Long-Stalled Federal Decision on Ho-Chunk Casino Is Now on the Way

Long-Stalled Federal Decision on Ho-Chunk Casino Is Now on the Way

by April 2, 2020

A federal decision on Ho-Chunk Nation’s plan to build a casino in Beloit, Wisconsin, near the Illinois border, might be imminent, according to a tribal official.The tribe has been waiting for the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) ruling for almost a year now and it seems that ...

Push Gaming to Roll Out Casino Titles across GVC Brands

Push Gaming to Roll Out Casino Titles across GVC Brands

by April 1, 2020

Online casino games supplier Push Gaming has partnered up with major gambling group GVC Holdings to supply its games to the operator’s brands.The integration of Push Gaming titles will happen in several phases. The first phase will see GVC’s online gaming brands, including L ...

Caesars-Eldorado Merger Still On Despite Coronavirus Fallout

Caesars-Eldorado Merger Still On Despite Coronavirus Fallout

by April 1, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the travel, gaming, and hospitality industries has delayed the $17.3 billion merger of casino operators Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts and it is now due to close in June.A source with firsthand knowledge of the matt ...

Macau’s March Casino Revenue Hit by Stern Coronavirus Restrictions

Macau’s March Casino Revenue Hit by Stern Coronavirus Restrictions

by April 1, 2020

Casino revenue in Macau sunk 79.7% year-on-year in March, according to data released Wednesday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.The city’s gambling venues generated just under MOP5.3 billion (approx. $664 million) last month as extraordinary measures invoked ...

Betsoft Enters Colombian iGaming Market with Rivalo Integration

Betsoft Enters Colombian iGaming Market with Rivalo Integration

by March 31, 2020

Online casino content provider Betsoft Gaming has penned a supply deal with Rivalo to deliver its games portfolio to the iGaming and sports betting operator in the Colombian market.Betsoft’s partnership with Rivalo marks the supplier’s first foray into the regulated online g ...

Yokohama Ramps Up Casino Resort Effort with Additional Staff

Yokohama Ramps Up Casino Resort Effort with Additional Staff

by March 31, 2020

Yokohama has boosted the team tasked with the city’s effort to host one of Japan’s first integrated casino resorts as the nation looks to tap into the Las Vegas/Macau-style gaming sector to grow international visits.It has emerged that Yokohama is set to increase the number ...

Pragmatic Play Scores Live Casino Supply Deal with BetVictor

Pragmatic Play Scores Live Casino Supply Deal with BetVictor

by March 31, 2020

Provider of diverse content for the online gaming industry Pragmatic Play has extended an existing partnership with gambling operator BetVictor to now cover its Live Casino offering.Pragmatic Play has previously partnered the British bookmaker and gaming operator to supply i ...

Detroit Casino Offers Free Rooms to First Responders amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Detroit Casino Offers Free Rooms to First Responders amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 31, 2020

Greektown Casino-Hotel in downtown Detroit is opening its doors to first responders in the city who work during the coronavirus outbreak.The casino was temporarily shut earlier this month as part of the extraordinary measures invoked by Michigan lawmakers to stem the spread ...

Red Tiger Goes Live with Mobile-Focused Lottery Betting Operator Lottomart

Red Tiger Goes Live with Mobile-Focused Lottery Betting Operator Lottomart

by March 30, 2020

Casino games provider Red Tiger has added a new client to its ever-growing network with the recent launch of its content with Lottomart, a mobile-focused lotto betting and gaming operator.Under the terms of a recently penned deal between the supplier and the operator, Lottom ...

Cambodian PM Orders Nationwide Casino Shutdown amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Cambodian PM Orders Nationwide Casino Shutdown amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 30, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen today ordered the nationwide closure of casinos as the tally of coronavirus cases keeps climbing in the Southeast Asian nation.The country reported four new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of infected people to 107.On ...

Detroit Casinos Extend Coronavirus Shutdown, Stop Paychecks for Workers

Detroit Casinos Extend Coronavirus Shutdown, Stop Paychecks for Workers

by March 30, 2020

Thousands of workers at Detroit’s three casinos will have their pay stopped as the properties have extended their shutdown amid the raging coronavirus pandemic.MGM Grand Detroit, Greektown Casino, and MotorCity Casino will now remain closed until at least April 13.The t ...

Osaka Pushes End of Casino RFP Process to Later Date

Osaka Pushes End of Casino RFP Process to Later Date

by March 30, 2020

Japan’s Osaka prefecture has pushed back the end of its request-for-proposal (RFP) process, an important phase in its effort to win the right to host one of the country’s first casino resorts, by three months.News emerged this past Friday that the prefecture will now close t ...

GVC Strengthens Gambling Safeguards as Customers Self-Isolate amid Covid-19 Pandemic

GVC Strengthens Gambling Safeguards as Customers Self-Isolate amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 29, 2020

Multi-brand gambling group GVC Holdings on Friday announced that it would implement a set of practices to strengthen its responsible gambling safeguards amid the coronavirus pandemic.GVC’s Friday announcement came just hours after the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the in ...

Caesars Announced Mass Layoffs Days Before Coronavirus Casino Closures

Caesars Announced Mass Layoffs Days Before Coronavirus Casino Closures

by March 29, 2020

Caesars Entertainment Corp. informed the Nevada employment department that it would lay off thousands of casino workers in the face of the coronavirus crisis just days before it was forced to close its properties in the state, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.In a letter to ...

Penn National Sells Tropicana Las Vegas, Furloughs 26,000 Workers to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact

Penn National Sells Tropicana Las Vegas, Furloughs 26,000 Workers to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact

by March 28, 2020

Casino operator Penn National Gaming announced on Friday the sale of Tropicana Las Vegas to its real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. to keep the business healthy amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis.Penn National confirmed the sale of the Strip ho ...