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If you’re going to be in and around Las Vegas this Halloween, you may want to stop off at a new Horror themed cafe near Fremont Street. The Nightmare Cafe is officially up and running in the downtown area, located in the Arts District. The spooky foot cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And it’s located right next door to another iconic Las Vegas location, Nightmare Toys, which could help make your Halloween visit complete. While they specialize in foods with a Southern influence, such as fried okra, biscuits and gravy, and fried chicken, there are also…

The latest edition of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) has now come to an end. The major industry event returned to Las Vegas for a week of fully in-person education and networking action, gathering nearly 25,000 visitors at The Venetian Expo. The premier gaming event, presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA), highlighted “the casino gaming industry’s strength and dynamic future,” according to organizer RX. It also marked a return to form for G2E, with attendance nearly doubling G2E 2021’s 13,000, and just shy of 2019’s total of about 27,000. Bill Miller “Our industry is experiencing record-setting growth because of…

Online gaming products and services provider Amusnet Interactive announced Thursday the release of its newest video slot, 100 Bulky Fruits. The game is described as “a classic video slot with a variety of lucky symbols and fruity favorites.” However, Amusnet says it is not an ordinary fruit slot but “a dazzling, energetic, and modern game.” This 5-reel, 100-fixed paylines video slot offers “vivid gameplay and epic sound effects with tremendous payouts”, according to the company. “Land the Star and Dollar Scatter symbols to ignite the reels, and watch for the Golden Apple Wild symbol to boost winnings,” explains a press release.…

The Mega Moolah The Witch’s Moon online slot is a 5 Reel, 3 row game with 25 paylines from Microgaming. It comes with both Wild and Scatter Symbols, plus a Bonus Round and Bonus Spins! There is also a randomly triggered jackpot bonus, where one of several progressive jackpots can be won with a spin on the Mega Moolah jackpot bonus wheel. Mega Moolah The Witch’s Moon slot game is flying onto the scene just in time for the Halloween festivities. The game joins the massively popular progressive jackpot network from Microgaming, offering features such as Bonus Spins, multipliers and…

Gambling entertainment solutions developer Aruze Gaming America announced Thursday the release of Rock Paper Scissors Instant Win for its Muso Curve 55HB cabinet. The product was unveiled on the final day of the G2E Las Vegas event, where it was available for sale.  As described by the company, Rock Paper Scissors Instant Win brings “a school-yard favorite to the casino floor.” Its music and bright lights featured across the Muso Curve’s 55-inch touchscreen display are “sure to pull in passersby.”  With each play leading to a chance at an even bigger prize, gamers and gamblers are “sure to come back for…

Flutter Entertainment is currently spending more than EUR 100 million ($112 million) yearly on safer gambling initiatives in Ireland and Britain. The increased responsible gaming efforts come as both jurisdictions move to tighten their regulations. The industry giant’s chief executive for the UK and Ireland division, Conor Grant, estimates it spent GBP 48 million ($53.9 million) across the two countries in the first half of this year. In 2021, the total was GBP 93 million.  Back in August, the company shared its financial results for H1, showing its UK revenues fell by 4% when compared to the same period last…

Pressure is mounting on Missouri to launch sports betting as gamblers can now place legal wagers in any of its neighboring states, but not within the borders of the Show Me State. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle argue Missouri is losing millions in potential tax revenue by keeping the practice illegal, with the big question of when Missourians will finally be able to place legal sports wagers being one that Gov. Mike Parson now hears more frequently. “All of a sudden, people can go over there and do their thing and in Missouri they can’t,” Parson recently stated,…

Massachusetts gaming regulators have hired consultants to aid with sports betting as the state works on launching the upcoming legal wagering industry by late January. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced it would be calling in reinforcements at its latest meeting, held Thursday, in which Executive Director Karen Wells unveiled the regulator has hired testing and certification firm Gaming Laboratories International to assist with standards. Wells filled commissioners on Thursday on the variety of consulting arrangements the commission has made. The audit and consulting firm RSM US has been brought on board to help the Investigations and Enforcement Bureau with background…

Paul Gauselmann, founder and CEO of Gauselmann Group, has supported the establishment of the coworking space Westerwelle Startup Haus Arusha in Tanzania with a donation. The facility is described as “the largest of this type” and was formally opened on Monday, now operational. Hon John Mongella and @Westerwelle_F Chairman Mr. @MMronz together with Deputy Ambassador of @GermanyTanzania,Ms. Kathrin Steinbrenner and Mr. Conrad Milinga from the @ViwandaBiashara- revealing the plaque to declare the official opening of @WSH_Arusha.#WSHA #ArushaImeitika pic.twitter.com/hAtUErfIBw — Westerwelle Startup Haus Arusha (@WSH_Arusha) October 12, 2022 The start-up was established by the Berlin-based Westerwelle Foundation for International Understanding. The facility…

 October 14, 2022 Details about the new Vegas Strip resort being planned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta have been made public. The owner of the Golden Nugget casinos purchased land across from the Aria several months ago, and now we’re starting to get an idea of what’s in store. According to county records, Mr. Fertitta will put a 43 story hotel on the roughly 6 acre parcel. The resort will also have restaurants, bars, and a convention space, as one might expect. But there will also be a wedding chapel and theater which can handle 2,500 attendees. This new Vegas Strip…

Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego, California, announced Thursday it has been awarded Loosest Slots Casino and Best Bingo from the Southern California Gaming Guide and Best Casino Pool and Best Casino restaurant from the San Diego Reader.  The San Diego Reader Best of 2022 issue features more than 350 categories in a variety of industries. San Diegans vote for their favorite local businesses, places and people to select their winners in each category.  The Southern California Gaming Guide’s annual Reader’s Choice 2022 Best Casinos features the best gambling venues throughout Southern California. Since 2003, thousands of readers submitted online…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play announced Thursday the launch of its latest release, Muertos Multiplier Megaways, inviting players to “party the night away” in a Day of the Dead-inspired slots. The six-reel Megaways release features symbols depicting tacos, cactuses, and skulls that must form matching combinations in order to win, triggering a tumble feature of new symbols. These are joined by a wild multiplier, which can substitute all symbols except the bonus, making it easier to create wins. Three bonus symbols in combination trigger a Free Spins bonus round, with players being able to gamble the number of spins won prior to…

The Malta Gaming Authority and French regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux have recently collaborated on a joint technical meeting on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) matters. The two-day workshop, which took place on September 27-28, had as its purpose to showcase the methodologies and requirements of both authorities as well as to foster cooperation between the two regulators. Held remotely, the joint workshop looked at an overview of both MGA and ANJ’s AML Units’ functions, composition, and objectives with a specific focus on the supervisory aspect. This included presentations on corresponding legislation, an overview of AML/CFT obligations of…

Sports betting and media company Rivalry Corp. has announced preliminary record betting handle and revenue for the third quarter of the year. For the three-month period ended September 30, the company has seen an all-time high betting handle of CAD 70.3 million ($50.6 million), up 203% year-over-year; and record-setting revenue of CAD 7.1 million ($5.1 million), up 93% from the comparable period last year and 35% above quarter-over-quarter. The Toronto-based operator highlighted that the positive results were driven by performance in its esports betting vertical. “With 82% of active users at Rivalry under the age of 30-years old, the company…

The Arlington Heights Plan Commission agreed Wednesday to recommend that the Village Board approve amending the zoning for the Arlington International Racecourse site to allow for a sports betting facility there, exclusively under the condition of a professional sports stadium at the location.  The move comes after the NFL’s Chicago Bears team signed in 2021 a $197 million purchase agreement for the racecourse. Last month, a redevelopment plan including a sports wagering facility was presented, as part of a $5 billion, multi-year project. The team proposed to build both an NFL stadium and an adjoining mixed-use commercial and residential district.…

Gambling technology company Playtech has announced the successful refinancing of its current debt facilities. The company first announced on its September interim results that it has been engaged “in a comprehensive review of options” to refinance the EUR 530 million ($519 million) senior secured notes and the company’s revolving credit facility (RCF), both of which mature in Q4, 2023.  The company has now confirmed in a statement Thursday that it has entered into an amended EUR 277 million ($271 million) RCF until October 2025, with a further one-year extension option.  Based on its “strong” balance sheet and cash generation, Playtech is…