Three Macau casino magnates have made it to the Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest. Among these is Galaxy Entertainment Chairman Lui Che Woo, who ranked among the top 10 wealthiest tycoons on the list. As of Wednesday, Lui Che Woo was worth $12.4 billion and ranked at the 7th position on the above-mentioned
Month: February 2024
The Mohegan tribe will conclude its management of Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel at the end of this year, as announced by both parties on Monday. The decision marks the conclusion of an agreement made in 2012 by the tribe’s gambling arm, Mohegan Gaming Advisors, following the death of the casino’s co-owner, Dennis Gomes. Gomes’
New Jersey has announced the allocation of $100 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds to repair and rebuild iconic boardwalks along the Jersey Shore, including the historic walkway adjacent to Atlantic City casinos and the famed coastal thoroughfare in Asbury Park, where Bruce Springsteen launched his musical career. Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said: “So
Las Vegas witnessed a resurgence in international tourism in 2023, marking a 39% increase in visitation from overseas, according to a report by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Amidst the backdrop of a global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the report revealed that Southern Nevada welcomed over 4.7 million international visitors in 2023,
BetMGM has announced the debut of Luxor Fortunes, an online slot game that showcases imagery of Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Luxor Fortunes is available exclusively at BetMGM and is currently live in New Jersey and Michigan. The online gaming operator plans to offer the slot in all jurisdictions where its iGaming offering is
From February 6 to 8, SUZOHAPP participated in the latest ICE edition to showcase its portfolio innovations. The expo served as a platform for the gaming manufacturer and distributor to network and meet clients and prospective customers, in addition to highlighting its new global trade platform and its latest distribution partnership. In an exclusive video
February 27, 2024 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit has visited dozens of fantastic cities during its time, but Toronto is not one of them. That is set to change on March 22 when the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto hosts the WSOP Circuit Toronto festival. The Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto has joined
Sports & Casino: Luke Garrison Luke Garrison is a professional writer who grew up just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He currently works at the Canadian Press and enjoys the outdoors in his free time. Many Canadian provinces still have a long way to go when it comes to offering the full gamut of lotto,
February 27, 2024 It is not uncommon for a poker tournament to end in a heads-up deal. Often, the players have battled for several hours to reach the one-on-one stage. The difference between first and second-place prize money can be substantial, and they make a deal to lessen that pay jump. The $120,000 Opening Event
February 26, 2024 Mike Postle made a rare public appearance Monday night on Omar of The OTC‘s X Spaces conversation, where he continued his four-year denial that he cheated during poker live-streams. However, many listeners believed that he was never forced to answer any hard-hitting question from the hosts. The Northern California poker pro said
February 26, 2024 Stop us if we sound like a broken record, but Andrew Robl dominated the competition during Monday’s High Stakes Poker episode, the second of Season 12 on PokerGO. Robl, a surefire future Poker Hall of Famer, wasn’t the only player who crushed it this week on the iconic poker cash game show.
February 26, 2024 The PokerGO Studio was a mix of poker’s brightest stars and the industry’s biggest contributors as the Fifth Annual Global Poker Awards handed out 29 trophies on Saturday night, including big wins for the World Poker Tour and PokerStars. Jeff Platt and Drea Renee led the ceremony, which handed out a mix
The 2024 WSOP has released it’s schedule of events for this summer. The richest, most prestigious and longest-running poker series announced its full daily events during the tournament, following the success of the record-breaking event in 2023. The 55th edition of the series heads back to the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas and
The Fontainebleau has only been open in Sin City a few months, but new Vegas restaurants are already moving in and setting up! Both Chyna Club and Washing Potato are now open at the resort, and both dining concepts have been created by the award-winning restaurateur Alan Yau, Distinctively pairing Yau’s signature love of Cantonese
Melco Resorts and Entertainment has made significant changes to its leadership team, announcing three new appointments and the resignation of its current Chief Operating Officer, David Sisk. According to an internal memo obtained by Macau News Agency, Alidad Tash is set to assume the role of Executive Vice President of Analytics and Gaming Operations for
In this new analysis, Slotegrator offers insights into the situation with the Curaçao license and shares key news and conclusions. The Curaçao gaming license has long been a top choice for new online casino and sportsbook operators, but times are changing, and gambling regulations in Curaçao are going through a transitional period. The situation is
Full-service betting and gaming platform provider Sportingtech has partnered with Maltese iGaming supplier Darwin Gaming to integrate its portfolio of mobile-friendly games. Under the terms of the agreement, Darwin Gaming will add more than 60 online games, such as Luva Melhor do Mundo, Brasil Gol, and Crash Evolution, to Sportingtech’s iGaming platform, which already features more than 100,000 games from over
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announced last Friday that from September onwards there will be a maximum stake limit of £2 on online slots for anyone aged between 18 and 24 years old, as well as a £5 limit for anyone aged 25 or over. In a new estimate, the UK government said
Michigan commercial and tribal operators reported a combined $229.6 million in iGaming gross receipts and sports betting gross receipts in January, representing a 5.4% decrease compared to December. However, as for iGaming in particular, January marks the third month in a row for operators to set a new monthly revenue record. The January total was
The long-anticipated extension of Macau’s Ponte 16 Casino is estimated to cost between 515 million and 618 million patacas (approximately US$64 million to US$77 million). The information was relayed by Hoffman Ma, chairman of Hong Kong-listed Success Universe Group, which holds a 49 percent stake in the Inner Harbour leisure complex. The remaining 51 percent