By Elaine West Caesars Drops Its Bid for Integrated Resort in JapanAugust 30, 2019 Renowned Las Vegas-based gaming and hospitality company Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced that it will no longer be pursuing its plans to acquire one of the three highly coveted integrated resort (IR) licenses that are to be awarded to worthy operators in Japan. The behemoth gambling operator has now shifted its focus on its current […]
By Grant Mahon Hollywood Casino York Gets Approval from Local SupervisorsAugust 27, 2019 Another of Pennsylvania’s mini-casinos has been approved by host community officials, a move that further extends the reach of the state’s gambling expansion plans. Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Casino York is set to go live in the Springettsbury Township whose supervisors voted overwhelmingly in favor of the satellite casino project. Penn National Gaming bid for […]
By Tomas Medon Las Vegas Sands Sets Sight on Yokohama, Tokyo for Casino ProjectAugust 23, 2019 Renowned casino operator Las Vegas Sands has announced that it is no longer pursuing plans to develop a casino resort in Osaka, Japan. Instead, the behemoth casino operator plans to shift its focus on development opportunities in Tokyo and Yokohama. This announcement was made by the company’s CEO and Chairman, Sheldon Adelson, in a statement […]
By Alexander Palmer Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Close for 8 Months of RenovationAugust 20, 2019 Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has announced plans to close its doors after next year’s Super Bowl Sunday. The renowned Las Vegas gambling venue will remain closed for eight months after that as part of its rebranding and transformation into Virgin Hotel Las Vegas. Before they were officially changed last Friday, the plans […]
By Ameana Jones Sports Betting Comes To New Mexico’s Isleta Resort & CasinoAugust 16, 2019 New Mexico’s Isleta Resort & Casino has been all the buzz lately thanks to the recent expansions that included major upgrades to their poker and bingo rooms as well as other entertainment areas within the facility. However, players in the state are much more excited about the latest addition to the gambling venues offering – […]
By Elaine West Luxor Capital Group to Run Ocean Casino Resort Atlantic CityAugust 13, 2019 New York-based hedge fund Luxor Capital Group has recently obtained interim authorization to operate Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City as its application for a permanent license is reviewed by the gambling regulators in New Jersey. With the interim license, Luxor Capital Group will be able to ramp up operations at the casinos as the […]
By Grant Mahon Two New Pa. Sportsbooks Go Live in Time for the NFL PreseasonAugust 9, 2019 The Pennsylvanian sports betting industry just added two retail sportsbooks, a move that has made a lot of players very happy. Sports betting in the state has been live for just a few months and it is already performing exceptionally which means that things are about to get even better with the addition of two […]
By Tomas Medon Macau Regulator Reportedly Restricts Use of AI to Boost RevenueAugust 6, 2019 The use of tech in the gambling industry is certainly not a new thing. However, as it turns out, there are limits to how gambling operators can use technology. This has recently been proven when the Macau gambling regulated reportedly warned the city’s six gambling operator against using artificial intelligence to help them boost revenue […]
By Alexander Palmer Penn National Gaming Inks Five New Sports Betting DealsAugust 2, 2019 Last Wednesday, Penn National Gaming issued a statement announcing that it had inked four new market-access agreements with some of the biggest sports betting names in the United States. The multi-year agreements are set to have a monumental impact on the legalized gambling market in the country especially considering how fast the sports betting industry […]