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Atlantic City Casino Profits Down 7%, All Nine Remain in the Black
The nine Atlantic City casinos were profitable in the third quarter of 2023 according to data released Tuesday from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). New Jersey casino licensees reported net revenue for July through September of approximately $949.26 million,...
Rolls-Royce Unveils Fully Electric ‘Spectre’ at Wynn Palace on Macau Cotai Strip
Rolls-Royce unveiled the luxury auto manufacturer's newest model this week at the Wynn Palace casino resort on the Macau Cotai Strip. Rolls-Royce, the British luxury automobile maker, is a fully owned subsidiary of BMW. The company produces some of the most expensive...
United Nations Human Rights Office Discusses Forced Labor in Asian iGaming
Officials with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office said this week that illicit online casinos operating from various countries in Asia continue to enslave workers who come in search of a better life. Speaking with CNBC, UN Human Rights Office Senior...
City of Dreams Mediterranean Slashes 181 Jobs, Blames Hamas-Israel War
City of Dreams Mediterranean is trimming its workforce in Cyprus. Melco Resorts, the Hong Kong-based gaming operator that owns one of the six gaming concessions in China's Macau, opened City of Dreams Mediterranean in July. The €550 million (US$603 million) integrated resort...
AviaGames Target of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Allegation Skill Games Use Player Bots
AviaGames develops and distributes supposedly skill-based gaming apps that allow users to compete for real cash prizes. But a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that the company's games regularly use bots to beat real players. AviaGames is a Silicon Valley-based company led by...
Full House Resorts to Receive Extension to Open Permanent Waukegan Casino
Full House Resorts is finalizing plans to build a $400 million casino resort in Waukegan, Ill., called American Place. But a lawsuit brought by the Forest County Potawatomi Community against the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) and the City of Waukegan has delayed...
FBI Issues Cybersecurity Advisory on Group that Targeted MGM, Caesars
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory about Scattered Spider, the infamous hacking group that recently targeted both MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment. The FBI, in a notice with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),...
Richmond Casino Defeat Has Other Virginia Cities Jockeying for Gaming
Richmond voters earlier this month rejected for a second time a proposed casino resort in the Virginia capital metro. That has prompted state lawmakers and local officials in other counties and cities to ponder whether they might be able to secure an...
Bally’s Chicago at Risk of Not Being Built, Says City Alderman Brian Hopkins
The $1.7 billion permanent Bally's Chicago integrated casino resort to be built at the Freedom Center and to open before a state-mandated deadline of Sept. 9, 2026, is at risk of not happening. That's according to city Alderman Brian Hopkins (D-Ward 2),...
Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Totals $483M in October, Oddsmakers Take $800M in Bets
Pennsylvania gaming revenue in October 2023 totaled $483 million, a 7.3% year-over-year gain. The money includes revenue generated at the state's 17 brick-and-mortar casinos and from iGaming, sports betting, fantasy sports, and video gaming terminals (VGTs). It's revenue reporting time of the...
