04/09/21 Las Vegas casino to require staff to be vaccinated Wynn Resorts Las Vegas has announced it will require staff to get the Covid-19 vaccine or to present a weekly negative test to continue working.
04/08/21 Online gaming in Italy sees record month for sports betting February The Italian online gaming sector marked a new record in revenue from sports betting in February, earning €351.2m.
04/08/21 Canadian first nations sue Alberta gaming regulator The Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda are suing Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) for launching an online betting site.
04/08/21 AGEM endorses ICE London date for 2022 The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has expressed its endorsement for the London gaming show that will take place next February.
04/08/21 Betfred must pay blackjack player £1.7m after “software glitch” The High Court in London has ordered Betfred to pay a UK blackjack player £1.7m in winnings that it withheld claiming they were caused by a software glitch.
04/08/21 Workers win new protections at Harrah’s New Orleans Casino workers at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel and Casino have gained several measures through their union.
04/08/21 Holland Casino confirms opening of 6 venues in pilot Holland Casino will participate in a Dutch pilot programme to check the possibility to reopen casinos with protocols amid the pandemic.
04/08/21 Work starts on new tribal casino in Oklahoma A new tribal casino will be developed in the city of Cache, Oklahoma, the Comanche Nation.
04/07/21 NHS director calls for gambling firms to be taxed to fund addiction treatment Claire Murdoch, national mental health director for NHS England, argues that voluntary contributions from gambling firms are “a drop in the ocean” compared to their revenues.
04/07/21 Maine: sports betting hopes revived with new bill The state senate in Maine has introduced a bill to legalise and regulate sports betting.
04/07/21 Eagle Mountain and Tule River Tribe begin work on new casino After 25 years, the tribal casino company will open a new casino in California, expected to be launched in 2022.
04/07/21 Ilitch group acquires stake in Atlantic City casino The group, which owns a casino in Detroit, has entered Atlantic City after acquiring half of Ocean Casino from a New York hedge fund.
04/07/21 Casino in Mississippi to become family entertainment complex A former Harrah’s casino in Mississippi, which closed its doors in 2019, will now be transformed into an entertainment complex.
04/07/21 Andrew Ludlow takes control of gaming technology provider NRM Gambling firm NRM was formerly owned by its founder, Paul Whitbread, in partnership with Andrew Ludlow, who is now taking total control of the company.
04/07/21 Protests against proposed Bally’s casino in Virginia A new casino proposed for Richmond, Virginia, faces opposition from residents.
