GiG Partners with German-facing Operator for Online Casino

GiG Partners with German-facing Operator for Online Casino

by February 23, 2021

Gaming Innovation Group announced its support for an unnamed German-facing iGaming operator in its intend to expand into that market.As a result, GiG signed online casino deal with the operator, which will run for at least four years. The agreement mentioned a target date for ...

Rivers Casino Schenectady Announces Opening Free Dealer School

Rivers Casino Schenectady Announces Opening Free Dealer School

by February 19, 2021

Rivers Casino Schenectady announced the launch of a free dealer school. Each future student will participate in a six-week free course and they will have access to trainings on everything from blackjack to novelty table games.Any participant who finishes the school and receiv ...

Raiders-themed Restaurant Opens at M Resort Spa Casino

Raiders-themed Restaurant Opens at M Resort Spa Casino

by February 19, 2021

M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson, Nevada announced the opening of a Raiders-themed restaurant at the property. The restaurant, called Raiders Tavern & Grill is highly anticipated and is due to open its doors in the coming weeks.It will feature more than 3,400 square feet ...

Caesars Entertainment Gives Up Stake in Incheon Casino

Caesars Entertainment Gives Up Stake in Incheon Casino

by February 19, 2021

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has decided to give up its stake in its planned casino project in Incheon, South Korea. The stake is going to the American brand’s partner, Hong Kong-listed company Guangzhou R&F Properties. The project called Caesars Korea Resort Comp ...

Playtech Signs Live Casino and Games Deal with 888

Playtech Signs Live Casino and Games Deal with 888

by February 19, 2021

Playtech announced a new content partnership with 888. As part of the deal, it will provide the operator with bespoke live casino offering.According to the agreement’s terms, 888casino’s platform will host a range of the supplier’s live casino and random number generator game ...

Arizona Sports Betting Bill Receives Major Push Forward

Arizona Sports Betting Bill Receives Major Push Forward

by February 18, 2021

Arizona’s sports betting bill made a huge progress on Wednesday. The Senate Commerce Committee approved the legislation after spending three hours in collecting witness testimony, questioning and deliberation.The next step is the Senate Appropriation Committee meeting ...

Illinois Announces Decrease in Sports Betting Revenue

Illinois Announces Decrease in Sports Betting Revenue

by February 18, 2021

Illinois’ sports betting sector made a record-breaking handle in December at $491.7 million, which is 9% from November although many facilities remained closed through that time.Since many casinos in the state had to remain closed for the month, the retail betting revenue cam ...

Pennsylvania Announces Record-Breaking Casino Revenue

Pennsylvania Announces Record-Breaking Casino Revenue

by February 18, 2021

Pennsylvania started the year very strongly after the opening of Live! Casino Philadelphia. According to information issued by the state itself, its gaming revenue for the month of January was $311 million. This is good news for the state since it experienced some significant los ...

Shinnecock Nation Teams up with Tri State Partners to Build Southampton Casino

Shinnecock Nation Teams up with Tri State Partners to Build Southampton Casino

by February 18, 2021

The Shinnecock Nation announced partnering with Tri State Partners to develop casino complex on its reservation in Southampton.Jack Morris, principal of Tri State Partners has previously worked with another tribe, namely the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owner of the Hard Rock ...

Olympia Gaming’s Legend Bay Casino Opens Soon in Sparks

Olympia Gaming’s Legend Bay Casino Opens Soon in Sparks

by February 17, 2021

Legends Outlet Shopping Center in Sparks, Nevada is the new location for a Legends Bay Casino.Construction was held back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since the restrictions were so severe, Olympia Gaming saw no point in continuing with its plan. Now that Covid-19 restrict ...

Forbes Gives Five-Star Accreditation to Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino

Forbes Gives Five-Star Accreditation to Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino

by February 17, 2021

Melco Resorts & Entertainment owns and operates The Morpheus Hotel since its opening in 2018. This week, the facility received Five-Star accreditation from Forbes.The magazine issued its 63rd annual edition list of 283 Five-star hotels. Melco and Wynn Resorts account for ...

Grand Korea Leisure Casinos to Resume Operations in March

Grand Korea Leisure Casinos to Resume Operations in March

by February 17, 2021

Grand Korea Leisure extended the closure period of its Seoul casinos, Gangnam COEX and Gangbuk Millennium Seoul Hilton. The South Korean foreigner-only casino operator announced that the facilities are expected to open on March 1.This week Seoul’s government announced lowerin ...

Malta Expects to Open Fifth Casino

Malta Expects to Open Fifth Casino

by February 17, 2021

Malta’s government is looking to compensate for financial losses by giving out a fifth casino license. In its recently issued casino license request-for-proposal, Gozo and Comino are specifically excluded.The request for the fifth casino came from the government’s Priva ...

Michigan Announces Latest Operator to Launch Online Gambling

Michigan Announces Latest Operator to Launch Online Gambling

by February 16, 2021

The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced on Monday that it has authorized one more online gaming and sports betting operator.Since the official launch of online gaming and sports betting in the state last month, the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved various operators ...

Hawaiian Home Lands Have Five Years to Legalize Gambling

Hawaiian Home Lands Have Five Years to Legalize Gambling

by February 16, 2021

Hawaiian lawmakers have waited long enough to collect the revenue, which legal gambling would provide and to invest it in the state’s infrastructure. Looks like they would have to wait a little longer.Last week the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs made an amendment to bil ...