Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

by December 15, 2020

Atlantic City will have two operational poker rooms before the end of the year as casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. is gearing up preparations to reopen the poker area at its Harrah’s Atlantic City property.Harrah’s poker room, which is branded World Series of Poker ...

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

by December 15, 2020

Gaming and hospitality giant Hard Rock International is looking to tap into the lucrative online casino and sports betting sectors with the recent launch of its Hard Rock Digital arm.The company said that Hard Rock Digital is a joint venture with top industry talent and will ...

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

by December 15, 2020

Wall Street buyout fund Apollo Global Management is mulling sweetening its $2.5 billion (C$3.3 billion) takeover offer for Canadian casino operator Great Canadian Gaming, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.It is also understood that Apollo could walk a ...

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

by December 15, 2020

A long-awaited inquiry into Sweden’s reorganized gambling market recommends the introduction of more restrictions into the sector, including limited advertising of products that are deemed to be of the highest risk to consumers.The Gambling Market Inquiry (Spelmarknadsutredn ...

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

by December 14, 2020

Online casino games supplier Wazdan has obtained important certification that will spur its expansion in Latin America.The company announced Monday that it has received certification to offer a selection of its innovative slots portfolio in Colombia. The certification enable ...

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 ...