Tilman Fertitta Furloughs 40,000 Casino, Hospitality Workers amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Tilman Fertitta Furloughs 40,000 Casino, Hospitality Workers amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 25, 2020

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta has furloughed around 40,000 workers at his chains of casinos and restaurants in the wake of widespread temporary closures of non-essential businesses across the US in response to the global Covid-19 crisis.Mr. Fertitta’s business asse ...

Spearhead Studios Debuts Beloved Casino Floor Classic as Its First Table Game

Spearhead Studios Debuts Beloved Casino Floor Classic as Its First Table Game

by March 25, 2020

Spearhead Studios this week rolled out its first table game that is part of the casino games developer’s comprehensive 2020 roadmap.Spearhead Studios presented online casino enthusiasts with its own take on European Roulette. The developer’s new title is designed with a mobi ...

Yokohama Earmarks Funds for Casino Resort Promotion Effort

Yokohama Earmarks Funds for Casino Resort Promotion Effort

by March 25, 2020

The Yokohama city council on Tuesday earmarked JYP400 million (approx. $3.6 million) for its effort to promote the establishment of an integrated resort with a casino within city limits, regional gaming news outlet GGRAsia reported.The allocation of funds for the city’s IR pr ...

Red Rake Gaming Secures Premier Gaming Partnership

Red Rake Gaming Secures Premier Gaming Partnership

by March 24, 2020

Red Rake Gaming has added a new client to its ever-growing list of operator partners as the online casino content provider looks to gain access to a larger gambling audience and expand its presence across important markets through major partnerships.In a press release that h ...

KamaGames, Hard Rock Partner to Up Social Casino Experience

KamaGames, Hard Rock Partner to Up Social Casino Experience

by March 24, 2020

Social casino games developer KamaGames has teamed up with gaming and hospitality operator Hard Rock International to jointly produce casual play versions of some of the world’s most popular casino activities.The partnership between the two gaming companies has kicked off wi ...

Habanero Grows Italian Presence with StarCasinò Integration

Habanero Grows Italian Presence with StarCasinò Integration

by March 24, 2020

Online casino games developer Habanero has forged another high profile supply deal with a leading iGaming operator as part of its European expansion campaign.The major supplier announced earlier today that it has strengthened its Italian foothold through a partnership with S ...

NetEnt Cuts Workforce by 120 due to Full Red Tiger Integration

NetEnt Cuts Workforce by 120 due to Full Red Tiger Integration

by March 24, 2020

Swedish online casino content developer NetEnt today announced that it is set to implement a full integration with fellow provider of casino games Red Tiger, which it acquired last fall in a £200 million deal.As a result from the pending changes, the enlarged group will cut i ...

Pragmatic Play Unveils New Baccarat, Roulette Live Casino Titles

Pragmatic Play Unveils New Baccarat, Roulette Live Casino Titles

by March 23, 2020

Pragmatic Play continues to deliver on its promise to significantly boost its Live Casino offering this year with the recent introduction of three new titles.The provider launched not long ago two variants of probably the most popular table game at land-based casinos – bacca ...

Red Tiger’s Entire Slots Collection Now Live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino

Red Tiger’s Entire Slots Collection Now Live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino

by March 23, 2020

Online casino content supplier Red Tiger has further extended its foothold in the lucrative Swedish iGaming market through a supply deal with Sweden’s former gambling monopoly Svenska Spel.Under the terms of that deal, Red Tiger has integrated and successfully launched its s ...

Union Slams Connecticut Casino for Placing Workers on Furlough after Coronavirus Closure

Union Slams Connecticut Casino for Placing Workers on Furlough after Coronavirus Closure

by March 23, 2020

Foxwoods Resort Casino, one of Connecticut’s two casinos, is facing criticism for placing more than 5,000 employees, including around 1,200 unionized workers, on furlough after it closed temporarily last week.The state’s two tribal casinos as well as a number of other busine ...

Casino Giant MGM Names New CEO amid Covid-19 Crisis

Casino Giant MGM Names New CEO amid Covid-19 Crisis

by March 23, 2020

Las Vegas casino operator MGM Resorts International named casino industry veteran Bill Hornbuckle as acting Chief Executive Officer after the company’s current CEO Jim Murren said in February that he would step down when a replacement was found.Mr. Hornbuckle’s appointment a ...

Las Vegas Mayor Protests 30-Day Casino Closures in Face of Covid-19 Crisis

Las Vegas Mayor Protests 30-Day Casino Closures in Face of Covid-19 Crisis

by March 22, 2020

The Mayor of Las Vegas has pushed back against the statewide 30-day closure of casinos and other non-essential businesses as part of the measures invoked by Gov. Steve Sisolak to arrest the spread of the deadly coronavirus.Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said that her city s ...

Pennsylvania Man Hits Six-Figure Divine Fortune Jackpot as Americans Stay Home amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Pennsylvania Man Hits Six-Figure Divine Fortune Jackpot as Americans Stay Home amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 22, 2020

Since the arrival of online casino play in Pennsylvania in the summer of 2019, NetEnt’s Divine Fortune slot has cemented itself as one of the most popular iGaming products that gamblers in the Keystone State are offered access to.And the game’s progressive Mega Jackpot featu ...

UK Betting Shops Close as Country Adopts Tighter Rules to Contain Covid-19 Spread

UK Betting Shops Close as Country Adopts Tighter Rules to Contain Covid-19 Spread

by March 21, 2020

Gambling operators were ordered to shut down their betting shops around the UK as the country tightened social distancing restrictions in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.Betting shops were part of the group of the non-essential businesses that were asked not to reopen Saturda ...

Crown Melbourne Bows to Pressure Closes Casino amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Crown Melbourne Bows to Pressure Closes Casino amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 21, 2020

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts was forced to close temporarily the main gaming floor at its flagship casino in Melbourne after it was stripped of its exemption from rules adopted across the state of Victoria to contain the spread of the coronavirus.While many non-es ...