In what’s being plugged as the “next big thing” in online gaming, Hard Rock Atlantic City has launched “Live Slots,” a lineup of physical slot machines that can be...
Rhode Island’s Twin River Continues Explosive Growth
Twin River Worldwide Holdings continues an aggressive expansion mode that soon will see the Rhode Island-based company operate 10 gaming properties in four states. “We’re still in a heavy...
AC Mayor Promises Trump Plaza Will Come Down
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. said the city is negotiating with Carl Icahn, owner of the shuttered Trump Plaza (l.), to demolish the abandoned property, and that the...
Hard Rock’s Allen Awards AC Employees, Blasts City & State
Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen (l.) led an “Employee Town Hall” to show appreciation for the employees of Hard Rock Atlantic City. But he still had harsh words...
Everi ‘Digital Neighborhood’ Simplifies Gaming Experience, from End to End
Everi’s tuck-in acquisition of assets of customer loyalty software provider Micro Gaming Technologies dovetails with last year’s acquisition of Atrient Technologies to create a complete digital loyalty and fintech...
Scientific Games: Mobile First
Scientific Games has improved its OpenGaming iGaming platform with new games designed for mobile play, from online gaming content supplier 4ThePlayer. Among them: the zombie-themed 1 Left Alive (l.)
Slot Stars Bring New Audience to the Gaming Floor
The phenomenon of YouTube “slot influencers” has more casinos allowing filming on the slot floor. Among the most popular: Brian Christopher (l.), whose BCSlots YouTube channel has more than...
Pachinko Plays
Two of the most intriguing slot games at G2E were games that recreate the Japanese arcade favorite pachinko, in both RNG video and physics-based versions. The games, like Aruze’s...
Spin Games Poised to Grow
Spin Games, the company begun by industry veteran Kent Young (l.) in 2012, was first into the New Jersey iGaming market. It’s poised to grow as online gaming expands...
21st Century Couponing
TransAct and Acres 4.0 have partnered to bring real-time rewards to players. The partnership joined Acres’ new CyberMax casino management system to Epicentral 4.0, the newest version of TransAct’s...
Live! Philadelphia: Built to Last
Cordish Companies’ Stadium Casino celebrates the topping-off of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, which will open next year in the heart of South Philadelphia’s Stadium District. The location of...
Class of Class II
Eclipse Gaming has brought on industry heavyweights in its quest to rise to the top of the Class II gaming market. President and Chief Business Officer Orrin Edidin (l.)...
Everi: Making Change for Charity
The Everi Cares charitable giving program has donated more than $700,000 to worthy causes in less than two years—all from spare change on cash-out tickets through the company’s kiosks.
Skill and Synergy: A Conversation with Georg Washington
Synergy Blue combines “skill-influenced” gaming with traditional slot technology to target new players. CEO Georg Washington (l.) explains how the elements intersect.
In Atlantic City, Ocean Ups the Ante
Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort (l.) has revamped its player’s club in a marketing drive that’s already won the casino awards—and is turning the profit picture around. Ocean operates...
New Day at Delaware Racino
Twin River Worldwide Holdings revives the fortunes of Delaware’s Dover Downs (l.) while continuing a program of expansion that hedges its bets in the company’s home Rhode Island market....
WEEKLY FEATURE: PA Casino Auction a Bust
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s latest auction for Category 4 satellite casino licenses drew no takers, leaving the future of the mini-casino program in question. The first such license—acquired...
Cordish Grows Pennsylvania Footprint
Cordish Companies’ Stadium Casino subsidiary is targeting both sides of the state of Pennsylvania with new Live! casino and hotel projects in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Philadelphia project (l.)...
PA Truck Stop Gaming Goes Live
As the first video gaming terminals go live at truck stops in Pennsylvania, regulators work to approve more licenses—and more communities in Lancaster County opt out of the new...
5 Questions: Nick Khin, Chief Commercial Officer, IGT
At OIGA in July and continuing at international trade shows throughout the year, IGT is introducing systems innovations to streamline customer interactions, simplify bonusing and help operators compile and...