Culinary Workers Hold Nationwide Pickets to Support Palms Casino Unionization

Culinary Workers Hold Nationwide Pickets to Support Palms Casino Unionization

by March 20, 2019

First wave of pickets supporting Palms unionization to target celebrity chefs and businesses associated with the casino’s ownersCulinary workers will organize nationwide pickets at properties associated with Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to support employees at the resort ...

Blackstone Snatches Ukrainian Social Casino Games Developer Murka

Blackstone Snatches Ukrainian Social Casino Games Developer Murka

by March 20, 2019

The Blackstone Group shows ambitions toward the exploding social casino market with strategic acquisition of Ukrainian game developerAmerican private equity firm The Blackstone Group LP has developed further interest in the global gaming industry, this time focusing its atten ...

Suffolk Downs Will Not Pursue Boston Casino, Even If MassGaming Revokes Wynn’s License

Suffolk Downs Will Not Pursue Boston Casino, Even If MassGaming Revokes Wynn’s License

by March 19, 2019

Suffolk Downs has given up ambitions to operate a casino in the Greater Boston area, even if MassGaming deems Wynn Resorts unsuitable to hold a gaming licenseThe Suffolk Downs thoroughbred race track will not pursue a license for a casino in the Greater Boston area, should th ...

Showboat Owner Unveils Plans for Casino Targeting New Generation of Gamblers

Showboat Owner Unveils Plans for Casino Targeting New Generation of Gamblers

by March 19, 2019

The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat revealed Monday plans to build a casino on a vacant lot right next to the existing resortThe New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved Monday the statement of compliance petition filed by Philadelphia businessman Bart Blatstein. Secur ...

Intralot and Intracom Dismiss Merger Rumors

Intralot and Intracom Dismiss Merger Rumors

by March 18, 2019

Greek gambling giant Intralot and local IT and telecom holding Intracom have denied reports about their potential merger, news outlet Kathimerini reported FridayIn separate but practically identical statements published late last week, the two companies said that merger rumor ...

Casino Giants Caesars and Eldorado in Early Merger Talks

Casino Giants Caesars and Eldorado in Early Merger Talks

by March 18, 2019

Caesars and Eldorado are reportedly exploring a merger that could create a $9 billion casino and hospitality powerhouseUS gaming and hospitality operators Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts Inc. are holding early talks of a potential merger, Reuters reports citi ...

Carl Icahn Stake in Casino Giant Caesars Keeps Growing

Carl Icahn Stake in Casino Giant Caesars Keeps Growing

by March 17, 2019

New York billionaire investor Carl Icahn keeps growing his stake in Las Vegas hotel and casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp., as he is pressing the company to merge with a rival operator or sell itselfGuruFocus reported earlier this week that the activist investor has pur ...

PAGCOR, Quezon City Officials Quarrel over Proposed Casino

PAGCOR, Quezon City Officials Quarrel over Proposed Casino

by March 16, 2019

Quezon City casino project puts Philippine gambling regulator and City Council at odds over whether residents should be allowed to gambleA legal dispute between the Philippine gambling regulator and Quezon City officials over a proposed casino in the city now seems imminent. ...

Sands Bethlehem Buyer Gets Key Approval for Planned Rebrand

Sands Bethlehem Buyer Gets Key Approval for Planned Rebrand

by March 15, 2019

Bethlehem planning officials approve change of the ore crane sign of Sands Bethlehem ahead of the casino’s sale to Wind Creek HospitalityThe Bethlehem Planning Commission gave Thursday the green light to a proposed plan for a change of the iconic ore crane sign that bears the ...

Showboat Owner Moves Closer to Casino License

Showboat Owner Moves Closer to Casino License

by March 15, 2019

The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat is getting closer to completing the first step in the casino license awarding processThe New Jersey Casino Control Commission will Monday consider a statement of compliance petition filed by the owner of the Showboat Atlantic City that, i ...

MassGaming to Receive Steve Wynn Probe Results Today

MassGaming to Receive Steve Wynn Probe Results Today

by March 15, 2019

MassGaming can finally begin its review of a probe conducted by its in-house investigative team into sexual allegations against casino mogul Steve WynnThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission will today finally receive the report on the sexual misconduct allegations leveled agains ...

Melco Joins Global Initiative to Tackle Plastics Pollution

Melco Joins Global Initiative to Tackle Plastics Pollution

by March 14, 2019

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has become the first casino resort operator to join a brand-new initiative that aims to reduce the use of plastics worldwideMelco announced today that it has become a signatory to The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The company has jo ...

NetEnt Gets the Nod to Supply Online Casino Content in Pennsylvania

NetEnt Gets the Nod to Supply Online Casino Content in Pennsylvania

by March 14, 2019

NetEnt ramps up preparations for its entry in Pennsylvania’s online gambling market with a conditional license from regulatorsNetEnt has obtained a conditional license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to provide its online casino content in the state’s newly regulat ...

Caernarvon Township Officials Give the Nod to Mini-Casino Plan

Caernarvon Township Officials Give the Nod to Mini-Casino Plan

by March 13, 2019

Caernarvon Township officials gave Tuesday unanimous approval to Penn National Gaming’s plans for the development of a Category 4 casino in the area, despite opposition from residentsPenn National submitted its application for a license for the operation of a Category 4 mini- ...

Carl Icahn Further Increases Stake in Caesars

Carl Icahn Further Increases Stake in Caesars

by March 12, 2019

Carl Icahn ups stake in Caesars, wants a role in the selection of a new CEO of the Las Vegas casino and hospitality powerhouseDays after it became known that New York billionaire investor Carl Icahn has become the largest shareholder of Las Vegas casino giant Caesars Entertai ...