08/26/21 Polish authorities issue warning over illegal slots Poland’s Ministry of Finance and National Revenue Administration have warned against the use of illegal slot machines.
08/25/21 Rank Group names Eitan Boyd chief innovation officer Rank Group Plc has promoted Stride Gaming’s Eitan Boyd to the role of group chief Innovation officer (CIO).
08/24/21 British gambling premises concentrated in poorer towns A study from the University of Bristol shows that 21 per cent of British gambling premises are located in the most deprived 10 per cent of the country.
08/23/21 Rank calls for overhaul of land-based casino regulation in Britain Rank called for a “much-needed modernisation” of land-based casino regulations to create a level playing field with online gaming.
08/20/21 Rank Group reports £93m loss Rank Group Plc has reported statutory losses of £93m following a year in which retail operations were devastated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/19/21 New casino to replace Macy’s at Nittany Mall in Pennsylvania Bally’s Corporation has signed an agreement to develop and run the new casino at Nittany Mall.
08/18/21 Tule River awards contract to relocate Eagle Mountain Casino Hill International will support the relocation of the casino in California.
08/12/21 Veikkaus begins redundancy talks with 830 employees Finland’s state-controlled gambling monopoly intends to make 200 redundancies.
08/12/21 Austrian police seize 121 gaming machines in massive operation Police in Austria have carried out further raids on unlicensed gambling premises, seizing 121 gaming machines from 39 locations.
08/10/21 Holland Casino and ESPN in responsible gambling drive The land-based casino chain Holland Casino is teaming up with the Netherlands top two football leagues and ESPN to promote responsible gambling.
08/10/21 Czech casino King’s Resort gains initial legal win over Facebook King’s Resort has won the first battle in a legal claim against Facebook for use of the casino operator’s branding on an ad for online gambling.
08/06/21 Metropolitan Gaming acquires Caesars’ European casinos Silver Point Capital’s Metropolitan Gaming will take ownership of 11 casinos in Europe and Africa, including the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London.
07/30/21 Mississippi casinos return to mask mandate While there is no statewide mandate, some casinos in Mississippi have decided to require the use of masks.
07/30/21 Casinos in Winnipeg reopen with restrictions After a long lockdown, all casinos in Winnipeg, Canada, have been allowed to reopen with capacity restrictions.
07/29/21 Owner donates Mississippi casino site to charity Chris Ferrara has donated land once intended for a casino to a non-profit organisation.
