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Caesars’ Rio Hotel & Casino to reopen in time for Christmas
Caesars Entertainment’s Las-Vegas based Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will resume operations on December 22, the operator’s final property in the US and Canada to…
Michigan’s Northville Downs to run 54 racing days in 2021
Michigan-based racecourse Northville Downs has announced plans to schedule 54 days of live pari-mutuel horse racing on Fridays and Saturdays throughout 2021, under an order…
Loto-Québec suspends further land-based activities
Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto Québec has suspended gaming activities at more of its land-based venues, including the Casino du Lac-Leamy and the Casino Charlevoix,…
Boyd to lay off 284 more Las Vegas employees
Boyd Gaming is to permanently lay off 284 employees at two downtown Las Vegas properties, citing a more prolonged than expected impact from the novel…
Twin River Q3 earnings set to return to pre-pandemic levels
Twin River revealed the business took a step toward financial normality in the third quarter with revenue set to come in between $100m and $130m, as…
Loto-Québec closes land-based facilities as Covid-19 cases rise
Canadian provincial gambling operator Loto-Québec is to close a number of its land-based gaming venues with Québec facing a rise in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases.…
Empire City Casino to reopen September 21
New York-based Empire City Casino, owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, will reopen for business in a limited capacity from Monday, September 21. Restrictions…
CDI opens new outdoor gaming space at Derby City
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has opened a new outdoor gaming patio on the south side of Derby City Gaming, the only licensed land-based gaming facility in…
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…
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…
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…
Bally’s Las Vegas resumes operations
Caesars Entertainment-owned Bally’s Las Vegas resumed its gaming and hospitality operations yesterday, July 23. Bally’s represents Caesars’ latest Las Vegas reopening, following on from Caesars…
Online shift helps GA Lottery grow charitable contribution in FY2020
The Georgia Lottery Corp. announced today that fiscal year 2020 profits transferred a record $1,.24bn (£983.9m/€1.08bn) to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account. Despite…