Saturday, June 30, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gamblit CEO confident skill-based games will make mark

Gamblit Gaming CEO Eric Meyerhofer said the company is rapidly expanding its footprint this year after raising an additional $25 million from investors in 2017.

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SkillOnNet partners FortunaGaming on launch of new online casino

A new agreement between iGaming software provider, SkillOnNet, and UK-based operator FortunaGaming will see the launch of a new white-label online casino. Malta-licensed Cozino.com, features upwards of 1,200 titles from various suppliers of video slots including NetEnt, Microgaming and Yggdrasill Gaming and will reportedly operate on the software provider’s platform, joining DrueckGlueck.com and PlayOJO.com brands. […]
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The Rio offers esports experience with new Wall Gaming Lounge
Marking Caesars Entertainment’s first foray into a permanent esports venue, the Wall Gaming Lounge at the Rio offers players an immersive gaming experience ...
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Betano Signs Sponsorship Deal With VfB Stuttgart

Internet sportsbetting group Betano has announced that they've signed a sponsorship deal with VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga, the second major sponsorship in the league this week for a betting firm.

Friday, June 29, 2018

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue
Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ...
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Gaming win in Nevada tops $1B in May

Nevada’s gaming win returned to its billion-dollar ways in May, posting a monthly total of $1.04 billion, a 5.3 percent increase over last year, the state reported Friday.

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Indiana commissions OK Caesars’ takeover of 2 casinos

Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment Corp. received regulatory approval on Thursday from the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and the Indiana Gaming Commission to take over Centura Holdings, the company said.

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Caesars Entertainment Corporation brings Celine Dion to Japan

Tuesday evening saw American casino giant, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, increase its lobbying efforts for the right to bring a future gambling facility to Japan by sponsoring a sold-out concert at the Tokyo Dome by Canadian singer, Celine Dion (pictured). Caesars Entertainment Corporation used an official Wednesday press release to reveal that the two-hour performance was Dion’s […]

Thursday, June 28, 2018

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Evolution Gets Second Dual Play Roulette Table at Hippodrome

Internet live dealer software specialist Evolution Gaming has been granted a second Dual Play Roulette table inside the London Hippodrome Casino, which will launch in the third quarter of this year.

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Italy’s new ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship to begin in January

Yesterday, Italy’s new coalition government finalized a draft of their Dignity Decree, a move that will see online gambling advertising and sponsorship’s banned. The ban would take effect on January 1st, 2019 and would apply to any form of advertising that relates to games or wagering with money. The advertising ban will cover any means […]
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Atlantic City welcomes 2 shuttered casinos back to life
The reopenings have generated cautious optimism that better days are ahead for the seaside gambling resort that once was the only place in America outside Nevada with casinos ...
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IGT's MegaJackpots Progressive Hit for £747,340

Last weekend a punter that was playing an IGT video slot hit the company's MegaJackpots Progressive for a large £747,340 cash prize.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Votes on Caesars' purchase of Hoosier Park, Indiana Grand this week
Hoosier Park Racing and Casino is set to be rebranded as Harrah's Hoosier Park if a proposed sale is approved by two gambling ...
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Stratosphere reaches tentative 5-year deal with Culinary union

A representative of Culinary Local 226 said the deal covering the property’s 1,300 workers was reached at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, after 16 hours of negotiations that began on Tuesday.

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High seas deal for Genting Hong Kong Limited

The German shipbuilding subsidiary of casino and cruise ship operator, Genting Hong Kong Limited, has reportedly signed a deal that will see it pay Almaco Group Oy around $97.1 million in order to fit out a number of new vessels that are scheduled to be launched by 2021. According to a report from GGRAsia, Genting Hong […]
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Can sports betting do for Atlantic City what Trump couldn't?
The last time there was so much hype about the future of this troubled seaside resort, Donald Trump was doing most of the hyping. The president, then a casino impresario, opened the Trump Taj Mahal with great fanfare in 1990 ...

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ex-Venetian dealer back in Las Vegas to face homicide charges

A former employee of The Venetian suspected in a deadly shooting at a company picnic in April was transferred to Las Vegas police custody early Tuesday after fighting extradition from a Texas jail for nearly two months.

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Slotegrator Limited to exhibit at upcoming iGB Live

Cypriot online casino software developer, Slotegrator Limited, has announced that it will be exhibiting at the inaugural iGB Live extravaganza in Amsterdam next month in order to introduce its team and impart ‘many positive emotions.’ The Limassol-based developer premiered its Moneygrator unified iGaming payments solution a little over two months ago while last week saw it […]
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Wheel of Fortune player wins $3M jackpot at Las Vegas casino

A Wheel of Fortune player hit a jackpot worth more than $3 million on June 9 at the Silverton hotel-casino, IGT announced today.

Monday, June 25, 2018

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NetEnt progressive slot games help deliver more seven-figure prizes

Online gambling technology provider, NetEnt (NETB:Stockholm), has done it again! The Swedish firm recently helped to provide two massive jackpot wins, one each on June 12 and June 17, to two lucky players who together scooped more than €5.5m (US$6,431,229.11) in total. The first win came on Sunday, June 12, when a lucky person in Belgium […]
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Kenyan lawmakers support updated gaming legislation

In Kenya, a parliamentary committee has reportedly approved legislation that would institute a 10% tax on winnings from lottery and sports wagers while conversely cutting operator revenue duties by over half to 15%. According to a Sunday report from the Business Daily Africa newspaper, the Finance and National Planning Committee endorsed the changes contained in […]
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
'Fortnite' tourney on Strip a draw for gamers and bettors
As players of the video game phenomenon Fortnite face off in the Battle Royale tournament next week on the Strip, others will focus on a Las Vegas staple: Betting on the live event ...
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MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue
Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ...

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Laughlin water service restored, but boil order still in effect

Laughlin water service was restored Sunday morning, but a boil water order issued Saturday remains in effect. Businesses and residents are required to boil water or use bottled water for drinking and cooking until water quality analyses are completed.

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Grand Hyatt at City of Dreams Macau appoints new GM

In a recent statement to the press, the Grand Hyatt Macau hotel situated in the City of Dreams Macau announced that Timothy Bruce (pictured) has been appointed its new general manager. According to the hotel at the casino resort, the placement is effective immediately. GGRAsia reports that the hotel, located in the heart of the […]
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Terminally ill man gets last wish to gamble in Atlantic City
A terminally ill New Jersey man says he got one of his last wishes fulfilled this week: to drink a cold beer and play a few more hands of blackjack at his favorite casino in Atlantic City. John Mudry and his family visited Bally's Atlantic City on Tuesday to fulfill one ...
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Table games revenue drops again at Pennsylvania casino
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is still Pennsylvania's table games king, but in recent months its stranglehold on the throne doesn't seem quite as firm. For instance, in May, Sands Bethlehem generated $19.6 million in table games revenue, the 15th-highest monthly total in ...

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sports betting a highlight of this year’s Global Gaming Expo

By the time the American Gaming Association’s Global Gaming Expo rolls into Las Vegas in October, college and pro football will be well underway.

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Scout Gaming scores top Fantasy Sports award

Among fierce competition, Stockholm-based B2B fantasy sports and pool betting provider, Scout Gaming Group (SCOUT:FN Stockholm), has been named “Fantasy Sports Supplier of the Year” at this year’s EGR B2B Awards. Having recently had a string of commercial success with a number of top operator agreements on various markets and a robust product roadmap, on […]
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138.com platform supply agreement for FSB

After last week inking a platform supply deal with FreakyVegas.com, British iGaming software innovator FSB has now announced the signing of a similar agreement with the online sportsbetting domain at 138.com. London-headquartered FSB used an official Monday press release to detail that the latest business-to-business arrangement will see its innovative platform serve 138.com mobile and […]
Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Man accused of stealing from Las Vegas casinos by posing as delivery driver

A criminal complaint accuses Danny Roy Salazar of burglarizing the Rio, Westgate and Caesars Palace between Jan. 13 and June 8 and stealing an assortment of items, including mattresses, televisions, “prototype auto electronics,” beauty products, furniture, light fixtures, an iPad and a photo booth.

Friday, June 22, 2018

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New York lawmakers fail to pass updated sportsbetting legislation

Hopes that New York would soon become the next American jurisdiction to legalize state-wide sportsbetting were reportedly crushed on Wednesday after its lawmakers failed to pass an updated sports wagering legislation. According to a Thursday report from The Post-Standard newspaper, the letdown means that the New York State Gaming Commission will now be forced to […]
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Nevada gaming commissioners OK license for BC Technologies

The father of an Armenian entrepreneur who financed his son’s sports wagering system manufacturing company will receive further scrutiny as a condition of the Nevada Gaming Commission’s unanimous approval of a license for Las Vegas-based BC Technologies and its top executive, CEO Vahagn Badalyan.

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue
Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ...
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Table games revenue drops again at Pennsylvania casino
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is still Pennsylvania's table games king, but in recent months its stranglehold on the throne doesn't seem quite as firm. For instance, in May, Sands Bethlehem generated $19.6 million in table games revenue, the 15th-highest monthly total in ...

Thursday, June 21, 2018

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Aspire and Aller Media Launch 'Hyggespil.dk'

Betting group Aspire Global has announced that they've partnered up with Aller Media to launch a new online betting site Hyggespil.dk, which offers casino games, crosswords, and sudoku games for punters.

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Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited suing in-arrears high rollers

In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the operator behind the Imperial Palace Saipan integrated casino resort has reportedly filed lawsuits against 13 former customers in an attempt to recover approximately $12.9 million in unpaid debts. According to a Wednesday report from the Saipan Tribune newspaper, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited lodged its complaints […]
Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Palace Station’s $192M upgrade expands casino, adds restaurants

People who haven’t seen the “new” Palace Station will hardly recognize the place.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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Kambi Group inks sportsbook deal with DraftKings

Daily fantasy sports contest provider, DraftKings, has entered into a multi-year sportsbook agreement with iGaming innovator, Kambi Group plc (KAMBI:FN Stockholm). The B2B provider of sports betting services to licensed B2C gaming operators was selected by the Boston-based company to support the expansion of its product portfolio. The agreement will see the Kambi technology leveraged by […]
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DraftKings and Kambi in Sportsbetting Deal

American fantasy sports company DraftKings has announced that it has signed a deal with Kambi that will see the latter assist with launching the company's sportsbetting operations in America.

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32Red Hit With £2 Million Fine

Internet betting group 32Red has been handed down a hefty £2 million fine for allowing an addicted gambler to bet as well as conducting multiple improper money laundering checks.

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Microgaming Launches Game Developer 'Stormcraft Studios'

Internet betting software developer Microgaming has announced that they've launched an independent game design firm dubbed Stormcraft Studios.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Wheel of Fortune jackpot at Silverton is property's largest ever
The Silverton saw a gambler hit the largest jackpot in the propertyĆ¢€™s history. An unidentified player won $3.2 million June 9 with a $5 wager ...
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MGM Resorts International hires Scott Butera

Giant casino operator, MGM Resorts International, announced that it has appointed well-known entertainment and hospitality executive, Scott Butera (pictured), to serve as its Interactive Gaming President and help the company to grow its presence in the expanding American sportsbetting sector. Las Vegas-headquartered MGM Resorts International, explained that its hiring of Butera follows last month’s ruling from […]
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Pragmatic Play Limited signs development deal with The Rank Group

Online casino games developer, Pragmatic Play Limited, has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it create a quartet of original iGaming titles in partnership with British land-based casino operator, The Rank Group. According to an official Monday press release, the Malta-headquartered developer explained that the new games are to be launched during the […]
Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Longtime Las Vegas resort executive Felix Rappaport dies

Longtime Las Vegas resort executive Felix Rappaport, the president and CEO of the Foxwoods tribal casino in Connecticut, was found dead in his home Monday.

Monday, June 18, 2018

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Can US online casinos and sports betting succeed? Europe has the answer

Sports betting fever is spreading in the U.S. with several states opening the books just one month after a historic Supreme Court decision that said the 1992 federal ban was unconstitutional. Some observers are wondering just what this new landscape will look like and what it will mean for most states that legislate their own […]
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Bill submitted by Macau govt proposes banning casino workers from gambling

The core policy-making organ of the Government of Macau, the Executive Council, on Friday announced during a press release a bill which proposes that gaming workers within the Chinese special administrative region be banned from casino floors during non-working hours. The governing body reportedly says the measure aims to bridle problem gambling among casino workers, […]
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Japan casino legislation clears Cabinet Committee hurdle

In Japan, the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill could reportedly be put to a vote before the full 465-seat House of Representatives as soon as tomorrow after Friday afternoon saw the body’s Cabinet Committee controversially ratify the casino-legalizing legislation. According to a report from Asia Gaming Brief, the legislation that would bring up to three integrated […]

Sunday, June 17, 2018

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Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation plan ground breaking for new casino

In Arizona, the federally recognized Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation plan to break ground on their multi-million dollar Fort McDowell Casino on June 29 at 9am. Tribal members and dignitaries from within the state and surrounding areas are expected to attend the event. The new 166,341-square-foot casino is expected to open by spring 2020 and in […]
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue
Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ...

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
LVCVA leader Rossi Ralenkotter should address scandals

In a 15-minute address at the end of Tuesday’s meeting of the board of directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, CEO Rossi Ralenkotterwent through a checklist of reasons why he’s going to retire.

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5 Lions roars out as Pragmatic Play’s latest launch

Leading online casino games developing platform, Pragmatic Play, recently announced the launch of its oriental-themed video slot game, 5 Lions, which offers players a possible 567 ways to win in extra spins. This high volatility 3×5 video slot has a default RTP of 96.5 percent and is steeped in myth and legend. The game features […]
Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming
Caesars workers in Las Vegas approve new contract deal
Housekeepers, bartenders and other unionized workers at Las Vegas casino-resorts operated by Caesars Entertainment approved a new five-year contract, ending the possibility of a strike at those properties. A few thousand members of the Culinary Union voted in ...
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Vietnamese legislators pass measure to legalize select sportsbetting

In Vietnam, federal legislators have reportedly passed a provisional measure that will legalize some sportsbetting in the Southeast Asian nation from the first day of next year. According to reports from the Viet Nam News and the Nikkei Asian Review newspapers, yesterday saw over 94% of the 498 member National Assembly consent to permit sportsbetting […]

Friday, June 15, 2018

Casinos & Gaming – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Northern Nevada casino Boomtown may have to pay $40,000 fine

The operator of a Northern Nevada casino has settled a state Gaming Control Board complaint that it illegally operated an unlicensed interactive gaming system by linking to websites based in Curacao.

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Vietnam to Allow Betting on Overseas Matches

Lawmakers in Vietnam approved of a bill that will allow gamblers to place wagers on overseas football matches, although implementation won't be brought in until next year.