Events & Reports

Genting’s Malaysian Casino Facing Stiff Regional Competition

Genting’s Malaysian Casino Facing Stiff Regional Competition

by July 19, 2019

Genting Group’s Malaysian casino resort might not be as attractive to Asean gamblers as it used to be due to stiff regional competition, according to research house Affin Hwang Capital Research.In its homeland, Genting operates the Resorts World Genting integrated resort, wh ...

Betclic Wins Italian Gambling License Rejection Appeal

Betclic Wins Italian Gambling License Rejection Appeal

by July 19, 2019

French online gambling company Betclic Everest Group won on Thursday its appeal of the Italian gambling regulator’s decision from earlier this year not to renew the operator’s license for the provision of services in the country.The regional administrative court of Lazio (Ta ...

Boston Casino Compliant with Massachusetts Law, Preliminary Probe Finds

Boston Casino Compliant with Massachusetts Law, Preliminary Probe Finds

by July 19, 2019

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said Thursday that a preliminary investigation found that Encore Boston Harbor’s casino operations were compliant with state gambling laws after a class-action from earlier this week claimed that the gaming facility was cheating patrons at its ...

Spectacle Entertainment, Hard Rock Partner for Terre Haute, Gary Casinos

Spectacle Entertainment, Hard Rock Partner for Terre Haute, Gary Casinos

by July 14, 2019

Spectacle Entertainment has entered into an agreement to obtain franchise rights from Hard Rock International for its proposed Terre Haute and Gary casino projects.News about Hard Rock potentially entering Indiana’s casino market arrive shortly after the state’s Governor, Er ...

New Hampshire Becomes Second New England State with Legal Sports Betting

New Hampshire Becomes Second New England State with Legal Sports Betting

by July 14, 2019

New Hampshire became the latest state to legalize sports betting this year after Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law a bill that authorizes the provision of retail and mobile betting on the territory of the state.New Hampshire is the second state in the New England region to l ...

Hard Rock to Announce Proposal for Rockford Casino

Hard Rock to Announce Proposal for Rockford Casino

by July 13, 2019

Hard Rock International will present its proposal for a casino in Rockford, Illinois early next week. News about the company’s plans to enter the state’s casino market come shortly after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a gambling expansion bill that, among other things, author ...

PA Lottery’s Online Games Survive Land-Based Casinos Challenge

PA Lottery’s Online Games Survive Land-Based Casinos Challenge

by July 13, 2019

A coalition of seven Pennsylvania casinos that filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop Pennsylvania’s Lottery from offering online casino-style games suffered a major blow in court this past Friday.Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer denied the injunction req ...

Gambling Operator to Build Two POGO Hubs in the Philippines

Gambling Operator to Build Two POGO Hubs in the Philippines

by July 12, 2019

Philippine gambling company Oriental Group is building two online gambling hubs north and south of the capital Manila to help the country capitalize on its booming offshore gambling sector.The two hubs will be able to host Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) that are ...

Melco Recognized for Contributions to Cyprus’ Economy

Melco Recognized for Contributions to Cyprus’ Economy

by July 12, 2019

Casino and hospitality giant Melco Resorts & Entertainment has recently been recognized at the 8th Invest Cyprus International Investment Awards (ICIIA) for its contribution to the economy of the Mediterranean island nation.Melco is currently developing City of Dreams Me ...

Microgaming’s Progressive Slots Pay Out Nearly €90 Million in Wins in H1

Microgaming’s Progressive Slots Pay Out Nearly €90 Million in Wins in H1

by July 12, 2019

Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network awarded nearly €90 million across more than 1,150,000 jackpots during the first half of the year, the major online casino supplier said in a press release on its official website.The first six months of the year to June 30 saw Microg ...

Evolution Gaming Releases Two New First Person Games

Evolution Gaming Releases Two New First Person Games

by July 12, 2019

Evolution Gaming, the leading Live Casino supplier, has added two new titles to its games roster. The company announced Thursday that First Person Lightning Roulette and First Person Dream Catcher were the latest additions to its range of online RNG games with a ‘Go Live’ functio ...

Twin River Buys Two Eldorado Resorts Casinos

Twin River Buys Two Eldorado Resorts Casinos

by July 11, 2019

Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the operations and the real estate assets of two casinos from Eldorado Resorts in a $230 million deal.The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customa ...

PGCB Starts New Round of Mini-Casino Auctions on Sept. 4

PGCB Starts New Round of Mini-Casino Auctions on Sept. 4

by July 11, 2019

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday that it would hold an auction for the right to apply for a license for the development of a mini-casino in the state on September 4.The gaming regulator has so far selected the winning bidders for five such projects, ...

Kindred Withdraws Spanish Gambling License Application to Pursue US Expansion

Kindred Withdraws Spanish Gambling License Application to Pursue US Expansion

by July 11, 2019

Online gambling operator Kindred Group said earlier this week that it would no longer pursue licensing in Spain and would instead focus its attention on expanding across the United States and on solidifying its Swedish operation.The Stockholm-listed online gambling group sub ...

SYNOT Games Now Certified to Go Live in Denmark and Portugal

SYNOT Games Now Certified to Go Live in Denmark and Portugal

by July 11, 2019

Online casino content supplier SYNOT Games has obtained two new licenses over the past few days that will enable it to expand across new regulated markets. The company announced that it would soon extend its regulated footprint to Denmark and Portugal.In a press release issu ...