GTECH Reorganizes Americas Team

GTECH has reorganized its management team for the Americas under GTECH Americas President and CEO Jaymin Patel, reflecting changes in the Americas gaming landscape. Alan Eland (l.) has been...

Published March 31, 2014

Rank Group Names New CEO

The Rank Group last week announced that former William Hill executive Henry Birch (l.) has been named CEO to replace Ian Burke, who will become non-executive chairman.

Published March 31, 2014

Sands Bethlehem Names Interim President

The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has named finance VP Douglas S. Niethold as interim president after the resignation of Robert DeSalvio.

Published March 31, 2014

Gala Coral Names Corporate Affairs Director

Gala Coral has appointed Fiona Thorne to the newly created position of corporate affairs director, which includes public affairs functions.

Published March 31, 2014

NIGC Names Director of Compliance

The National Indian Gaming Commission has named a director of compliance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Douglas Hatfield will be in charge of compliance operations among the...

Published March 31, 2014

Las Vegas Sands Hires Lobbyist Blanche Lincoln

Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands has hired the government consulting firm of former Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) to lobby for the casino and for a bill outlawing online gambling...

Published March 31, 2014

New Maine GM Faces Challenges

Jose Flores, the new general manager at Hollywood Casino in Bangor, Maine faces several challenges. Among them are Churchill Downs' Oxford Casino, the desire of Maine tribes and other...

Published March 31, 2014

Choctaw Construction Chief Charged

The former head of construction at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma has been charged with embezzlement. Jason Brett Merida allegedly used the ill-gotten gains for his wife’s new...

Published March 31, 2014

Macau Clears SHFL of Infringement

Macau prosecutors have cleared SHFL entertainment (Asia) Ltd., now a part of Bally Technologies, of allegations of copyright infringement brought by Paradise Entertainment concerning LT Game patents. The company...

Published March 31, 2014

IGT Announces Layoffs, Realignment

IGT announced that it will trim 7 percent of its global workforce in response to declining North American revenues and other industry challenges.

Published March 31, 2014

Aristocrat’s ‘Buffalo’ Again Tops Survey

For the third year in a row, the slot game “Buffalo” from Aristocrat Technologies has been named the top-performing game in Goldman Sachs’ Slot Manager Survey.

Published March 31, 2014

Casino Kursaal Picks JCM

Spain’s Casino Kursaal has named JCM Global its preferred bill validator supplier, after a four-week test of JCM’s iVizion bill validator.

Published March 31, 2014

IGT Renews Wheel of Fortune Agreement

IGT has signed a new agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to continue providing games based on the Wheel of Fortune game show in multiple channels. Stars Pat Sajak...

Published March 31, 2014

Casino Technology Enters Colombia

The first “Gamopolis Highway” multi-game units, including 40-game libraries, have been introduced in Colombia by operator Camelotcol.

Published March 31, 2014

Golden Gate Debuts ‘Riverboat Roulette’

The Golden Gate casino will debut the new table game “Riverboat Roulette” from Double Luck Gaming this week, marking the game’s first U.S. appearance.

Published March 31, 2014

Program Screens Indian Casino Employees

Tribal Trac recently launched at the Hard Rock Tulsa in Green County, Oklahoma and in California. The company performs background screenings to help Native American casinos detect potential employee...

Published March 31, 2014

Wynn: Pay Up

A new compensation structure at Wynn Resorts will no longer be directly tied to company profits. Head honcho Steve Wynn will have to pay for his own villa (l.),...

Published March 31, 2014

Nevada Regulators Eye Rolling Lounges

Silver State regulators are taking a closer look at the rules governing out-of-state “rolling ultra-lounges,” which can be outfitted with stripper poles and other nightclub-style amenities. Some of the...

Published March 31, 2014

Strip Sign for Sale

This space for rent: a giant sign at the Harmon Center in Las Vegas is up for lease. It will cost millions for a company to buy the naming...

Published March 31, 2014

South Carolina Senator Challenges Canasta Ban

South Caroline Senator Tom Davis says he’ll seek to have a state gaming law declared unconstitutional if it does not exclude poker and canasta games played at retirement communities.

Published March 31, 2014