01/15/21 Encore Las Vegas to host Covid-19 vaccination centre Having previously offered on-site Covid-19 testing, the Las Vegas venue will now be used as a vaccination site.
01/14/21 New Jersey: sports betting up as slots and table games fall Sports betting set another new record in the state in December while traditional games declined year-on-year.
01/14/21 Bermuda’s first casino to open in 2021 The launch of a digital bank will be pivotal in opening a casino in Bermuda, where banks have been a barrier to gambling expansion.
01/13/21 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas pushes back opening Virgin Hotels Las Vegas was originally scheduled to open last autumn but the casino resort has postponed its launch for the second time.
01/13/21 Nevada extends covid-19 restrictions for casinos Casinos will continue to operate at reduced capacity for at least another month as lawmakers extend restrictions for the second time.
01/12/21 Las Vegas Sands’ Sheldon Adelson passes away Las Vegas Sands’ Chairman and Founder Sheldon Adelson has passed away.
01/12/21 Colorado: legislators vote to remove $100 bet limit in casinos Casinos will be able to take unlimited single bets and introduce new games from May.
01/11/21 Casigrangi clinches majority stake in French casino group SFC The subsidiary of Groupe Philippe Ginestet will own over 75 per cent of the firm, which has casinos in Gruissan, Châtel-Guyon, Port la Nouvelle and Collioure.
01/08/21 Sheldon Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment Sands current president and COO Rob Goldstein will replace Adelson while he is on leave.
01/08/21 Tribal members file petition against Caesars Southern Indiana purchase The group consists of 14 tribal members, including two sitting tribal council members and a former principal chief.
01/08/21 MGM appoints new CFO Jonathan Halkyard will join MGM’s senior team as CFO, overseeing all financial activities at the company.
01/07/21 Connecticut casinos report $162m losses in 2020 Annual reports for the 2020 fiscal year reveal the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Foxwoods Resort Casino and The Mohegan Sun.
01/07/21 Live! Casino to open in Philadelphia Cordish Companies will open its latest Live! gaming venue in Philadelphia later this month.
01/07/21 Holland Casino reaches new labour agreement The company has agreed on a salary increases scheme from now until May 2022. Casinos in the country remain closed due to the lockdown.
01/06/21 North Virginia town set to launch first gaming parlour Rosie’s Gaming Emporium is set to open on Friday and will include both pari-mutuel video slots and penny games.
