Spectacle Entertainment founder and former CEO Rod Ratcliff has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Gaming Commission. The move comes nearly a month after the state regulatory agency suspended his license as part of an ongoing investigation into the Indianapolis-based gaming company. ...
Hard Rock International boosts brand offering in London: acquires casino premise license from The Ritz Club
In a move that allows it to grow its existing London portfolio, American casino operator Hard Rock International (HRI) has secured the casino premise license from the now-shuttered The Ritz Club. The Florida-based company owned by HRI parent entity the Seminole Tribe of Florida stated in its Thursday press release that the transaction will allow ...
New Jersey gaming regulators approve PlayUp for sports betting license
Sydney, Australia-based company PlayUp has announced sports betting license approval in New Jersey. The company currently offers online sports betting services, daily fantasy sports and horse racing in New Zealand, Australia, and India. It will expand even further in the United States after securing licensing in the Garden State. The Australian brand started its ...
Tennessee online sportsbetting license for Churchill Downs Incorporated
American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has reportedly just received conditional approval to begin offering online sportsbetting to punters in the southern state of Tennessee. According to a Thursday report from the Associated Press news service, the move from the Tennessee Education Lottery regulator means that five enterprises are to now be authorized to ...
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 ...
Three-year license extension for South Korea’s Kangwon Land Incorporated
The government of South Korea has reportedly granted Kangwon Land Incorporated a three-year license extension so as to allow the company to continue running the nation’s prestigious Kangwon Land Casino until the end of 2023. According to a report from GGRAsia, the decision from the country’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry will take effect ...
Nevada judge sides with Steve Wynn over license suitability lawsuit
The Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission have reportedly lost a legal motion that had been seeking to have the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Wynn Resorts Limited, Steve Wynn (pictured), declared unfit to hold a local casino license. According to a Friday report from CDC Gaming Reports, 78-year-old ...
Subic Bay Freeport Zone losing its remaining POGO license holders
The three remaining firms holding a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) license in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone are reportedly closing down due to the economic fallout associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a Saturday report from the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper citing an official briefing from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority ...
Macau legislator looking to discuss upcoming casino license tender
In Macau and a ranking member of the Legislative Assembly has reportedly announced that she would like to meet with the government so as to hear its intentions regarding the city’s upcoming casino license tendering process. According to a Friday report from GGRAsia, Ella Lei Cheng I heads a sub-committee reviewing public concessions and ...
Codere becomes first to receive a Buenos Aires iGaming license
Spanish online and land-based gaming heavyweight Codere has reportedly taken the first step in its plan to begin offering legal iGaming services to people in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires. According to a report from iGamingBusiness.com, the Madrid-headquartered firm recently had its application for a local iGaming license approved by the giant ...
Sazka Group becomes first to enter National Lottery license race
Prominent European lottery operator Sazka Group has announced that it has become the first to put its hat into the ring in hopes of securing the upcoming ten-year license for the right to run the National Lottery in the United Kingdom. The Prague-headquartered firm used an official Saturday press release (pdf) to declare that ...
Online Gaming Provider Videoslots Granted License by Swedish Gambling Authority
Since their launch in 2011 Videoslots has been a leading provider of online casino gaming options. Now with the legalization of sports betting almost everywhere as well as the growing popularity of the sports betting market worldwide, the operator recently announced that they will be rolling out a new and unique sportsbook that will reportedly ...
License approval for Las Vegas’ coming Circa Resort and Casino
In Las Vegas and the plan to open the coming Circa Resort and Casino from next month has reportedly taken a step forward after the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved the under-construction property’s gambling license recommendation. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the coming $1 billion downtown venue is the ...
Pennsylvania awards sixth satellite casino license
In Pennsylvania and local businessman Ira Lubert (pictured) has reportedly won the auction for the eastern state’s sixth satellite casino license after bidding slightly over the required $10 million minimum asking price. According to a report from the online news domain at PlayPennsylvania.com, Lubert is a real estate and private equity manager headquartered in Philadelphia while ...
Imperial Palace Saipan operator asks for nine-year casino license fee relief
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the operator behind the under-construction Imperial Palace Saipan has reportedly asked for a nine-year abatement to its annual $15.5 million casino licensing fee. According to a Monday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the move from Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited comes after the Hong Kong-listed ...
Gambling Commission initiates National Lottery license tender
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced the launch of the process that is to formally decide who will be granted the next ten-year license to operate the country’s National Lottery. The organization used an official Friday press release to declare that it is now inviting ‘interested parties’ to enter ...
Groupe Partouche ramps up interest in Japanese casino license race
Japanese conglomerate Pixel Companyz Incorporated has reportedly announced the signing of an alliance with Groupe Partouche that is to see the pair work towards bringing an integrated casino resort to its homeland. According to reports from Inside Asian Gaming and GGRAsia, the Tokyo-listed firm is involved in a number of sectors including renewable energy ...
Casumo group extends GiG partnership for new Pay N Play casino launch: DGE grants New Jersey license
iGaming technology company, Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) (OSL:GIG), has entered into a long-term agreement with Casumo subsidiary, Mill of Magic Ltd. Under the terms of the deal, GiG’s products including its iGaming and sports betting platform, real-time rules engine, GiG Logic, and real-time data platform, GiG Data, will be used to power its ...