The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority this week agreed to spend $51.25 million on transportation systems to help convention-goers get around. The ...
Snow Lake Founder Ma Says MGM Letter Prompted by Breakdown in Board Discussions
Snow Lake Capital founder Sean Ma said the letter he sent earlier this week to the board of MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) urging the gaming company to sell 20 percent of its equity in MGM China Holdings (OTC:MCHVF) came about after failed talks with the board. ...
Gaming Realms receives iGaming supplier license from Michigan Gaming Control Board
As part of the continuing effort to increase its presence in the United States, London-listed Gaming Realms plc has secured a provisional iGaming supplier license in the state of Michigan. The license will allow the UK developer to provide its Slingo Originals mobile-focused game content to the Midwestern U.S. state’s online casino operators soon ...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Will Appeal Steve Wynn Court Ruling
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) voted during its Wednesday meeting to appeal a recent court decision that went in favor of disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn. ...
Former MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren Named to Cirque du Soleil Board After Company Sold
Cirque du Soleil is no longer in bankruptcy after creditors moved to take ownership of the Canada-headquartered circus operator. And with the takeover comes two new board members, one being former MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren. ...
Nevada Gaming Control Board approves Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment
The Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment vehicle of the federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe has reportedly been approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to operate a casino inside the coming Virgin Hotels Las Vegas venue. According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the unanimous consent from the three-member body came during a two-hour ...
Virginia Lottery Board approves inaugural regulations on sportsbetting
The four-member Virginia Lottery Board has reportedly approved a final series of regulations that could see the historic southern state launch legalized online sportsbetting as soon as early next year. According to a Tuesday report from local television broadcaster WWBT-TV, the governor-appointed panel authorized the jurisdiction’s first-ever rules on sportsbetting yesterday after responding to ...
Elaine Wynn abandons quest for Wynn Resorts Limited board position
The largest individual shareholder in Wynn Resorts Limited, Elaine Wynn (pictured), has reportedly announced that she has given up on her quest to secure a place on the American casino operator’s board of directors. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the revelation came during a Nevada Gaming Control Board ...
Realistic Games explosive new slot Fireworks Game Changer features 2.5 billion unique board game layouts!
British online casino software company Realistic Games has added the next installment to its popular Game Changer series. Fireworks Game Changer is scheduled to launch exclusively with the GVC Group for a period of two weeks before being released network-wide. The explosive, 5-reel Fireworks Game Changer slot combines the classic Realistic Fireworks theme with ...
Kazuo Okada loses appeal against effective board exclusion
In Japan and a district court has reportedly rejected an appeal from Kazuo Okada (pictured) that is effectively set to keep the embattled former casino magnate from ever again gaining a seat on the board at Universal Entertainment Corporation. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the 77-year-old businessman previously served as Chairman ...
Michigan Gaming Control Board approves “minimum reopening guidelines” for Detroit casinos; still no date set for reopening
Detroit’s trio of commercial casinos are one step closer to reopening after on Monday, June 8, 2020, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) approved a list of “minimum reopening guidelines” to be implemented when the governor issues an order allowing that to happen. The guidelines include: Limit of 15 percent the legal capacity at ...
Indian Springs Casino Gets Green Light from Nevada Gaming Control Board
Earlier this week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended that Herbst IS Holdings LLC be approved for licensing regarding a casino in the Indian Springs community of the state. The venue would be located about 45 miles from Las Vegas near the Creech Air Force Base. The vote was unanimous by the Board during ...
Des Moines Airport Authority Board says no to casino and hotel proposal
HighView Development Group met with the Des Moines Airport Authority Board this week to provide details of their plan to work with the Wild Rose Casino group to create a casino and hotel at the Des Moines Airport. The Authority Board was not in favor of the $225 million plan and told developer Reggie ...
Relax Gaming launches new “board game inspired” slot Heroes’ Gathering
After closing the first month of the new year with its fifth deal, Estonian content provider and aggregation platform Relax Gaming has kicked off February with a new board game style slot, Heroes’ Gathering. According to the B2B supplier for the online gambling industry, its latest release sees the greatest heroes in the world ...
Japan officially inaugurates Casino Management Board regulator
In Japan and the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly officially established the Casino Management Board to serve as the supervisory authority for the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the five-member body is to act as the authorized regulator for the Asian ...
Japanese legislators approve inaugural Casino Management Board members
In Japan and both chambers of the nation’s legislature have reportedly approved the five individuals who were earlier nominated to serve as the inaugural members of the Casino Management Board. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Casino Management Board is set to act as the official regulator for the Asian nation’s nascent casino ...
Steve Wynn responds to Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint
The former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Wynn Resorts Limited, Steve Wynn (pictured), has reportedly filed a motion asking that the Nevada Gaming Control Board dismiss the five-count complaint it lodged against him last month. According to a Friday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the 77-year-old helped to establish the casino ...
Japanese government reveals Casino Management Board nominees
In Japan and the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly revealed the names of the five people it would like to constitute the nation’s inaugural Casino Management Board. According to a story from GGRAsia citing an earlier report from the local Jiji Press news service, the Casino Management Board is set to ...
Japanese lawmakers to consider Casino Management Board legislation
In Japan and the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly approved an ordinance that could see the official regulator for the nation’s nascent casino market established as soon as January. According to a Sunday report from Asia Gaming Brief, the government proposal is now due to be put to a vote before ...
Nevada Gaming Control Board files five-count complaint against Steve Wynn
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has reportedly filed a five-count complaint against Steve Wynn that could well prevent the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited from ever again receiving a state gaming license. According to a Monday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the 23-page grievance alleges ...
Donaco International Limited investors to discuss board changes
In Australia and Asian casino operator Donaco International Limited has reportedly announced that it will be holding an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to discuss an application from a pair of investors that its entire board should be replaced. According to a Sunday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the Sydney-listed firm is responsible ...
Wind Creek Illinois casino plans move forward as Homewood Village board approves plans
A casino and luxury hotel plan for the East Hazel Crest and Homewood communities in Illinois is moving forward. On Monday night, the board of Homewood Village approved a proposal by Wind Creek Hospitality to create a facility that will include a 64,000 square foot casino and hotel space. The location proposed is off ...
