Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Reportedly Mulling Pushing Back Opening

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Reportedly Mulling Pushing Back Opening

by November 26, 2020

The opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas could suffer a further delay, according to a report by popular Las Vegas blog Vital Vegas.The property was originally supposed to open doors this fall, but its launch was pushed back to mid-January 2021 due to market conditions and cons ...

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Wins NJ Approval for SPAC Merger

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Wins NJ Approval for SPAC Merger

by November 26, 2020

Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has earned a crucial approval for its merger with special purpose acquisition company Landcadia Holdings II Inc. from New Jersey gambling regulators.GNOG is the iGaming and sports betting division of Tilman Fertitta-owned casino empire Gold ...

Casinos in Virginia Unlikely Before Spring 2022, Lottery Boss Says

Casinos in Virginia Unlikely Before Spring 2022, Lottery Boss Says

by November 25, 2020

Neither temporary, nor full-fledged casinos are likely to open in Virginia before April 2022, Kevin Hall, Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery, told state lawmakers last week during a Zoom conference.Casino and hospitality operator Hard Rock International previously re ...

GOP Megadonor’s Interest in Texas Brings New Hope for Legal Casinos

GOP Megadonor’s Interest in Texas Brings New Hope for Legal Casinos

by November 25, 2020

Texas lawmakers have traditionally been unwilling to legalize casinos, with a number of previous efforts to introduce this type of gambling in the state failing to gain much traction in the Legislature.However, the state saw increased interest from casino tycoon Sheldon Adels ...

Iowa Regulator Fines PointsBet, Betfred over Self-Ban Violations

Iowa Regulator Fines PointsBet, Betfred over Self-Ban Violations

by November 24, 2020

Two sports betting operators have been hit with fines by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission over similar violations of the state’s self-exclusion gambling rules, Radio Iowa reported Monday.Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the state racing and gambling regulator, said that ...

Golden Nugget Signs Sports Betting, iGaming Deal in West Virginia

Golden Nugget Signs Sports Betting, iGaming Deal in West Virginia

by November 24, 2020

Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has penned a deal with Greenbrier Hotel Corporation that secured the online gaming and sports betting operator with access to West Virginia’s regulated digital gambling market.Under the terms of a definitive agreement signed recently by GNO ...

Caesars Granted Additional Year to Sell Indiana Casino

Caesars Granted Additional Year to Sell Indiana Casino

by November 24, 2020

Members of the Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously agreed on Monday to give casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. an additional year to sell its Horseshoe Hammond property.Caesars originally had until December 31 to find a buyer for its Hammond casino. However, commis ...

Nevada Regulators Cannot Discipline Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Court Rules

Nevada Regulators Cannot Discipline Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Court Rules

by November 24, 2020

A Nevada court judge has ruled that the state Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board cannot fine or discipline former casino boss Steve Wynn as he no ties to the state’s gaming industry.The Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a statement that it is set to soon announce i ...

Red Tiger Expands Denmark Presence with Tivoli Casino Rollout

Red Tiger Expands Denmark Presence with Tivoli Casino Rollout

by November 23, 2020

Online casino games developer and supplier Red Tiger has strengthened its foothold in the Danish iGaming market through a partnership with Tivoli Casino, the online gaming operation of one of Denmark’s most iconic entertainment brands.Named after the Tivoli Gardens theme park ...

EveryMatrix Kicks Off US Expansion Campaign with New Jersey License Application

EveryMatrix Kicks Off US Expansion Campaign with New Jersey License Application

by November 23, 2020

Online gambling technology provider EveryMatrix has submitted a license application with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as it looks to tap into the US digital gaming market, the company itself confirmed last week.When the company obtains the necessary license, ...

Oklahoma Governor’s Legal Expenses in Tribal Gambling Dispute Revealed

Oklahoma Governor’s Legal Expenses in Tribal Gambling Dispute Revealed

by November 23, 2020

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s office had to pay over $2 million in legal and other fees associated with his dispute with the state’s tribes over the extension of their gambling compacts.Invoices for the fees were supplied by Oklahoma’s Office of Management and Enterprise S ...

Nevada Casinos Ordered to Reduce Capacity amid New Virus Wave

Nevada Casinos Ordered to Reduce Capacity amid New Virus Wave

by November 23, 2020

Nevada’s casinos and other non-essential businesses will be operating at 25% capacity for at least three weeks beginning Tuesday, November 24, as part of a new set of measures announced by Governor Steve Sisolak over the weekend as the state is looking to tackle a new surge of Co ...

Betfred Enters Pennsylvania with Wind Creek Bethlehem Sportsbook

Betfred Enters Pennsylvania with Wind Creek Bethlehem Sportsbook

by November 20, 2020

Wind Creek Hospitality this week launched its first-ever retail sportsbook through a partnership with Betfred USA Sports, the US division of British bookmaker Betfred, that the casino operator signed early this year.The Betfred Sports betting facility had a soft opening this ...

Poker Players Cash In On Bitcoin Price Rally

Poker Players Cash In On Bitcoin Price Rally

by November 20, 2020

Costa Rica-based online poker operator Winning Poker Network, WPN, has had to buy millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin every day for several weeks now as more and more players have been requesting Bitcoin payouts when cashing out their winnings.This reflects Bitcoin’s recent ...

Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Lands Illinois Casino, Betting Deal

Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Lands Illinois Casino, Betting Deal

by November 20, 2020

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is bringing the Golden Nugget brand to Illinois as the state’s gambling market is in the middle of its biggest transformation in many years.Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG), an online gambling company that is part of Mr. Fetitta’s ga ...