Events & Reports

Rhode Island Could Soon Have Mobile Sports Betting

Rhode Island Could Soon Have Mobile Sports Betting

by March 13, 2019

Rhode Island House lawmakers overwhelmingly pass a mobile betting bill, the piece heads to Gov. Raimondo’s deskThe Rhode Island House of Representatives passed Tuesday a House-sponsored bill and its Senate twin that call for the authorization of mobile sports betting. It is n ...

MGM to Seek Full-Scale Casino License for Empire City

MGM to Seek Full-Scale Casino License for Empire City

by March 13, 2019

Gambling giants lobby for the authorization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling in the New York City areaThe new owner of Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York is now looking to start unlocking value and believes that one of the ways to do this is by being ...

Valley Forge Casino Resort Readies for Permanent Sportsbook Launch

Valley Forge Casino Resort Readies for Permanent Sportsbook Launch

by March 12, 2019

Valley Forge is set to become the fourth casino in the Philadelphia area to go live with in-person sports bettingValley Forge Casino Resort is set to open this week its permanent sportsbook in partnership with FanDuel. The King of Prussia-based property obtained a license fro ...

Third Version of Germany’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling Surfaces

Third Version of Germany’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling Surfaces

by March 12, 2019

After two unsuccessful attempts to pass a federal sports betting legislation, Germany launches renewed effortGermany is making a fresh push to adopt a nationwide sports betting legislation after similar attempts failed in recent years. The third version of the Interstate Trea ...

Sydney Casino Upgrades Surveillance after CCTV Catches Stealing Croupier

Sydney Casino Upgrades Surveillance after CCTV Catches Stealing Croupier

by March 11, 2019

Sydney’s Star Casino to deploy facial recognition technology as part of expensive security and surveillance upgradeThe Star Casino in Sydney, the city’s only full-blown gaming facility, has decided to deploy facial recognition technology as part of an ongoing A$10 million upg ...

Gaming Standards Association to Consult Japan on Casino Regulation

Gaming Standards Association to Consult Japan on Casino Regulation

by March 11, 2019

An established non-profit trade body to assist the Japanese government in setting the standards for the operation of the nation’s first casinosThe Gaming Standards Association (GSA) announced today that it has established presence in Japan as the nation is gearing up preparat ...

Carl Icahn Becomes Caesars’ Largest Shareholder; Company Owners Halve Stake

Carl Icahn Becomes Caesars’ Largest Shareholder; Company Owners Halve Stake

by March 9, 2019

Carl Icahn has upped his stake in Caesars to become the Las Vegas casino operator’s largest shareholder; sale seems likelier by the dayEntities related to Carl Icahn purchased earlier this week 38.9 million shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp. to make the New York billionair ...

GVC Chief Kenny Alexander Slashes Personal Stake, Giving the Shivers to Investors

GVC Chief Kenny Alexander Slashes Personal Stake, Giving the Shivers to Investors

by March 9, 2019

A duo of the gambling powerhouse’s top executives cut their personal stakes, causing shares to tumble more than 18%Gambling giant GVC Holdings had its worst day on the stock market in nine years after the company’s top bosses offloaded massive chunks of their personal stakes ...

MassGaming Clears Legal Hurdle, Ready to Publish Wynn Probe

MassGaming Clears Legal Hurdle, Ready to Publish Wynn Probe

by March 8, 2019

A Nevada judge dismissed earlier this week a suit filed by Steve Wynn, seeking to stop the publication of a report on sexual harassment allegations leveled against himThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission cleared earlier this week a major obstacle preventing it from finalizing ...

Japan Enhances Problem Gambling Measures ahead of New Casinos

Japan Enhances Problem Gambling Measures ahead of New Casinos

by March 8, 2019

Japanese lawmakers craft new rules to curb problem gambling ahead of the opening of the country’s first legal land-based casinosThe Japanese government announced Thursday plans to roll out a set of measures aiming to address widespread gambling addiction concerns as part of a ...

Sports Betting at Valley Forge Turf Club Gets PGCB Go-Ahead

Sports Betting at Valley Forge Turf Club Gets PGCB Go-Ahead

by March 7, 2019

Valley Forge Turf Club expected to debut a brick-and-mortar sportsbook in the coming weeks, becoming the fifth wagering location in the Philly areaSports betting is set to arrive to an eighth location in Pennsylvania after the state Gaming Control Board approved during its We ...

Delta Dives Deeper into Fantasy Sports with Minority Stake in HalaPlay

Delta Dives Deeper into Fantasy Sports with Minority Stake in HalaPlay

by March 7, 2019

Delta extends its footprint in the lucrative fantasy sports field with the purchase of a minority stake in India’s second largest DFS businessIndian gaming and hospitality giant Delta Corporation has recently announced plans to venture further into the fantasy sports field. I ...

Global Gaming and Trustly Build on Pay N Play Success with Extended Partnership

Global Gaming and Trustly Build on Pay N Play Success with Extended Partnership

by March 6, 2019

Global Gaming and Trustly extend existing collaboration to leverage Pay N Play success and explore new marketsOnline gambling company Global Gaming and payment services provider Trustly announced today that they have decided to build on their successful partnership and explor ...

MGA and Spelinspektionen Ink Cooperation Agreement

MGA and Spelinspektionen Ink Cooperation Agreement

by March 6, 2019

The gambling regulators of Malta and Sweden initiate collaboration to further “public policy objectives and mutually common values”The Malta Gaming Authority and Spelinspektionen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance their cooperation and further their “public ...

Queensland Opens Expression-of-Interest Process for Second Gold Coast Casino

Queensland Opens Expression-of-Interest Process for Second Gold Coast Casino

by March 5, 2019

International gaming and hospitality operators have until April to register interest in operating the Gold Coast’s second casino resortThe Queensland Government has decided to roll the dice on a second casino resort in the Gold Coast area, despite protests from anti-gambling ...