Mohegan Gaming is joining up with Soloviev Group to throw its hat in the ring for one of three downstate New York casino licenses. While the partnership wasn’t widely known until a late January announcement, the Soloviev Group’s digital literature on the proposed project is dated November 2022. Mohegan Gaming isn’t specifically named in the ...
Liechtenstein has Rejected a Referendum to Ban Casinos
Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on the ballot to ban all land casinos in the microstate. Over 70 percent of voters rejected the proposal in weekend balloting. The principality has 40,000 denizens and six casinos. Casinos were legalized and began operations about five years ago. Most of the footfall comes from neighboring ...
Spanish Gambling King R. Franco Sign With Betsson Group
Global operator, Betsson Group has inked a deal with R. Franco Digital to take on the Madrid-based company’s entire Malta Gaming Authority-certified portfolio of online casino games. R. Franco Digital is the interactive arm of Recreativos Franco Group, a pioneer in AWP machine gaming, launched by Joaquín and Jesús Franco Muñoz in 1965. As a global operator, Betsson brings manifold regional ...
Bally’s to Open Casino with 750 Slots, 30 Tables in State College Mall
Local media is reporting that Bally’s Corp has secured a mini-casino license in Pennsylvania making it number 17 of 18 casinos with 15 operating properties so far. The Category 4 license will allow the Rhode Island operator to place 750 slot machines and an initial tranche of 30 tables in the former Macy’s space at ...
F1 in Las Vegas Even a Bigger Deal than Earlier Imagined
When the Super Bowl comes to town it’s always a big deal – but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing for most towns. The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, on the other hand, is expected to take place in Las Vegas every year from now on. In 2023 it is expected to make twice the economic ...
Saskatchewanians Warm up Quickly to SIGA-Licensed Online Casino
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan recently launched its first government-sanctioned online gaming platform on PlayNow.com. In two months of operations, the website turned over $31.8 million in wagers with the vast majority of action happening in the online casino and only about 5% on sports betting.. Saskatchewan has a total population of about 1.2 million. ...
Liechtenstein Casinos Facing Ban Referendum January 29
The tiny but fabulously wealthy alpine country of Liechtenstein recently approved several land casino licenses with the first of six now-operating venues opening in 2017. Liechtenstein is sometimes referred to as a “microstate” as the city of London is ten times larger by land mass and the population only numbers in the tens of thousands. ...
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas has a champion in the Texas Senate
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas has a champion in the state Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 30, sponsored by Sen. Roland Gutierrez, is a bill that seeks a state gaming compact with the tribal organization in order to secure its position within the state. The move comes on the heels of a spate of political announcements indicating support ...
Entain On Track to Exit Unregulated Markets by 2024
Entain PLC announced last week that it has hastened its planned exit from most unregulated markets unless those jurisdictions have a clear path to regulation. This is a slight deviation from a statement the company made in late 2020. The FTSE 100 company, formerly known as GVC Holdings PLC, is one of the world’s biggest ...
Bally’s to Cut 15% of North American Interactive Workforce
American land-based and international interactive gambling firm, Bally’s Corp. plans to cut its interactive workforce in North America by 15% in order to bolster its total operational outlook. The cuts are expected to cost the company between $10m and $15m in severance pay, according to the restructuring plan for the interactive division filed with the ...