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Payment solutions company AstroPay announced Monday it has joined the line-up of official sponsors of the Latin America gaming industry trade show, SAGSE Latam 2022, which will take place on March 30th and 31st, 2022, at the Hilton, Buenos Aires.  Bringing together the region’s key gaming industry players, the event will showcase the latest innovations in the gaming and entertainment industry, as well as provide an ideal space for industry professionals to network and find the latest developments and trends on technology and gaming. Online pre-registration for the exhibition is now available for visitors. In an official press release, Mikael Lijtenstein,…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play announced Monday it has extended its reach in the Brazilian market with its slot vertical now being live with operator MarjoSports.  The company’s portfolio is now available in Brazil through MarjoSports including releases such as “Elemental Gems Megaways” and “The Ultimate 5”, as well as “Big Bass Bonanza” and “The Dog House Megaways”.  Having secured the initial agreement with Pragmatic Play in late 2021, MarjoSports will also begin to offer its Live Casino portfolio in the near future. This partnership will see Pragmatic Play further its reach both in Brazil and in the wider Latin…

On February 1, MGM Resorts officially introduced MGM Rewards, its new loyalty rewards program, which for the first time is connected to the company’s online sports betting app BetMGM, and also allows non-gaming members to join their gaming counterparts and earn a currency, MGM Rewards Points, redeemable for complimentary dining, entertainment, hotel stays, among other benefits.  The launch was followed by the release of record fourth quarter results, in which the company posted consolidated net revenues of $3.1 billion, an increase of 105% compared to the prior-year quarter. In January, the company announced that it would be investing $450 million more…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a new compact allowing sports betting at the Forest County Potawatomi’s tribal casinos. The deal was announced by both the governor’s office and tribal Chairman Ned Daniels Jr. through press statements released on Friday. The amendment to the already existing gaming deal, in addition to now allowing for event wagering, also extends the compact to 2061. It is, however, still subject to US Department of Interior approval, and is set to undergo a 45-day review. “We appreciate Governor Evers and his administration working with us in a government-to-government manner to provide our tribe the…

The Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) has unanimously voted to deny an application by the Flying Lark -a proposed destination resort in Grants Pass by Travis Boersma, co-founder of the Dutch Bros. Coffee franchise- for 225 Historical Horse Racing Machines (HHRs). The rejection follows an opinion released by the Oregon Attorney General’s office last week, which determined that setting up the machines at the proposed venue in Grants Pass, Josephine County, would constitute an illegal casino. However, while the Racing Commission complied with the Department of Justice’s opinion, it did it reluctantly. Regulators for the state also unanimously passed a resolution noting…

According to documents made public Friday by the New York State Inspector General’s Office, Tioga Down’s Southern Tier harness racing track —which got licensed to become a full-fledged casino in 2016—, has evaded state rules requiring that minority or women-owned businesses be hired for portions of the $44 million casino job.  Inspector General Lucy Lang stated that, on paper, some minority-owned companies were paid to provide the casino in Nichols with electrical products and food supplies, The Buffalo News reports. However, these were actually provided to the casino by companies owned by white people, while minority businesses did little more than…

Gaming operator and developer Full House Resorts has announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer. Moreover, the company issued on Thursday an update regarding its American Place project in Waukegan, Illinois, which will see the opening of a temporary facility this summer. The company will be promoting John Ferrucci, General Manager for Full House Resort’s Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi, to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, subject to finalization of a new employment agreement between both parties related to the position. As COO, Ferrucci will be tasked with overseeing…

As announced Thursday, for the second year in a row, casino gaming industry executives have voted Seminole Hard Rock as the top “Employer of Choice” among brick and mortar casino gaming industry companies, according to results of the latest Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey, which rated 34 casino companies or standalone casinos. Seminole Hard Rock has held the survey’s top spot for six of the past seven years. Respondents also ranked Hard Rock Online Casino as their “Employer of Choice” among 28 iGaming and mobile sports betting organizations. The digital brand ranked second in the iGaming and mobile sports betting category…

UK gambling industry standards body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) shared on Friday the results of research on the size of black market gambling across Europe, which it describes as “shocking.” Moreover, the BGC has warned the government that the UK is “at a dangerous crossroad,” and has urged ministers to learn lessons from other jurisdictions from abroad for its new gambling white paper. The findings, which come from industry research and a PWC report for the BGC, uncover “the shocking scale” of black market gambling in European countries following the introduction of strict new measures on regulated operators.  They…

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The Louisiana gambling regulator has given Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), owner of DiamondJacks riverboat casino in Bossier City 60 days to either sell the site or have its state gaming license revoked. The casino has been closed since March 2020, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chair Ronnie Johns stated he found it “extremely disturbing” that the situation has been going on for two years now. “We stand here today and nothing has been done. I don’t think a blade of grass has been changed at the property”. Should the license be taken away from…

Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen said Thursday has three potential sites on which it could build a $2 billion casino in New York City, though he did not identify them. The announcements were made at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena for Hard Rock Atlantic City’s Town Hall Meeting for employees, where they learned from Allen and President Joe Lupo that over 2,400 of their eligible union and non-union team members will receive bonuses totaling $10 million for the third consecutive year following a record-breaking year with the largest increase in coin-in, table games drop, and gross gaming revenue over…

Sports betting giant DraftKings has shared its fourth quarter and full-year 2021 financial report. The company describes its results for Q4 as “better than expected,” presenting a 47% year-over-year revenue increase that beat guidance by 8%.  For the three months ended December 31, the company reported revenue of $473 million, compared to $322 million during the same period the prior year. Monthly Unique Players for its B2C segment increased 32%, with 2 million MUPs engaging with DraftKings during each month on average, which reflects the business’ “strong unique player retention and acquisition.” “DraftKings’ strong fourth-quarter performance exceeded our expectations on…

This year, the traditional exhibition will take place on March 30 and 31 at the Hilton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center, and access will be limited exclusively to operators, regulators, sponsors, and exhibitors. For this reason and with nearly two months to go before its 30th edition, online pre-registration for the exhibition is now available. To register, visitors can access through the following link: http://iis.qreventos.com/sagse_latam/preacreditacion_asistente.asp “SAGSE Latam promises to be once again a diverse and complete exhibition for the sector, with the participation of companies that manufacture in-person gaming, online gaming, software development, regulators and other suppliers of services…

International Game Technology (IGT) announced Thursday that it will expand its sports betting footprint in Washington state via a new multi-year agreement with Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, a business arm of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians who owns and operates Kalispel Casino in Cusick, Washington. IGT’s PlaySports technology and trading advisory services will power the casino’s soon-to-open retail sportsbook. This is IGT’s second sports betting venture in Washington State with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. In December 2021, IGT deployed its PlaySports technology and trading advisory services at the Turf Club Sportsbook in Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway…

As an American company, PayPal gambling transactions have always been a bit of a risk. In fact, it was only a few weeks ago that we covered stories on PayPal freezing gambling funds for some of their customers. But things are changing, and the company not only sees these changes, they want their cut of the action. PayPal is actually processing transaction for the online gambling industry, just not for players in the United States. At least not yet. The company recently changed their policy of prohibiting online gambling payments for customers in the United Kingdom. Customers there are currently…