Hall elected chair of GSA Blockchain committee
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has launched its new Blockchain Committee, with Earle G Hall, CEO of AxesNetwork, elected as chair. GSA and its...
Branson acquires Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels group has acquired the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas and will spend the next few months reinvigorating the location...
Merkur heads to NIGA with home grown American games
Merkur Gaming US returns to NIGA with a brand new game range created, it claims, in America, by Americans and for Americans. The new...
Novomatic Americas outlines plans for NIGA 2018
Novomatic Americas will present its latest product innovations on Booth 546 at the National Indian Gaming Association’s upcoming trade show NIGA 2018 on April...
Gateway casino will create new jobs and economic spin-offs
Canadian company Gateway Casinos and Entertainment will invest CA$36m in a brand new casino facility in Chatham, Ontario. Trading under the banner of Cascades Casino...
Robin Roy: ‘We’re eagerly awaiting the PASPA decision’
With the much-anticipated decision from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) regarding the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) still in...
Major retailers to test Scientific Games’ SCiQ instant lottery
Major national retailers, including 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience retailer, have agreed to test Scientific Games Corporation's new SCiQ lottery instant game retail technology. The intuitive and easy-to-use SCiQ dispensers are available now...
Maryland hearing for betting bill
Maryland’s Senate Budget and Taxation Committee held a hearing this week on HB 1014, the bill that proposes to broaden commercial gaming in the state to...
Catena Media strengthens US affiliate presence with BonusSeeker acquisition
Catena Media has strengthened its position as an iGaming affiliate in the regulated New Jersey market, via the acquisition of BonusSeeker.com and related assets.
Enhancing...
Promotions at Konami Gaming for Whalen and Bertsch
Konami Gaming has announced the promotions of Casey Whalen and Jay Bertsch to Vice President, North American game sales and Vice President, global systems...
Event News
Cordish’s Rob Norton ballparks casino cannibalization at 15-23%
To some in the industry, Rob Norton is an obstructionist. The president of Cordish Gaming's stance against iGaming legislation in states like Maryland has...
SBC Summit North America draws 5,000 attendees
SBC Summit North America once again packed The Meadowlands Convention Center for two days of networking, conference content and conversation.
"We had nearly 5,000 of...
BetMGM may be ‘radio quiet’ but Greenblatt ready to speak out
Towards the start of his fireside chat with CNBC's Contessa Brewer at SBC Summit North America, BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt began by acknowledging that...
How Massachusetts is using research to rewrite the gaming playbook
In Massachusetts, like in many states, things are changing fast in gaming.
The state launched digital sports betting in March 2023 and experienced an immediate...