The Philippines is targeting 7.7 million international visitor arrivals next year, representing a 50% increase over 2023 numbers according to comments from Department of Tourism chief Christina Frasco. The positive forecast comes…
New York: Commercial casinos report lowest revenue in 9 months
It’s been some time since land-based casinos in New York experienced such a down month. But such is the case when the industry succeeds so much in a single year. According to…
Cordish breaks ground on $270M Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana
Jon Cordish promised his family’s renovation of the former Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City will transform the former property into a destination gambling, event and entertainment resort that will rival the…
Las Vegas: Culinary Union reaches contract agreement with The Mirage
Culinary Workers Local 226 announced a tentative agreement Wednesday on a new five-year contract covering 1,700 workers at The Mirage. The deal is the first that the union and its affiliate, Bartenders…
More voices join pleas to make New Jersey casinos smoke free
Three-fourths of Philadelphia-area residents say they would visit Atlantic City casinos more often if the gaming floors were smoke free, a new survey found. The research follows pleas by a longtime gaming…
Fontainebleau Las Vegas opens, catering to the luxury market
The Strip welcomed the $3.7 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas, its newest luxury brand, Wednesday. With much pomp and fanfare and Justin Timberlake scheduled to perform, the Fontainebleau celebrated Las Vegas’s comeback story…
Macau concessionaires to organize Christmas activities in old districts
The Macau SAR Government, together with the city’s six concessionaires, will organize events in six old districts during the Christmas period, it announced Monday. As previously reported by IAG, the concessionaires are…
SOFTSWISS celebrates 10 years of Crypto Casino Solution with all-time high digital currency adoption via online casino partners
Ten years after first launching its Crypto Casino Solution, iGaming solutions provider SOFTSWISS says that 70% of all projects powered by the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform now support digital currencies, with 15% of…
Light & Wonder appoints Oliver Chow as Chief Financial Officer
Global gaming supplier Light & Wonder, Inc has named Oliver Chow as the company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer following the recent departure of Connie James. Chow, who previously…
AUSTRAC names gambling sector among key areas of focus in 2024
Australia’s financial crimes watchdog has announced its regulatory priorities for 2024, with the gambling industry named among its central focuses yet again. Just months after reaching a settlement with Crown Resorts that…