Valley Forge Hires Jennifer Galle
Hospitality marketing professional Jennifer Galle has been hired as chief marketing officer at Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Previously Galle was vice president of marketing...
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Former Pequot Chairman Guilty
A federal appeals court last month upheld the conviction of former Mashantucket Pequot chairman Michael Thomas, who was found guilty of embezzling more than $100,000 from the tribe. The...
Foxwood Tribe Reelects Colebut-Ingram
Roy Colebut-Ingram has been reelected to the tribal council of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe of Indians, who own and operate the Foxwoods casino enterprise in Connecticut. Richard E. Sebastian...
GTECH Shareholders Approve IGT Merger
Shareholders of GTECH S.p.A. approved the Italian company’s acquisition of leading slot manufacturer International Game Technology.
AGA Touts Pennsylvania Gaming Benefits
The American Gaming Association is siting a study by Oxford Economics to outline the benefits of casino gaming to the state’s legislature.
Konami Launches in Sweden
Konami Gaming has launched its first games in Sweden, through distributor International Casino Management, at the state-owned Casino Cosmopol.
GTECH Launches New Website, Reduces Loan
GTECH has launched an integrated, end-to-end website to serve lottery and casino gaming customers with a single source of information on the company’s solutions.
Table Trac Signs with Cool Casino Group
Table Trac has signed a new systems contract with the Cool Casino Group for a casino management system at the RIU Hotel Guanacaste in Costa Rica.
No More French Clowns
Casino magnate Steve Wynn has come up with what he says is an overdue alternative to Las Vegas’s ubiquitous Cirque du Soleil shows. It’s called ‘ShowStoppers,’ and Wynn promises...
Hard Time
A former master of the California Senate, Rod Wright (l.), who once was the champion of expanding gaming in the Golden State, ended up serving no prison time for...
Harmon Trial Could Last a Year
The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip is being demolished due to structural flaws that made it subject to collapse in an earthquake. The doomed 26-story...
SciGames/Bally Deal Snag Not Credible
The group of banks financing the purchase of Bally Technologies by Scientific Games were reportedly delayed syndicating $3.19 billion in loans meant to support the transaction. CEO Gavin Isaacs...
Looking Good in the Philippines
If Asian gaming is in the throes of a boom, it could be the Philippines making the most noise. Investment bank J.P. Morgan sees demand in the island nation...
Lawsuit Threatens Meadows Sale
A lawsuit filed by Penn National’s real-estate investment trust alleging fraud by Cannery Casino Resorts could put Penn’s deal to buy the Meadows racino in jeopardy.
Wynn to Redesign Everett Casino
Wynn Resorts has begun redesigning its 27-story casino resort and hotel that has been license by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for Everett on the Mystic River. A redesign was...
California Tribe Sends Demanded Audits to NIGC
Although the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California has complied with demands from the National Indian Gaming Commission that it submit overdue audits, a federal judge has...
‘Thunderball’ Hotel Sold to Chinese Firm
The British Colonial Hilton hotel in the Bahamas hotel has been sold to a Chinese state-run company, China State Construction Engineering Corp. The company plans to develop a deluxe...
Federal Online Gambling Ban ‘Ridiculous’
Steven Horsford, Nevada's fourth district congressman, responded to former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb's call for a federal ban on online gambling. Horsford said the regulated online gambling platforms used...
Hearing Set for New Jersey Sports Betting
A federal judge has set a November 20 date for a hearing on whether New Jersey can proceed with its plan to allow sports betting in the state. The...
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September 24-26, 2024: SBC Summit, Feira Internacional De Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Produced by SBC Events. For more information visit sbcevents.com/sbc-summit.
October 7-10: Global Gaming Expo (G2E), The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, NV. Produced by RX and the American Gaming Association. For more information visit Global Gaming Expo (G2E).
October 15-16: European Gaming Congress, Hotel Polonia Palace, Warsaw, Poland. Produced by Hipther. For more information visit hipther.com/events/egc/.
November 27-28: Eastern European Gaming Summit, Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. Produced by the Association of Gaming Industry in Bulgaria. For more information visit eegamingsummit.com.
December 12-15: National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting, Caesars New Orleans. For more information visit www.NCLGS.org.
January 20-22: ICE Barcelona, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information visit www.icegaming.com.
January 27-29: AML Fundamentals + AML for Casinos, Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island. Gain insights into latest AML practices, regulations, and challenges for casinos. Produced by Skilld. For more information visit skiild.com/aml-event-2025 or contact events@skiild.com/888.333.3039.
October 7-10: Global Gaming Expo (G2E), The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, NV. Produced by RX and the American Gaming Association. For more information visit Global Gaming Expo (G2E).
October 15-16: European Gaming Congress, Hotel Polonia Palace, Warsaw, Poland. Produced by Hipther. For more information visit hipther.com/events/egc/.
November 27-28: Eastern European Gaming Summit, Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. Produced by the Association of Gaming Industry in Bulgaria. For more information visit eegamingsummit.com.
December 12-15: National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting, Caesars New Orleans. For more information visit www.NCLGS.org.
January 20-22: ICE Barcelona, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information visit www.icegaming.com.
January 27-29: AML Fundamentals + AML for Casinos, Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island. Gain insights into latest AML practices, regulations, and challenges for casinos. Produced by Skilld. For more information visit skiild.com/aml-event-2025 or contact events@skiild.com/888.333.3039.
