Bally’s to Pursue iGaming in Home State of Rhode Island

Bally’s to Pursue iGaming in Home State of Rhode Island

by February 17, 2023

Bally’s Corp. wants to open up online casino gambling in America’s smallest, yet most densely populated state. Officials announced on Wednesday that they intend to seek approval from the Rhode Island government to bring fully licensed and regulated online gambling to the state. B ...

Skill Games Found to be Legal in Pennsylvania

Skill Games Found to be Legal in Pennsylvania

by February 17, 2023

On Monday Pace-O-Matic in Pennsylvania announced it had won a court motion forcing Monroe County to return its gaming machines and other seized assets including cash since the cabinets that look like slots were seized illegally in raids conducted by the county district attorney’s ...

IGA and CNIGA Tribal Gaming Seminar HIghlights from ICE London

IGA and CNIGA Tribal Gaming Seminar HIghlights from ICE London

by February 13, 2023

The Indian Gaming Association and Pechanga.net of America presented a Tribal Gaming Seminar at ICE in London last week. One of the presentations to attendees focused on learning lessons from recent attempts, failures, and successful launches of online casino gaming and sports bet ...

Macau Visitor Numbers Still Exceed 50,000 per Day – Government to Direct Sports

Macau Visitor Numbers Still Exceed 50,000 per Day – Government to Direct Sports

by February 13, 2023

Tourism and table drop are returning to Macau with the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) stating on Friday that daily visitor numbers have not fallen below 50,000 since the Chinese New Year holidays. The CNY Lunar New Year fell not long after the government in Beijing relaxe ...

Wind Creek Overcomes Hurdle to Buy Miami’s Magic City Casino

Wind Creek Overcomes Hurdle to Buy Miami’s Magic City Casino

by February 13, 2023

Wind Creek Hospitality has overcome one of its biggest hurdles and has initial clearance to add Miami’s Magic City Casino to its expanding roster of gaming venues. The PCI (Poarch Creek Indian) Gaming subsidiary will operate the license through Gretna Racing, LLC.Magic City i ...

Massive Jump in Macau Bet Size During CNY

Massive Jump in Macau Bet Size During CNY

by February 7, 2023

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has completed a research paper on Macau gambling that covers the recently ended week-long Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations. Some of the numbers draw direct comparisons between CNY 2019, the last pre-Covid tally, and CNY 2023 the first time the gov ...

Boyd Elixir – Las Vegas Locals and Raiders Sponsorship

Boyd Elixir – Las Vegas Locals and Raiders Sponsorship

by February 7, 2023

Boyd Gaming has used digital to enhance its land-based operations in recent years. The Las Vegas (Paradise) Nevada-based company is still owned by family members of founder Sam Boyd who opened his first casino in 1975.The last week has revealed success in the company’s focus ...

Promising Outlook for Lone Star Casinos on the Ballot

Promising Outlook for Lone Star Casinos on the Ballot

by February 7, 2023

Texas legislators are on the move to bring casino gambling to the Lone Star state. Before this year’s legislative session even started, state Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, filed a bill on casino legislation that was supported by Las Vegas Sands in 2021.The tide has tu ...

Rebranded Lucky Club in North Las Vegas is Now Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino

Rebranded Lucky Club in North Las Vegas is Now Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino

by February 7, 2023

The former Lucky Club in North Las Vegas opens Monday, February 6th as the rebranded Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe – the first Hispanic-oriented casino in the country, according to the operator.The 90-room hotel is also getting a new name, rebranding ...

Mohegan Shoots for Lower Manhattan Casino License

Mohegan Shoots for Lower Manhattan Casino License

by February 2, 2023

Mohegan Gaming is joining up with Soloviev Group to throw its hat in the ring for one of three downstate New York casino licenses. While the partnership wasn’t widely known until a late January announcement, the Soloviev Group’s digital literature on the proposed project is dated ...

Liechtenstein has Rejected a Referendum to Ban Casinos

Liechtenstein has Rejected a Referendum to Ban Casinos

by February 2, 2023

Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on the ballot to ban all land casinos in the microstate. Over 70 percent of voters rejected the proposal in weekend balloting.The principality has 40,000 denizens and six casinos. Casinos were legalized and beg ...

888 Suspends VIP Accounts in Middle East

888 Suspends VIP Accounts in Middle East

by February 2, 2023

Mega-power online betting company 888 has suspended VIP operations in the Middle East and its top executive has stepped down in news that has eroded the value of company stock. An internal compliance investigation has been announced in regard to perceived failures in internal ant ...

MMA superstar Conor McGregor was Hit by a Car while riding his Bike in Ireland

MMA superstar Conor McGregor was Hit by a Car while riding his Bike in Ireland

by January 30, 2023

On Friday, January 27th, 2023 the mixed martial arts Irish superstar, Conor McGregor, was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on the streets of Ireland. Luckily for McGregor he seemed to be unharmed by this accident, and although he could have been killed in this incident, he e ...

Spanish Gambling King R. Franco Sign With Betsson Group

Spanish Gambling King R. Franco Sign With Betsson Group

by January 30, 2023

Global operator, Betsson Group has inked a deal with R. Franco Digital to take on the Madrid-based company’s entire Malta Gaming Authority-certified portfolio of online casino games.R. Franco Digital is the interactive arm of Recreativos Franco Group, a pioneer in AWP machine ...

One of Last Three Iowa Riverboat Casinos Moving to Land

One of Last Three Iowa Riverboat Casinos Moving to Land

by January 30, 2023

From a peak of over a dozen riverboat casinos in Iowa, one of the last three floating gambling houses will be moving to land soon, leaving only two riverboat casinos in the state.Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko told local media outlets that plans were appr ...