Casino

5th January 2021

Bally’s to construct new Category 4 PA venue through Lubert deal

US casino operator Bally’s Corporation has revealed plans to expand operations into Pennsylvania after setting out proposals to open a new land-based venue and launch…

4th January 2021

Felicia Hendrix to step into Penn National CFO role

Casino operator Penn National Gaming announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer David Williams stepped down from his role as of December 31,…

4th January 2021

Penn National opens Barstool sportsbooks in Indiana & Michigan

Casino operator Penn National Gaming (PNG) has opened three Barstool-branded sportsbooks, at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg and Ameristar East Chicago Casino & Hotel in Indiana,…

18th December 2020

PA sets new sports and igaming revenue records in November

Pennsylvania broke its sports betting and online gambling revenue records in November, though declining land-based revenue led to a year-on-year drop in the state’s monthly…

14th December 2020

US tribal gaming revenue reaches record $34.6bn in FY2019

Gross gambling revenue from tribal casinos increased 2.5% year-on-year in the 2019 financial year to a record $34.6bn, according to new figures published by the…

11th December 2020

Covid-19 measures force Pennsylvania casinos to close until January 4

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all casinos in the US state to close until at least January 4 as part of new novel coronavirus…

10th December 2020

Detroit casino revenue halves in November amid latest Covid-19 closures

Revenue from the three commercial casinos in Detroit, Michigan more than halved in November following a temporary order closure issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in…

9th December 2020

Caesars to transform Harrah’s New Orleans into Caesars New Orleans

Caesars Entertainment has shared plans to invest $325m, transforming its existing Harrah’s New Orleans casino property into the rebranded and renovated Caesars New Orleans. The…

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7th December 2020

BetMGM launches online casino in Pennsylvania

BetMGM, the betting brand operated via the Roar Digital joint venture between GVC Holdings and MGM Resorts, has launched an online casino offering in the…

3rd December 2020

Landcadia II looks to complete GNOG deal on Dec 18

Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company Landcadia Holdings II has called a special meeting on December 18 for shareholders to approve its acquisition of Golden Nugget…

3rd December 2020

MGM Resorts raises $700m from MGP units redemption

MGM Resorts International has raised $700m after arranging for real estate investment trust (REIT) MGM Growth Properties (MGP) to redeem 23.5m operating partnership units. The…

2nd December 2020

Caesars to offload Louisiana property to Casino Queen parent

Caesars Entertainment has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino in Louisiana to CQ Holding Company, the parent company…

30th November 2020

Rhode Island posts record mobile sports betting revenue

The Rhode Island Lottery reported significant growth for sports betting in October 2020, with handle and revenue increasing across both mobile and land-based channels. Sports…

25th November 2020

Nevada casinos limited to 25% of capacity

Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak  has put in place a number of increased restrictions to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), including a…

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