Delays, Coronavirus Disruptions Could Derail Caesars-Eldorado Merger

Delays, Coronavirus Disruptions Could Derail Caesars-Eldorado Merger

by March 28, 2020

As the coronavirus rages on around the US, and the rest of the world, fears that the highly contagious virus might derail what could be the largest casino industry merger are rising by the day.When Eldorado Resorts, a Reno, Nevada-based regional casino operator, announced it ...

GAN Partners Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians to Enter Michigan’s Nascent Online Gambling Market

GAN Partners Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians to Enter Michigan’s Nascent Online Gambling Market

by March 27, 2020

Provider of online gambling software GAN today announced that it is set enter another state as part of its strategy to grow its regulated presence across the United States.The European company said today that under a recently signed partnership with the Sault Tribe Chippewa I ...

Flutter-Stars Marriage to Go Ahead Despite Covid-19 Disruptions; Irish Group Drops Dividend Plan

Flutter-Stars Marriage to Go Ahead Despite Covid-19 Disruptions; Irish Group Drops Dividend Plan

by March 27, 2020

Gambling operator Flutter Entertainment has scrapped cash dividend plans to keep finances at hand for its £10-plus-billion merger with Canadian gaming and sports betting powerhouse The Stars Group.Flutter said Friday that as a result from the unfolding Covid-19 crisis, the c ...

Nevada Gambling Regulator Permits Betting on CS:GO as Coronavirus Cancels Traditional Sports

Nevada Gambling Regulator Permits Betting on CS:GO as Coronavirus Cancels Traditional Sports

by March 27, 2020

With literally no traditional sports left to bet on amid the unfolding global coronavirus crisis, the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday came to the rescue of locally licensed sportsbooks.The regulatory body approved wagering on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ESL P ...

Atlantic City Casinos Announce Mass Layoffs amid Coronavirus Crisis

Atlantic City Casinos Announce Mass Layoffs amid Coronavirus Crisis

by March 27, 2020

Almost all of Atlantic City’s nine casinos have furloughed their workers as the economic fallout from the dangerous coronavirus continues to reverberate across the United States and the rest of the world.Most of the gambling venues located along Atlantic City’s famous Boardw ...

William Hill Incoming CFO Decides Against Joining Bookmaker Citing Covid-19 Uncertainty

William Hill Incoming CFO Decides Against Joining Bookmaker Citing Covid-19 Uncertainty

by March 26, 2020

William Hill’s incoming Chief Finance Officer has made a sudden u-turn informing its new employer that he has decided to keep his current CFO role at international packaging company DS Smith due to ongoing market uncertainty stemming from the global coronavirus crisis.The Br ...

Eldorado Must Pay Caesars $2.3 Million in Ticking Fees as Tie-Up Misses Deadline

Eldorado Must Pay Caesars $2.3 Million in Ticking Fees as Tie-Up Misses Deadline

by March 26, 2020

Eldorado Resorts must start paying Caesars Entertainment Corp. nearly $2.3 million in daily ticking fees after failing to complete its planned tie-up with the Las Vegas casino and hospitality powerhouse before a previously set deadline.After months of negotiations, the transa ...

Wind Creek Bethlehem Worker Sues Casino over Minimum Wage Violations

Wind Creek Bethlehem Worker Sues Casino over Minimum Wage Violations

by March 26, 2020

A former Wind Creek Bethlehem employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against the casino, claiming that it paid him and other tipped employee below the minimum wage required under state and federal law.Jacob Bartakovits filed his complaint in the US District Court of the E ...

Bozhkov-Owned Bookmaker Eurofootball Ordered to Close Shop over Unpaid Taxes

Bozhkov-Owned Bookmaker Eurofootball Ordered to Close Shop over Unpaid Taxes

by March 26, 2020

The Bulgarian State Gambling Commission temporarily suspended the operating license of Bulgarian bookmaker Eurofootball (Еврофутбол) at a Wednesday meeting, saying that the operator had for years failed to pay proper taxes to the country.Eurofootball was the first private bo ...

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 ...