Illinois Hard Rock Seeks 400 More Employees

Hard Rock plans to hire 400 employees for its permanent Hard Rock Rockford (l.) in Illinois, set to open in late August 2024. Currently 350 employees work at the...

Published December 25, 2023

FBI Announces Tool to Combat Ransomware of MGM Cyberattack Group

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a tool that will disrupt the ransomware used in the recent cyberattack on MGM Resorts International.

Published December 25, 2023

Culinary Reaches New Deals with Mirage, Tropicana

The Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 unions have agreed to terms with the Mirage and the Tropicana on new five-year labor agreements covering about 2,000 workers...

Published December 25, 2023

Polistina will Introduce Compromise to NJ Smoking Ban

New Jersey state Senator Vince Polistina (l.) says he will introduce a compromise bill to ban smoking on casino floors in Atlantic City, with accommodations for slot players to...

Published December 25, 2023

The New Phenomenon of Hybrid Gaming

The complicated web of the U.S. gaming industry makes it difficult to usher in new innovations on a consistent basis. However, industry veteran Bruce Merati (l.) argues that the...

Published December 18, 2023

GGB Magazine Announces its 25 People to Watch for 2024

GGB’s annual list of movers and shakers is one of the gaming industry’s highest honors. This year’s edition features high flyers from every facet of the industry, including Fontainebleau’s...

Published December 18, 2023

Saipan Casino Operator Must Pay License Fees or Face Revocation

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International has been given until the end of December to remit more than $60 million in past-due license fees. IPI has filed a lawsuit,...

Published December 18, 2023

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Published December 18, 2023

Grupo Caliente Adds More than 100 Zitro Games

Grupo Caliente has added more than 100 new Zitro games to its library, including Fu Frog and Fu Pots.

Published December 18, 2023

Three Rivers Resort Installs AGS-Exclusive Table Games Floor

Three Rivers Casino Resort in Florence, Oregon recently overhauled its casino floor to include all AGS table game products.

Published December 18, 2023

Ainsworth Installs HHR System at Derby City Downtown

Ainsworth Game Technology has installed its Historical Horse Racing (HHR) System and terminals at Derby City Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky.

Published December 18, 2023

Marker Trax, Koin Extend Partnership with Euronet

Global payment provider Euronet has expanded its partnership with Marker Trax and Koin for the second time in the last two years.

Published December 18, 2023

Flutter to List on NYSE January 29

Flutter Entertainment will officially list on the New York Stock Exchange on January 29, while maintaining its listing on the London Stock Exchange for now.

Published December 18, 2023

McFadden Appointed Sr. Advisor, Project Development at SJM

Industry veteran Frank McFadden (l.) has been named senior advisor for project development at SJM Resorts, where he previously served as COO.

Published December 18, 2023

Rumbolz Elected AGA Board Chairman

Mike Rumbolz (l.), executive chairman and former CEO of Everi Holdings, has been elected chairman of the American Gaming Association, to succeed Jim Allen.

Published December 18, 2023

NagaCorp Founder Chen Lip Keong Dies at 75

Last week, Cambodian gaming operator NagaCorp Ltd announced the death of its founder and CEO, Chen Lip Keong (l.), at the age of 75. His son, Chen Yiy Fon,...

Published December 18, 2023

Entain CEO Resigns After Huge Court Settlement

Jette Nygaard-Andersen (l.), who led U.K.-based Entain as CEO during investigations of bribery of a former subsidiary in Turkey, has resigned. Shareholders were unhappy with a $732.4 million settlement...

Published December 18, 2023

Wisconsin Governor: ‘Stop Playing Politics’ With Tribal Funds

A dispute between two tribes in Wisconsin and some lawmakers has prompted Governor Tony Evers (l.) to urge a legislative committee to release gaming funds. It is holding up...

Published December 18, 2023

Harrah’s North Carolina Expansion On Track

The $275 million expansion at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, North Carolina, begun in September 2022, includes an expanded gaming floor, new 12-story hotel tower...

Published December 18, 2023

Officials Support Cherokees For Final Arkansas License

Cherokee Nation Business received the support of the Quorum Court in Pope County, Arkansas, moving its proposed $300 million Legends casino resort in Russellville closer to reality. But competitor...

Published December 18, 2023