Oklahoma-based Choctaw Nation is putting $125,000 in an ongoing fight to block a casino project in Pope County, Arkansas, local media reports. The group Fair Play Arkansas, which opposes the proposed gaming development, said on Monday that the Choctaws would be providing financial support to the cause, which therefore remains alive despite a rejected bidder
Month: February 2022
On Thursday, February 10th, 2022 the worldwide business – to – business sports betting as well as i – Gaming service provider, FSB, has inked a major European collaboration deal by combining forces with the sportsbook technology service provider for the Hungarian State Lottery assisted, SZRT Slovakia. In a restricted multi – year partnership, FSB
On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 the leading global online sports wagering and casino brand, KTO.com, has decided to extend their partnership agreement with the relentless and aggressive real – time business intelligence as well as CRM platform and service provider, AretoNet. The new multi – year addition to the contract presently will run through the
Gibraltar-headquartered iGaming aggregator Pariplay Ltd has partnered with Scout Gaming Group, making the Swedish B2B provider of daily fantasy, sportsbook and fantasy sports betting products the latest addition to its growing Fusion platform. Pariplay’s new studio partner offers a full suite of sports and a broad range of game types and upon request is able
Operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is now celebrating its 30th year in operation. This amazing milestone will be acknowledged with a cake-cutting ceremony along with new renovations of the property and a major expansion. The casino plans to add a Great Wolf Lodge to the property, which includes
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will be holding a series of hiring events ahead of its reopening this spring. The initiative was announced on Wednesday, and will see the venue launching a multi-week outreach campaign, beginning February 24. New owner San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is seeking both former and new team members
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Tuesday the financial results for the month of January 2022 atMGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino and Encore Boston Harbor, which amounted to a total of approximately $82 million in gross gaming revenue. Encore Boston Harbor saw the most gross gaming revenue with a total of $53.9 million, derived from $26
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) approved on Tuesday an addition to be built at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Florida-based Continent 8, an iGaming data center and global network solutions provider, had asked for permission to build a 5,330-square-foot modular addition to the outside of the center. The proposed addition was greenlighted
The bill proposed to legalize betting on college sports in Oregon faced pushback from tribal representatives and anti-gambling organizations Tuesday during its initial public hearing in the Oregon Legislature. Even though it is legal in the state to place bets on the outcomes and achievements of professional sports games, teams and athletes, betting on college
The United States Football League (USFL), a new professional football league launching in April, announced Tuesday a foundational partnership with sports technology company Sportradar. The multi-year agreement, reached following a competitive bid process, establishes Sportradar as the Official Sports Data Partner of the USFL and the league’s official integrity partner. Under terms of the agreement,
February 16, 2022 Dreaming of Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker? Wanna be the next Main Event champion? Trust us, you’re not alone. The poker world is counting down the days until the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins on May 31, and you could be part of it! Although the details
It appears last year was a record-setting one for commercial casinos in the United States. The American Gaming Association (AGA) is reporting that its Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker shows the nation reached $53 billion in revenues for 2021. This total blasts the previous record from 2019 when the US reached over $43 billion. The industry
The United States-facing Armadillo Studios enterprise of Maltese iGaming software innovator EveryMatrix Software Limited has announced the debut of its new five-reel Queen of Egypt: Exotic Wilds video slot. The Miami-headquartered games studio was established last summer and used an official press release to declare that the three-row title is only its second launch as
In the United States and the casino-operating Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly asked the National Indian Gaming Commission to rule on the legality of its recently-agreed revenue-sharing deal with the state of New York. According to a Monday report from the Olean Times Herald newspaper, the federally-recognized tribe is responsible via its Seneca Gaming
Adding to its recent string of content deals and iGaming B2B software platform Gamingtec has now partnered with up-and-coming slots developer, RubyPlay, with the Valetta-headquartered studio’s games enhancing its portfolio of 10,000-plus titles. Further cementing itself as an industry leader, the deal sees an already expansive product offering, which in addition to slots features table
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has announced the signing of a $1.7 billion lease-back deal with real estate investment trust Realty Income involving its Encore Boston Harbor development. The Las Vegas-headquartered firm used an official Tuesday press release to declare that this arrangement will see it sell ‘all of the land and real estate
Caesars Entertainment announced during a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday that its Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park property in Florida will soon be rebranded as “Harrah’s Pompano Beach”. Caesars and its development partner, The Cordish Cos. will be in charge of the casino expansion, and will engage in a years-long remake of Isle Casino Racing. This
PlayAGS has successfully completed its debt refinancing, the manufacturer and supplier of gaming products announced on Tuesday. The transaction lowers the total principal amount of debt outstanding by approximately $40 million and reduces annualized cash interest expense by about $10 million, while expanding Revolving Credit Facility capacity to $40 million and extending key debt maturities.
Skillz, a newly public esports and mobile gaming company, announced it has hired Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe law firm partner Nicholas Green to be Head of Public Policy. He took over the position January 24, as reported by Bloomberg. Green has nearly a decade of experience at Orrick, where the sports law and betting expert
bet365 has now launched its iGaming services and products in Buenos Aires, Argentina, under dual city and provinces licenses, the UK-based online gambling company announced this week. A dedicated site, bet365.bet.ar, is now live. The popular bookmaker secured dual BA licenses from the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC) and city regulator Lotería de