Coronavirus
Casino Royale Las Vegas to lay off 98 employees
Casino Royale, located on the Las Vegas strip and owned by hotel chain Best Western, is to lay off 98 employees because of the impact…
Illinois Governor reinstates remote registration for sports betting
Bettors in Illinois will be able to sign up for an online sports betting account without travelling to a physical location after Governor J.B. Pritzker…
State of the Union: DraftKings, Covid-19, Puerto Rico and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes DraftKings’ first financial statements since its merger with SBTech and public listing on…
Galaxy warns of trouble paying debts amid 88% Q2 revenue hit
Table games supplier Galaxy Gaming saw revenue collapse 87.8% year-on-year to just $664,000 in the second quarter of 2020 as it warned it may struggle…
MGM’s The Mirage to reopen August 27
MGM Resorts International announced that its Las Vegas-based Mirage resort will reopen for business on August 27, following several months closed due to the novel…
US GGR down 45.6% in H1 as Covid-19 wreaks havoc
US commercial gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first half of 2020 fell 45.6% year-on-year to $11.70bn, according to the latest figures from the American…
Lotteries: Progress after the pandemic?
Many state lotteries have seen their revenues dry up thanks to lockdowns that have impacted retail sales. Joanne Christie considers whether or not this might prompt more…
Penn Q2 revenue collapses amid Covid-19 closures
Penn National Gaming’s revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fell 76.9% as venue closures across the country led to a $213.9m loss for the period,…
Nevada regulator to fine Sahara for Covid-19 breaches
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is to fine the Sahara Las Vegas casino for four breaches of emergency health and safety guidelines issued because of…
theScore given green light for Colorado launch
Score Media and Gaming, owner of online operator theScore Bet, has received authorization from the Colorado Division of Gaming to offer its online sports betting…
Ontario prepares to reopen gaming venues
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has taken the first step towards allowing the province’s casinos and charitable gaming centres to reopen after more…
Lockdown reveals poker’s qualities—can the trend be sustained?
Online poker has enjoyed something of a revival during lockdown but how are operators responding to the increased levels of interest, and can they sustain…
MGM names Hornbuckle permanent CEO
MGM Resorts International has named Bill Hornbuckle, its current acting chief executive and president, to those roles on a permanent basis, as well as to…
Reopened Nevada casinos see revenue fall 45.6% in June
In their first month back after closures due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Nevada casino revenue reached $566.8m, down 45.6% year-on-year, with sportsbooks in the…