U.K. Casinos, Sportsbooks Prepare to Open
July 4 isn’t a holiday in the U.K., but it could be a special day for England’s land-based casinos if their anti-coronavirus standards pass muster. Every casino in the country has been closed since the lockdown began on March 23, part of the national effort to combat the spread of Covid-19. The government said last […]
Iowa Bans Credit Cards for Sports Bets
Iowa lawmakers have banned the use of credit cards to bet on sporting events through casinos in the state. Senator Tony Bisignano of Des Moines called it a necessary step. “If you want you lose your paycheck, that’s fine,” he said. “I don’t know how long you get away with that from your family, but […]
DraftKings Signs Sports Betting Deal in Michigan
Michigan will become DraftKings’ seventh retail sportsbook state in a deal that brings a mobile app as well as a bricks-and-mortar location to Bay Mills Resort and Casino in Brimley. Both the mobile and retail operations are subject to licensing and approvals. The DraftKings mobile app can also be found in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, New […]
Illinois Issues 7 Sports Betting Licenses
Sports betting is one step closer in Illinois now that the state regulators have granted licenses to seven state casinos. Two casinos had already accepted bets prior to the Covid-19 lockdown that started in March—Rivers Casinos in Des Plaines and the Argosy casino in Alton—and five more were added last week— Grand Victoria in Elgin, […]
LVCVA Lights Up Strip in New TV Ad
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) wants the world to know Las Vegas is open for business. It ran a new television ad last week to get the word out. Developed in conjunction with R&R Partners, the local ad agency behind the famous “What Happens Here Stays Here” campaign, the spot opens in […]
Ruffin’s Kansas Casino Dream Ends
Billionaire casino owner Phil Ruffin, who tried for years to reopen his Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City, Kansas as a racino, has announced he will sell the 100-acre property. The potential new owner, Scannell Properties of Indianapolis, plans to build a million-square-foot warehouse distribution center, office park, retail area, greenspace and public trails at the […]
Indiana Hard Rock Opening Delayed
Construction of the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana is on schedule, despite Covid-19, but officials said it’s not likely to be open by December 31, as originally planned. John Keeler, vice president and general counsel for developer Spectacle Entertainment LLC, said, “The December 31 opening, frankly that’s not going to happen. That’s just the […]
McFadden Takes Charge at SJM as Ho Family Drama Mounts
Longtime SJM Holdings executive Frank McFadden has been named the company’s chief operating officer in a move that restores the highly regarded gaming veteran to day-to-day oversight of the company’s US$4 billion-plus casino business in Macau. McFadden’s appointment comes at a watershed moment in the gaming empire founded by Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho, who […]
Atlantic City Approves Open Containers
Pat Fasano has a vision for Atlantic City. Part of the vision includes people strolling from his night spot, Bourré, on New York Avenue to the Irish Pub on St. James Place with a cup of beer. Until June 12, it wasn’t possible unless you hid the drink in a brown paper bag. But thanks […]
Delaware Park Revival
Delaware’s racinos were back in business as of June 1, at 30 percent floor capacity. The early news was good, with brisk business despite the fact that active slot machines, by order of the state, must be 8 feet apart. The reopening went smoothly by all accounts, thanks to plans that were in place long […]
Massachusetts Tribe Prevails In Trust Fight
A U.S. District judge last week ruled in favor of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts in its dispute with the U.S. Department of the Interior. And late last week, Congressman Joe Kennedy III introduced a bill that would prevent the DOI from revoking any trust land status after it had been granted. District Court […]
New Games: Spin & Win Roulette, Dragon Bonus Baccarat
Spin & Win Roulette Playtech, PokerStars Online gaming content giant Playtech, which officially entered the New Jersey iGaming market this month through the Bet365 gaming site, has teamed with another online gaming giant, PokerStars, to launch an exclusive bonus variant of its Live Roulette offering. It allows players to wager on live roulette games, broadcast […]
