Isaacs: Sci Games/Bally Deal On Track

Following what the company said were bogus reports that its financing was in question, Scientific Games CEO Gavin Isaacs (l.) said the deal to acquire Bally Technologies is on...

Published November 10, 2014

GTECH Shareholders Approve IGT Merger

Shareholders of GTECH S.p.A. approved the Italian company’s acquisition of leading slot manufacturer International Game Technology.

Published November 10, 2014

AGA Touts Pennsylvania Gaming Benefits

The American Gaming Association is siting a study by Oxford Economics to outline the benefits of casino gaming to the state’s legislature.

Published November 10, 2014

Konami Launches in Sweden

Konami Gaming has launched its first games in Sweden, through distributor International Casino Management, at the state-owned Casino Cosmopol.

Published November 10, 2014

GTECH Launches New Website, Reduces Loan

GTECH has launched an integrated, end-to-end website to serve lottery and casino gaming customers with a single source of information on the company’s solutions.

Published November 10, 2014

Table Trac Signs with Cool Casino Group

Table Trac has signed a new systems contract with the Cool Casino Group for a casino management system at the RIU Hotel Guanacaste in Costa Rica.

Published November 10, 2014

Harmon Trial Could Last a Year

The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip is being demolished due to structural flaws that made it subject to collapse in an earthquake. The doomed 26-story...

Published November 3, 2014

SciGames/Bally Deal Snag Not Credible

The group of banks financing the purchase of Bally Technologies by Scientific Games were reportedly delayed syndicating $3.19 billion in loans meant to support the transaction. CEO Gavin Isaacs...

Published November 3, 2014

NIGA Partners in Tribal Economic Study

The National Indian Gaming Association and Blue Stone Strategy Group have partnered to create an economic development guide for struggling tribes.

Published November 3, 2014

North Star Picks Bally

North Star Mohican Casino is installing a suite of systems from Bally Technologies, including the iVIEW Display Manager and Elite Bonusing Suite.

Published November 3, 2014

Pearl River Picks Konami Synkros

Mississippi’s Pearl River Resort is r-lacing its existing casino management systems in its two signature properties with Konami’s Synkros system.

Published November 3, 2014

Interblock to Release Video Poker

Interblock is releasing several video poker games as part of its multi-player table game series, and as single-game units, including all popular games.

Published November 3, 2014

Tipping Point, WMS Sign License Agreement

Tipping Point Gaming is licensing its Dunn patent allowing for a secondary controller in picture-in-picture game applications to slot-maker WMS Gaming.

Published November 3, 2014

GTECH Calls Shareholder Meeting on Notes

GTECH announced that holders of a series of guaranteed shares are called to a meeting on November 24 to exercise options connected to its acquisition of slot-maker IGT.

Published November 3, 2014

Intralot Australia to Sell Victoria Assets

Intralot Australia announced the sale of its Category 2 license assets in the Australian state of Victoria to the Tatts Group.

Published November 3, 2014

Loyalty Cards a Goldmine of Customer Data

Station Casinos undertook a comprehensive data-mining project to help it better understand customer trends and preferences. A leader in the Nevada locals market, the company derived much of its...

Published November 3, 2014

Atlantic City Resorts Flapper Costume Lawsuit Settled

Resorts Atlantic City has apparently settled a lawsuit with 40 female workers that objected to revealing “flapper” costumes they were required to wear when the casino adopted a Roaring...

Published November 3, 2014

Station Casinos Increases Outreach

Station Casinos is growing its Smart Start charitable program, which offers breakfast to needy kids and also gives scholarship grants to elementary schools. The program was launched by majority...

Published November 3, 2014

Man Charged In Indiana Machine Manipulation

Joshua Stipes is being held without bond in an Indiana jail on four counts of theft, gaming offense and failure to appear in court. Stipes allegedly collected more than...

Published November 3, 2014

Aristocrat Completes VGT Acquisition

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Class II gaming machine manufacturer Video Gaming Technologies for $1.28 billion. The company also said it was ready to consider other...

Published October 27 2014