NEWS & NOTES

A Spectrum Gaming Group study on New Hampshire’s charitable gaming business model, which includes historical horse racing machines (HHR), found that Ainsworth Game Technology, which operates nearly half of the state’s HHR terminals, remains compliant with state law, even though Ainsworth does not provide money to the state to fund problem gambling services.  •  Station Casinos’ five-month-old resort Durango could move forward with expansion plans by the end of this year or early next year, executives with its parent company told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. On a first-quarter earnings call, executives said they believe Durango will achieve its margin goals faster than originally planned, though some cannibalization in customers at Red Rock Resort has occurred.  •  The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp. has received government permission to eliminate 929 jobs at its Casino Filipino New Coast in Manila, owned by Marina Square Properties, Inc. MSPI won a provisional gaming license in 2020 but continued to operate the casino as a joint-venture with PAGCOR while it gained experience. PAGCOR is planning to privatize its self-operated casinos to become a pure regulator by 2028.  ●