Hard Rock Casino Plan Gets Rockford City Council Backing, Heads for Illinois Gaming Board Review

Hard Rock Casino Plan Gets Rockford City Council Backing, Heads for Illinois Gaming Board Review

by October 8, 2019

The Rockford City Council approved Monday night Hard Rock International’s proposal for the development of a casino complex at the site of the former Clock Tower Resort on East State Street just off Interstate 90.The plan was previously endorsed by city staff, the Rockford Pa ...

Videoslots Announces Danish Gambling Market Debut

Videoslots Announces Danish Gambling Market Debut

by October 8, 2019

Videoslots’ regulated expansion strategy has received another major boost this year as it is now available in the Danish online gambling market. The popular online casino brand obtained a license from the Danish Gambling Authority in early September.Denmark-based players can ...

Aussieplay Casino Invites Players on Australian Odyssey with Cheeky Extraterrestrials

Aussieplay Casino Invites Players on Australian Odyssey with Cheeky Extraterrestrials

by October 8, 2019

Move over, Planet Earth online casinos! Aussie and his space gang from a planet far far away have just landed in Australia to bask in the Gold Coast sunshine, take a dip in its bright blue waters, and make a real splash in the iGaming industry.Aussie is the cheeky mascot of t ...

Group to Provide Training for Jobs at Rockford’s Future Casino

Group to Provide Training for Jobs at Rockford’s Future Casino

by October 7, 2019

City staff in the Illinois City of Rockford is working with The Workforce Connection to make sure that interested residents will be provided with proper training for jobs at the city’s future casino, local news outlets reported last week.Rockford is one of the six locations ...

Parx Casino Launches GAN-Powered Online Gambling Operation in New Jersey

Parx Casino Launches GAN-Powered Online Gambling Operation in New Jersey

by October 7, 2019

Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania has expanded its online gambling footprint with the recent launch of a digital online gambling operation in neighboring New Jersey.Similarly to its iGaming operation in its home state, its product in the Garden State is powered by Europea ...

NetEnt Debuts New Network Branded Casino to Enhance Live Casino Offering

NetEnt Debuts New Network Branded Casino to Enhance Live Casino Offering

by October 7, 2019

Swedish gambling provider NetEnt today released its latest product that aims to boost its live casino offering and grow its NetEnt Live network of operators.The new Network Branded Casino includes three product tiers that offer increasing levels of customization. An entry-le ...

Thousands Rally Against Proliferation of Gambling in Spain

Thousands Rally Against Proliferation of Gambling in Spain

by October 7, 2019

Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in multiple Spanish cities to protest against the proliferation of gambling and the rapid increase in the number of betting shops around the country, local news outlets report.Protesters also urged policymakers to implement meas ...

Final Hellinikon Ministerial Decision Published; Greek Gambling Regulator Reveals Two Bidders for Casino License

Final Hellinikon Ministerial Decision Published; Greek Gambling Regulator Reveals Two Bidders for Casino License

by October 6, 2019

The major project for the development of the €8 billion Hellinikon integrated resort at the site of Athens’ former airport cleared this week a major hurdle standing before the eventual start of the scheme.Local news outlet Kathimerini reported Friday that the fourth and fina ...

Hoping for New Jobs, Economic Boost, Danville, IL Selects Casino Developer

Hoping for New Jobs, Economic Boost, Danville, IL Selects Casino Developer

by October 6, 2019

The Illinois City of Danville has been a constant in gambling expansion talks over the years. And while previous gambling expansion efforts had failed in the State Legislature, this year’s push concluded with Gov. J.B. Pritzker signing into law a sweeping gambling overhaul bill t ...

Wyoming Legislature to Take Up Gambling Expansion

Wyoming Legislature to Take Up Gambling Expansion

by October 5, 2019

The Wyoming Legislature is set to consider expansion of gambling on the territory of the state in the 2020 budget session, it became known this past Thursday.Local news outlet the Star-Tribune reported that the Joint Committee on Travel, Recreation, and Cultural Resources de ...

Greater Boston Casino Scraps Parking Fees

Greater Boston Casino Scraps Parking Fees

by October 5, 2019

Encore Boston Harbor, the $2.6 billion luxury integrated resort that opened doors in the Greater Boston area this summer, is now offering free self-parking, property president Bob DeSalvio announced in a statement.The new parking policy took effect on Friday and mandates fre ...

SYNOT Games to Launch Slots with Czech Republic’s SAZKA

SYNOT Games to Launch Slots with Czech Republic’s SAZKA

by October 4, 2019

Online gambling content supplier SYNOT Games today announced that it has sealed another supply deal that would cement its presence in the regulated Czech gambling market.Under the deal, the gaming provider will deliver its full portfolio of slots to SAZKA, the Czech Republic ...

Russellville Officials Rejects “Incomplete” Cherokee Nation Casino Proposal

Russellville Officials Rejects “Incomplete” Cherokee Nation Casino Proposal

by October 4, 2019

The Russellville City Council said this week that it would not review a casino application presented by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma because it was incomplete. The proposal was backed by the Pope County Quorum Court over the summer.Following the City Council’s announcemen ...

Paf Lowers Maximum Annual Gambling Loss Limit to €25K

Paf Lowers Maximum Annual Gambling Loss Limit to €25K

by October 4, 2019

Åland-based gambling operator Paf has made another move as part of its plan to reduce its reliance on high roller gamblers and provide online casino services in a more socially responsible manner.In a statement issued Thursday, the company said that it has decided to cut its ...

MGM, Las Vegas Shooting Victims Reach $800 Million Settlement

MGM, Las Vegas Shooting Victims Reach $800 Million Settlement

by October 4, 2019

Two years after the deadly Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds more wounded or injured, MGM Resorts International and victims reached a settlement that could reach up to $800 million, according to a statement issued Thursday by the casino and hospitali ...