ITL Names Business Development Manager

Innovative Technology has named Martin Cookson as the cash-handling equipment supplier’s senior business development manager for gaming and amusement.

Published April 14, 2014

SK+G Hires Lineveldt

SK+G Advertising of Las Vegas has named Mark Lineveldt, a 24-year advertising industry veteran, as the firm’s executive creative director.

Published April 14, 2014

Las Vegas Sands Unveils Philanthropic Effort

Las Vegas Sands Corporation has unveiled a philanthropic effort that includes donations to the hotel management program at UNLV and donations to Clean the World.

Published April 14, 2014

Turning Stone Picks Konami

Konami Gaming has received a major order from New York’s Oneida Indian Nation for both its Synkros casino management system and 120 new Class III games.

Published April 14, 2014

CG Technology Partners with Logrand

CG Technology and Logrand Group have announced a joint agreement to place CG sports book systems in eight Latin American casinos.

Published April 14, 2014

Codere Fights To Keep Control

The board of Spanish gaming and betting operator Codere has dismissed a plan by bondholders to invest more money in the company in exchange for taking it over. Codere...

Published April 7, 2014

PokerStars Defends Actions in California

PokerStars has issued a statement in response to news reports it is trying to push California to remove any “bad actor” language from proposed legislation to legalize online poker...

Published April 7, 2014

Senator Pulls Plug On Expanded Florida Gambling

In the midst of a budget meeting, Florida State Senator Garrett Richter (l.) announced that comprehensive gambling reform legislation was dead for the year, due to extended compact negotiations...

Published April 7, 2014

Boston Mayor Applies Casino Pressure

The mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh (l.), is upping the ante in his war of words against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which, he claims, does not have the authority...

Published April 7, 2014

Queensland Draw Flurry of Interest

Twelve investment groups have submitted bids for three new casino licenses in the Australian state of Queensland. It’s an impressive list of suitors that includes the continent’s three largest...

Published April 7, 2014

High Roller Opens in Las Vegas

The High Roller, the world’s largest observation wheel, has opened between the Quad and the Flamingo resorts near the Las Vegas Strip. The 550-foot High Roller takes 30 minutes...

Published April 7, 2014

Organizations, Senators Oppose National Online Gambling Ban

Several important national organizations have come out in opposition to Sheldon Adelson’s online gaming ban. In addition, two U.S. senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker (l.) and Robert Menendez,...

Published April 7, 2014

Big March for Macau

March was another blowout month for Macau gaming revenue. The haul was $4.4 billion, capping a first quarter that averaged $1 billion a week and has analysts considering raising...

Published April 7, 2014

Kansas Lowers Casino Fees To Attract New Casino

A bill designed to bring a casino developer to southeast Kansas awaits the signature of Governor Sam Brownback (l.). The measure would lower the investment required from a casino...

Published April 7, 2014

Pinnacle Closes $260 Million Lumiere Purchase

Pinnacle Entertainment's all-cash, $260 million purchase of Lumière Place Casino, HoteLumiere and the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis closed on April 1. Also in Missouri, the state legislature is...

Published April 7, 2014

New Hampshire Senate Approves Casino Bill

The last act of a desperate attempt to expand gaming in New Hampshire is playing out in the legislature, where the Senate has approved of a bill that would...

Published April 7, 2014

MGM Questions Maryland Contracting Requirements

A bill before the Prince George’s County Council contains hiring and local contracting requirements that MGM says could delay its Maryland casino project (l.).

Published April 7, 2014

No Gaming for Kinmen

The Taiwanese island of Kinmen has long been touted as a potential casino destination, but officials now say legalization is out of the question. Vice Mayor Wu Yu Chin...

Published April 7, 2014

Two Mississippi Developers Miss Deadlines

The developers of the $250 million Scarlet Pearl Casino (l.) in D'Iberville and Rotate Black, developers of the $112 million Hemingway Resort and Casino in Gulfport, both missed Mississippi...

Published April 7, 2014

Nepal Casinos Play for Time

Nepal’s gaming operators are asking the government to reconsider its decision to double the industry’s effective tax rates and impose a number of new get-tough regulations. Officials say they’ll...

Published April 7, 2014