By 
Robert Johnson ·
Great Canadian Gaming, the new owner of Thousand Islands casino in Gananoque, assured local businesspeople that the gambling venue would not be banished. Rod Baker, CEO of the gambling operator…
By 
Terry Davis ·
Frontier Capital Group Ltd. shareholders approved on Thursday the proposed acquisition of Stotsenberg Leisure & Hotel Corporation, including Stotsenberg Hotel and Casablanca Casino, located in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Online gambling operator GVC Holdings PLC has appointed Nick Batram as Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. The post has been created recently and Mr. Batram’s appointment comes ahead…
By Robert Johnson ·
New Jersey’s Stockton University announced on Friday that it has eventually finalized the sale of the former Showboat Casino for the amount of $23 million. The once-popular gambling venue was…
By Robert Johnson ·
Residents of York County, Maine are currently driving an initiative for the construction of a casino or the addition of slot machines in the county. However, the petition’s wording would…
By Terry Davis ·
The Las Vegas Review-Journal editor, Michael Hengel, announced on Tuesday that he is leaving his post. The announcement about his departure comes a few weeks after it became clear that…
By Terry Davis ·
It has been a busy year for Irish operator of both online and land-based gambling services Paddy Power. The company signed agreements with fellow operators and related business entities, saw…
By Robert Johnson ·
London-headquartered gambling operator Ladbrokes PLC has had quite important and eventful year. The company signed several important deals, appointed both new CEO and Chairman, launched new products, and last but…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Playtech is a leading supplier of online casino software on a global scale and as such, it covers a wide range of services including but not restricted to provision of…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australian betting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings announced that it had signed a partnership agreement with News UK, known to be the publisher of The Sun tabloid, for the launch…
By Robert Johnson ·
UK-based betting and gaming operator Ladbrokes plc announced today the appointment of John Kelly as Chairman of the company’s Board. Mr. Kelly has taken the post immediately, after former Ladbrokes…
By Robert Johnson ·
Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) announced earlier today that its Latvia-based subsidiary Olympic Casino Latvia SIA has completed the purchase Latvian gambling operator SIA Garkalns. The transaction had already been approved…
By Robert Johnson ·
Estonia-headquartered casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) announced today that its subsidiary Olympic Casino Eesti AS will purchase Estonian gambling company AS MC Kasiinod, which also owns provider of casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australia-based gaming and leisure company Donaco International Ltd. said that the newly launched VIP gaming room at the Star Vegas Resort & Club in Poipet, Cambodia generated revenue of a…
By Terry Davis ·
Ladbrokes shareholders voted in favor of the proposed merger with rival UK gambling company Gala Coral Group at an extraordinary meeting held earlier today, despite Irish businessman Dermot Desmond’s vocal…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling software developer Playtech announced today that it has abandoned plans for the acquisition of contracts-for-difference broker Plus500, after the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voiced concerns about the potential…
By Terry Davis ·
It could be said without the slightest note of exaggeration that 2015 has been quite eventful for the UK gambling industry mainly because of the unprecedented number of mergers between…
By Robert Johnson ·
Ladbrokes, one of the major gambling operators in the UK, said on Thursday that it is still committed to the proposed £2.3-billion merger with rival company Gala Coral and encouraged…
By Robert Johnson ·
Irish businessman and Ladbrokes investor Dermot Desmond has opposed vocally the proposed £2.3-billion merger between major UK gambling operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral in a letter to fellow shareholders. Mr.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Two of Australia’s biggest gambling companies – Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. and Tatts Group Ltd. confirmed earlier today that there have been ongoing discussions for a potential merger but those were…
By Terry Davis ·
Evolution Gaming announced today that it is to buy the company which owns the building where the gaming developer and supplier’s Riga-based operational activities are taking place. Evolution Gaming is…
By Terry Davis ·
Billionaire investor and casino owner Carl Icahn said on Wednesday that he had hired Los Angeles real estate company CBRE Group to sell Fontainebleau Las Vegas, an unfinished hotel and…
By Terry Davis ·
The Springbok Group, operator of popular South African online and mobile casino brand Springbok Casino, announced the acquisition of Thunderbolt Casino, another popular casino brand aimed at South African gambling…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced on Monday that the operations of its Ohio-based racino and two casinos will be transitioned to its local partner – Rock Gaming. The Horseshoe…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Gala Coral announced earlier today that it had agreed to sell its Gala Bingo retail business to London-based investment trust company Caledonia Investments for the total amount of…
By Robert Johnson ·
Irish media reported that the proposed merger between gambling operators Paddy Power and Betfair has entered the first phase of the required probe that is to be carried out by…
By Robert Johnson ·
It was reported by local media that Studio City, Macau’s latest integrated casino resort, may be granted more gaming tables that the city government had initially promised. The $3.2-billion luxury…
By Terry Davis ·
Gulfport-based gambling manager Foundation Gaming Group announced on Monday that it would buy DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The casino first opened doors in 1993 and was initially…
By Robert Johnson ·
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, one of the companies behind the project for the construction of a $3-billion integrated resort at Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane, said that although the anti-corruption campaign…
By Robert Johnson ·
British gambling operator Ladbrokes announced today that it had secured a facility totaling £1.35 billion with several banks in order to fund the proposed merger with rival gaming company Gala…