Sale of two iconic Las Vegas Strip casinos, the Venetian and Palazzo, has been unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. We originally reported this sale to Apollo Global and Vici Properties back in March of last year, but now things can begin to move forward. The approval from the Control Board means the
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In the United States and Asian casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) has reportedly been told to pay over $54 million to a law firm that represented him during his long-running legal tussle with former Wynn Resorts Limited boss Steve Wynn. According to a Wednesday report from the Bloomberg news service, the 79-year-old billionaire sued Wynn
Further expanding its European presence, Playson has teamed up with British online gaming company bet365 in a deal that will bolster the operator’s Italian offering. The major content distribution agreement provides players of bet365 in Italy access to some of the most popular titles the gaming supplier has to offer, including Rise of Egypt Deluxe,
Spanish online casino games developer Spearhead Studios has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its portfolio of over 90 innovations integrated onto the iGaming platform from prominent content aggregator Iforium. The Marbella-headquartered firm used an official press release to declare that this fresh alliance is destined to ‘further expand its reach
The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission granted the first sports betting operator license that will allow online betting for the first time on the island, Orlando Rivera, the regulatory body’s executive director, announced. The first property to receive its gaming license is the Casino del Mar at the La Concha Resort in Condado, which has partnered
Win Systems announced on Thursday the appointment of Michael Lamers as Product Director of its Gaming Division. Michael Lamers has worked for more than 20 years in leading companies in Europe and in his native South Africa. In the gaming and entertainment sector, Lamers has held leadership positions for more than a decade in companies such as Aristocrat
PROLINE, the sports betting product of crown agency Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, has become the first official sportsbook partner of the NFL in Canada, OLG announced on Monday. The partnership, launched in time for the upcoming Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, set to be the biggest single-day betting event of the year, will see
Seminole Hard Rock and Penn Interactive have been voted top Employers of Choice in the 21st Annual Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey, organizers announced on Wednesday. The report is conducted by nationwide executive search firm Bristol Associates and global non-partisan consultancy Spectrum Gaming Group. Described as a “critical benchmarking tool for the US gaming industry,”
NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks have signed a multi-year partnership with Betway, which makes Super Group‘s global online betting and gaming brand the Wisconsin-based Official Gaming Partner. Per the new deal, Betway will receive in-arena branding throughout Fiserv Forum and on Bucks digital assets as part of the Betway Game Rewind, which will highlight the Bucks’ last
February 10, 2022 For the first time since July, Las Vegas poker rooms are no longer required to force customers to wear face coverings, and the mandate lift applies to most statewide businesses, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) announced Thursday morning. The news comes just three days away from Super Bowl Sunday, one of the
American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its net revenues for 2021 rose by 88% year-on-year to top $9.7 billion as it chalked up record fourth-quarter adjusted earnings from its regional and Las Vegas Strip properties. The Las Vegas-headquartered firm used an official Wednesday press release to detail that its net income for
After recently blasting off into outer space with its newest slot title and B2B multi-product provider Relax Gaming has welcomed its latest Powered By Relax partner after inking a “mutually beneficial” content integration deal with Ukraine-based casino games innovator, Spribe. Under the deal, Relax will integrate the arcade-focused studio‘s innovative suite of online slots titles,
Content provider to the iGaming industry Pragmatic Play said in a press release that they are “set to continue raising the bar for industry promotions as Drops and Wins moves into a new stage”. As of Wednesday, February 9, and lasting a whole year until the same date in 2023, the prize pool of €1,000,000
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) on Wednesday announced that it is launching its integrity monitoring service in the US and Canada for the first time. The launch is being endorsed by FanDuel and DraftKings, and the integrity body has already secured licenses in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Wyoming, with others
Connecticut-based integrated resorts developer and operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment announced on Wednesday operating results for its first fiscal quarter 2022, ended December 31, 2021. For the period, the tribal company posted net revenues up 74.2% to $402 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020. Moreover, the business posted income from operations
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, which represents over 2,000 members working in Las Vegas casinos, on Tuesday called for a coordinated U.S. federal investigation into Macau’s largest gambling junket operator SunCity Group and its historical relationships with U.S. gaming companies. In separate letters to the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Secretary of
The WynnBET sports betting app is now live in the state of Louisiana, Wynn Interactive, the online gaming division of Wynn Resorts, announced on Thursday. Players in the state can download the mobile app or use the dedicated website to begin placing wagers through the company’s product starting today. Online sports betting operations in the
February 10, 2022 Guests: Next Gen Poker In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway bring you up to speed on all the latest from the poker world. That includes talking about the cheater that got banned from Hustler Casino Live, making predictions for next week’s Global Poker Awards, and recapping winners from
In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway bring you up to speed on all the latest from the poker world. That includes talking about the cheater that got banned from Hustler Casino Live, making predictions for next week’s Global Poker Awards, and recapping winners from the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville.
The PokerGO Cup series is in full swing, and poker players from all over the world are taking part. Just recently, Event #6 finished up, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament featuring a $25,000 buy-in. The event saw 35 players competing, with Daniel Negreanu snagging the win after outlasting the competition. The win marks the second PokerGO