08/09/16 Niagara Falls casinos’ PR chief steps down Greg Medulun has been the official spokesperson for the casinos since Casino Niagara first opened its doors in 1996.
08/08/16 Boylesports keen to buy Ladbrokes Coral shops The bookmaker has confirmed its interest in buying Ladbrokes Coral shops for near £100 million (€117.8 million).
08/08/16 Robert De Niro to build casino in Barbuda The actor confirmed his plans to build a casino as part of the planned US 250 million Paradise Found resort in Barbuda.
08/08/16 Icahn wrote a letter to Trump Taj Mahal’s employees The billionaire accused the union of inciting the casino workers to destroy their own jobs by participating in the longest strike in Atlantic City history.
08/08/16 Connecticut Airport Authority insists on build a casino at Bradley The Connecticut Airport Authority explained how a casino at Bradley International Airport terminal and new transportation centre could “capitalise on a captive audience” in a pitch to Connecticut’s tribes.
08/08/16 Besik Bolkvadze to speak at Batumi Casino Forum 2016 Casino Forum Batumi, to be held August 18 at the Leogrand Hotel, in Georgia, has announced that a key conference speaker will be Besik Bolkvadze, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Ajara A.R.
08/08/16 SiGMA establishes Malta Gaming Week partnerships The organisers behind SiGMA have pulled off an impressive number of strategic partnerships, which are all set to culminate mid November in a much anticipated Malta Gaming Week.
08/05/16 DFS industry sees major distribution deal Global Daily Fantasy Sports Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership alongside NYX Digital Gaming.
08/05/16 Da Nang calls on the government to add more gambling tables The Da Nang People’s Committee proposed to Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, to allow an additional 80-100 gambling tables at the Silver Shores International Resort.
08/05/16 MiGs 2016 celebrated its Press launch The Malta iGaming Seminar 2016 received a large audience at the event’s Press launch.
08/05/16 Trump Taj Mahal will close in September Carl Icahn announced that the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel will close after Labor Day weekend in September.
08/05/16 “AGE is easily the largest event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere” (Exclusive interview).- Focus Gaming News talked with Ross Ferrar, CEO of Gaming Technologies Association and he shared his expectations for AGE 2016.
08/05/16 California Senate President is not in a rush to regulate online poker The online poker bill will be discussed on August 10 and is advertised as a consumer protection package, which would give the state control over games that are already happening in a legal gray area.
08/04/16 Israeli Ministry of Finance banned horse races betting and slot machines Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has accepted the recommendations of the Commission announcing a ban on slot machines and on betting on horse races.
08/04/16 Helmut Wede to speak at Casino Forum Batumi 2016 On August 18, Batumi will host the biggest gambling event in Georgia, the Casino Forum Batumi.