The Chief Executive Officer of the Wynn Resorts, Matt Maddox has confirmed that the group will not appeal the fine they received from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which we reported on back on 1st May. Wynn Resorts were fined a whopping $35m by the MGC, which also saw Maddox personally hit with a $500,000 penalty, after a year long investigation...
The joint venture between the US casino giant MGM and the UK's FTSE listed GVC Holdings, Roar Digital, has been awarded and granted a license to operate in New Jersey. In a press release issued by GVC Holdings earlier on today, the UK Group announced that they have also received the required regulatory approvals for themselves to operate in the...
The Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino is under fire today after rapper Meek Mill labelled them 'racist' after a run in with hotel staff, which has seen Mill turn to Twitter for advice. Mill posted on his instagram account a video of two staff members at the Cosmopolitan telling him that he could be arrested for trespassing if he...
Game Account Network or GAN plc for short have welcomed the legalization of internet sports gambling in the US State of Tennessee. In a press release issued this morning, GAN have applauded the move by the legislature of the State of Tennessee. Which from 1st July it is expected that online sports betting will be permitted in the state. With...
MGM Resorts International have today announced that they have signed up to ECPAT USA, formerly known as End Child Prostitution and Trafficking. Which means the casino giant has made a firm commitment to ensuring the organization combats exploitation of human trafficking. In a statement issued by Phyllis A. James, MGM's Chief Diversity & Corporate Responsibility Officer the organization said: "As...
Alabama residents who held out hope for a state regulated lottery are unfortunately out of luck, with the Alabama Legislature failing to give the lottery bill passage through the house. House Ways and Means General Fund chair Steve Clouse confirming that the lottery bill is dead in the water by stating: "It’s dead for this session. It won’t be coming...
MGM Resorts have announced that they have pulled out of discussions with Wynn Resorts to purchase the as yet completed Encore Boston Harbor Casino in eastern Massachusetts. Making the announcement, MGM Resorts issuing a statement said: "We have noted the anxiety raised by various stakeholders regarding a transaction and this troubles us at MGM. We only wish to have a...
The American Gambling Association ( AGA ) have today announced that they have introduced a sports betting code which members of the AGA have agreed to follow. The introduction of the sports betting code falls exactly one year after the Supreme Court struck out the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, an act that would have seen sports betting made...
NetEnt the Swedish casino software powerhouse, responsible for arguably the most hotly anticipated slot game release of 2019 in DoA2, have announced this morning a online casino supplier deal with DraftKings in the state of New Jersey. This morning NetEnt announced the deal with DraftKings which will further increase their footprint in regulated markets and territories, especially in the US....
The US State of Connecticut was largely considered to be one of the states to take up sports betting in 2019, but it now looks like plans to do so have been shelved, certainly until next year. Due in part to objections raised by the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes. The Bill SB17 to allow sports betting in the state...
