The three contenders for a downtown New York casino licence revamped their proposals this week following MGM’s sudden exit. The three remaining contenders for a downstate New York casino licence, Genting Group, Bally’s Corporation and a partnership between Steve Cohen…
MGM Resorts has withdrawn its application for a commercial casino licence at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, marking an unexpected reversal in the state’s high-stakes race for downstate casino approvals. The decision ends MGM’s $2.3bn expansion plan that aimed to…
Colombia’s national gaming authority, Coljuegos, has granted the concession for Keno, a lottery-style game that is expected to result in COP485bn (€107m) in revenues for the country’s health sector over the next five years. The launch forms part of the…
Evolution has won its final legal battle to unmask the mystery entity behind the 2021 Black Cube hit report, concluding the case’s long and tortuous discovery process. Evolution has won its final legal battle to unmask the mystery entity behind…
The NY State Gaming Facility Location Board has held its first meeting to deliberate over the final four downstate casino applications. The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) convened on Wednesday 8 October, marking its first official meeting…
A US district court ordered the gaming giants to arbitrate claims over alleged misappropriation of the Evolution Lightning Roulette tech. Evolution must take its trade secrets claims against Light & Wonder to arbitration, a Nevada district court has ruled, while…
Boyd Gaming has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit following a cybersecurity incident that compromised personal information of current and former employees. The lawsuit, filed on 25 September in the Nevada District Court by former employee Scott Levy,…
MGM China has issued a warning about a fraudulent deepfake video that unlawfully impersonates the company’s chairperson and executive director Pansy Ho. MGM China has issued a warning about a fraudulent deepfake video that unlawfully impersonates the company’s chairperson and…
Boyd Gaming disclosed yesterday (23 September) an unauthorised third party accessed its internal IT systems and removed employee data. Boyd Gaming disclosed yesterday (23 September) an unauthorised third party accessed its internal IT systems and removed employee data. The regional…
Two high-profile casino proposals in Manhattan, including the Times Square project backed by Caesars Entertainment and Jay-Z, have been eliminated from contention after local community advisory committees voted against them. The decisions further narrow the remaining field of applicants competing…