By 
Robert Johnson ·
Construction company OHL Desarrollos has purchased a 32.5% stake in the Centro Canalejas Madrid development from Grupo Villar Mir to increase its holding in the project to 50%. PokerStars founder…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian gambling operator CrownBet has kicked off its planned rebrand as BetEasy with a new advertising campaign created by Melbourne-based ad agency The Monkeys. The rebrand is part of the…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
Four years after New Jersey’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel shut down, Stockton University has decided to acquire the now abandoned property. On Wednesday, the university’s board of trustees approved plans…
By 
Terry Davis ·
New Jersey’s Stockton University is considering the purchase of the ill-fated Atlantic Club Casino Hotel as part of its expansion into Atlantic City, the Press of Atlantic City reported Monday.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group completed earlier this week the purchase of the Ellis Park thoroughbred racetrack, officials at the gaming and hospitality company have confirmed. The racetrack and simulcast…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian sports betting operator CrownBet is set to rebrand as BetEasy following the recent acquisition of William Hill Australia’s assets, the company’s CEO Matt Tripp said yesterday in an interview…
By Terry Davis ·
South Korean tour operator and real estate developer Lotte Tour Development announced Friday that it is stepping further into its home country’s casino market with the acquisition of Paradise Casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has reportedly purchased Asia’s second most expensive home for the hefty amount of HK$900 million, according to a report from news…
By Terry Davis ·
US gaming companies Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. announced on Sunday that they have agreed to merge their operations amid a wave of…
By Terry Davis ·
Gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground on Monday on a $375-million, 550,000-square-foot conference center as part of its strategy to further expand its operations beyond casino gambling.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The new owner of SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is reportedly looking to rebrand the property as Grand Sahara Resort as part of a planned $100-million renovation and upgrade,…
By Robert Johnson ·
Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and real estate investment trust VICI Properties announced the completion of the latter’s acquisition of the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian gaming and hospitality operator Crown Resorts is extending its search for buyers of apartments at Crown Sydney, currently under development on Sydney’s waterfront, as just a quarter of the…
By Terry Davis ·
The Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously approved Thursday the proposed acquisition of two state racinos by Caesars Entertainment Corp., but fined the Las Vegas gaming giant $1 million over its threats…
By Robert Johnson ·
Paddy Power’s Australian betting business Sportsbet is suing its rival bookmaker CrownBet over the latter’s plan to trademark the Sportingbet name, arguing that the move would harm its own business…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian betting operator CrownBet filed earlier this week a “Change of company name reservation” form with the nation’s Securities and Investments Commission to reserve the Sportingbet Pty Ltd name, local…
By Terry Davis ·
Online poker operator partypoker is set to merge its French and Spanish player pools today to finally enter the shared online poker liquidity scheme more than four months after PokerStars…
By Terry Davis ·
While what was formerly known as Trump Taj Mahal is now bearing a new marquee, some of the property’s most popular facilities will be restored to life when it reopens…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian online sports betting operator CrownBet might rebrand as Sportingbet after buying William Hill’s Australian business, local news outlet The Australian reports. CrownBet was recently acquired by Canadian gambling giant…
By Terry Davis ·
Workers at the site of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City mounted on Friday the first sign that will identify the newest addition to Atlantic City’s legendary Boardwalk. The…
By Terry Davis ·
American private equity firm The Blackstone Group has fully acquired Spanish gambling operator Cirsa Gaming Corporation, local news outlets reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the deal. The purchase…
By Robert Johnson ·
Nevada-based gaming company Eldorado Resorts announced today a duo of acquisition deals that would expand its footprint across several new markets and would enlarge its portfolio of hotel and casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Virgin Hotels, the hotel brand of British business magnate Richard Branson, has acquired Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for an undisclosed price. The property will be remodeled…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission expects to complete its investigation into the suitability of Las Vegas casino giant Wynn Resorts to build and operate a casino in the state by summer,…
By Terry Davis ·
The Star Entertainment Group is looking to attract more high roller players from the Asia-Pacific region after two Hong Kong-based companies have each acquired a stake in the Australian casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operators GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral received a regulatory green light to complete their £4-million consolidation that could create a new gambling powerhouse within the field. In a statement…
By Robert Johnson ·
Las Vegas casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. has threatened to abandon a $90-million casino project in Indiana, if the state’s gaming regulator decides that a $50-million transfer fee applies to…
By Anthony Huber ·
Shareholders of Isle of Man based gambling giant GVC Holdings PLC have voted in favor of a merger with Ladbrokes Coral PLC, the company announced on Thursday. The massive takeover…
By Robert Johnson ·
Isle of Man-based online gambling operator GVC Holdings has extended its push into regulated markets with another acquisition deal. The company confirmed Monday that it would buy a majority stake…
By Terry Davis ·
Baltimore-based developer The Cordish Companies recently purchased a property in the stadium district of South Philadelphia where it is planning to build a $600-million casino resort. The Business Journals reports…