Two Sydney Casino Workers Sacked, Banned from NSW Casinos over Drugs, Gambling

Two Sydney Casino Workers Sacked, Banned from NSW Casinos over Drugs, Gambling

by December 14, 2020

Two casino workers at The Star Sydney were dismissed and banned from New South Wales gambling venues after serious violations, the state’s Liquor & Gaming authority announced.A games dealer was found to have thrown a bag of drugs away at Sydney’s only casino while anoth ...

LeoVegas Launches Pink Casino in Canada, Signs Content Deal with Push Gaming

LeoVegas Launches Pink Casino in Canada, Signs Content Deal with Push Gaming

by December 14, 2020

Online gambling operator LeoVegas has strengthened its Canadian foothold with the recent launch of its Pink Casino brand in that market.Pink Casino’s debut in Canada marks its first launch outside of its core market, the UK. It has become the latest of several LeoVegas brand ...

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge to Change Name when It Moves onto Dry Land

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge to Change Name when It Moves onto Dry Land

by December 14, 2020

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will be rebranded as Casino Rouge when it moves onto dry land in February 2022, according to site plans presented last week by the casino’s owner Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI).The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is set to ...

Boyd Unloads “Non-Core” Eldorado Casino in Henderson

Boyd Unloads “Non-Core” Eldorado Casino in Henderson

by December 11, 2020

Casino operator Boyd Gaming this week announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Southern Nevada.The company will unload the gambling venue to DeSimone Gaming for an undisclosed amount. A spokesperson confirmed the deal but did not ...

Relax Gaming Announces Casino Content Supply Deal with Greentube

Relax Gaming Announces Casino Content Supply Deal with Greentube

by December 11, 2020

Supplier and aggregator of content for the iGaming industry Relax Gaming is set to further expand its reach through a content supply deal with Greentube, the interactive gaming division of major gambling group Novomatic.As part of its alliance with Greentube, Relax Gaming wil ...

BF Games Unveils Videoslots Games Supply Deal

BF Games Unveils Videoslots Games Supply Deal

by December 11, 2020

Casino games maker BF Games has launched its games library with Videoslots in the latest move that strengthens significantly the operator’s offering.A recently penned content supply deal between BF Games and Videoslots has seen the provider integrate its best performing titl ...

Pennsylvania Casinos Ordered to Close as New Virus Cases Spiral Higher

Pennsylvania Casinos Ordered to Close as New Virus Cases Spiral Higher

by December 11, 2020

Pennsylvania’s 13 casinos are bracing for another statewide closure under an order issued by Governor Tom Wolf this past Thursday.The gambling venues along with theaters, movie theaters, concert venues, arcades, private clubs, bowling alleys, and other entertainment business ...

Yggdrasil Enters Swiss Market with Grand Casino Luzern

Yggdrasil Enters Swiss Market with Grand Casino Luzern

by December 10, 2020

Online casino games maker and publisher Yggdrasil is set to enter Switzerland’s regulated iGaming market through a recently inked distribution deal with one of the largest locally licensed operators.Yggdrasil has teamed up with Grand Casino Luzern to provide the operator’s o ...

Red Rake Gaming Expands Eastern Europe Presence with Pokerdom Link-Up

Red Rake Gaming Expands Eastern Europe Presence with Pokerdom Link-Up

by December 10, 2020

Provider of casino content for the iGaming industry Red Rake Gaming this week announced a new important partnership with an operator that will significantly expand the reach of its products.The Spain- and Malta-based games supplier has teamed up with Pokerdom, one of the lea ...

Gambling Giant GVC Becomes Entain to Mark New, Regulated Era

Gambling Giant GVC Becomes Entain to Mark New, Regulated Era

by December 10, 2020

Gambling operator GVC Holdings on Thursday completed its planned rebrand as Entain plc after shareholders of the company approved overwhelmingly the move at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday.The company first announced its plans to rebrand in mid-November. It said back t ...

Philippine Casinos Set to Launch Online Gambling Soon

Philippine Casinos Set to Launch Online Gambling Soon

by December 10, 2020

Philippine high rollers will soon be able to gamble remotely with some of the country’s casino resorts as part of the Philippines’ efforts to offset at least a portion of the revenue losses caused by the closure of land-based gambling venues due to the coronavirus pandemic.T ...

Caesars Brings Iconic Casino Brand to New Orleans in $325 Million Renovation, Rebrand

Caesars Brings Iconic Casino Brand to New Orleans in $325 Million Renovation, Rebrand

by December 9, 2020

Casino operator Caesars Entertainment, Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a $325 million renovation and expansion project for its Harrah’s New Orleans casino.The casino-hotel complex will be rebranded as Caesars New Orleans and will be the company’s flagship property in Louisiana. ...

Tilman Fertitta Confirms Casino, Restaurant IPO Plans

Tilman Fertitta Confirms Casino, Restaurant IPO Plans

by December 9, 2020

Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta confirmed reports from last week that he is considering taking parts of his casino and dining businesses public amid strong investor appetite for new equity.In an interview with CNBC, the businessman said Tuesday that he could list some of i ...

ORYX to Supply Exclusive and Third-Party Casino Content to Paf

ORYX to Supply Exclusive and Third-Party Casino Content to Paf

by December 8, 2020

Gambling software provider ORYX Gaming has sealed a multi-market online casino content distribution deal with iGaming operator Paf, news emerged this week.Under the terms of the recent agreement, ORYX will provide Paf’s brands with access to exclusive RGS content across seve ...

Paysafe Readies for Stock Market Return through SPAC Merger

Paysafe Readies for Stock Market Return through SPAC Merger

by December 8, 2020

Paysafe Group Holdings is set to go public through a merger with a Bill Foley-backed blank-check company that values the online payments firm at around $9 billion, inclusive of debt.Paysafe is a London-based payment services provider that offers services under the Paysafe br ...