Hearing on Wynn Resorts Casino License Suitability Set for April 2

Hearing on Wynn Resorts Casino License Suitability Set for April 2

by March 29, 2019

MassGaming sets an April 2 adjudicatory hearing on Wynn Resorts’ suitability to hold a gaming license in MassachusettsThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold a public hearing on the suitability of Wynn Resorts to operate a casino resort in the Greater Boston area next w ...

Borgata Casino Forfeits $107,000 to NJ Gambling Regulators

Borgata Casino Forfeits $107,000 to NJ Gambling Regulators

by March 28, 2019

The Borgata has forfeited more than $107,000 in winnings it has confiscated from self-excluded and underage gamblersThe New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has seized more than $107,000 from underage and self-excluded gamblers at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. The ...

GVC Treats Boss Kenny Alexander to Additional Stock

GVC Treats Boss Kenny Alexander to Additional Stock

by March 28, 2019

GVC Holdings’ boss reassured investors of his long-term commitment to the company after getting £2.5 million worth of sharesGVC Holdings has awarded its boss £2.5 million worth of shares nearly three weeks after he slashed his personal stake in the company and gave the shiver ...

Dover Downs, Twin River Merger to Close March 28

Dover Downs, Twin River Merger to Close March 28

by March 27, 2019

Twin River to expand to the Mid-Atlantic region with the addition of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino to its portfolio of propertiesDover Downs Gaming & Entertainment’s shareholders approved Tuesday the company’s proposed merger with Twin River Worldwide Holdings. The deal ...

Intralot Dumps Polish Betting Business to Focus on US Expansion

Intralot Dumps Polish Betting Business to Focus on US Expansion

by March 26, 2019

Intralot sells Polish business to focus on US expansion; Gauselmann Group secures entry into Poland’s sports betting marketGreek gambling group Intralot today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Totolotek SA sports betting business to the Gauselmann Gr ...

PGCB Gets Split Opinions on Shippensburg Mini-Casino

PGCB Gets Split Opinions on Shippensburg Mini-Casino

by March 26, 2019

Supporters of the mini-casino plan hail tax revenue projections, while opponents fear the facility will harm community values and traditionsResidents, business and community leaders, and town officials are split on whether Shippensburg should host one of ten mini-casinos appr ...

Japan to Only Allow Casino Ads in Immigration Areas at Airports and Harbors

Japan to Only Allow Casino Ads in Immigration Areas at Airports and Harbors

by March 26, 2019

Japanese lawmakers adopt new casino advertising limits amid preparations for the start of selection processes for future casinos’ locations and operatorsThe Japanese government introduced Tuesday a new set of limitations to the way the nation’s first casinos will be advertise ...

DraftKings Relocates to Larger Headquarters in Boston

DraftKings Relocates to Larger Headquarters in Boston

by March 25, 2019

DraftKings is moving business to a new, larger headquarters; remains committed to its hometown BostonDaily fantasy sports turned sports betting operator DraftKings is moving into new corporate headquarters this week. The tech company will remain in its hometown, Boston, but w ...

Caesars Palace Casino Dealers Vote to Join UAW Labor Union

Caesars Palace Casino Dealers Vote to Join UAW Labor Union

by March 24, 2019

Caesars Palace table game dealers move to unionize with the UAW a week after workers at its sister properties approved the moveNearly 550 casino dealers at Caesars Palace voted Saturday to unionize with the UAW, the major Detroit-based labor union representing workers from di ...

Genting Sells Underperforming Maxims Casino in London

Genting Sells Underperforming Maxims Casino in London

by March 23, 2019

Genting UK has sold Maxims Club Casino to a Canadian gaming group for £34.6 million after years of looking for a buyerMalaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Malaysia Bhd said Friday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Genting UK has offloaded its entire interest in Coast ...

Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars

Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars

by March 22, 2019

Carl Icahn building a stake in Caesars makes a purchase deal much more affordable for any suitor of the companyTexas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is planning to make a fresh new offer to acquire Caesars Entertainment Corp., and his bid might be boosted by the company’s control ...

Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue

Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue

by March 22, 2019

Interior finally acts on East Windsor casino amid probe into alleged political interference into the tribal projectA project for the construction of a tribal casino in East Windsor, Connecticut finally cleared a federal hurdle on Thursday. However, securing federal go-ahead i ...

PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

by March 22, 2019

PAGCOR and four government departments form an interagency council to tackle the unauthorized provision of online gambling servicesThe Philippines’ gambling regulator, PAGCOR, has assembled an interagency task force to step up its fight against illegal online gambling. The mo ...

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures

by March 21, 2019

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has slapped a hefty fine on GVC Holdings and its Atlantic City land-based casino partner Borgata Hotel Casino for self-exclusion failuresIn a civil action order containing details about the fine, the New Jersey gambling regulator ...

Play’n GO Set for Asia-Pacific Gambling Expansion with PAGCOR Authorization

Play’n GO Set for Asia-Pacific Gambling Expansion with PAGCOR Authorization

by March 21, 2019

Play’n GO secures authorization from the Philippine gambling regulator to supply online casino contentSupplier of online casino content Play’n GO has been authorized to provide its games to the Philippine market, the company announced in a press release issued Wednesday....