Sunday, November 25, 2018
Traffic Label, a UK-based firm specialising in the development of comprehensive marketing strategies, has announced the launch of an affiliate programme for its SlotsAffiliates.com network with Income Access, Paysafe’s marketing technology and services provider. Through its integration with Income Access’ affiliate software platform, SlotsAffiliates.com will look to optimise growth and acquisitions across its six network brands. SlotsAffiliates.com was launched in ...
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Saturday, November 24, 2018
A gambler in Lincolnshire, England, has filed a lawsuit against the British bookmaker Betfred after the company said that his win of a £1.7 million jackpot was a result of a software malfunction and decided to void it. Thinking that he was a millionaire after hitting the jackpot online, the man spent £2,500 celebrating the […]
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A hearing is scheduled Dec. 20 on a state Gaming Control Board complaint against a man accused of cheating at gambling.
Friday, November 23, 2018
The company revealed that the first phase of the property should be ready to open in September 2020.
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Thursday, November 22, 2018
Recently, a massive police raid in a major gambling in the Phuc Tho province in Vietnam resulted in the arrests of 92 people. As revealed by the People’s Procuracy in the province, the defendants in the case were taken to court yesterday. As the Vietnam News Agency found, the 92 people arrested during the online […]
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The facilities in the state experienced a strong October, but sports betting win was less than 1%.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The resort on Wednesday announced that online bookings through Monday, often referred to as “Cyber Monday,” the online version of Black Friday, would not charge a resort fee.
Innovative slots-maker Wazdan has been shortlisted for the Malta Gaming Awards in the Games Vendor category. Wazdan have gathered a lot of interest around them this year due to numerous nominations, shortlistings and awards. The company took the prestigious ‘Online Casino Innovator Award 2018’ at the Central and Eastern Europe Gaming Conference (CEEGC) held in Budapest as well as the ...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
A jury awarded about $524,000 to a California man who sought millions of dollars for injuries he said he suffered when a temporary sign collapsed atop him at a Las Vegas Strip hotel.
The third event of the 2018/19 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood has been brought to an end only recently, with Kevin Lott starting his career with a bang after emerging victorious from a field of 128 entrants. If someone told you that “quinquagenarian” and “new beginnings” simply do not go together in the same sentence, do […]
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The casino resumed operations after it had closed for two days due to Tryphoon Yutu.
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Monday, November 19, 2018
The marketing war between some of the largest casinos in Connecticut and Massachusetts has heated up over bragging rights. At the time when the $960-million casino and entertainment complex MGM Springfield started operation with a lavish Main Street parade, the venue’s owners used the old but gold marketing brag “This is a first”. However, only […]
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Microgaming is to shake up the table games vertical with Switch Studios, a new independent game studio that will develop content exclusively for the online gaming supplier. Based in Ipswich, UK, the close-knit group of online gambling and social gaming experts are driven by a collective passion for games and building dynamic features with the latest technology to personalise gameplay. ...
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Sunday, November 18, 2018
Fountain Valley, California-based Kingston Technology Co. Inc. and Allied Esports on Friday announced that the arena at Luxor will be known as HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Popular iGaming supplier Yggdrasil Gaming has released its first ever branded slot – Nitro Circus, an adrenaline-fuelled game featuring Nitro Circus’ biggest stars, greatest stunts and craziest vehicles. Nitro Circus, the world’s premier action sports entertainment brand is led by the legendary action sports athlete, motorsports competitor and stunt daredevil, Travis Pastrana. Yggdrasil’s new exclusive Nitro Circus slot brings the ...
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The Atlantic City facility announced plans for its US$56 million Coastal Tower, to be unveiled in early 2019.
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Friday, November 16, 2018
The Pueblo of Pojoaque claims that it lost gambling revenue amounting to nearly $9 million due to state Government’s actions against vendors which do business with local casinos during a long-lasting legal fight over the gambling compact between the pueblo and the state of New Mexico. The court battle began after the expiration of the […]
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Casinos in Connecticut have registered revenue decline amid increasing competition from the new MGM Springfield casino situated in western Massachusetts. A 10% decline was registered in the slot-machine revenue of the Foxwoods Resort Casino in October, with the drop believed to be happening as an effect of competition, including rivalry from the MGM casino venue. […]
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
Yesterday, a groundbreaking ceremony for the new off-track betting venue, which is to be hosted by the city of Richmond in 2019, was held. The facility is expected to officially start operation in June 2019. Colonial Downs made a $41-million investment into the new horse betting facility which is to be named “Rosie’s Gaming Emporium”. […]
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The Delta Cascades Casino project has been approved by British Columbia’s gambling regulator.
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On 15 November 2018, Kiev will host a much-anticipated Kyiv iGaming Affiliate Conference. The exhibition-conference will be held in the Tao Event Hall, which is located in the very heart of the Ukrainian capital. Slotegrator, one of the participants and sponsors of the event, will hold a live broadcast in the thick of things. Join the exclusive webcast and watch ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
The Kathu District of Phuket Island has been a hotbed for illegal gambling activity, with multiple underground gaming facilities uncovered by authorities in the past few months. In the latest operation, carried out Tuesday evening, police has arrested a total of 59 gamblers, 39 of whom were surprisingly women. On Wednesday, the Kathu Police announced […]
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The Interior Justice Director of the Government of Aragón, Ms. María Ángeles Júlvez León, and the Tax and Gambling Director of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Ms. Natalia Caba Alba, accompanied respectively by the Head of Authorization and Sanctions Service Ms. Elena Pérez Aparicio and by the Gambling Deputy Director Mr. Amadeu Farré i Morell, visited Zitro’s facilities in Barcelona this ...
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A Las Vegas visitor from Wisconsin became an instant millionaire after hitting a jackpot worth more than $1.3 million Saturday afternoon.
CG Technology, the sportsbook operator whose settlement agreement was rejected by the Nevada Gaming Commission in August, has offered to pay a $1.75 million fine to the state to settle the complaint.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Tsogo Sun announced this Monday at a reconvened general meeting that previously announced plans for selling several casino properties will have to be scrapped upon further consideration. It has also decided not to As it has been confirmed, the hospitality and gaming entity has decided to continue overseeing management of the seven mixed-use venues, as […]
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Malaysia’s continuous crackdown on illegal gambling has been in progress for many months now and the results authorities have been able to achieve are notable. However, in a recent statement, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Azis Jamman made it clear that the main issue might stem from the fact that local councils are responsible for issuing […]
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Sunday, November 11, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
US-based Delaware North has agreed to acquire SkyCity’s Darwin casino as the Australian operator focuses on other markets.
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A California man’s life has changed after only one day in Las Vegas.
The competition for Majestic Star Casino’s second casino license increases by the hour as it could be seen by the most recent statements coming from the city of Hobart located in Lake County. The City Council issued plans for collaborating with Merrillville in an attempt to bring to life a project including a convention center, […]
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Friday, November 9, 2018
The appointment was announced the day after AGS reported mixed results in its third-quarter earnings. The company reported record revenue for the quarter, but missed analysts’ earnings expectations.
At the upcoming edition of the BEGE fair in Sofia on November 21-22nd, Zitro will showcase its impressive and successful range of Bryke Video Slot games. Center stage will be taken by Link King, a multigame progressive bank that has turned out to be a real game changer. Link King is creating furore amongst players in Mexico and Latin America, ...
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Goa’s floating casinos are well-known around the globe as one of the signatures of the local gaming field. In order to facilitate future operation and make sure that it will be hassle-free, Pride Group of Casinos and Hotels announced it has finalized the purchase deal of riverboat Argosy IV had been docked in the state […]
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
The municipal government has made public its decision to consider a bid to develop an IR once the industry gets regulated.
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Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn has filed a lawsuit attempting to block the public release of an investigative report by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
This Thursday, November 8, three sessions that are relevant to a wider, international audience will be live streamed from the convention floor of the Gaming in Spain Conference. The live streams will be available from Gaming in Spain’s homepage: www.gaminginspain.com. The following sessions will be part of the live stream (actual start and ending times may differ slightly): 1. 10:35-10:55 ...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The Hammond City Council passed a resolution to urge the Gaming Commission to issue a new gaming licence for the town.
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Wynn Resorts is on the verge of major changes and a brand new approach to its operation, as this Tuesday brought the news that Philip G. Satre has been appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. As a result of the most recent meeting of the Board of Directors and a […]
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Dynamic slots manufacturer Wazdan attended the first edition of ICE Africa, the first ICE event to have been exported outside of the UK. ICE Africa is a mirror of the African industry’s appetite for rapid expansion, and over 1200 gaming representatives from 24 African Nations and 89 worldwide attended the Johannesburg show. The African market is in different stages of ...
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Arkansas is one of the states that provided its residents with a chance to cast their vote on the potential gambling expansion taking over the field. Voters gave their nod to the widely-discussed Issue 4 which aims to introduce new gaming offerings to existing facilities to the liking of Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and […]
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Casino Elegance, in Paramaribo, has chosen EGT’s latest technology for its floor.
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Monday, November 5, 2018
The inaugural European Gaming Congress took place last month on the 16th of October in Ljublana and has recorded a significant success for European Gaming Media and Events. European Gaming Congress (EGC) is the newest conference in the portfolio of the company and targets a broader audience in the Europe with panel discussion covering all the region’s markets. “We are ...
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Illegal gambling is an activity attractive to individuals of all spheres of life, as it has been confirmed by Charles “Chuck” Widup and the sentence he was slapped with by Colorado Judge Shelley Gilman. Mr. Widup will have to spend a total of 150 hours of community service, as well as four years of probation […]
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The casino giant revealed that its maximum authority will step down next year.
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Sunday, November 4, 2018
Saturday, November 3, 2018
MGM’s lawsuit has sparked more companies around the U.S. to study whether they should go through the process to get covered by the relatively obscure law, lawyersand security specialists said.
The Ponca Tribe has opened its new Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, which will host 200 slot-style machines.
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Penn National Gaming Inc.’s record third-quarter income from operations, paced by the company’s two Las Vegas-area properties, wasn’t enough to hit revenue and earnings predictions by analysts.
Casino robberies are a topic witnessing wide exploration in the movie industry subsequently giving ideas to individuals willing to go above and beyond in order to obtain the desired fortune and guarantee a hassle-free life. One individual from Billings, Montana was sentenced to spend the upcoming more than three years in prison for robbery, as […]
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Friday, November 2, 2018
Mark Frissora, Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s CEO since July 2015, will leave the company early next year.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Macau licenses and discussion around whether or not they are enough for the market scale has been widely discussed by experts making projections for the upcoming years. Grant Govertsen, Head of Union Gaming recently stated that Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. has a significant advantage due to its operation at the moment which could guarantee it […]
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
888poker has recently launched its first edition of a Gladiator themed PKO tournament – God of the Arena with a $1,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event prize pool. The event took place from 11th to 14th October 2018 and buy-in was only $55. What is Progressive Knockout (PKO)? 888poker is one of the most popular poker sites in the world. Its masterpiece, ...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The Lucky Dragon’s main lender foreclosed on the shuttered resort Tuesday, opening a new chapter in the Las Vegas hotel’s short but troubled history.
Missouri is rapidly approaching the ballot taking place at the beginning of November which has the potential to implement several crucial changes to its gamin field. Residents of the state will have the chance to voice their opinion on 6th November stating whether or not they support the idea of a Constitutional Amendment which aims […]
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Monday, October 29, 2018
MGM Resorts International has become the first gaming company to sign a sports betting deal with the National Hockey League as it seeks a new source of growth and greater customer exposure.
MGM Resorts International has become the first gaming company to sign a sports betting deal with the National Hockey League as it seeks a new source of growth and greater customer exposure.
The company is set to increase its investment in its Macau business to more than €1.5 billion.
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Four times a year, CEOs and company financial officers field questions about what an editor once told me is the purest form of public disclosure of corporate information because it involves easy-to-compare numbers. And this quarter, there will be far more questions than answers.
Macau faces a period of changes in the foreseeable future as all six of its casino developers will have to renew their casino licensing in 2020 and 2022, inevitably causing uncertainty within the field. Following expressed interest by foreign casino developers hoping hey could find a way to enter the field, Former SJM Holdings Executive […]
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Edquity, which describes itself as a “one-stop shop” for college-related finance, was among 100 new financial technology companies chosen by Money20/20 for its USA Startup Academy this week.
Friday, October 26, 2018
On November 7-8, current operators, as well as new market entrants, will gather in Madrid for the 2018 Gaming in Spain Conference. Can you afford to miss it? Register Now https://conference.gaminginspain.com/ ! Why new AND current operators should attend This year’s Gaming in Spain Conference will feature: • a discussion of the potential for large tax reductions for Ceuta and ...
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Las Vegas Sands Corp revenue grew 6.7% to US$3.37 billion during the third quarter, mainly thanks to Macanese operations.
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Fresh off a profitable third quarter, Boyd Gaming Corp. is primed to enter five markets in four new states and has a new partnership with a prominent sports wagering company in its pocket.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Singapore is subjected to an all-encompassing gambling crackdown aiming to eliminate the illegal operation of gambling dens across the region. This Wednesday brought the latest parallel police raids which managed to nab some 66 individuals part of an organization conducting illegal gambling operation in addition to other criminal activities. When it comes to police inspections […]
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A suitability hearing for executives of Wynn Resorts Ltd. isn’t expected to occur until the first two weeks of December, a Massachusetts Gaming Commission official said Thursday.
Florida is on the verge of making a major change in its gaming industry via eliminating greyhound racing and making it illegal on a state level which could happen with the help of Amendment 13 featured in the November’s elections. More and more officials express their support of the possible change, former Head of the […]
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will invest more than $2 billion in its Macau operation over the next two years as the company gears up for the renewal of its license in the Chinese enclave.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
According to the chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe, the MMCT project in East Windsor isn’t dead yet despite legal hurdles.
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It took only 60 seconds for Dan Morphy to sell an antique slot machine for $80,000 Saturday morning.
Gaming technology company serving iGaming operators, land-based casinos and lotteries, Pariplay Ltd. has released a Luxor slot, an original video game that combines cutting-edge 21st century technology with the timeless mystery of the land of the pharaohs. The Tutankhamun-themed Luxor slot features highly innovative in-game features such as expanding reels that increase the pay ways to an exceptional 1,944. iGaming ...
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