BMM Names Business Development Manager
BMM Testlabs has named Louise Dionne, a former executive of the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, as business development manager for lotteries.
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Playtech to Acquire Aristocrat Lotteries
Playtech will buy Aristocrat Lotteries, a leading supplier of server-based and online client server solutions, from Australia’s Aristocrat Leisure Limited.
IGRG Names Chairman
Great Britain’s responsible gaming group IGRG has named Barry Hardy COO Barry Hardy as its new chairman, replacing Clive Hawkswood.
Mr Green & Co Names Enhörning
This fall, Niclas Enhörning will take over chief executive officer duties at the Swedish online casino group Mr Green & Co Technology AB. Previously he worked at Klarna and...
Horseshoe Baltimore Opens
Maryland’s fifth casino opened to great fanfare as Horseshoe Baltimore welcomed celebrities and dignitaries to its grand opening. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks while Horseshoe GM Chad Barnhill, Caesars...
Caribbean Plans $1B Resort
Beijing investors are bringing mega-bucks to the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The Yida Group’s planned Singulari casino resort would encompass some 1,600 acres and be spread across...
LVS Eyes South Korea
Las Vegas Sands likes South Korea’s resort gaming potential and has identified a site in Seoul where it would build something on the scale of Marina Bay Sands. LVS...
Walker Urged To Approve Casino Now
Supporters of the Menominee Tribe's proposed $810 million, off-reservation casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin recently held a rally urging Republican Governor Scott Walker (l.) to approve the project and provide...
Foxwoods on Brink of Default
The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, owner of the largest resort casino in the U.S., is increasingly burdened by debt―a billion dollars and counting―and may face a near-term default on loan...
Political Energies Focus on Massachusetts Casino Vote
With the showdown between supporters and detractors of Massachusetts’s gaming laws set for November, polls show that the pro-casino forces currently have the edge. But with liberal U.S. Senator...
A Tale of Two Cities
Two upstate New York cities are vying for the support of a third when it comes to their casino proposals. Both Rensselaer and East Greenbush have promised to give...
MGM Settles With New Jersey Regulators
MGM Resorts International will pay a combined $225,000 settlement to New Jersey gaming regulators as it seeks to regain its Atlantic City gaming license. The settlement covers a nearly...
Dayton Racino Opens: Ohio’s Sixth
Several years after Ohio passed the law that allowed for its seven racetracks to be converted into racinos, the seventh is preparing to open. Number six, Hollywood Gaming at...
West Virginia Dog Racing Opponents Want Casino Decoupling
West Virginia's two greyhound tracks are losing revenue to the casinos that saved them in the 1990s. Now anti-racing advocates, including casino operators and animal welfare groups, want to...
Macau: Revenue Down, Labor Costs Up
Macau’s casino boom is hitting stiff headwinds, with revenue down year on year for a third straight month and no rebound in sight before early next year. At the...
Titus Demands Appeal of Handle Tax
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus (l.), who was irked when she couldn’t discover what happened to millions in taxes collected by the feds from sports books last year, has crafted...
Hollywood Coming to Macau
Talk about star power, how about Robert De Niro (l.), Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt together in a film directed by Martin Scorsese? That’s the plan as Melco Crown...
Michigan Charities Fight Emergency Rules
More than two dozen plaintiffs filed suit against the Michigan Gaming Control Board over emergency rules they consider "a naked attempt to strangle and suffocate the state's charitable gaming...
Vietnam’s Locals Ban May End Soon
The Vietnamese government is crafting new casino regulations for the prime minister’s approval, and it’s expected they’ll include provisions for opening the industry for the first time to 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.
