Massachusetts Treasurer Seeks to Bring Online Lottery
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is making a fresh push to bring online lottery to the state in a bid to secure the sector’s growth Massachusetts is in the middle of…
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Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars
Carl Icahn building a stake in Caesars makes a purchase deal much more affordable for any suitor of the company Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is planning to make a fresh…
Spelinspektionen Fines Two Gambling Operators for Self-Exclusion Violations
The Swedish Gambling Authority has moved to show its licensees that it was pretty serious with its warnings to punish all violations of Sweden’s new gambling law, which took effect…
Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue
Interior finally acts on East Windsor casino amid probe into alleged political interference into the tribal project A project for the construction of a tribal casino in East Windsor, Connecticut…
PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling
PAGCOR and four government departments form an interagency council to tackle the unauthorized provision of online gambling services The Philippines’ gambling regulator, PAGCOR, has assembled an interagency task force to…
Riga Moves to Shutter Gambling Halls
Riga officials are spearheading proposal for a draft decree that would terminate the licenses of hundreds of gambling halls A Riga City Council committee has supported a plan for a…
New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has slapped a hefty fine on GVC Holdings and its Atlantic City land-based casino partner Borgata Hotel Casino for self-exclusion failures In a…
MGM Focuses “All Its Energy in Osaka” as Preferred Casino Host
MGM is focusing all its energy in Osaka as the Japanese government prepares to select the preferred casino license bidders Las Vegas casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International is…
Play’n GO Set for Asia-Pacific Gambling Expansion with PAGCOR Authorization
Play’n GO secures authorization from the Philippine gambling regulator to supply online casino content Supplier of online casino content Play’n GO has been authorized to provide its games to the…
Portuguese Government Initiates Gambling Tax Review
Portugal’s heavy gambling tax to finally be reviewed by the government as the local regulated market faces channelization issues The government of Portugal has tasked a working group with analyzing…
Casinos Splitting from NV Energy Could Be Imposed Higher Impact Fees
Nevada’s public utility calls for higher impact fees to be imposed on departing corporate customers Major companies leaving NV Energy could be required to pay a higher “impact fee” if…
Culinary Workers Hold Nationwide Pickets to Support Palms Casino Unionization
First wave of pickets supporting Palms unionization to target celebrity chefs and businesses associated with the casino’s owners Culinary workers will organize nationwide pickets at properties associated with Palms Casino…
Blackstone Snatches Ukrainian Social Casino Games Developer Murka
The Blackstone Group shows ambitions toward the exploding social casino market with strategic acquisition of Ukrainian game developer American private equity firm The Blackstone Group LP has developed further interest…
You Zeng Emerges Victorious in WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg
Zeng collected his largest poker cash over the weekend after taking down the latest WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg Main Event After three days of poker at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, it was…
Pennsylvania Sports Betting Revenue Takes Massive Slide in February
Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks took a beating in February with disappointing handle and revenue, despite Super Bowl Pennsylvania’s February sports betting revenue took a disappointing 25.4% slide from January, figures released Monday…
Suffolk Downs Will Not Pursue Boston Casino, Even If MassGaming Revokes Wynn’s License
Suffolk Downs has given up ambitions to operate a casino in the Greater Boston area, even if MassGaming deems Wynn Resorts unsuitable to hold a gaming license The Suffolk Downs…
Showboat Owner Unveils Plans for Casino Targeting New Generation of Gamblers
The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat revealed Monday plans to build a casino on a vacant lot right next to the existing resort The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved…
Hard Rock among Shortlisted Bidders for Cairns Casino License
The Government of Queensland has shortlisted three bidders for a development project that will transform the Cairns waterfront and the region’s tourism industry Florida-based gaming and hospitality giant Hard Rock…
Intralot and Intracom Dismiss Merger Rumors
Greek gambling giant Intralot and local IT and telecom holding Intracom have denied reports about their potential merger, news outlet Kathimerini reported Friday In separate but practically identical statements published…
Casino Giants Caesars and Eldorado in Early Merger Talks
Caesars and Eldorado are reportedly exploring a merger that could create a $9 billion casino and hospitality powerhouse US gaming and hospitality operators Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts Inc.…
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Claims WPT Barcelona Title for €600,000
Latvia’s Vitalijs Zavorotnijs took down the WPT Barcelona last night to earn his career’s largest cash and join the elite WPT Champions Club Vitalijs Zavorotnijs came through a field of…
Carl Icahn Stake in Casino Giant Caesars Keeps Growing
New York billionaire investor Carl Icahn keeps growing his stake in Las Vegas hotel and casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp., as he is pressing the company to merge with a…
New Trust to Raise Funds from Irish Bookmakers for Gambling Addiction Research
A new trust will direct funds to gambling addiction research and counseling services, as Ireland struggles to regulate its gambling industry The Irish Bookmakers Association will pledge €1 million a…
Rhode Island Casinos Add Self-Betting Kiosks
Rhode Island’s two sportsbooks install self-betting kiosks to streamline the betting process right ahead of this year’s March Madness Rhode Island’s sportsbooks are getting an important upgrade ahead of this…
PAGCOR, Quezon City Officials Quarrel over Proposed Casino
Quezon City casino project puts Philippine gambling regulator and City Council at odds over whether residents should be allowed to gamble A legal dispute between the Philippine gambling regulator and…
Sands Bethlehem Buyer Gets Key Approval for Planned Rebrand
Bethlehem planning officials approve change of the ore crane sign of Sands Bethlehem ahead of the casino’s sale to Wind Creek Hospitality The Bethlehem Planning Commission gave Thursday the green…
Caesars Trims Corporate Workforce to Cut Annual Costs
Caesars Entertainment Corp. is trimming its corporate workforce to cut annual costs, the company announced amid investor pressure to sell itself or merge with another hotel and casino operator The…
Showboat Owner Moves Closer to Casino License
The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat is getting closer to completing the first step in the casino license awarding process The New Jersey Casino Control Commission will Monday consider a…
MassGaming to Receive Steve Wynn Probe Results Today
MassGaming can finally begin its review of a probe conducted by its in-house investigative team into sexual allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will today finally…
Viny Lima Bests Record-Breaking Field of WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
Vinicius Lima won last night the monster field of the WPT Borgata Poker Open to join the elite club of WPT winners and add $728,430 to his poker bankroll The…