Mississippi Senate Confirms Gaming Commissioners

Tom Gresham of Indianola, Jerry L. Griffith Sr. of Gulfport and Al Hopkins of Gulfport, all nominated by Governor Phil Bryant, recently were confirmed by the Mississippi Senate to...

Published April 6, 2015

Galaxy Appoints Waters to Board

Galaxy Gaming has appointed banking and financial industry veteran Bryan Waters to its board of directors.

Published April 6, 2015

Francois Bourlier In With Win

Win Systems, clearly looking to expand globally, has hired Francois Bourlier as Europe Sales Director.

Published April 6, 2015

GLI Renews NIGA Contract

Gaming Laboratories International has renewed its agreement as the exclusive training provider for the National Indian Gaming Association.

Published April 6, 2015

IGT Launches Video Poker WAP

IGT has partnered with Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino to launch the world’s first interstate wide-area progressive video poker game, Super Times Pay Poker Mega Progressive.

Published April 6, 2015

Konami launches ‘SYNKiosk’

Konami Gaming has launched a new multi-platform patron loyalty tool called SYNKiosk, powered by the company’s Synkros casino management system.

Published April 6, 2015

IGI Hiring Director

UNLV’s International Gaming Institute is hiring an executive director who will be a senior administration and a good background in the gaming industry.

Published April 6, 2015

How Reid’s Retirement Impacts Gaming

The upcoming departure of Harry Reid as the senior senator from Nevada and Senate Minority leader will have an impact on his state and the entire gaming industry.

Published April 6, 2015

Bracketology in the Future for Sports Books?

With the influx of tourists, flushed with cash in hand who come out for the yearly NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, some have grown frustrated they cannot bet on an...

Published April 6, 2015

Wynn: Total Diversity, Just Not Elaine

As Elaine Wynn continues her fight to stay on the Wynn Resorts board, the company recently came out saying they would love to have a woman serve on the...

Published April 6, 2015

Gay Downfall

After less than a year, the Las Vegas Strip's second gay nightclub has shut its doors. It is not for a lack of progress, as more and more of...

Published April 6, 2015

NEWS & NOTES

Small Nuggets of News

Published April 6, 2015

Reid Resigns

Harry Reid, Nevada’s senior senator and the Minority Leader in the U.S. Senate, last week said he would not stand for re-election in 2016, ending a 28-year career in...

Published March 30, 2015

Nevada and Delaware Launch Online Poker Player Sharing

Nevada and Delaware have officially launched their online poker network, which connects players from both states in the same online poker games. 888 Holdings is providing the platform for...

Published March 30, 2015

Pro-Casino Forces Push Japanese Bill

Lawmakers who support the legalization of casino gaming in Japan are rushing to submit a casino bill by the end of March. Officials including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l.)...

Published March 30, 2015

Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’

Indian tribes outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Carcieri v. Salazar ruling are pinning their hopes on a “Carcieri fix” introduced by Senator Jon Tester. But the road to...

Published March 30, 2015

Optimal Payments Planning Skrill Purchase

London-based listed payments provider Optimal Payments is reportedly preparing a bid to buy competitor Skrill for €1.1 billion. Optimal Payments runs Neteller and the purchase would strengthen the company’s...

Published March 30, 2015

Sun International Buys Competitor Peermont

Sun International Ltd. Will purchase competitor Peermont Global for $768 million. Johannesburg-based Sun is South Africa’s biggest hotel and casino operator with 27 resorts across Africa and the Americas....

Published March 30, 2015

Ongoing Investment in Vietnam

A new international airport and a multibillion-dollar casino are planned for the Van Don Economic Zone in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province. The casino partners include VinaCapital, Macau-based SunCity Group...

Published March 30, 2015

Cambodia Wins Big

Gaming taxes from Cambodia’s 59 casinos rose 12 percent in 2014, according to government officials. The state expects more moderate growth this year, and projects a year-on-year rise of...

Published March 30, 2015