MGM Seeks Joint Venture Partners for MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Casino Resorts

MGM Seeks Joint Venture Partners for MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Casino Resorts

by November 12, 2019

Casino operator MGM Resorts International and its real estate investment trust MGM Growth Properties LLC are reportedly seeking an investor to form a joint venture that would own the company’s MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay casino resorts in Las Vegas.According to people familiar ...

PartnerMatrix to Boost Dafabet, Nextbet Gambler Acquisition Efforts

PartnerMatrix to Boost Dafabet, Nextbet Gambler Acquisition Efforts

by November 11, 2019

Provider of solutions for the global gambling industry EveryMatrix announced today a new partnership with AsianLogic, the operator of major sports betting brands Dafabet and Nextbet.Under the terms of the recently penned agreement, EveryMatrix will deliver its PartnerMatrix ...

DraftKings Exec Confirms the Company Is Exploring a “Bunch” of Options to Go Public

DraftKings Exec Confirms the Company Is Exploring a “Bunch” of Options to Go Public

by November 11, 2019

A DraftKings executive has confirmed that the sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator is exploring ways to go public and that becoming a public company had been something its management had discussed a long time ago.During an event in Manhattan on Thursday, Ezra Kuc ...

Ohio On Track to Legalize Sports Betting by Next Spring

Ohio On Track to Legalize Sports Betting by Next Spring

by November 11, 2019

Ohio is running behind other states in legalizing and regulating sports betting, but some lawmakers believe that a bill on the matter would be passed and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine by the end of the legislative session next spring.In other states where athletic gambling has ...

Illegal Australia-Facing Gambling Websites to Be Blocked in Renewed Witch Hunt

Illegal Australia-Facing Gambling Websites to Be Blocked in Renewed Witch Hunt

by November 11, 2019

A new wave of crackdown is set to be unleashed upon online casino operators targeting Australian customers, local news outlets report.Starting today, unauthorized Australia-facing casino websites will be blocked by local Internet service providers to be prevented from servic ...

Illinois to Open Sports Betting License Application Window in December

Illinois to Open Sports Betting License Application Window in December

by November 10, 2019

The Illinois Gaming Board will begin accepting sports betting applications from interested operators in December, the regulator revealed during a Thursday meeting.The opening of the license application window will mark the first major step toward bringing athletic wagering to ...

Morrisons Boss to Take Flutter Chair Amid Gambling Giant’s Stellar Merger

Morrisons Boss to Take Flutter Chair Amid Gambling Giant’s Stellar Merger

by November 10, 2019

Gambling operator Flutter Entertainment is reportedly considering replacing its current chairman with Andrew Higginson, who currently chairs the board of supermarket group Morrisons.Flutter is in the middle of a £11 billion takeover of rival gambling powerhouse The Stars Gro ...

Illinois Gaming Board OKs Rivers Casino’s Relocation on Dry Land

Illinois Gaming Board OKs Rivers Casino’s Relocation on Dry Land

by November 9, 2019

Rivers Casino Des Plaines this week became Illinois’ first casino to be allowed to move onto dry land under the state’s recently updated gambling law.With annual gross gambling revenue of more than $440 million, Rivers Casino is the state’s highest grossing casino. The prope ...

DraftKings Leads in Exploding Indiana Sports Betting Market

DraftKings Leads in Exploding Indiana Sports Betting Market

by November 9, 2019

Just as expected, Indiana’s sports betting market exploded after the launch of mobile wagering in early October, according to numbers released by the state Gaming Commission on Friday.The state’s retail and digital sportsbooks handled $91.7 million in bets in October, up sig ...

Playtech, GVC Elevate Live Casino Experience with New Studio

Playtech, GVC Elevate Live Casino Experience with New Studio

by November 8, 2019

Gambling technology company Playtech this week announced that it has partnered Isle of Man gambling operator GVC Holdings to launch together a new dedicated Live Casino studio.The Elevation Live Casino space is set to launch in several stages over the course next two months. ...

Bwin May Soon Exit Russia, Local License Reportedly Up for Sale

Bwin May Soon Exit Russia, Local License Reportedly Up for Sale

by November 8, 2019

GVC Holdings’ Bwin sports betting brand could soon exit the Russian online gambling market after failing to gain traction in the lucrative and highly competitive space.Russian betting affiliate Bookmaker Ratings reported Thursday that the operator of the Bwin.ru website has ...

Roulette Scam Thwarted at Holland Casino Venlo

Roulette Scam Thwarted at Holland Casino Venlo

by November 8, 2019

Police in the Dutch city of Venlo arrested earlier this week four individuals at Holland Casino after surveillance staff at the gambling venue caught them in the act of trying to manipulate the outcome of an automated roulette machine.Police said that all of the arrested roul ...

Bratislava to Introduce New Gambling Halls Restrictions

Bratislava to Introduce New Gambling Halls Restrictions

by November 8, 2019

The Bratislava City Council has moved forward with the introduction of a fresh round of restrictions on the way retail gambling services are provided in the capital of Slovakia.Changes to Slovakia’s Gambling Act that took effect earlier this year gave municipalities the powe ...

Wynn’s Boston Casino Rakes in $115 Million in First Full Quarter

Wynn’s Boston Casino Rakes in $115 Million in First Full Quarter

by November 7, 2019

Encore Boston Harbor, the latest addition to Wynn Resorts portfolio of properties, generated $175.8 million in operating revenue during its first full quarter.The $2.6 billion hotel and casino resort opened doors in late June in the Massachusetts City of Everett in the Great ...

Red Rake Gaming to Roll Out Casino Titles on ORYX Hub

Red Rake Gaming to Roll Out Casino Titles on ORYX Hub

by November 7, 2019

Online casino content supplier Red Rake Gaming announced this week that it has signed another major agreement that would help it deliver on its strategy to grow its presence and client network.The Spanish provider of games for the international gambling industry announced th ...