Giada Good for Business at the Cromwell

Giada di Laurentiis, whose flagship restaurant is at the new Cromwell in Las Vegas, has driven plenty of traffic to the deluxe Strip hotel. According to Caesars Entertainment, the...

Published October 27 2014

Greektown Improvements Under Way

Renovations and better access to Detroit’s Greektown casino have begun, promising to deliver more and better customers to the property. The hotel is owned by Dan Gilbert, the founder...

Published October 27 2014

Arizona Casino Could Be in Courts for Years

It’s been two months since Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation broke ground on the site of their proposed casino resort near Glendale, Arizona. Some speculate that it could be many...

Published October 27 2014

Tribe Wants to Return to Ohio

A tribe that once roamed the plains of Ohio but is now based in Oklahoma wants to return to its native state, via a 50 purchase near Lewistown. It...

Published October 27 2014

Connecticut Gaming Tribes Should Work Together, says Mohegan Chairman

Although the Mohegan Sun and the Pequots of Connecticut own rival casinos, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that they might work together on regional marketing schemes,...

Published October 27 2014

Suing the UK—Again

Gibraltar’s online gaming operators don’t want to submit to licensing in Britain or pay the country’s new “point of consumption” tax on the revenue they make there. They lost...

Published October 27 2014

Opponents of California Prop. 48 Have the Most Moneybags

Inevitably the contest between the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, who want to build an off-reservation casino in Northern California, and the tribes who oppose it on philosophical...

Published October 27 2014

South Dakota Tribe Eyes New Locations

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is considering opening a third casino after a new compact with the state opened the door for expanded gaming. The tribe currently...

Published October 27 2014

NIGC Issues Certificate to Seminoles

The Seminole tribe of Florida has been granted the right of self-regulation by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act gives the NIGC the power to...

Published October 27 2014

Tabcorp Buys ACTTAB

Australian betting operator Tabcorp has paid $105 million to buy racetrack betting operator ACTTAB from the Canberra government, getting 50-year Australian racetrack license in the bargain. ACTTAB distributes through...

Published October 27 2014

Creek Casino to Get $65M Upgrade

The Creek Casino Montgomery, Alabama is planning a $65 million upgrade of the property that will include a new hotel, a new event center and three new restaurants. One...

Published October 27 2014

B.C. Casinos Rolling in ‘Suspicious’ Cash

An investigation of two casinos in British Columbia, the River Rock (l.) and the Starlight, found evidence of possible money laundering and flawed security protocols. According to CBC News,...

Published October 27 2014

Most California Politicians Not Interested in Online Poker

The great majority of California Senate candidates asked their views on online poker declined even to offer an opinion. This leads the website CaliforniaOnlinePoker to speculate that the issue...

Published October 27 2014

EU Challenges Sweden’s Online Gambling Laws

The European Union Commission has started a legal challenge to Sweden’s online gambling laws in Europe’s highest court saying the country’s laws violate EU laws of the free movement...

Published October 27 2014

Spain to Issue New Online Gambling Licenses

Spain's gambling regulator is planning to release an undefined number of new casino licenses in the hopes that new operators will help grow online gambling in the country. The...

Published October 27 2014

Pennsylvania Set to Oppose Federal Online Gambling Ban

The Pennsylvania legislature is set to consider a resolution to oppose a federal attempt to ban online gambling in the U.S. The state is considering allowing online gambling and...

Published October 27 2014

Rank Deploys SafeCharge

England’s Rank Group has deployed the Secure Payments Platform and other risk management solutions from SafeCharge International Group.

Published October 27 2014

Former Full Tilt CEO Convicted of Breaking U.S. Gambling Laws

Ray Bitar, former CEO of Full Tilt Poker, has been found guilty of breaking U.S. gambling laws. He avoided jail time due to failing health, but must forfeit $40...

Published October 27 2014

William Hill Reports Strong Quarter

British bookmaker William Hill announced a strong quarter, buoyed by the World Cup. Revenue rose 23 percent and operating profit 89 percent for a 13-week stretch.

Published October 27 2014

Revel’s COO Steps Down

Scott Kreeger, the COO of Revel in Atlantic City, resigned recently to accept a position with another company, according to a court filing and confirmed by GGB. Revel is...

Published October 27 2014