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G aming industry veteran Yale Rowe has been named President and General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, and will oversee the growth of the integrated gaming destination, its 539-room hotel, 25,000-square-foot casino, amenities, and entertainment venues. Rowe begins his role effective immediately. With a reputation for consistently delivering results in establishing efficient and effective operations, Rowe brings 27 years of hospitality, gaming, and operations experience to the resort where his leadership will be vital to the property’s continued and future success. Throughout his career, Rowe has never shied away from taking on new…

“MGM Direct to Borgata” air service from up to 75 departure cities into Atlantic City T hrough MGM Direct, the company’s charter program, Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel casino resort is now offering convenient nonstop jet service from markets such as Clearwater, Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston, Texas; Detroit, Michigan, and more. Travelers from up to 75 departure cities across the U.S. can now escape to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, MGM Resorts International’s destination resort on the East Coast, with flight service via Sun Country Airlines into Atlantic City International Airport (ACY). MGM Executive Director…

R ecently released figures show that Pennsylvania casinos saw a more than $9 million revenue increase in May compared to the previous month, reports The Tribune-Review. According to data from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, combined gambling revenues last month exceeded $413 million compared to the $404 million reported in April. A comparison was not provided between May and the same period last year as facilities were closed because of the covid-19 pandemic. However, figures reported last month were 42% higher compared to those in May 2019, when gambling revenues totaled $290.8 million. Pennsylvania’s online and retail sportsbooks accepted $447.5 million in wagers…

Waterside operators allege they have a deal with the city giving them the first right to open a casino C ordish Companies, the operator of Waterside entertainment center in Norfolk, Virginia, is suing the City of Norfolk, the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) and Norfolk City Attorney Bernard Pishko, alleging they have an agreement with the city that gives them the first right to open a casino, and not the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. The tribe is proposing to build a $500-million resort casino in Norfolk near Harbor Park. The Headwaters Resort and Casino project, less than a mile from…

Alexis Ohanian is funding Wagr, which has former Caesars CEO Gary Loveman as an adviser R eddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is investing $4 million in a seed-funding round for the sports betting startup Wagr app, which seeks to blend social media with the gambling market. Wagr was founded in April 2020, and it offers a gambling app that allows fans to bet on sports with friends instead of casinos. The company plans to create a social platform that doesn’t require betting knowledge and expands the market for casual wagers. “It’s about productizing what already goes down in everyone’s group chat,…

T he Chairperson of the Dutch Gambling Authority, René Jansen has confirmed, at a webinar on Thursday morning, that a group of gambling authorities, from 14 EU Member States, has written to the European Commission to formally request the reestablishment of the Commission-mandated EU Expert Group on Gambling. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) fully supports reestablishing the Expert Group to help encourage and support more common and joined-up approaches towards regulating Europe’s gambling market, according to a press release. The Expert Group provided a platform for gambling regulators to exchange information, share best practices, and work together on joint…

he company said Lynn McCreary brings over three decades of business, legal and executive leadership experience to Sportradar, as the company continues its rapid growth and affirms its standing as a premier, multi-vertical, data & technology company. McCreary spent the past 11 years at Fiserv, Inc., a global leader in financial services and payments technology, and since 2013 served as its Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary.  Her responsibilities included directing the company’s worldwide legal, ethics and compliance activities; she was instrumental in its M&A activities, including the transformative acquisition of First Data.Prior to joining…

B etMGM announced that its CEO, Adam Greenblatt, has been named one of the Top CEOs in 2021 in the U.S. Small and Medium Business (SMB) category on Glassdoor. “Glassdoor released its annual award recognizing highlighting top leaders that employees love working for in countries throughout North America and parts of Europe,” highlighted the company. Greenblatt received a ranking of 10 out of 50 on the U.S. SMB List, with a 98% approval rating, based on the anonymous and voluntary reviews that BetMGM employees shared on Glassdoor throughout the past year. BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt commented: “From the company’s inception, we clearly defined the…

B Gaming has announced the launch of its new Dig Dig Digger slot, already available at renowned casinos such as Bitstarz and N1 casino. The Dig Dig Digger slot features HD graphics and a 5×3 scheme, with a popular “book of” mechanic. It offers Expanded symbols when 3 Golden Shovels drop on the reels. The chances of large winnings during the bonus round increases significantly. Free Spins and Gamble Round are also included. At the same time, the game has a high RTP (95,5%) and maximum exposure x5500. “The slot will undoubtedly bring smiles to the faces of our players!…

T he head of Segob, Olga Sánchez Cordero, stated that this collaboration agreement is vital to eradicate “money laundering, corruption, and national and transnational organized crime.” The official explained that the agreement establishes mechanisms and processes so that the Ministry of the Interior has additional information from individuals, to oversee the correct fulfillment of the obligations of the aforementioned agencies. The strategy conforms to the National Security guidelines, it will be in force until November 2024 and was signed within the framework of the “International Financial Action Group”, where a series of international conventions were celebrated. Sánchez Cordero commented that…

 June 17, 2021 As the rest of the gaming community across the country enjoys a rebound, New Jersey gambling revenue has rebounded as well. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported that total gaming revenue in the state rose 290% from last year at this time. In May of 2020, the state only made $96 million. But this May things turned around with a $374 million windfall. Online gambling in New Jersey helped a lot, generating over $108 million, while sports betting brought in nearly $53 million. Las Vegas hit the $1 billion mark month in March… it’s first…

There are huge changes coming in major countries to all things gambling, whether that be for changing regulation across the US that as started to allow different services to offer both online sports betting and online gambling with the growth of the likes of online bingo too, where other countries like the UK have started to make changes such as the recent announced change to slow slots down with a list of adjustments that will both impact online slots and online casinos as a whole. The recent focus, however, has instead been aimed at advertisement as a small study in the…

Subjectivist upset the odds at Royal Ascot on Thursday to dethrone three-time winner Stradivarius and snatch the Ascot Gold Cup. There’s a double dose of Group 1 action on the fourth day of the festival with the Commonwealth Cup and Coronations Stakes among Friday’s major highlights. Check out our Day 4 Royal Ascot racing tips below… Royal Ascot Racing Tips – Day 4 14:30 (Albany Stakes) – Hello You – 9/2 EW 🏇 €350,000 filly put an early career marker down with a barnstorming run at Wolverhampton on debut; could feature prominently if conditions trend softer in the expected rain…

R esorts World Las Vegas, the first ground-up resort development on the Las Vegas Strip in more than a decade, will present a new gaming experience with the most innovative technology in the industry when the resort opens June 24. With 117,000 square feet of gaming space featuring over 1,400 slot machines, 117 table games, a dedicated poker room and 30 poker tables, plus high-limit areas and a sportsbook, the next-generation casino will redefine the traditional gaming experience by introducing “the most technologically advanced casino and gaming operations all within one integrated resort”, according to the operator. “Our vision at…

A subsidiary of TV streaming platform fuboTV, Fubo Gaming has named former Penn National Gaming, executive Carl Sottosanti to its board of directors and as chairman of its gaming compliance committee, effective immediately. Sottosanti joins Fubo Gaming as it prepares to launch Fubo Sportsbook, a comprehensive sports entertainment experience through online sports betting, in the fourth quarter of 2021. It is subject to obtaining required regulatory approvals. David Gandler, co-founder and CEO of fuboTV commented in a press release: “With extensive experience in the gaming industry, including almost 18 years as an executive at Penn National, Carl will bring valuable industry…

P ragmatic Play draws inspiration from the heroes of Olympus in the launch of its latest slot title, Lucky Lightning. Players will find themselves in an Ancient Greek setting in the provider’s new 3×5 slot, with symbols featuring Greek gods Zeus and Hera and various staples of Greek mythology, such as the Minotaur of Crete, the legendary Griffin, and the winged horse, Pegasus. The central mechanic in Lucky Lightning is the Wild Respin feature, which is triggered randomly when a Lightning Symbol lands on the first two reels, affecting them in one of two ways. The feature will either grow…