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NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders has named former chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and city attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan as the team’s new president. The appointment makes her the first African-American woman to hold that position in the National Football League. Morgan is the immediate past chairwoman of the Nevada gaming regulator and was appointed back in October 2021 to Allegiant Travel Company’s Board of Directors. As chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board from 2019 to 2020, Morgan led the passage and implementation of cashless wagering regulations, and ensured that all gaming licensees adopted policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment.…

Upcoming Las Vegas Strip hotel and casino Dream Las Vegas saw its groundbreaking last Friday in a ceremony attended by representatives for developers Shopoff Realty Investments and Contour, which have partnered with Dream Hotel Group, and state officials including Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak. The project has been described by its developers as a potential driving force in “the ongoing revitalization and rejuvenation of the south end of Las Vegas Strip.” The property will feature a 531-room lifestyle hotel and casino, with seven experiential dining and nightlife venues, 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space and 20,000 square feet of…

Sports betting startup Cipher Sports Technology Group announced Monday the closing of a $5 million Series A funding round which the business expects will accelerate its growth into the rapidly expanding legal US sports betting market. After a thorough due-diligence process, Cipher STG announced that Australia-based and privately owned investment group Cygnet Capital will lead its $5 million Series A. The company’s predictive analytics technology, along with its flagship consumer brand Dimers.com and an expansive suite of B2B products, saw it nominated for the Sports Affiliate of the Year Award at SBC Summit North America. This placed Cipher STG “firmly on the radar of a number of…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play announced Monday it is expanding its Latin America presence through its latest deal with online casino operator MiCasino.com. Customers of the brand will gain access to three of the company’s verticals including its slots library, which will see the delivery of recent titles such as Fortune of Giza and Zombie Carnival, along with fan favorites including Gates of Olympus.  Additionally, Pragmatic Play will provide MiCasino.com with its portfolio of Live Casino content, including the game show-inspired Sweet Bonanza CandyLand, along with more traditional games such as Roulette and Blackjack. The operator will also receive Pragmatic Play’s Virtual Sports collection…

Nathan Hicks, the owner of truck-stop Airport Casino in Shreveport, has urged the Caddo Parish Commission to “level the field” for businesses like his own. The push follows a new law passed in Louisiana earlier this year that expanded the area available for off-track betting parlors, giving them the same zoning restrictions as video poker truck stops. The commission will hold a special meeting to discuss the matter on July 28. Under a new law passed earlier this year, large casinos like Louisiana Downs will be able to operate off-track betting parlors that offer gaming options and amenities without the location…

As the Massachusetts Legislature nears the end of formal sessions, legislators continue to work to bridge differences between Senate and House sports betting bills. A state Representative involved in negotiations has now said he is hopeful the bill will be finalized and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk before the session concludes on July 31. His remarks came as lawmakers and operators gathered in Boston for a meeting in which DraftKings’ Jason Robins called for the expansion of sports betting and iGaming. Under that timeline, Massachusetts bettors could be wagering by the Super Bowl in February 2023, state Rep. Jerry…

Dozens of restaurants and bars in Ohio have pre-qualified to offer sports betting ahead of the upcoming market launch, set for January 1. The Ohio Lottery has released a list of businesses that could be approved for the market, which shows strong interest from this segment. The list includes several businesses in the Miami Valley, in southwest Ohio. Among interested parties in sports betting is Geez Grill & Pub, which believes its customers would appreciate a wagering addition. Its manager is seeking to install a kiosk in the restaurant. “People come out to eat for entertainment,” Manager Mario Giallombardo told…

Temporary full-service casino “Bristol Casino – Future Home of Hard Rock” celebrated Friday morning its grand opening, with a ceremony featuring Hard Rock executives and partners, state and local officials, local community members, and business and civic leaders. Hard Rock claims the venue will be an economic driver for Bristol, Virginia.  The date included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the first Virginia casino, with the signature Hard Rock guitar smashing slated for when the permanent casino opens. During the event, Bristol Casino presented a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Bristol TN/VA from gaming proceeds generated…

EmuCasino 2.0 It’s been a long journey for EmuCasino and its beloved players since its inception 10 years ago. Now, what better way to celebrate EmuCasino’s 10 year anniversary than with a new and improved site? While keeping all the elements that players know and love, EmuCasino has made sure not to go overboard with this reconstruction of its site and has implemented some key improvements in all the right areas. All in all, these changes couldn’t have come sooner and takes the player experience to new heights. Let’s explore these in detail below. A sharp, tidy new appearance In…

 July 11, 2022 We’re now over four years past the Supreme Court ruling making American sports betting a mainstream activity. It was in May of 2018 when the nations highest court rules that PASPA was an unconstitutional violation of state’s rights. And now, we’re closing in on 40 states which regulate the activity. However, one concern was always public attitudes toward betting on sporting events. For many years the media and Hollywood had stigmatized American sports betting as something reserved for organized crime and dark alleys. Thankfully, those stereotypical images now appear to be a thing of the past. A…

Provider of gaming solutions Bet Connections announced that it has sealed a strategic alliance with END 2 END, in order to continue its expansion into global markets in bingo platforms and lotteries, both online and retail. In a brief statement, Bet Connections indicated that “with rapid growth in the iGaming industry in recent years” and “under the leadership of its CEO, Jesús Rafael Campos” it has achieved strategic partnerships and alliances with the objective of “continuing to offer the best quality in software development platforms for the solution of gaming sites.” Regarding END 2 END, a gaming solutions provider based…

Betting and gaming company 888 Holdings announced Wednesday the appointment of Andrea Gisle Joosen, Andria Vidler and Randy Freer as independent non-executive directors, while the firm also revealed it intends to add Ori Shaked to its board.  Joosen has experience in leadership positions across a number of international technology and consumer industry companies, including chief executive of Boxer TV Sweden, and as a managing director of Nordics for Panasonic, Chantelle Group and Twentieth Century Fox. Andrea Gisle Joosen She has also served as non-executive director for William Hill-owned Mr Green, and is currently a non-executive director with Currys in the…

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is backing proposals for two casinos that would be exclusive to foreigners. The Sun World Ba Na Hills resort in Da Nang city, and a venue at Hon Tre Island in Khanh Hoa Province, would represent locations that have “good tourism potential” and are “especially attractive to foreigners,” the Ministry said in the proposals it has forwarded to the government. However, the Ministry has refused to back a proposal for the construction of a casino in the central province of Binh Thuan, due to its “low” tourism potential and pointing out its lack of a port…

Gaming manufacturer Interblock announced Monday the installation of Stadium set up within Grand Casino Bucharest, located inside JW Marriott Grand Hotel Bucharest, Romania. The new Electronic Table Game (ETG) experience was first unveiled to the players back in April and the company has stated it will “continue to grow.”  Performance results from Platinum Casino in Bucharest encouraged property management to add additional Interblock products to their casino floor in Grand Casino Bucharest. The ETGs consist of 21 Diamond play stations and feature SA Diamond Golden Ball Automated Roulette, connection to Live Roulette, and the Universal Cabinet with Blackjack and Roulette…

A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that US residents are growing more accepting of sports betting. A total of 66% of respondents now approve of making betting on pro sporting events legal, up from the 55% that were in favor in 2017. However, support for legalizing betting on college sports remains lower, with 50% against the motion. The new study comes four years after the Supreme Courts’ overturn of the gambling law which limited sports gambling mostly to Nevada. The poll was conducted online May 4-17 among a random national sample of 1,503 adults. Betting has now been legalized and…

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