Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Ladbrokes seals £1.35bn financing agreements for Gala Coral merger

October 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, European Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Ladbrokes has sealed a £1.35 billion debt facility with several banks in order to provide financing ahead of the merger with Gala Coral. The merged company is going to be the biggest bookmaker in the United Kin...

Winners of casino proposals to be announced by Paraguay

K Morrison

October 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, World Casino News, Central & South America Gaming, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Plans to award the winning proposal for two casinos in Asunción and the Central Department have been announced by Javier Balbuena, the president of Paraguay’s Gaming Commission. According to Balbuena, an inf...

Horse race betting in Brazil to be operated by Pari Mutuel Urbain

K Morrison

October 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, World Casino News, Brazil, Central & South America Gaming, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Brazilian Jockey Club (JCB) will partner with French racetrack operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) who announced on Friday that it will enter the South American racing market and operate horse race betting in...

Greentube’s partnership with Foxwoods twice as nice

K Morrison

October 10, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, Connecticut, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

International social casino platform and game developer Greentube Pro will be Foxwoods Resort Casino’s exclusive social casino platform. The announcement was made by leading developer and provider for PC, inter...

Nazarian sells entire stake in SLS Las Vegas

K Morrison

October 7, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Entrepreneur and founder, chairman and CEO of SBE Entertainment Group, Sam Nazarian is selling his minority stake in the money-losing SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The company is also...

Jeju Dream Tower to open second half of 2018

Lars Jones

October 6, 2015

Casino openings, New Hotels, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

Lotte Tour Development Co. Ltd is said to have approval to build the second largest casino hotel complex on Jeju Island off the coast of South Korea through affiliate Donghwa Investment and Development Co. Ltd....

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino revenue should enhance tribe’s well-being

K Morrison

October 6, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, North Carolina

With the opening of Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel in Murphy, North Carolina on September 28th the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has bolstered their economic independence and ability to take...

Finland’s three gaming companies merging

Sadonna Price

October 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Finland, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Committee on Economic Policy of the Finland Government has announced that the three gaming monopolies of the country will be merging into one entity. Finland has three domestic gaming monopolies which will ...

First part of casino deal completed by Churchill Downs

K Morrison

October 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Horse Racing, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

The first part of an approximate $24.8 million deal, down from the $30 million price tag when first announced in October, 2014, between Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. and Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s a...

Resorts Casino Hotel comments on New Jersey approval of Amaya’s PokerStars & Full Tilt

K Morrison

October 4, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

News broke on Wednesday night that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the Garden State’s online gaming market. Following ...

Genting Malaysia to shuffle Alderney subsidiary to streamline UK business

Lars Jones

October 4, 2015

Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

According to a filing on Bursa Malaysia (formerly Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) this week, Genting Malaysia Bhd will acquire all shares of Genting Alderney Ltd for US$10.9 million, streamlining its UK gaming bus...

PokerStars, Full Tilt get New Jersey approval

K Morrison

October 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, Mobile gaming, Poker, Licensed online casinos in USA, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in New Jersey’s regulated online gaming market. Following an unprecedented and pro...

Sale of Stan James Online to Unibet Group finalized

K Morrison

September 30, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Unibet Group Plc has finalized the purchase of online gambling business, Stan James Group Plc after having satisfied the contractual requirements of the GBP 19 million sale today. The Stan James Group Plc wi...

Cripple Creek casino sold for $30 million

K Morrison

September 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Colorado, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Full House Resorts of Nevada has purchased Bronco Billy’s Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek for $30 million. The casino developer and operator based in Spring Valley, Nevada purchased the casino and hotel on...

Foxwoods Resort Casino to continue relationship with Everi Holdings Inc

Sadonna Price

September 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Technology, Connecticut, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut will continue to work with Everi Holdings Inc. as their partnership has now been extended. Announcing the continuation of their working relationship, the slot machine a...