‘’Casino King’ Stanley Ho, Father of Macau Gaming, Dead at 98
Stanley Ho Hung Sun, the Hong Kong billionaire who was instrumental in building Macau’s gaming industry into the largest in the world, died May 26 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. He was 98. Over the last 20 years, Ho’s casino empire contributed as much as half of the Macau government’s tax receipts. His far-flung […]
Online Slot Review: Great Guardians, Jade Wins
Great Guardians This game features a quartet of mythological Asian creatures: the Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger and Black Tortoise, which, according to legend, represent the land, the colors of the environment, the seasons and the elements. Asian symbols of good fortune and prosperity are also front and center in the game, from top […]
Finally, NHL Playoffs In the Offing
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has at last revealed his league’s plan for its return, although a firm comeback date remains to be seen. On May 26, Bettman announced that the league and the players association agreed, 29-2, on a structure for completing the current season. In fact, the plan is to forego the rest of […]
Players Win $52M at partypoker’s World Poker Tour Online Series
The first-ever World Poker Tour (WPT) Online Series, hosted by partypoker.com, is over, and players are still smiling. The inaugural tour paid out a massive $52,956,050 in prizes and exceeded all expectations. A total of 94 events were held across 29 days, with 111,183 entries. The three flagship events of the festival—the WPT500, WPTDeepStacks and […]
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer in the Main Event
See you ringside for UFC 250, the long-awaited faceoff between women’s bantamweight and featherweight champ Amanda Nunes and featherweight contender Felicia Spencer. The battle, originally slated for May 9 in Sao Paolo, was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. It’s now slated for 10 p.m. ET from the UFC Apex arena in Las Vegas (prelims […]
Tennessee Hopes for Fall Sports Bet Launch
During the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board meeting via teleconference on May 13, the agency expressed hope it could launch sports betting in the fall. The hope is that something substantial exists to bet on. Little was said about the application process, which the lottery expects to result in licensing of mobile sportsbooks this summer. […]
Michigan Pushes to Launch iGaming, Sports Betting
The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on casinos and sports betting. But it also hammered states like Michigan, which expects a shortfall of $3.2 billion in 2020. The gap could be why the state has gone all-in on sports betting and iGaming. On May 15, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) began accepting online gaming […]
Louisiana Moves Closer to Sports Betting
State Senator Ronnie Johns represents the 27th District in Louisiana, an area that includes Lake Charles and its suburbs in the Southwest corner of the state. L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles sits smack dab in the middle of the district. So it’s no surprise that Johns championed a bill to bring sports betting to the […]
Pennsylvania ‘Skill Games’ Still Defying Shutdown
Unregulated, unlicensed gaming machines were a problem in Pennsylvania before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the casino industry, prompting the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers and the American Gaming Association to launch a campaign in February urging authorities to treat the machines, which multiplied at gas stations, convenience stores and even laundromats, as illegal gaming […]
Evolution, Golden Nugget Partner on Live Casino
Evolution Gaming and Golden Nugget, Inc. announce a new partnership to bring Evolution table games to the Golden Nugget’s “Live Casino” studio in Atlantic City, which streams live table games to several online gaming sites in New Jersey. The agreement will also see Golden Nugget’s existing online offering further enhanced in New Jersey, and potentially […]
Danville, Virginia and Caesars Discuss $400 Million Casino
The city of Danville, Virginia is in talks with Caesars Entertainment Corporation to develop a $400 million casino resort at the site of the former Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield. The complex would offer a casino floor with 2,000 slot machines, 75 table games, 16 poker tables and a sportsbook, plus multiple food […]
PA iGaming Soars During Shutdown
With online gaming the only game in town amid the industrywide Covid-19 shutdown, Pennsylvania predictably recorded a huge jump in iGaming revenues for April, the first entire month of the casino closure. Online slot machines, table games and poker logged $27.3 million in revenues for April, a 73 percent jump over the $12.9 million generated […]
