Hard Rock to Operate Proposed Bristol, VA Casino

Hard Rock to Operate Proposed Bristol, VA Casino

by November 23, 2019

Florida-based casino and hospitality company Hard Rock International has been selected as the operator of a proposed casino in the Virginia city of Bristol, the partners behind the project announced Friday.News about Hard Rock agreeing to manage the gaming facility come as V ...

Betway Faces UKGC Discipline after Letting Problem Gambler Bet Stolen Money

Betway Faces UKGC Discipline after Letting Problem Gambler Bet Stolen Money

by November 23, 2019

Online gambling operator Betway is under regulatory fire after it allowed a customer to gamble away more than £370,000 which he stole from his workplace.The UK Gambling Commission has launched an investigation into the matter after Betway failed to ask the gambler, a person ...

Yggdrasil Takes Players to Quest for Riches with Aldo’s Journey Slot

Yggdrasil Takes Players to Quest for Riches with Aldo’s Journey Slot

by November 22, 2019

Provider of innovative solutions for the iGaming industry Yggdrasil has cooked up a new adventure online slot – Aldo’s Journey – and is keen to share it with the numerous fans of its content.Yggdrasil’s new 5×5, 65-payline slot invites players to join the cheeky traveli ...

Playtech Cements Itself in Colombian, LatAm Markets with Wplay Deal

Playtech Cements Itself in Colombian, LatAm Markets with Wplay Deal

by November 22, 2019

Gambling technology giant Playtech has further extended its focus on the lucrative Latin American marketplace with a “major structured agreement” with leading Colombian gambling brand Wplay.Playtech today announced that under a recently penned deal with Wplay, it has become ...

Boston Casino Tweaks Table Game Minimums, Scraps Parking Fees to Capture Regional Market

Boston Casino Tweaks Table Game Minimums, Scraps Parking Fees to Capture Regional Market

by November 22, 2019

Encore Boston Harbor has scrapped parking fees for self-parking and $50 table game minimums as it seeks to steer away from its parent company’s reputation for providing upscale gaming experience and become Boston’s hometown casino.The $2.6 billion hotel and casino resort now ...

Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas to Bring Blend of Technology and Asian Culture to the Strip

Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas to Bring Blend of Technology and Asian Culture to the Strip

by November 22, 2019

Malaysian gaming and hospitality giant Genting Group has offered a glimpse into its newest casino resort, currently under development in the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, and the recently released renderings promise a spectacle of technological wonder combined with modern-mee ...

EveryMatrix Dives Into Game Development Vertical with Spearhead Studios

EveryMatrix Dives Into Game Development Vertical with Spearhead Studios

by November 21, 2019

Provider of content and solutions for the iGaming industry EveryMatrix has announced plans to tap into the game development vertical with the recent launch of Spearhead Studios.Based in Marbella, Spain, Spearhead Studios is a new game studio that was formed from the team that ...

Mount Airy Mini-Casino Plan Gets a Nay from Pennsylvania Regulator

Mount Airy Mini-Casino Plan Gets a Nay from Pennsylvania Regulator

by November 21, 2019

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Wednesday stubbed a proposal by Mount Airy Casino Resort to build and operate a Category 4 mini-casino in Beaver County.The regulator’s chairman, David Barasch, said after PGCB’s meeting on Wednesday that they have decided to r ...

William Hill Buys Premier Las Vegas Sportsbooks from Troubled CG Technology

William Hill Buys Premier Las Vegas Sportsbooks from Troubled CG Technology

by November 21, 2019

British bookmaker William Hill is set to get even bigger in Nevada where it already runs the majority of sportsbooks through a recently inked deal to acquire the sportsbook assets of CG Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) in both the Silver State and the Bahamas.The deal inc ...

Evolution Granted Permission to Expand NJ Live Casino Studio

Evolution Granted Permission to Expand NJ Live Casino Studio

by November 21, 2019

Live Casino supplier Evolution Gaming’s US expansion push has just hit another important milestone as the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement granted the company permission to expand its Atlantic City live studio.Evolution opened the Live Casino facility at Hard Rock H ...

Microgaming, Fortune Factory Studios Take Players to Wild Hawaiian Party with Tiki Mania Slot

Microgaming, Fortune Factory Studios Take Players to Wild Hawaiian Party with Tiki Mania Slot

by November 20, 2019

Microgaming invites players to a Hawaiian party with wild tikis and a beautiful princess with its latest release – Tiki Mania by Fortune Factory Studios.The high-volatility slot is exclusively available across Microgaming’s network of operators and is the latest product of t ...

Florida Anti-Gambling Leader Claims Betting Bills Are Unconstitutional

Florida Anti-Gambling Leader Claims Betting Bills Are Unconstitutional

by November 20, 2019

Prominent Florida gambling critic John Sowinski has heated the debate over the legalization of sports betting in the state even before the start of the new legislative session.Mr. Sowinski claims that a trio of bills calling for legal athletic gambling are unconstitutional. ...

The Star’s Sydney Ritz-Carlton Tower Rejected by NSW Independent Planning Commission

The Star’s Sydney Ritz-Carlton Tower Rejected by NSW Independent Planning Commission

by November 20, 2019

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission today rejected casino operator The Star Entertainment Group’s plan for a A$500 million tower adjoining its existing hotel-casino in Pyrmont, Sydney. The mega-project was also stubbed by the NSW Planning Department over the summe ...

Nevada Casino Regulators Go After Elaine Wynn

Nevada Casino Regulators Go After Elaine Wynn

by November 20, 2019

The Nevada Gaming Commission has reportedly gone after the former wife of disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn, Elaine, asking witnesses about what she knew in relation to the multiple sexual misconduct allegations leveled against her ex-husband and why she withheld information from ...

Red Star Poker Replaces Soon-To-Close MPN with Playtech’s iPoker

Red Star Poker Replaces Soon-To-Close MPN with Playtech’s iPoker

by November 19, 2019

Online poker room Red Star Poker has announced that it will hop onto Playtech’s iPoker network from MPN, following the recent announcement that Microgaming would retire its online poker network.Red Star Poker was originally launched in 2005. The online poker veteran most not ...