CA Governor Signs Pair of Gaming Bills

Governor Gavin Newsom (l.) of California has signed two bills connected with gaming. One relaxes some provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it relates to the...

Published May 29, 2023

A’s, NV Lawmakers Reach Preliminary Deal for Stadium Funding

From the beginning, the Oakland A’s have made it clear that they’d like some public assistance in building a new $1.5 billion ballpark on the site of the Tropicana....

Published May 29, 2023

New York State of Mind

New York’s downstate casino competition plods along, as Las Vegas Sands secures a 99-year lease on the Nassau Coliseum site amid community protests and the Citi Field and Trump...

Published May 29, 2023

ACMA Continues Banishments, Targets “Skins” Gambling

In today’s world, you can gamble in an unthinkable number of ways. Using video game skins as currency for online casino games? That’s a new one, according to the...

Published May 22, 2023

Unmanned ETGs Approved for Korea Casinos

Fully-automated electronic table games are now authorized for use in Korean casinos. The change was made in February but not announced until April.

Published May 22, 2023

Temporary Caesars Virginia Debuts

Caesars Virginia in Danville (l.) opened May 15 in a 40,000-square-foot white tent with 740 slots, 25 table games, 28 electronic table games and sports betting kiosks. The permanent...

Published May 22, 2023

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Published May 22, 2023

Philippine Operator to Install RGB Slots

Asian gaming operator International Entertainment Corp. (IEC) will buy almost 400 slot machines from Malaysian gaming equipment firm RGB to outfit its New Coast Hotel Manila, a casino resort...

Published May 22, 2023

Galaxy Gaming Signs Deal with Evolution Group

Galaxy Gaming has signed a 10-year agreement with Evolution Group to license table game content across Evolution’s content studios.

Published May 22, 2023

Light & Wonder, Mohegan INSPIRE Sign System Deal

Light & Wonder has signed an agreement to provide the systems solution for the new Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort (l.) adjacent to the Incheon International Airport in South Korea.

Published May 22, 2023

Study: Online Gambling Industry Doubled in Four Years

A recent study reported by Focus on Business has shown that the worldwide iGaming industry has doubled in less than a half-decade.

Published May 22, 2023

Novomatic Names Colella VP of Product Management

Novomatic Americas has named 25-year slot supply veteran Greg Colella (l.) as vice president of product management for Novomatic in North America.

Published May 22, 2023

Eclipse Gaming Welcomes New Team Members

Stephen Huntsman joins Eclipse Gaming as vice president of operations, while Sean Marr joins the company as regional sales director.

Published May 22, 2023

Kindred’s Tjärnström Resigns

Kindred Group CEO Henrik Tjärnström (l.) has resigned effective immediately, and the company’s board of directors has named Nils Andén interim CEO while a search is performed for a...

Published May 22, 2023

Poker Fans, Stars Remember Doyle Brunson

Tributes continue to pour in for Doyle Brunson (l.), the “Godfather of Poker,” who died May 14 at the age of 89. Brunson won 10 World Series of Poker...

Published May 22, 2023

Michigan Tribes Find New Cash Crop

Several Michigan tribes that operate casinos also are discovering the benefits and profitability of participating in the legal medicinal and recreational cannabis industries with production, stores and lounges.

Published May 22, 2023

New York Tribe Wants Compact Changes

The Seneca Nation in New York has been negotiating its 20-year compact, which expires in December, with state gaming officials since last August. Tribal officials are frustrated Governor Kathy...

Published May 22, 2023

Tribal Leaders Revive Task Force

The Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) jointly hosted a press briefing this past week, declaring the revival of the IGA/NCAI Tribal Leaders...

Published May 22, 2023

Caesars To Bring Retail Sportsbook to Tracks in Kentucky

After becoming the first operator in Maine, Caesars Sportsbook became the first in Kentucky. The debut of its two Kentucky projects at two tracks involve brick-and-mortar sportsbooks.

Published May 22, 2023

Sports Betting Coming to Nebraska; State Set for Third Racetrack

Nebraska will get sports betting in their state next month but there are several regulations the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission set forth in order for the activity to...

Published May 22, 2023