North America

May gaming revenues are down overall for Atlantic City

New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has published the gaming revenue results for Atlantic City’s casinos and internet gaming for May 2018. Internet gaming...

New York’s sports betting aspirations could be on ice for another year

New York’s aspirations to become the next state to legalise sports betting post-PASPA have hit a major obstacle, with the majority-holding Democrats said to be...

Caesars strike averted as workers sign off new five-year contract

Workers at Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas casino resorts have finally acceded to a new five-year contract, negating the threat of strike action. The staff,...

Michigan reaches the halfway stage to legal online gambling

Michigan joined the growing club of states looking to legalise gambling activity this week with the passage of Bill H4926, otherwise known as the...

Borgata turns to IGT for sports betting platform

International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that MGM Resorts International has chosen its sports betting platform to run its retail sports betting operations as the State...

New Jersey goes live at last with legal sports betting offer

New Jersey has gone live this morning - Thursday June 14 - with a fully legal sports betting offer, with Democratic state Governor Phil...

MGM to raise capital to pay for growth, acquisitions and paying down debt

MGM Resorts International has announced that a proposal to offer $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2025. The company intends to...

Las Vegas Lights FC strikes sponsorship deal with William Hill US

William Hill US, having reportedly been inundated with offers of sponsorship from America’s major sports league teams, has confirmed that it has signed a...

Sports teams keen to sign sponsorship deals with William Hill US

Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill US, has revealed that US sports teams are knocking on the company’s door in significant numbers in search...

Stars Group served notice of application but will dispute claims over liquidity

The Stars Group Inc has been served with a notice of application filed by Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (and certain affiliated funds) and Verition...

Event News

Cordish gaming cannibalization

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...
Dan Marino SBC Summit North America

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 CEO Adam Greenblatt

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

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...