Polar Vortex Closes Ohio Casinos

Two Ohio casinos--Horseshoe Casino Cleveland and Hollywood Casino Toledo—were temporarily closed due to severely cold temperatures last week. Both were shuttered more than 24 hours, with Hollywood closing and...

Published January 13, 2014

Swazi Officials in Hot Water Over Casino Visits

Two members of South Africa’s Swaziland government could face expulsion after it was reported they made frequent visits to the territory’s casinos. By law casinos are off limits to...

Published January 13, 2014

Ojibwe Plan $10 Million Resort Rehab

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians announced it will invest $10 million to upgrade Eddy's Lake Mille Lacs Resort in Onamia, Minnesota. The band owns the Grand Casino...

Published January 13, 2014

World Series of Poker Announces Tournament Dates

The 2014 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will start May 27 and run for 29 days. The $10,000 buy-in No-Limit...

Published January 13, 2014

Genting Trying to Save Miami Gambling Cruises

Genting is appealing a U.S. government order banning foreign workers from the casino “cruises to nowhere” the company is running in conjunction with its new Bahamas resort. Genting sees...

Published January 13, 2014

San Carlos Apaches Announce Casino

The San Carlos Apaches will build the $30 million Apache Sky Casino on its reservation near Dudleyville, expected to open in April 2015, tribal officials announced. The tribe owns...

Published January 13, 2014

Grand Canyon Skywalk Lawsuit Heads to Court

The convoluted legal wrangles between the Hualapai tribe and its partners in the Grand Canyon Skywalk venture will meet in court in April.

Published January 13, 2014

Tribal Liaison a Boon for Oklahoma

Some Oklahoma Indians resisted working with the state government through a tribal liaison. But Jacque Hensley (l.) seems to be making a difference.

Published January 13, 2014

Codere Buys Time as Debt Mounts

Creditors have allowed Spanish gaming giant Codere to miss a loan payment as negotiations continue to fix the company’s finances and pay down more than €1 billion of debt....

Published January 13, 2014

Oneida Expansions, Renovations On Track

Officials of the Oneida Tribe in Wisconsin said it will complete $28 million in renovation and expansion projects this spring. The Ashwaubenon property will add a smoke-free gaming area...

Published January 13, 2014

War of Words in Vancouver

Paragon Gaming says people are going to love its big new casino at B.C. Place. Casino opponents warn the relocation is an underhanded bid for expansion.

Published January 13, 2014

IGT Launches Battleship for Online and Mobile

IGT Interactive establishes an industry first with a simultaneous online and mobile launch of Battleship, along with adaptations of several other classic board games.

Published January 13, 2014

PartyPoker and Borgata Launch New Online Gambling Apps in New Jersey

Both PartyPoker and the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa, which are partnered to offer online gaming in New Jersey, are offering new apps for their respective online gaming sites....

Published January 13, 2014

Bulgaria Revamps Online Gaming Laws

The Bulgarian Parliament has revoked its 15 percent tax on gambling revenue in place of a tax on profits and done away with its blacklist restricting online operators in...

Published January 13, 2014

Online Gaming Accounts Continue to Climb in New Jersey

The latest figures from New Jersey show that more than 148,000 online accounts have been opened in the state since online gambling went live in November. The amount of...

Published January 13, 2014

Zynga Sparks Bitcoin Rally

Online gaming Company Zynga has announced that it is testing whether to accept the virtual currency Bitcoins as payments for some of its games. The new sparked a rally...

Published January 13, 2014

Newspaper Wants Casino Lending Banned

The editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Times said the legislature should prohibit online gambling companies from also offering online lending. The board noted that the Lac du Flambeau...

Published January 13, 2014

iGamingPlayer.com Hires Gaming Expert as Correspondent

iGamingPlayer.com, the first affiliate site dedicated to the legal and regulated online casino industry in the U.S., has retained John Mehaffey, the editor-in-chief for USPoker.com, to contribute content to...

Published January 13, 2014

Report: Bodog Asia Raid Spurred by Former CEO Jan Robert Gustafsson

An affidavit by former Bodog Asia CEO Jan Robert Gustafson led to the November raid of Bodog Asia’s offices according to a report on CalvinAyre.com.

Published January 13, 2014

New President for Wynn Macau

Wynn Resorts COO Gamal Aziz is taking the reins at Wynn Macau, the Hong Kong-listed driver of the bulk of Wynn’s revenues. The move reflects the parent company’s increasing...

Published January 13, 2014