Broadcasts on Sports Betting Emanate from Las Vegas
VSiN didn’t wait for the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a ban on sports betting to establish a foothold in Las Vegas with a new kind of network. The company launched in January 2017, when only Nevada and a few other states offered sports betting. “We’re visionaries in the sports betting space,” said Derek […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Fined for Free Play Violations
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued fines to two casinos for violating the rules surrounding the issuance of free play. Mount Airy Resort and Rivers Casino Philadelphia both were fined for issuing free play comps in excess of the amount authorized under their “Comp Matrix” agreements. Pennsylvania casinos must submit a Comp Matrix to […]
Casino Expansion Draws Mixed Reactions
The Worcester County Commission in Maryland recently voted 5-2 to approve an overlay zone for a casino entertainment district, which would allow Ocean Downs Casino to expand. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and local hospitality industry representatives objected. Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who voted against the text change, said, “I can’t vote for this and I […]
Cromwell Becomes Last Caesars Strip Property to Reopen
The last Strip resort to remain closed, The Cromwell Hotel Las Vegas, expected to reopen for adults only on October 29. Parent company, Caesars Entertainment Inc., said the boutique property’s hotel and gaming floor will operate seven days a week. Josh Swissman, founding partner of Las Vegas gaming and hospitality consulting firm The Strategy Organization, […]
Stitt Won’t Appeal Compact Rulings
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently announced he will not appeal a federal court judge’s ruling that the state’s tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed on January 1. Stitt said, “While I have chosen not to appeal this decision, I believe that the people of Oklahoma will demand a fair deal that benefits all 4 million Oklahomans.” […]
Twin River, Gaming and Leisure Buy Tropicana in Indiana
Caesars Entertainment Inc. reached agreement October 27 to sell its Tropicana Evansville casino in Indiana to Gaming and Leisure Properties and Twin River Worldwide Holdings for $480 million. Twin River will buy the casino operations for $140 million. GLPI, a real estate investment trust, will purchase the property itself for $340 million and lease it […]
Circa Resort Opens in Downtown Las Vegas
The $1 billion Circa Resort & Casino, which opened just after midnight Wednesday, October 28, represents a number of firsts and “largests.” The first casino resort to be built from the ground up in the downtown since 1980. The first adults only casino resort in the city. Nevada’s largest indoor bar, the “Longbar” 165 feet […]
New British Lockdown Shutters Casinos Again
“Here we go again” was the common response last week around the UK last weekend when Prime Minister Boris Johnson broadened what had been regional shutdowns to the second national lockdown. That included casinos and bookmakers, most of whom were only open for less than two months. Johnson said the lockdown would last only until […]
Unibet Launches Sports-Themed Online Games
Online gaming platform supplier Unibet has launched the first professional sports-themed casino games ever in the U.S. In a unique collaboration with Philadelphia Eagles and Pala Interactive, Unibet is launching “Eagles Blackjack” and the “The Eagles Online Slot” in Pennsylvania. Shortly after expanding the partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles to both the casino and sportsbook […]
U.S. Casinos Seeking Covid-19 Recovery Relief
U.S. casinos want help recovering from four months of Covid-19 shutdowns and are seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government. It’s estimated that more than $2 billion in tax revenue was lost while casinos were shut down for four months this year. About 90 percent of casinos have since reopened, but are operating at […]
G2E Panelists Forecast Future of iGaming
Very few states offer online gaming in the U.S.; less than half the number that offer sports betting and sports betting is still in its infancy. But the consensus of a virtual online gaming panel of experts during G2E is that this will change, and the growth explodes as states grapple for budget shortfalls created […]
Online Slot Picks: Griffin’s Throne and China Shores
Griffin’s Throne by IGT This has been a popular game for IGT wherever it’s been placed in casinos, and the digital version will be no different. The base game is a five-reel, 30-line video slot, themed around the griffin, the fabled monster with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a […]
