04/28/20 B.C. cities should ‘formally request’ online gambling revenue British Columbia Attorney General’s office recommends steps to be taken by cities seeking to claim a share of online gambling revenues.
04/28/20 Iowa casino lays off more than 1,000 staff Prairie Meadows in Altoona becomes the latest casino to furlough the majority of employees due to the Coronavirus crisis.
04/28/20 Tribal California casino closed until May 31 The San Manuel Casino has extended its closure period in order to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
04/27/20 60% increase in US traffic for 888Poker Poker in high demand amid the current Coronavirus crisis and with sports events cancelled around the world.
04/27/20 Small casinos can access White House emergency loan American Gaming Association praises move that will allow small scale casinos to access emergency funding due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
04/27/20 Twin River buys Bally’s Atlantic City Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino sold to Twin River Worldwide Holdings for $25million in cash.
04/27/20 Regulating the Unexpected – A BMM Testlabs Webinar Series BMM Testlabs will launch a weekly series of live educational webinars to assist Tribal operators and regulators.
04/27/20 AGA applauds regulation for business loans AGA applauds new regulations allowing gaming companies to apply for small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
04/27/20 Tribal Idaho casino to reopen to public on May 1 The Coeur d’Alene will open its doors today (April 27) but will welcome the general public from May 1.
04/24/20 Arkansas casinos can only reopen when safe Gov. Asa Hutchinson says citizens must be protected but seems positive that normal life will resume shortly.
04/24/20 Casino revenue down 60% in Louisiana The state’s 15 riverboat casinos, four racinos and land-based casino brought in a combined total of $97.1million during the month.
04/24/20 DraftKings-SBTech combo starts trading on Nasdaq DraftKings closes business combination with SBTech and will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange starting April 24.
04/24/20 Augustine Casino lays off 70 workers Augustine Casino first closed its doors on March 15 and has now taken the decision to furlough most of its workers.
04/24/20 Massachusetts in talks to reopen casinos Regulators and operators discussing how they can reopen their doors as soon as possible while protecting visitors.
04/23/20 Tampa Bay Downs applies for meet extension Horse racing racking seeking to extend its current traditional seasonal meeting beyond originally scheduled May 3 closing day.
