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…
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Mississippi: Biloxi casino gets approved after 15 years
RW Development waited 15 years and spent millions of dollars on legal and engineering fees to get site approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Thursday morning’s hearing was somewhat contentious, as representatives…
Florida Republican senator files bill to push for gambling expansion
Florida State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed a bill on Thursday pushing for a gambling expansion ahead of the upcoming 2024 legislative session. Igoglia filed the SB 1054: Pari-mutuel Permitholders, records show. The…
Manitoba casino workers reach deal, avert strike
Food and beverage workers at Winnipeg casinos will not be hitting the picket line before Christmas. The Manitoba Government and General employees Union (MGEU), the union representing nearly 200 workers at the…
Nevada adds accused roulette cheat to Black Book
A Mississippi man has been added to Nevada’s Black Book, barring him from the state’s casinos after facing allegations of cheating at roulette and trespassing. The Nevada Gaming Commission issued the ruling…
Golden Entertainment to sell Nevada slot operations in mid-January
Nevada regulators Thursday paved the way for Golden Entertainment to sell its Nevada slot operations to J&J Ventures Gaming for $213.5 million and $34 million in purchased cash. Just as the Nevada…
Why New Jersey has failed to ban indoor smoking in the last place it’s allowed – casinos
After more than a decade of failed attempts, momentum appeared to be building over the last two years to finally ban smoking inside one of the very last public places in New…
Mohegan confident Korean resort Inspire will be cash flow positive by end-2024
Executives of US tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming said Thursday they remain confident that the company’s recently opened Mohegan Inspire integrated resort in Incheon, South Korea will become cash flow positive before…
Regulatory issues in Japan
Fred Gushin and Paul Bromberg of Spectrum Gaming Group take a look at the state of Japan’s developing casino industry and explain why the prefectural selection process for partner IR operators was…
Japan’s central government approves revised implementation plan for Osaka IR
Japan’s central government has approved an implementation agreement drawn up by Osaka Prefecture and the MGM Resorts consortium for an integrated resort development on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island, paving the way for a…