Events & Reports

A Host of Companies Interested in Buying Caesars Strip Casinos after Eldorado Merger

A Host of Companies Interested in Buying Caesars Strip Casinos after Eldorado Merger

by July 10, 2019

Caesars Entertainment Corp. will likely have to offload some of its Strip properties in order to receive Federal Trade Commission clearance for its proposed merger with Eldorado Resorts, and analysts have listed some of the companies that might be interested in acquiring such pro ...

Solicitor Advises Tiverton to Remain Neutral in Sports Betting Suit

Solicitor Advises Tiverton to Remain Neutral in Sports Betting Suit

by July 10, 2019

A Tiverton solicitor advised the town to remain a neutral party in a recently filed lawsuit that challenges the legality of sports betting in Rhode Island, local news outlet NewportRI reports.Daniel Harrop from Portsmouth filed this past May a lawsuit against the Rhode Islan ...

Red Rake Gaming Grows Portuguese Footprint with Casino Portugal Deal

Red Rake Gaming Grows Portuguese Footprint with Casino Portugal Deal

by July 10, 2019

Red Rake Gaming announced Tuesday that it has inked a content supply deal with Casino Portugal to grow its Portuguese footprint even further.Under the terms of the recently penned agreement, Red Rake Gaming will roll out its top performing online slots, including Super 12 S ...

Court Rejects Ninja Casino Owner’s Bid to Resume Business in Sweden

Court Rejects Ninja Casino Owner’s Bid to Resume Business in Sweden

by July 10, 2019

Online gambling operator Global Gaming announced Tuesday that it had its bid to have its Swedish operations resumed rejected by an Administrative Court of Appeal.The Swedish Gambling Authority revoked the operational license of Global Gaming’s Sweden-facing subsidiary, SafeE ...

GiG Suspends Sports Betting in Sweden after SEK3.5 Million Fine

GiG Suspends Sports Betting in Sweden after SEK3.5 Million Fine

by July 9, 2019

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has moved to suspend its sportsbook on its in-house brands Rizk and Guts in Sweden after the company was slapped a SEK3.5 million (more than $370,000) fine by the Swedish Gambling Authority for providing local gambling customers with the chance to be ...

Unionized Isle Casino Pompano Park Workers Vote to Hold Strike

Unionized Isle Casino Pompano Park Workers Vote to Hold Strike

by July 9, 2019

Unionized employees at Isle Casino Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, Florida voted over the weekend to hold what would be South Florida’s first casino workers strike.Reno, Nevada-based casino operator Eldorado Resorts purchased the property’s parent company, Isle of Capri Casin ...

Malaysia’s Government to Update Obsolete Gambling Laws

Malaysia’s Government to Update Obsolete Gambling Laws

by July 9, 2019

Malaysia’s government is looking to amend the country’s existing gambling laws in order to bring them in line with the contemporary gambling environment in the country, according to local media outlets.News about lawmakers looking to craft new rules and regulations that woul ...

GVC Denies Allegations of Indirect Turkish Gambling Market Presence

GVC Denies Allegations of Indirect Turkish Gambling Market Presence

by July 9, 2019

GVC Holdings denied allegations that, through its CEO Kenny Alexander, it has not entirely cut ties with its Turkish operation, which it sold back in 2017 in order to be allowed to complete its £3.2 billion takeover of rival Ladbrokes Coral.A Sunday Times report established ...

Betclic Inks Deal to Roll Out Relax Gaming Casino Content

Betclic Inks Deal to Roll Out Relax Gaming Casino Content

by July 8, 2019

Online casino games supplier Relax Gaming has secured another high-profile client, the company announced in a press release from earlier today.Under the terms of the latest of a series of major deals, Relax Gaming will see its in-house content as well as partner content go l ...

Pragmatic Play Inks Live Casino, Bingo Distribution Deal with SOFTSWISS

Pragmatic Play Inks Live Casino, Bingo Distribution Deal with SOFTSWISS

by July 8, 2019

Online gambling software provider Pragmatic Play announced today that it has signed another multi-product content distribution deal that will expand its presence and will help it boost the popularity of both its flagship and newly launched products.The company has recently i ...

Dragonara Casino Concession Extension Draws Ire from Local Business Community

Dragonara Casino Concession Extension Draws Ire from Local Business Community

by July 8, 2019

Land-based casino operators and other businesses in Malta are mulling legal action against the 64-year extension of the Dragonara Casino concession granted to Dragonara Gaming Ltd. last week, local news outlet Malta Today reports.Casino operators argue that the concession ex ...

Number of Korean Teen Gambling Addicts Rises Significantly

Number of Korean Teen Gambling Addicts Rises Significantly

by July 8, 2019

Problem gambling and gambling addiction among teenagers is on the rise in South Korea, recently released data by the Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) showed.Local news outlet Korea Bizwire reported that the number of teenagers who were treated for gambling addiction ...

Turkish Dealings Could Hamper GVC’s US Betting Hopes

Turkish Dealings Could Hamper GVC’s US Betting Hopes

by July 7, 2019

GVC Holdings’ Turkish operations could have hampered the company’s takeover of UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral in 2017, and could now prove to be a major obstacle for its big American hopes. In fact, the operator being present in a country where gambling is banned could have cost it ...

Twin River Rages Against Rhode Island IGT Slot Machines Deal

Twin River Rages Against Rhode Island IGT Slot Machines Deal

by July 7, 2019

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, the parent company of Rhode Island’s two Twin River-branded casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, has kicked off an ad campaign against the recently announced deal between the state and gambling machine manufacturer IGT, the Providence Journal reports. ...

Nepal Relaxes Casino Location Restriction to Boost Tourism

Nepal Relaxes Casino Location Restriction to Boost Tourism

by July 6, 2019

The government of Nepal has relaxed location restrictions for setting up casinos and electronic gaming halls as the country is looking to attract foreign investment and boost casino development activity.Nepalese lawmakers decided during a June 27 Cabinet meeting to allow cas ...