Final Ruling on Ho-Chunk Casino Delayed Due to Pandemic

Final Ruling on Ho-Chunk Casino Delayed Due to Pandemic

by May 14, 2020

The long-stalled plan for the development of a casino with an entertainment complex in the Wisconsin City of Beloit has hit a new snag.The next step in the final casino approval process requires state Governor Tony Evers to review the project, spearheaded by the Ho-Chunk Nat ...

Hard Rock Buys Back Full IP Rights to Las Vegas Casino; Hints at Sin City Return

Hard Rock Buys Back Full IP Rights to Las Vegas Casino; Hints at Sin City Return

by May 14, 2020

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino might reappear on the Las Vegas gaming and hospitality scene after Florida-based casino and hotel operator Hard Rock International announced that it has purchased all rights to the Hard Rock brand in Las Vegas.The original Hard Rock Hotel & ...

Indiana Regulator to Finally Review Terre Haute Casino License Application

Indiana Regulator to Finally Review Terre Haute Casino License Application

by May 13, 2020

The Indiana Gaming Commission will hold a virtual meeting this coming Friday to review the license application of Spectacle Jack LLC for a casino in Vigo County.The seven-member panel was originally supposed to announce its decision on the casino proposal in March, but postp ...

Las Vegas Sands Shelves Japanese Casino Dream

Las Vegas Sands Shelves Japanese Casino Dream

by May 13, 2020

Casino powerhouse Las Vegas Sands is no longer pursuing development opportunities in Japan, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.The company’s decision to shelve plans to build a $10 billion integrated resort in the country puts an end to a more than a decade-long effo ...

Microgaming Offers Fun Plethora of May Third-Party Game Releases

Microgaming Offers Fun Plethora of May Third-Party Game Releases

by May 12, 2020

Microgaming announced today that an exciting lineup of content by third-party casino game suppliers over the course of May will be added to its content platform.The company will thus expand even further its already quite diverse library that includes more than 1,000 online ca ...

George Soros Bets Big on DraftKings

George Soros Bets Big on DraftKings

by May 12, 2020

George Soros is part of the group of big-name investors to have received shares in daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings after it went public late last month through a three-company merger.According to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange ...

Casino M&A in the Air: Las Vegas Sands Could Be Eyeing Wynn, Other Asia-Facing Ops

Casino M&A in the Air: Las Vegas Sands Could Be Eyeing Wynn, Other Asia-Facing Ops

by May 12, 2020

After Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson confirmed last month that his company was interested in mergers and acquisitions, an analyst at boutique investment bank Union Gaming has listed three casino operators as likely potential targets based on what the Las Vegas casino giant s ...

Eldorado CEO Injects Optimism about Caesars Merger, Despite Pandemic-Linked Slump

Eldorado CEO Injects Optimism about Caesars Merger, Despite Pandemic-Linked Slump

by May 12, 2020

The CEO of casino operator Eldorado Resorts, Tom Reeg, believes that his company will be able to close its $17.3 billion merger with Caesars Entertainment Corp. by the end of June, as originally anticipated.Mr. Reeg is set to take the reins of the enlarged casino and hospital ...

Push Gaming Slots Now Live Across Genesis Casino Brands

Push Gaming Slots Now Live Across Genesis Casino Brands

by May 11, 2020

Online slots supplier Push Gaming has teamed up with Genesis Global to deliver its games portfolio to the online casino group.The integration of content was carried out via Relax Gaming. As a result, Genesis players across the company’s multi-brand portfolio can now access p ...

IWG to Develop Instant Win Games Based on Hit NetEnt Casino Titles

IWG to Develop Instant Win Games Based on Hit NetEnt Casino Titles

by May 11, 2020

Swedish online casino content supplier NetEnt has signed a new intellectual property agreement that will see some of its gaming titles being transformed into instant win games.NetEnt has teamed up with instant win games specialist IWG, the company announced today in a press ...

SlotsMillion Gets Swedish License, ComeOn Shuts Two Casino Brands amid Market Turmoil

SlotsMillion Gets Swedish License, ComeOn Shuts Two Casino Brands amid Market Turmoil

by May 11, 2020

Online gambling is a controversial topic in Sweden right now, with opinions ranging from those who call for tighter restrictions to those who say that the current regime is already too restrictive and hurts channelization, that is to say the regulated market’s success in steering ...

Philippines Tells POGOs to Pay Taxes or Else

Philippines Tells POGOs to Pay Taxes or Else

by May 11, 2020

After Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, or POGOs, were ordered to temporarily shut operations in the face of a global pandemic that has gripped all contours of economy, they will soon be able to resume the provision of online gambling services.However, the operators will ...

West Virginia Lottery Fast-Tracks Online Casino Emergency Rules

West Virginia Lottery Fast-Tracks Online Casino Emergency Rules

by May 10, 2020

A proposal for the legalization of online casino gaming sailed through the West Virginia Legislature in the spring of 2019 with a speed beyond what gambling-related bills are normally handled with.However, the state Lottery waited for over a year to introduce some interim ru ...

Bad Blood Between Oklahoma Tribes over Gambling Compacts Flares Up

Bad Blood Between Oklahoma Tribes over Gambling Compacts Flares Up

by May 10, 2020

The renewal of tribal gambling compacts in Oklahoma has formed a chasm between Governor and tribes so wide and deep that it now seems only courts will be able to close it or at least narrow it.And it will certainly take quite a while before all involved parties are content w ...

Hard Rock Lone Respondent in Bristol Quest for Casino Operator

Hard Rock Lone Respondent in Bristol Quest for Casino Operator

by May 9, 2020

Hard Rock International was the only casino operator to submit data to Bristol, Virginia in response to the city’s request for information which officials issued on April 15.Hard Rock and other potentially interested companies had until Friday, May 8 to submit the requested ...