House Rejects Bill Blocking Tohono O’odham Glendale Casino

by November 17, 2015

The U.S. House blocked on Monday the quick passage of a proposed legislation aimed at preventing the Tohono O’odham Nation from launching a Las Vegas-style casino near Glendale, Arizona.House Resolution 308 needed positive votes from two-thirds of all House members in o ...

Tabcorp and Tatts Cancel Merger Talks

by November 16, 2015

Two of Australia’s biggest gambling companies – Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. and Tatts Group Ltd. confirmed earlier today that there have been ongoing discussions for a potential merger but those were eventually called off as the two parties could not reach an agreement.If a m ...

Genting Alderney Managing Director Promises Exciting Developments in 2016

by November 16, 2015

Peter Nolan is Managing Director of Genting Alderney, the online arm of Genting UK, known to be the largest land-based casino operator in the United Kingdom. Mr. Nolan has been taking his post since 2008. Prior to joining Genting Alderney, the executive had worked as Group Direct ...

Queensland Closes Deal for Queen’s Wharf Casino Resort

by November 16, 2015

The Star Entertainment Group and the Queensland government signed earlier today the final contract for the development of an integrated casino resort in the Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane. Under the terms of the agreement, the hotel and casino operator would pay the sta ...

Pittsburg Officials Not Concerned about Ruling on Kansas Crossing Casino

by November 15, 2015

Officials from Pittsburg, Kansas told local media that they are not concerned about the upcoming court decision related to the state gambling facilities board’s announcement from earlier this year that the city has been chosen to host Kansas’ newest casino.Back in ...

Evolution Gaming to Buy Riga-Based Studio Building

by November 13, 2015

Evolution Gaming announced today that it is to buy the company which owns the building where the gaming developer and supplier’s Riga-based operational activities are taking place. Evolution Gaming is to pay the amount of €12.4 million for its latest acquisition.The com ...

GPI and USA TODAY Sports to Work Together on Poker Sportification

by November 13, 2015

The Global Poker Index and USA TODAY Sports Media Group announced on Thursday that they had penned a multi-year content agreement, under which USA TODAY Sports is to host a poker-only page that would feature GPI assets and related information. The website is slated to be launched ...

Live! Casino & Hotel Developer Promises Economic Boost and Diversity

by November 13, 2015

Owners of what would be Philadelphia’s second Category 2 casino announced that they had reached important agreements with both the city and five community groups residing near the gambling venue’s site for important matters such as employment of minorities, workers ...

Indiana Casino Workers Challenge Pinnacle Entertainment Casino Sale

by November 12, 2015

An Indiana-based branch of a casino workers union is opposing the proposed sale of gambling venues owned by Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. to Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. The casino employees are also planning to ask the Indiana Gaming Commission to turn down the plan, argui ...

Carl Icahn to Sell Unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas

by November 12, 2015

Billionaire investor and casino owner Carl Icahn said on Wednesday that he had hired Los Angeles real estate company CBRE Group to sell Fontainebleau Las Vegas, an unfinished hotel and casino resort located on the northern part of the Las Vegas Strip.Fontainebleau Las Vegas w ...

Sportech Racing and Digital to Deliver Desktop and Mobile Betting Solutions to Penn National Gaming

by November 11, 2015

Sportech PLC’s racing and digital division Sportech Racing and Digital announced earlier today that it will supply its latest pari-mutuel betting solutions for both desktop and mobile devices to a Penn National Gaming Inc. affiliate.At present, Sportech is the official ...

Greentube and Circus Group Ink Content Agreement

by November 11, 2015

Developer of online casino product offering Greentube announced earlier today that it had penned an agreement with Belgian online gambling company Circus Group. Under its terms, the gaming supplier will provide the operator with a selection of its most popular gaming titles.G ...

Bloomberry’s Jeju Island Casino Suspends Operations for a Month

by November 11, 2015

Philippine gambling operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation announced earlier today that its only overseas casino – Jeju Sun, located on the South Korean Jeju Island, is to be suspended for a one-month period. The suspension comes as a penalty imposed by the local gambling regula ...

Grand Korea Leisure Abandons Plan for Yeongjong Island Casino

by November 11, 2015

Gambling operator Grand Korea Leisure Co. announced earlier today that it had decided against applying for a casino license to operate an integrated resort on the Yeongjong Island. The South Korean state-run company cited the Mainland China anti-corruption campaign as one of the ...

New Jersey Governor Vetoes Greater Part of Atlantic City Rescue Plan

by November 10, 2015

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed on Monday a set of proposed measures aimed at stabilizing Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, saying that those would not bring “economic revitalization and fiscal stability” to the city.Instead of signing the package of bil ...