Casino News Today Janis Laganovskis to speak at Mare Balticum Gaming Summit 2018 Latvian gambling regulator’s representative, Janis Laganovskis will speak at Mare Balticum Gaming Summit 2018. The inaugural Mare Balticum Gaming Summit is slowly becoming the main event of the gambling industry in the Baltics. The organizers are delighted to announce...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Cinco de Mayo weekend in Las Vegas will have plenty of parties — just no boxing A major boxing match on the first weekend of May has become a tradition in Las Vegas, bringing excitement to Strip’s Cinco de Mayo festivities. But a scheduled bout for ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Steve O’Dwyer Takes Down Another 50K High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo Popular poker pro Steve O’Dwyer scooped another title from a PokerStars-branded High Roller last night at the Monte-Carlo Casino during the ongoing EPT festival. The player emerged victorious over a packed field of fellow high roller specialists to collect the...

Casino News Daily Blackstone Buys Spanish Gambling Giant Cirsa American private equity firm The Blackstone Group has fully acquired Spanish gambling operator Cirsa Gaming Corporation, local news outlets reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the deal. The purchase price and other details about the deal were not disclosed, but sources...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Construction to start on MSG Sphere arena this summer The planned MSG Sphere Las Vegas arena project is slated to break ground this summer, Madison Square Garden Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Dolan said. Speaking ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Sam Greenwood Takes Down EPT Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller Canadian poker pro Sam Greenwood was the first player to register into the 2018 EPT Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller event and, in the early hours of Sunday, he became the last man standing after besting a field of 30 of the world’s best high rollers. Greenwood...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Construction to start on MSG Sphere arena this summer The planned MSG Sphere Las Vegas arena project is slated to break ground this summer, Madison Square Garden Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Dolan said. Speaking ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Vogelsang Heads Final Table, Schemion and Bonomo Eye Second EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller Title The EPT Monte Carlo is among the most exciting festivals on the poker calendar. This year the excitement is doubled as the festival is making its comeback under the EPT brand after a two-year hiatus. And the highest buy-in event...

Casino News Daily Norwegian Scholar to Review Whether Loot Boxes Constitute Gambling A Norwegian scholar will open loot boxes in video games to determine their nature and whether these constitute gambling, Norwegian media outlet Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) reports. Norway is the next to review the in-game items after the gambling regulators...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Park MGM project puts strain on MGM Resorts' earnings MGM Resorts International’s first quarter earnings were below last year’s marks during the same quarter as the company deals with the changeover of Monte Carlo to ... more info... ...

Casino News Today Betsoft Gaming launches Reels of Wealth slot Betsoft Gaming launches a brand new Reels of Wealth slot. The bew game is a multi-layered 5×3 slot game continuing Betsoft’s tradition of innovation. Reels of Wealth slot takes the proprietary ‘Trail System’ to the next level – providing a sense of progression as players hop into a...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

Casino News Today Yggdrasil launches first exclusive White Label Studios game, Royal Family with LeoVegas Yggdrasil is proud to launch its first co-produced, White Label Studios slot, Royal Family. The game has been launched exclusively on LeoVegas. The five-reel, four-row, 25-payline Royal Family offers collectable Feature Prizes, a Royal Chest...

Casino News Daily Triton Super High Roller Series Returns to Maestral Resort & Casino in May Located in one of the most spectacular parts of the Adriatic coast, the recently renovated Maestral Resort & Casino near Budva, Montenegro is just weeks away from swinging its doors open to one of this year’s hottest poker events – the Triton Super...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Las Vegas Sands sees record 1st-quarter earnings Las Vegas Sands Corp. saw record first-quarter earnings, the company announced today. The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.5 billion, a 31 percent increase over the same ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Three Video Games with Loot Boxes Violate Belgian Gambling Law, Regulator Finds At least three video games featuring loot boxes have been breaching Belgian gambling laws, an investigation by the Belgian Gaming Commission has shown. The news about the regulator’s position on the widely publicized issue comes shortly after its...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Caesars announces $200 million hotel in Mexico Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced plans today for a $200 million beachfront hotel in Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico. The nongaming property will feature 500 rooms and suites, a ... more info... ...

Casino News Today Mr Green adds Pragmatic Play content to their offering Leading online operator Mr Green adds Pragmatic Play content to their offering. As Mr Green adds Pragmatic Play content, the multi-award-winning casino games developer Pragmatic Play’s games will go live with Mr Green. The fact that Mr Green adds Pragmatic Play content...

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Casino News Today Yggdrasil Gaming deals with Stanleybet to offer its games in Italy Yggdrasil Gaming deals with Stanleybet, a major operator to supply its extensive range of gaming content in Italy. As Yggdrasil Gaming deals with Stanleybet, the operator will also receive Yggdrasil’s range of complementary in-game promotional tools, BOOST™, and...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Gaming commission changes regulation to reflect state's legal pot The way Nevada casinos regulate gamblers who exhibit signs of impairment was updated last week to include verbiage on drug use. Playing off guidelines that ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Gambling Machines Crackdown Announcement Due Within Weeks The UK Government is set to reduce the maximum stake on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals to £2, The Times reports citing people familiar with the ongoing discussions. An announcement is expected to be made within the next few weeks. The decision was...

Casino News Daily Dylan Wilkerson Wins WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event Former WSOP Circuit Main Event winner Dylan Wilkerson won a second such title last night at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. The player emerged as the victor after a great heads-up show with runner-up finisher and poker veteran Erick Lindgren. Wilkerson’s payday...

Casino News Today Mare Balticum Gaming Summit 2018 is a must attend event Mare Balticum Gaming Summit 2018 is a must attend event for companies that are operating or looking to operate in the Baltics or Scandinavian region. The “Mare Balticum” title of the event is inspired by local event titles which gather the locals from the Baltic Sea region....

Casino News Daily A Total of 29,319 Belgians Self-Excluded Themselves from Gambling in 2017 As many as 29,319 Belgians self-excluded themselves from gambling (both online and at land-based venues) in 2017, according to a press release published earlier today on the official website of Belgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens. The reported figure...

Casino News Daily Erick Lindgren Headlines WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event Final Day Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event was played on Sunday at the host venue. It kicked of with 182 players from the tournament’s two starting flights, but the field was reduced to just 19 survivors by the time all ten levels scheduled...

Casino News Daily Jason Sandling Eyes Second WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s Cherokee As many as 182 players reached Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event after entering the tournament on Days 1A and B. They are set to return at the host casino at noon North Carolina time and to continue their battle for the first-place...

Casino News Daily John Dollinger Captures WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Cherokee after Previous Near-Miss John Dollinger from Gulf Breeze, Florida captured last night his first WSOP Circuit gold ring after running cold on one notable previous occasion. The poker pro bested 243 tournament entries in the $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em with a $200,000...

Casino News Daily Arkansas AG Asks Court to Side with Her in Ongoing Dispute with Casino Group Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the state’s Supreme Court to reject a request to force her to give the nod to the wording of a ballot measure that, if approved, would allow for the establishment of up to four casinos across the state....

Casino News Today GameArt entered Romania and Italy with iSoftBet’s help GameArt entered Romania and Italy for the first time, starting with a launch on NetBet. GameArt entered Romania and Italy with iSoftBet‘s help. iSoftBet is a market-leading online and mobile casino content provider. iSoftBet and GameArt have a longstanding partnership, with...

Casino News Daily Singapore Needs Greater Consolidation of Casino Regulators, Says Josephine Teo Josephine Teo, the Second Minister for Manpower and Home Affairs of Singapore, said that greater consolidation of the functions of casino regulatory authorities should be considered, especially at a time when the country’s gambling landscape has been...

Casino News Daily Kenya Could Scrap 35% Gambling Tax and Introduce Tax on Winnings Kenya’s current 35% tax on betting and gaming services could be scrapped by the government in favor of a 15% one under growing pressure from the country’s gambling industry. Local media reports that National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale submitted earlier...