Joe Asher receives accolade at Global Gaming Awards William Hill U.S. was proud to be among the winners at this year’s Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas, with Chief Executive Joe Asher coming out on top in the American Executive of the Year category. Asher was chosen ahead of nine other nominated executives, in a category sponsored by Sportradar. The Awards...
With legislation continuing to move forwards in favour of legalizing sports betting in the United States, it should come as no surprise to learn that operators and gambling companies are doing all they can to jump on this potentially huge business opportunity - and Pennsylvania has recently hit the headlines by issuing its first two sports betting licenses. Gambling licenses...
Johnny Avello leaves Wynn to join new US sportsbook's management team US gambling industry media are widely reporting the surprise move to DraftKings's new sportsbook in Las Vegas of veteran Wynn and industry sports betting executive Johnny Avello. Avello joins the DraftKings management team in the Las Vegas office as the company's sports betting director, with responsibilities that include oversight...
Arch-online gambling foe Sheldon Adelson's company awarded licence Industry observers have remarked on the irony of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem's achievement of online gambling licensing from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday, pointing to the vehement opposition to the vertical that Sands owner Sheldon Adelson has consistently displayed over the past decade. But there has been no change of heart...
Congressional Committee Hearing On Sports Betting Concludes Sub-committee chair lays out three possible courses for the future Thursday's House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations hearing on whether the US federal government should be involved in the emerging liberalised sports betting market took just 90 minutes to conclude, with anti-gambling spokespersons generally outnumbering the...
New long term deal will see bookmaker managing Golden Entertainment Inc's sports betting activity across the states of Nevada, Maryland and Montana The US division of UK bookmaker William Hill plc has significantly strengthened its presence in the US sports betting market following an expansion of its business relationship with US land gambling group Golden Entertainment Inc. The new agreement...
Second month running of gaming revenue decline as The Strip dips 12.4 percent August 2018 stats from the Nevada Gaming Control Board released Friday showed that the state's gambling operators suffered their second consecutive month of decline as revenues fell 7.7 percent y-o-y. The decline was worse than the 0.16 percent fall experienced in July 2018. The Strip saw revenues...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair steps down One of the most respected and sensible influencers on the Massachusetts gambling front, Massachusetts Gambling Commission chairman Stephen Crosby stepped down in a surprise resignation Wednesday, citing accusations of historical bias and prejudging the outcome of the ongoing Wynn Resorts suitability investigation. In a letter to fellow commissioners Crosby explained: “With a profound sense...
New three-year contract brings to legendary entertainment brand to Lottery Instant "Scratch" Games Scientific Games Corporation has announced a new, exclusive three-year contract for lottery instant "scratch" games with gaming, hospitality and entertainment legend, Hard Rock International, which owns international trademarks for the Hard Rock brands. Scientific Games, offers the largest portfolio of licensed brands for lottery game entertainment, and...
Technology and operational expertise combined to deliver full service solutions nationwide IGT Global Solutions Corporation and William Hill U.S. announced Tuesday that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to offer U.S. lotteries a full service solution for sports betting. Together, the companies are able to offer U.S. lotteries a fully-managed solution to meet all current and future needs in...
