Genting Sells Underperforming Maxims Casino in London
Genting UK has sold Maxims Club Casino to a Canadian gaming group for £34.6 million after years of looking for a buyer Malaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Malaysia Bhd said Friday…
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Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars
Carl Icahn building a stake in Caesars makes a purchase deal much more affordable for any suitor of the company Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is planning to make a fresh new offer…
By Terry Davis
Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue
Interior finally acts on East Windsor casino amid probe into alleged political interference into the tribal project A project for the construction of a tribal casino in East Windsor, Connecticut finally cleared…
By Terry Davis
PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling
PAGCOR and four government departments form an interagency council to tackle the unauthorized provision of online gambling services The Philippines’ gambling regulator, PAGCOR, has assembled an interagency task force to step up…
By Terry Davis
New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures
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 failures In a civil action…
By Terry Davis
Play’n GO Set for Asia-Pacific Gambling Expansion with PAGCOR Authorization
Play’n GO secures authorization from the Philippine gambling regulator to supply online casino content Supplier of online casino content Play’n GO has been authorized to provide its games to the Philippine market,…
By Terry Davis
Culinary Workers Hold Nationwide Pickets to Support Palms Casino Unionization
First wave of pickets supporting Palms unionization to target celebrity chefs and businesses associated with the casino’s owners Culinary workers will organize nationwide pickets at properties associated with Palms Casino Resort in…
By Terry Davis
Blackstone Snatches Ukrainian Social Casino Games Developer Murka
The Blackstone Group shows ambitions toward the exploding social casino market with strategic acquisition of Ukrainian game developer American private equity firm The Blackstone Group LP has developed further interest in the…
By Terry Davis
Suffolk Downs Will Not Pursue Boston Casino, Even If MassGaming Revokes Wynn’s License
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 license The Suffolk Downs thoroughbred race…
By Terry Davis
Showboat Owner Unveils Plans for Casino Targeting New Generation of Gamblers
The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat revealed Monday plans to build a casino on a vacant lot right next to the existing resort The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved Monday the…
By Terry Davis
Intralot and Intracom Dismiss Merger Rumors
Greek gambling giant Intralot and local IT and telecom holding Intracom have denied reports about their potential merger, news outlet Kathimerini reported Friday In separate but practically identical statements published late last…
By Terry Davis
Casino Giants Caesars and Eldorado in Early Merger Talks
Caesars and Eldorado are reportedly exploring a merger that could create a $9 billion casino and hospitality powerhouse US gaming and hospitality operators Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts Inc. are holding…
By Terry Davis
Carl Icahn Stake in Casino Giant Caesars Keeps Growing
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…
By Terry Davis
PAGCOR, Quezon City Officials Quarrel over Proposed Casino
Quezon City casino project puts Philippine gambling regulator and City Council at odds over whether residents should be allowed to gamble A legal dispute between the Philippine gambling regulator and Quezon City…
By Terry Davis
Sands Bethlehem Buyer Gets Key Approval for Planned Rebrand
Bethlehem planning officials approve change of the ore crane sign of Sands Bethlehem ahead of the casino’s sale to Wind Creek Hospitality The Bethlehem Planning Commission gave Thursday the green light to…
By Terry DavisShowboat Owner Moves Closer to Casino License
The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat is getting closer to completing the first step in the casino license awarding process The New Jersey Casino Control Commission will Monday consider a statement of…
By Terry Davis
MassGaming to Receive Steve Wynn Probe Results Today
MassGaming can finally begin its review of a probe conducted by its in-house investigative team into sexual allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will today finally receive the…
By Terry Davis
Melco Joins Global Initiative to Tackle Plastics Pollution
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has become the first casino resort operator to join a brand-new initiative that aims to reduce the use of plastics worldwide Melco announced today that it has become…
By Terry Davis
NetEnt Gets the Nod to Supply Online Casino Content in Pennsylvania
NetEnt ramps up preparations for its entry in Pennsylvania’s online gambling market with a conditional license from regulators NetEnt has obtained a conditional license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to provide…
Caernarvon Township Officials Give the Nod to Mini-Casino Plan
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 residents Penn National submitted its application…
By Terry Davis
Carl Icahn Further Increases Stake in Caesars
Carl Icahn ups stake in Caesars, wants a role in the selection of a new CEO of the Las Vegas casino and hospitality powerhouse Days after it became known that New York…
By Terry Davis
Valley Forge Casino Resort Readies for Permanent Sportsbook Launch
Valley Forge is set to become the fourth casino in the Philadelphia area to go live with in-person sports betting Valley Forge Casino Resort is set to open this week its permanent…
Bet365 Sets Foot in New Jersey; On Track for Summer Sports Betting Launch
British online gambling powerhouse bet365 has secured its physical presence in New Jersey as part of its planned expansion into that state, news emerged last week The company has recently signed a…
By Terry Davis
Sydney Casino Upgrades Surveillance after CCTV Catches Stealing Croupier
Sydney’s Star Casino to deploy facial recognition technology as part of expensive security and surveillance upgrade The Star Casino in Sydney, the city’s only full-blown gaming facility, has decided to deploy facial…
Gaming Standards Association to Consult Japan on Casino Regulation
An established non-profit trade body to assist the Japanese government in setting the standards for the operation of the nation’s first casinos The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) announced today that it has…
Churchill Downs Closes Duo of Acquisition Deals
The casino and racetrack operator has expanded its presence in Illinois and Pennsylvania with the addition of two properties to its portfolio Kentucky-based casino and racetrack operator Churchill Downs Inc. completed a…
By Terry Davis
New Zealand’s SKYCITY to Roll Out Online Casino by Year’s End
The casino operator revealed plans to expand into the online casino space, despite the lack of proper regulations in New Zealand New Zealand casino operator SKYCITY Entertainment Group plans to launch a…
By Terry Davis
Carl Icahn Becomes Caesars’ Largest Shareholder; Company Owners Halve Stake
Carl Icahn has upped his stake in Caesars to become the Las Vegas casino operator’s largest shareholder; sale seems likelier by the day Entities related to Carl Icahn purchased earlier this week…
Roulette Scam Discovered at Cyprus’ First Casino, Police Arrest Dealer
Police arrest dealer at Cyprus’ first casino after CCTV footage showed roulette tampering incidents that resulted in a player winning €5,800 Police in the Cypriot city of Limassol have arrested a live…
By Terry Davis
MassGaming Clears Legal Hurdle, Ready to Publish Wynn Probe
A Nevada judge dismissed earlier this week a suit filed by Steve Wynn, seeking to stop the publication of a report on sexual harassment allegations leveled against him The Massachusetts Gaming Commission…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Coming to Las Vegas
Las Vegas is betting big on an Elon Musk-backed means of transportation as the city is looking to advertise itself to a diverse public of potential visitors News emerged Wednesday that the…
By Terry Davis
Delta Dives Deeper into Fantasy Sports with Minority Stake in HalaPlay
Delta extends its footprint in the lucrative fantasy sports field with the purchase of a minority stake in India’s second largest DFS business Indian gaming and hospitality giant Delta Corporation has recently…