Industry
August 19, 2021
Nagasaki May Have Been Playing Games with IR Candidates All Along
In any competition, there is always a winner and loser and it’s not uncommon to find the losers lashing out, sometimes throwing wild accusations of cheating or fraud. In the Nagasaki integrated resort (IR) race in Japan, those accusations began even before the contest was over and they’re not slowing down. If anything, they’re developing […]
Casino
August 18, 2021
Choctaw Casino & Resort’s New Oklahoma Casino Targets Texans
Choctaw Casino & Resort from Oklahoma opened its massive hotel and gaming floor facility addition earlier this month, which was worth around $600 million. The gaming property is 14 miles from the Texas border and it is seen as a way to draw North Texans players. Additionally, Choctaw is just an 88-mile drive from Dallas. […]
Insider
August 18, 2021
The GamblingNews Podcast Welcomes David Charnock of FSB (Podcast #2)
The GamblingNews podcast series is an excellent way to stay on top of what’s happening in the gaming industry. We routinely invite industry insiders to sit down with us to discuss how they see the market and what they’re doing to help shape the future. GamblingNews recently had the opportunity to have David Charnock, FSB’s […]
Industry
August 17, 2021
High 5 Games Ready to Step into the Netherlands This Fall
High 5 Games wants to give Dutch gamblers access to some of the most globally popular online slot machines. It won’t be able to do so until the Netherlands turns on its new online gaming market later this year, but, when that happens, High 5 will be ready and waiting with its large portfolio of […]
Casino
August 17, 2021
Massachusetts Casinos Hit Record High Revenue in July
Massachusetts reports a record high revenue in July from two resort casinos and a slot parlor. Massachusetts with a Record Revenue in July The two resort casinos and a single slot parlor in Massachusetts recorded $95.74 million in July. Besides the high revenue from gaming, they generated a record of $27 million in taxes and […]
Business
August 17, 2021
MGM Resorts Introduces COVID-19 Vaccination as a Condition of Employment
MGM Resorts sent a letter to its employees announcing vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. The mandate will affect current salaried employees, as well as both salaried and hourly new hires who are not exclusively working from home. MGM Rolls out Vaccination as a Condition of Employment More than 20 US giants, such […]
Industry
August 16, 2021
Macau Records Lowest Weekly GGR Since September 2020
Macau’s casinos have recorded the lowest weekly gross gaming revenue since September 2020. Macau Casinos’ Weekly GGR Down by 37% On Monday, Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd, an investment research and institutional asset management company, reported that there was a decline in Macau casinos’ weekly gross gaming revenue (GGR). Due to the pandemic, the GGR dropped 37% week-on-week, from […]
Insider
August 16, 2021
GamblingNews Talks with FirstByte Founder and CEO Cosmin Mesenschi (Podcast #1)
The new podcast series on GamblingNews is now running. Experts from the gaming industry join in one-on-one conversations with us to share their insight, and our first guest to inaugurate the podcasts was Cosmin Mesenschi. He is the founder and CEO of FirstByte Media, the first company to target the affiliate side of the relationship […]
Legal
August 13, 2021
Gambling Addict Ahmed Hasna Sues Crown Resorts after Losing $3.3 Million
Crown Resorts is in the news again, as gambling addict Ahmed Hasna is suing the casino operator, backed by James Packer, for around $3.3 million (AUD$4.5m). Stephen Maybe, an award-winning journalist and a local government counselor for Melbourne, shared the news about the lawsuit via Twitter on August 10, saying that the suit has the […]
Casino
August 13, 2021
Penn National Opens Doors to $120m Casino in Pennsylvania
Penn National has hosted the opening of its third casino in Pennsylvania, Hollywood York Casino. Hollywood York Casino Welcomes Guests in Pennsylvania Penn National Gaming opens doors to its $120 million Hollywood York Casino in Pennsylvania, the company’s third gaming venue in the state. State gaming officials and legislators and other honored guests were invited […]