Virgin Hotels Taps Design/Construction Veterans for Hard Rock Las Vegas Transformation

Virgin Hotels Taps Design/Construction Veterans for Hard Rock Las Vegas Transformation

by September 7, 2019

Virgin Hotels, the hospitality brand of British businessman Richard Branson, has tapped five high-profile design and construction firms to jointly “re-conceptualize and develop” the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas resort.Virgin Hotels purchased the property last year ...

Cambodia’s Online Gambling Ban Prompts Chinese Exodus

Cambodia’s Online Gambling Ban Prompts Chinese Exodus

by September 7, 2019

Around 120,000 Chinese nationals have departed Cambodia since news about the soon-to-be-implemented ban on online gambling first emerged last month, local news outlets report.The Southeast Asian country’s online gambling sector has grown exponentially in recent years, nurtur ...

Buffalo Wild Wings Aligns with MGM to Tap Into US Sports Betting

Buffalo Wild Wings Aligns with MGM to Tap Into US Sports Betting

by September 6, 2019

Dining and sports bar chain Buffalo Wild Wings is looking to gradually tap into the US sports betting market through a multi-year deal with casino operator MGM Resorts International, news emerged this past Thursday.The first stage of the partnership sees the rollout of a fre ...

Philippines Will Not Ban Online Gambling Despite China Pressure

Philippines Will Not Ban Online Gambling Despite China Pressure

by September 6, 2019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said earlier this week that he was unwilling to ban online gambling, despite China’s pleas for a crackdown on the sector that is known to be mainly targeting Mainland gamblers.During a televised news conference on Wednesday, the Philippine ...

The Stars Group Goes Live in Pennsylvania with FOX Bet App

The Stars Group Goes Live in Pennsylvania with FOX Bet App

by September 6, 2019

The Stars Group rolled out on Thursday its FOX Bet app in Pennsylvania just in time for last night’s NFL Kickoff Game that saw the Green Bay Packers smother the Chicago Bears.FOX Bet soft-launched yesterday so that final tests are conducted on the app by the Pennsylvania Gam ...

EveryMatrix’s B2C License Suspended by UK Gambling Watchdog

EveryMatrix’s B2C License Suspended by UK Gambling Watchdog

by September 6, 2019

The UK Gambling Commission’s tightening grip on the online gambling industry has most recently manifested itself in the suspension of the B2C services of online gambling provider and white label operator EveryMatrix.In a statement on its official website, the UK gambling watc ...

NetEnt Snatches Fellow Casino Provider Red Tiger

NetEnt Snatches Fellow Casino Provider Red Tiger

by September 5, 2019

NetEnt announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase its fellow online casino content supplier Red Tiger Gaming in an all-cash deal that would enable it to further implement its strategy to “create the future of gaming.”Under the terms of the transaction, ...

Evolution Gaming Obtains License in Pennsylvania

Evolution Gaming Obtains License in Pennsylvania

by September 5, 2019

Swedish provider of Live Casino products Evolution Gaming has reached another important milestone that would help it deliver its US expansion strategy.In a press release from earlier today the company said that it has obtained a conditional Interactive Gaming Manufacturer li ...

Pennsylvania’s Second Mini-Casino Auction Process Fails to Attract Bidders

Pennsylvania’s Second Mini-Casino Auction Process Fails to Attract Bidders

by September 5, 2019

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) concluded on Wednesday the auction process for satellite casinos after an unsuccessful attempt to attract bidders for five more mini-casino locations around the state.The state gambling regulator held five successful auctions from ...

Gaming Realms Inks Slingo Licensing Deal with Betsson

Gaming Realms Inks Slingo Licensing Deal with Betsson

by September 4, 2019

Developer and provider of mobile-first online gaming platform and content for the iGaming industry Gaming Realms today announced that it inked a licensing agreement with Swedish online gambling operator Betsson for its Slingo range.Under the terms of the distribution deal, B ...

Caesars’ Future CEO Receives SEC Subpoena in Trading Probe

Caesars’ Future CEO Receives SEC Subpoena in Trading Probe

by September 4, 2019

Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s soon-to-be-CEO, Tom Reeg, was subpoenaed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to a probe into trading in a publicly traded company tied to Eldorado Resorts board member James Hawkins, The New York Post reported.Tom Reeg was n ...

Bet365, Unibet, and 1xBet Domains Blacklisted in Switzerland

Bet365, Unibet, and 1xBet Domains Blacklisted in Switzerland

by September 4, 2019

The Swiss Lottery and Betting Board published on Tuesday the blacklist of foreign online gambling operators that will have their domains blocked by local Internet service providers as they are not authorized to provide services to Swiss gambling customers.The publication of ...

ComeOn Pulls Brands from UK to Focus on “More Favorable Markets”

ComeOn Pulls Brands from UK to Focus on “More Favorable Markets”

by September 3, 2019

Online gambling operator ComeOn has decided to close shop in the UK amid growing regulatory pressure in Europe’s largest regulated market.In a statement to the press, the CEO of the Malta-based online casino and betting business said that they would pull their three UK-facin ...

Ukrainian President Wants Government to Pass Casino Bill by December

Ukrainian President Wants Government to Pass Casino Bill by December

by September 3, 2019

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has tasked his Cabinet of Ministers with drafting and passing a bill that would reorganize the nation’s gambling industry by this coming December.After winning a big victory in Ukraine’s presidential elections, Mr. Zelensky, a former ...

Melco to Boost Japan Presence with Yokohama Office

Melco to Boost Japan Presence with Yokohama Office

by September 3, 2019

Casino resort developer and operator Melco International Development is gearing up preparations for the opening of its third office in Japan, casino news outlet GGRAsia reports.The move comes as part of the company’s bid to win a license for the establishment of one of the co ...