Events & Reports

Donaco’s Star Vegas VIP Room Rakes in $700,000 in First Full Month

by November 27, 2015

Australia-based gaming and leisure company Donaco International Ltd. said that the newly launched VIP gaming room at the Star Vegas Resort & Club in Poipet, Cambodia generated revenue of a little less than $700,000 in its first full month of operation.Donaco Managing Dire ...

OLG to Select Operator for Northern and Southwestern Casino Bundles in 2017

by November 26, 2015

The Ontario Lottery Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has issued a request for proposals to up to five companies that had formerly expressed interest in operating casinos in the Canadian province.Tony Bitonti, a spokesperson for the OLG, said that they have estimated ...

Major Casino Operators to Leave Nevada’s Main Electric Utility

by November 26, 2015

Nevada regulators published on Wednesday draft orders, under which three of the largest gambling companies operating within the state’s borders would be allowed to leave the state electricity supplier as its customers and to provide themselves with their own utility supplie ...

Chukchansi Tribe Closer to Reopening Madera County Casino

by November 26, 2015

Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino may be reopened by the end of the year after officials for the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and Madera County supervisors reached a new agreement on Wednesday.The hotel and casino venue was closed in October 2014 after a tribal ...

Malaysian Home Ministry Amends Obsolete Laws to Fight Illegal Gambling

by November 25, 2015

Malaysia’s Home Ministry told local media that it is contemplating on introducing a set of amendments to certain existing laws in a bid to cope with the constantly increasing number of illegal online gambling cases in the country.Current Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur J ...

Betfair Reports Strong Half-Year Growth

by November 25, 2015

London-headquartered gambling operator Betfair Group plc announced its financial results for the first half of the 2016 fiscal year. The gaming company reported increases in all its key performance indicators.Revenue amounted to £274.4 million during the six months ended Octo ...

Revel Owner to Buy Nearby Power Plant

by November 25, 2015

Glenn Straub, the Florida developer who purchased the former Revel Casino earlier this year, revealed on Tuesday that he is to buy ACR Energy Partners, the power plant that supplies the shuttered gambling venue.Revel Casino opened doors in 2012. However, the $2-billion gambli ...

City Officials Deem MGM Springfield Site Plan Complete

by November 24, 2015

Officials for the Massachusetts City of Springfield said on Monday that MGM Springfield’s application for a revised design plan has been completed. The City Council will now have to review the proposed plan and a public hearing on it is to be held anytime soon.Gambling ...

Atlantic City Casinos Report 61% Increase in Q3 Gross Operating Profit

by November 24, 2015

Gross operating profits at Atlantic City’s eight operational casinos grew 61% year-on-year to $237.4 million in the third quarter of the year, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported on Monday. The amount of $147.5 million was posted for the same three months ...

NYX Gaming Announces Agreement with Paddy Power

by November 23, 2015

Internationally recognized casino games supplier NYX Gaming Group Ltd. today announced that it is to sign an agreement with major betting and gaming operator Paddy Power for the provision of a selection of gaming titles through NYX’s Open Gaming System.The content agree ...

South Mississippi Casinos Look Forward to Scarlet Pearl Opening

by November 22, 2015

Officials for Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, South Mississippi said earlier this week that the venue is almost ready for the official December 9 opening. And representatives for the state’s gambling industry have long been waiting for the opening of the new facility a ...

Detroit Casinos and Labor Unions Closer to New Deal

by November 21, 2015

Representatives for Detroit’s three casinos and members of the Detroit Casino Council said that a significant progress has been made over the past week towards reaching a new labor deal, which is to replace the one that expired on October 16. It took months for the two part ...

Spending on Pokies Rises in New South Wales Despite Fewer Devices

by November 20, 2015

New South Wales authorities announced that a total of A$73.3 billion was spent on poker machines during the 2014-15 fiscal year, despite the fact that there were fewer devices operating within the state’s borders.Pokies generated turnover of A$68.9 billion during the 20 ...

GameAccount Network Inks Simulated Gaming Deal with San Manuel Digital

by November 20, 2015

B2B gaming software developer GameAccount Network (GAN) announced that the Simulated Gaming online experience has been launched with San Manuel Digital. The partnership between the two businesses was first announced in August 2015.San Manuel Digital is known to be the online ...

Ladbrokes Confident in Proposed Gala Coral Merger ‘Attraction’

by November 19, 2015

Ladbrokes, one of the major gambling operators in the UK, said on Thursday that it is still committed to the proposed £2.3-billion merger with rival company Gala Coral and encouraged investors to vote in favor of the deal at the annual General Meeting next week.Ladbrokes̵ ...