

Borgata Casino Forfeits $107,000 to NJ Gambling Regulators

by March 28, 2019

The Borgata has forfeited more than $107,000 in winnings it has confiscated from self-excluded and underage gamblersThe New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has seized more than $107,000 from underage and self-excluded gamblers at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. The ...

GVC Treats Boss Kenny Alexander to Additional Stock

GVC Treats Boss Kenny Alexander to Additional Stock

by March 28, 2019

GVC Holdings’ boss reassured investors of his long-term commitment to the company after getting £2.5 million worth of sharesGVC Holdings has awarded its boss £2.5 million worth of shares nearly three weeks after he slashed his personal stake in the company and gave the shiver ...

Japan Inches Closer to First Casinos, Sets IR Standards

Japan Inches Closer to First Casinos, Sets IR Standards

by March 27, 2019

The Japanese government completed Tuesday another important task paving the way for the development of the nation’s first integrated resorts with casinosDuring a Tuesday meeting, the Cabinet approved the standards developers will have to fulfill when building their MICE prope ...

Dover Downs, Twin River Merger to Close March 28

Dover Downs, Twin River Merger to Close March 28

by March 27, 2019

Twin River to expand to the Mid-Atlantic region with the addition of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino to its portfolio of propertiesDover Downs Gaming & Entertainment’s shareholders approved Tuesday the company’s proposed merger with Twin River Worldwide Holdings. The deal ...

Finland’s Problem Gambling Issues Deepen, Survey Finds

Finland’s Problem Gambling Issues Deepen, Survey Finds

by March 27, 2019

A recent survey shows that Finnish lawmakers, gambling operators need to do more to protect gamblersThe difficulties surrounding problem gambling and those affected by problem gambling behavior have deepened in Finland over the past several years, a survey commissioned by the ...

Caesars Palace Casino Dealers Vote to Join UAW Labor Union

Caesars Palace Casino Dealers Vote to Join UAW Labor Union

by March 24, 2019

Caesars Palace table game dealers move to unionize with the UAW a week after workers at its sister properties approved the moveNearly 550 casino dealers at Caesars Palace voted Saturday to unionize with the UAW, the major Detroit-based labor union representing workers from di ...

Casino Gambling Could Come to Arkansas on April 1

Casino Gambling Could Come to Arkansas on April 1

by March 23, 2019

Oaklawn and Southland are expected to go live with full-blown casino gaming on April 1 as part of a gambling expansion push in ArkansasGambling could soon expand in Arkansas as two state race tracks are expected to go live with full-scale casino offering on April 1. A meeting ...

Genting Sells Underperforming Maxims Casino in London

Genting Sells Underperforming Maxims Casino in London

by March 23, 2019

Genting UK has sold Maxims Club Casino to a Canadian gaming group for £34.6 million after years of looking for a buyerMalaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Malaysia Bhd said Friday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Genting UK has offloaded its entire interest in Coast ...

NetEnt Gets the Nod to Supply Online Casino Content in Pennsylvania

NetEnt Gets the Nod to Supply Online Casino Content in Pennsylvania

by March 14, 2019

NetEnt ramps up preparations for its entry in Pennsylvania’s online gambling market with a conditional license from regulatorsNetEnt has obtained a conditional license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to provide its online casino content in the state’s newly regulat ...

New Jersey Sportsbooks Lose $4.5 Million on Super Bowl; Market Still Going Strong

New Jersey Sportsbooks Lose $4.5 Million on Super Bowl; Market Still Going Strong

by March 14, 2019

New Jersey’s sportsbooks handled $320 million in wagers in February, FanDuel dominated the market for another monthNew Jersey’s sportsbooks had another very good month, February financial data posted by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement showed. The state’s sports ...