Foundation Gaming to Buy DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg

by October 13, 2015

Gulfport-based gambling manager Foundation Gaming Group announced on Monday that it would buy DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi.The casino first opened doors in 1993 and was initially operated under the Isle of Capri brand. The venue was the first of t ...

Apartments at Queen’s Wharf Casino Resort to Attract International Demand

by October 12, 2015

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, one of the companies behind the project for the construction of a $3-billion integrated resort at Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane, said that although the anti-corruption campaign in Mainland China damaged an important economic momentum, there is still a ...

Casino Workers Reach Pension Plan Agreement with OLG

by October 12, 2015

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and unionized workers who have been locked out at an Ontario-located casino and two local racetracks for more than three weeks now reached what was described as a tentative agreement.Almost 1,000 workers at Woodbine Racetrack in Toro ...

MelcoLot Ends Partnership with Veremonte for Barcelona Casino Resort

by October 12, 2015

MelcoLot Ltd., subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed gambling operator Melco International Development Ltd., announced that it is still interested in developing a casino resort in Barcelona, in spite of the fact that it had decided to terminate its contract with local partner Veremonte ...

Arizona Gaming Director Files New Lawsuit Against Glendale Tribal Casino

by October 11, 2015

Arizona Director of Department of Gaming, Daniel Bergin, turned once again to federal court in an attempt to prevent the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a fully-fledged casino right outside Glendale.In a new federal court filing, the state’s top gaming officia ...

Georgia Governor to Oppose Casino Bill

by October 10, 2015

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal told local media that he would oppose the proposed legislation that calls for the legalization of casino gambling and pari-mutuel activities. State legislators have already been considering the said legislation and talks are expected to continue in th ...

Gamesys Signs Live Casino Deal with Evolution Gaming

by October 9, 2015

Evolution Gaming, an internationally recognized supplier of Live Casino and a number of other gambling solutions, announced today yet another key partnership. Its products have gone live with virgingames.com, an online casino brand owned by software developer and operator Gamesys ...

Ladbrokes Secures Funds for Gala Coral Merger

by October 9, 2015

British gambling operator Ladbrokes announced today that it had secured a facility totaling £1.35 billion with several banks in order to fund the proposed merger with rival gaming company Gala Coral.The said debt facility has been divided in three separate tranches. Tranche A ...

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Files Amended Reorganization Plan

by October 8, 2015

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), main operating unit of major gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp., announced that it had filed an amended reorganization plan together with a disclosure statement and a request to be allowed to extend its exclusive right to ...

Kristof Fahy Joins Ladbrokes as Chief Marketing Officer

by October 8, 2015

British gambling operator Ladbrokes today announced that it has appointed Kristof Fahy as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Having quite a long experience in the field, Mr. Fahy would be responsible for the marketing and brand activity regarding both the company’s retail and ...

Evolution Gaming Live Casino Games Go Live with Casumo

by October 8, 2015

Developer and provider of Live Casino and a number of other gaming solutions Evolution Gaming announced today that it had signed a partnership agreement with Casumo.com, a fast-growing online casino business. Under the terms of the deal, Evolution Gaming would supply its partner ...

Steve Wynn Sues Unidentified Foe of Everett Casino Project

by October 7, 2015

Casino magnate Steve Wynn filed earlier this week a libel lawsuit against an unnamed defendant and openly criticized the way his company has been treated by Boston officials since it first applied for one of three licenses for fully-fledged casinos in Massachusetts.Mr. Wynn a ...

South Philadelphia Casino Project Gets Planning Approval

by October 7, 2015

The Philadelphia Planning Commission approved on Tuesday the plan for the construction of the so-called Live! Hotel & Casino, which is to be located in South Philadelphia and will be the city’s second full-scale casino.Commissioners left it to the Philadelphia City ...

Public Hearing to Determine the Fate of Mackinaw City Tribal Casino Project

by October 6, 2015

A public hearing, related to the casino project proposed by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, is scheduled to take place on Thursday (October 8). It is to be held at the Mackinaw City Public School and it is expected to cast light on the outcome of the proposal for ...

Second Integrated Casino Resort to Open Doors on Jeju Island

by October 6, 2015

According to reliable sources, the South Korean Jeju Island is going to have yet another integrated casino resort built on its territory. A deal, signed on Monday, is believed to lead to the establishment of a luxurious property but due to the current legislative framework, resid ...