Betfred Names Haddock CEO

Betfred has named John Haddock as the company’s new CEO, while Betfred Digital Managing Director announced that he is resigning.

Published March 3, 2015

Grosvenor Picks TCSJohnHuxley

TCSJohnHuxley has signed a three-year contract with Grosvenor Casinos to service and maintain electronic and traditional table game products in the U.K.

Published March 3, 2015

Tribal Development Enterprise Launched

Marketing veteran Ben Gordon has launched Tribal Resource LLC, a consultancy assisting Native American gaming enterprises in marketing, management and development.

Published March 3, 2015

Schenectady College Offers Casino Management Degree

A new associates degree is being offered by Schenectady County Community College in casino and gaming management. The program requires students to take 61 credit hours, in addition to...

Published March 3, 2015

New App Helps Fight Gambling Addiction

Researchers at UCLA have developed a smart phone app which records activities and experiences for people, which can then be used to help root out the cause of the...

Published March 3, 2015

The Name Game

Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka (l.) can continue their legal challenge to have the Trump name removed from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City a judge has ruled....

Published March 3, 2015

No Maybes, Mayweather, Pacquiao Will Fight

The wait is finally over, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will finally settle their differences, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden. The line opened with Mayweather as a...

Published March 3, 2015

Chinese Government Eyes ‘Red King’

Shao Dongming, the so-called “Red King of Gambling,” is the latest high roller being scrutinized for possible illegal activities in Macau. One of Shanghai’s richest men, Shao is being...

Published March 3, 2015

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Published March 3, 2015

Atlantic City Revel Sale Can Be Terminated

Atlantic City’s Revel Casino can terminate a deal to sell the $2.4 billion tower to a Florida-based real estate developer for $95.4 million, a bankruptcy judge has ruled. The...

Published February 23, 2015

Mexico Says ‘Si’ to New Casinos

Mexico is planning to add a number of new casinos in tourist towns including Acapulco, Baja California, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera. Hotel operators including the Hard Rock Riviera...

Published February 23, 2015

Deadline Passes; Walker Rejects Proposal

The Menominee Tribe's offer of $220 million for a new Milwaukee Bucks stadium, plus tribal members' freezing 155-mile march to the Capitol, failed to convince Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker...

Published February 23, 2015

Golf Facility Planned at MGM Grand

The golf entertainment company Topgolf has broken ground on a flagship location on the Las Vegas Strip. The destination will open in the spring of 2016.

Published February 23, 2015

Blackstone Wasting No Time With Cosmopolitan

Blackstone Group LP has plans of investing $200 million into their newest acquisition, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The top four floors of a hotel tower, which are currently...

Published February 23, 2015

Caesars Massachusetts Lawsuit Nixed Again

A federal appeals court in a decision authored by former Supreme Court Justice David Souter (l.) has ruled that Caesars Entertainment has not standing to challenge the legality of...

Published February 23, 2015

New Hampshire to Reconsider Casinos

For the 16th time Senator Lou D’Allesandro (l.) has introduced a bill in the New Hampshire Senate to authorize two casinos in the Granite State. Every other time the...

Published February 23, 2015

Delaware Casinos Go Directly to People

A slick new website (l.) created by Dover Downs casino aims to put pressure on lawmakers to approve new tax relief for the state’s casino industry.

Published February 23, 2015

Indiana Gaming Bill Clears Committee

The Indiana House Public Policy Committee passed state Rep. Tom Dermody's (l.) House Bill 1540, which would allow riverboat casinos to move ashore, extend tax provisions, permit live table...

Published February 23, 2015

MGM Ups Investment in Macau

In a long-term plan to bolster mass-market play in the world’s leading gaming destination, MGM China Holdings Ltd. will spend US $100 million this year to renovate its MGM...

Published February 23, 2015

Kentucky Moves on Instant Racing Tax

Kentucky lawmakers, in anticipation of another failed effort to legalize casino gaming, are moving to regulate and tax the instant racing machines already in operation.

Published February 23, 2015