Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has named Anne Ward as its new Chairman of the Board, effective immediately and replacing David Foster. According to details contained in an ASX filing, Foster will remain…
Singapore Casinos Threatened by Rumored Gaming Resort in South Malaysia
Singapore’s casino duopoly, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, is facing possible competition for the first time by way of neighboring Malaysia. Bloomberg reported that Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met…
Mohegan Pennsylvania Opens Smoke-Free Gaming Lounge With Aristocrat Slots
Mohegan Pennsylvania in the Poconos has opened a smoke-free gaming lounge in partnership with Aristocrat Gaming. Mohegan, the commercial gaming unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, told Casino.org that its Poconos…
Is Elon’s Boring Company Illegally Dumping Dirt Behind Vegas Strip?
A Clark County Commissioner has accused Elon Musk’s the Boring Company of illegally dumping wet dirt and other material dug out for its Vegas Loop underground tunnel project in a private Las…
Nevada Regulators Join Las Vegas Money Laundering Probe as Net Widens
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has joined a sprawling investigation into the possible laundering of proceeds from illegal bookmaking at Las Vegas casinos, the Nevada Current reports. The gaming regulator is…
GLPI Execs Say Tropicana Met Usefulness, Interested in Bally’s Chicago
On the real estate company’s first-quarter earnings conference call, Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) executives signaled the recently Tropicana Las Vegas met its shelf life and the fate of the venue…
Boyd Stock Bludgeoned on Rising Las Vegas Locals Competition
Increased competition in the Las Vegas locals market, namely in the form of the Durango Casino & Resort, was among the reasons Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) missed first-quarter earnings estimates, trigging a…
Aristocrat wraps buy of NeoGames, launches new RMG unit
Australia-based slot-machine maker and game-content provider Aristocrat Leisure Ltd is launching a new unit dedicated to online real money gaming (RMG) operations. The move comes as Aristocrat affirmed the completion of the…
Indonesia to have task force against online gambling
The Indonesian government is setting up a multi-ministry and multi-agency task force to address online gambling. Interpol would also be asked to help with cross-border cases. A Thursday statement on the matter…
Tan of Berjaya denies talks on second Malaysia casino
The Edge financial news outlet reported on Friday a statement on behalf of Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan of lottery specialist Berjaya Corp Bhd, describing as “inaccurate” reports of talks on the possibility…