Evolution Announces $12-Million Tie-Up with Fellow Live Casino Provider Ezugi

Evolution Announces $12-Million Tie-Up with Fellow Live Casino Provider Ezugi

by November 22, 2018

Evolution buys Ezugi to cement its position in existing markets and enter new ones; deal to be closed in early 2019Live casino provider Evolution Gaming announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to buy its fellow live dealer gaming company Ezugi in a deal that ...

Random Checks to Be Conducted across Macau as Part of Casino Workers Entry Ban

Random Checks to Be Conducted across Macau as Part of Casino Workers Entry Ban

by November 21, 2018

Macau lawmakers continue debate on draft legislation aiming to bar casino workers from entering gambling venues outside work hoursA specially appointed inspector will conduct random checks on Macau casino staff as part of a recently proposed draft legislation that aims to ban ...

The Cosmopolitan Denies Hard Rock Purchase Rumor

The Cosmopolitan Denies Hard Rock Purchase Rumor

by November 21, 2018

There have been no discussions over the sale of The Cosmopolitan, the property says in a statementThe Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is not up for sale and Florida-based gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International is not buying the glitzy Strip property, despite a persi ...

Betting App Delays Launch of Sports Betting at West Virginia’s Wheeling Island Casino

Betting App Delays Launch of Sports Betting at West Virginia’s Wheeling Island Casino

by November 20, 2018

Development of betting app among the main reasons behind the delayed launch of sports betting at the propertySports betting kicked off in West Virginia with the start of the NFL season and more and more state casinos have been opening sportsbooks to claim their share of a ma ...

Oaklawn Racetrack in Arkansas Unveils $100-Million Casino Expansion

Oaklawn Racetrack in Arkansas Unveils $100-Million Casino Expansion

by November 20, 2018

The Hot Springs racetrack announces $100-million expansion shortly after Arkansas voters approved casino gaming in the stateThoroughbred racetrack Oaklawn Racing & Gaming in Hot Springs, Arkansas announced on Monday a $100-million expansion that will include the addition ...

Second Gold Coast Casino Will Struggle to Deliver Return, Macquarie Analysts Say

Second Gold Coast Casino Will Struggle to Deliver Return, Macquarie Analysts Say

by November 19, 2018

Analysts believe the Gold Coast is not the most attractive casino market as Queensland Government is set to weigh in on second casino in the regionThe Gold Coast is “not the most attractive market” for the development of a new integrated resort with a gaming floor, local news ...

Ho-Chunk Nation’s Beloit Casino Plan Awaits Federal Approval

Ho-Chunk Nation’s Beloit Casino Plan Awaits Federal Approval

by November 19, 2018

The $400-plus-million casino resort plan is currently under review by the US Bureau of Indian AffairsThe Ho-Chunk Nation is hopeful that it will be given the nod to build a hotel and casino complex in the city of Beloit, Wisconsin, a representative for the tribe told media l ...

Churchill Downs and Partner Get OK to Build New Kentucky Racetrack with Gambling Parlor

Churchill Downs and Partner Get OK to Build New Kentucky Racetrack with Gambling Parlor

by November 18, 2018

Churchill Downs and Keeneland will operate jointly Kentucky’s first new harness racetrack in 25 yearsThe Kentucky Horse Racing Commission selected on Friday Churchill Downs and Keeneland Inc. as the winning bidders for the construction of a harness racetrack and a gambl ...

North Dakota Looks to Legalize Charitable Sports Betting

North Dakota Looks to Legalize Charitable Sports Betting

by November 17, 2018

North and South Dakota make first steps toward legal sports bettingNorth Dakota is looking to jump into the sports betting bandwagon as a local legislator is crafting a bill that would allow the practice, and proceeds from it would go to charities.Local news outlet KFYR- ...

Bellagio Craps Scammers Banned from Nevada Casinos

Bellagio Craps Scammers Banned from Nevada Casinos

by November 16, 2018

The two men participated in a cheating scheme that involved placing high-risk phantom bets at Bellagio’s craps tablesTwo men have been added to Nevada’s “black book” of banned casino players after scamming Bellagio of nearly $1.2 million by placing the so-called hop bet in a ...

New Jersey Gambling Revenue Spikes in October Thanks to Sports Betting and Internet Gaming

New Jersey Gambling Revenue Spikes in October Thanks to Sports Betting and Internet Gaming

by November 16, 2018

New Jersey’s sportsbooks handle nearly $600 million in wagers during first four and a half months of legal sports bettingSports betting and online gambling helped New Jersey to a double-digit increase of the state’s gambling revenue for October, the latest figures released by ...

Gambling Company Global Gaming Tops Deloitte’s Sweden Technology Fast 50 List

Gambling Company Global Gaming Tops Deloitte’s Sweden Technology Fast 50 List

by November 15, 2018

The Malmö-based online gambling company recorded a nearly 100,000% revenue growth over the past four yearsSwedish online gambling company Global Gaming has been crowned its homeland’s fastest growing technology company. Global Gaming landed the top spot in Deloitte’s Sweden T ...

New York Estate Firm in Talks to Buy Shuttered Atlantic Club Casino

New York Estate Firm in Talks to Buy Shuttered Atlantic Club Casino

by November 15, 2018

A new potential buyer of the shuttered Atlantic Club has emergedA New York-based real estate consulting firm has entered negotiations to buy the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, local news outlet the Press of Atlantic City reported on Wednesday citing in ...

Tennessee Lawmaker Introduces Sports Betting Bill; State Elects Anti-Gambling Governor

Tennessee Lawmaker Introduces Sports Betting Bill; State Elects Anti-Gambling Governor

by November 14, 2018

Sports betting will be taxed at 10% on revenue, if House Bill 1 passes through the Tennessee LegislatureA Tennessee lawmaker has moved to propose the legalization of sports betting so that the state can take advantage of additional revenue and the growing interest in regulate ...

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Announces New Expansion Project at Durant Casino

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Announces New Expansion Project at Durant Casino

by November 14, 2018

The Choctaw tribe plans to break ground on new expansion next springThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma unveiled on Tuesday plans to expand its Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. This will be the fourth expansion project to be carried out at the property since its or ...