Casino Giant MGM Slapped with Lawsuit over Controversial Resort Fees

Casino Giant MGM Slapped with Lawsuit over Controversial Resort Fees

by March 11, 2021

Las Vegas casino operator MGM Resorts International has been hit with a lawsuit over its use of resort fees at its properties around the US.The legal action was initiated by non-profit travel advocacy group Travelers United. The company was slapped with accusations of chargi ...

Chicago Could Pick Casino Operator by Year’s End

Chicago Could Pick Casino Operator by Year’s End

by March 11, 2021

Chicago will hopefully select the preferred developer of the city’s planned casino by the end of the year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.A request for proposals is set to be launched in early April and the Illinois Gaming Board is expected choose the winning bidder for ...

GiG Secures Key Approval for Buenos Aires Gambling Market Entry

GiG Secures Key Approval for Buenos Aires Gambling Market Entry

by March 10, 2021

Online gambling technology firm Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has made further progress in its effort to expand in the Buenos Aires market, news emerged Tuesday.The company announced that LOTBA (the gambling regulator of the City of Buenos Aires) has approved the implementat ...

ORYX to Deliver Content across Premier Gaming’s Online Casino Brands

ORYX to Deliver Content across Premier Gaming’s Online Casino Brands

by March 10, 2021

ORYX Gaming has secured another major client to deliver its third-party and exclusive RGS content to as part of its continued growth strategy.The company on Wednesday announced that it has teamed up with Premier Gaming to take its games live across the latter’s online casino ...

Aussie MP Says Big Banks Support Sector-Wide Credit Card Gambling Ban

Aussie MP Says Big Banks Support Sector-Wide Credit Card Gambling Ban

by March 10, 2021

A plan for a crackdown on the use of credit cards for online gambling is gaining momentum in Australia as the lawmaker behind the initiative says he has garnered support from the nation’s four biggest banks.Queensland MP Andrew Wallace, a staunch gambling opponent in all its ...

Wilton Rancheria, Boyd Break Ground on Greater Sacramento Casino

Wilton Rancheria, Boyd Break Ground on Greater Sacramento Casino

by March 10, 2021

The Wilton Rancheria tribe finally broke ground Tuesday, March 9, on its planned casino resort after years of wrangling with project opponents and other obstacles.Las Vegas-based casino operator Boyd Gaming will build the property and operate it on behalf of the tribe. It is ...

Entain Given Regulatory Blessing for Enlabs Purchase

by March 9, 2021

Gambling powerhouse Entain has secured all necessary regulatory approvals from competent gaming and competition authorities in Sweden to complete its proposed acquisition of Swedish online gaming and betting group Enlabs.Entain, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bwin Holdi ...

Greentube Lauds Polish Online Casino Market Debut

Greentube Lauds Polish Online Casino Market Debut

by March 9, 2021

Greentube has recently marked its debut into Poland’s regulated online gambling market through a partnership with Total Casino, the digital casino operation of local operator Totalizator Sportowy.As part of that recent deal, Greentube has been able to take its iGaming content ...

Entain, Scientific Games Extend Online Casino Content Supply Deal

Entain, Scientific Games Extend Online Casino Content Supply Deal

by March 9, 2021

Gaming and sports betting company Entain has strengthened its existing relationship with gambling software and technology group Scientific Games and its OpenGaming content aggregation platform through a recently penned three-year contract extension.As part of this recent agr ...

BF Games Expands Regulated Presence with 888 Online Casino Content Deal

BF Games Expands Regulated Presence with 888 Online Casino Content Deal

by March 9, 2021

Online casino games maker BF Games has teamed up with 888casino to provide the popular iGaming brand with access to its most popular titles.Under the terms of a recently penned deal between the above two, the studio has launched its best-performing online slots with the oper ...

Atari Hops into Crypto Casino Space with Decentral Games Project

Atari Hops into Crypto Casino Space with Decentral Games Project

by March 8, 2021

Video game pioneer Atari has teamed up with Decentral Games to launch an Ethereum-based casino in its latest venture into the crypto space.Decentral Games is a community-owned metaverse casino ecosystem that offers players the chance to earn $DG by playing various casino gam ...

Donaco Boss Says Imminent Legalization of Casinos in Thailand Unlikely

Donaco Boss Says Imminent Legalization of Casinos in Thailand Unlikely

by March 8, 2021

The CEO of casino operator Donaco International Ltd. does not think Thailand will legalize gambling anytime soon and expressed confidence in the long-term success of their flagship property in Poipet, Cambodia.Lee Bug Huy stepped in as CEO of the Australia-listed casino firm ...

Former MGA Chief Charged over Ties with Caruana Galizia Murder Suspect

Former MGA Chief Charged over Ties with Caruana Galizia Murder Suspect

by March 8, 2021

The former boss of the Malta Gaming Authority, Heathcliff Farrugia, is facing trading in influence criminal charges after an investigation by Maltese police discovered that he had links with businessman Yorgen Fenech, the man believed to have commissioned the murder of journalist ...

Three Indicted over Baccarat Cheating Incident at Boston Area Casino

Three Indicted over Baccarat Cheating Incident at Boston Area Casino

by March 8, 2021

Three people have recently been indicted in relation to a baccarat cheating incident at Encore Boston Harbor, one of two full-scale casino resorts operating on the territory of Massachusetts.The indictments were served this past Friday, the state Attorney General’s office to ...

ELK Studios Marks Italian Debut with 888’s Online Casino

ELK Studios Marks Italian Debut with 888’s Online Casino

by March 5, 2021

Swedish online casino games maker ELK Studios has strengthened its existing partnership with 888 in a deal that will see its entire portfolio of products go live with the gambling operator’s Italian site.888’s online casino brand already offers ELK content in other regulated ...