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Bally’s Corporation agrees lease-back sale of two Rhode Island casinos

June 29, 2022

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American land-based casino operator Bally’s Corporation has announced the signing of a binding agreement that will see it offload its two properties in the eastern state of Rhode Island to Gaming and Leisure Pr...

United States commercial casino industry chalks up impressive start to 2022

Adam Morgan

April 6, 2022

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As it continues to recover from the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the commercial casino industry in the United States reportedly just experienced its best-ever two-month start to a year. A...

Standard General lodges $2.07 billion takeover offer for Bally’s Corporation

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2022

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The value of individual shares in American land-based casino operator Bally’s Corporation reportedly rose by around 25% yesterday following news that its largest investor has floated an around $2.07 billion tak...

IGT files federal lawsuit in attempt to clear up Interstate Wire Act ambiguity

Adam Morgan

November 29, 2021

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American lottery and gaming machines innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice concerning perceived ambiguities in the ...

Bally’s Corporation to re-brand almost its complete land-based casino estate

Adam Morgan

August 11, 2021

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American land-based casino operator Bally’s Corporation has reportedly announced that it is to begin eponymously re-branding its entire estate with the sole exception of its Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi pr...

Massachusetts gets down to legalized sportsbetting consideration

Adam Morgan

July 22, 2021

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The American state of Massachusetts may soon become the latest to legalize sportsbetting after legislators announced that they have begun considering a measure that would allow anyone over the age of 21 to plac...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe facing off against rival reservation claim

Adam Morgan

December 10, 2020

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In southeastern Massachusetts and the embattled Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has reportedly encountered yet another obstacle in its plan to bring the $1 billion First Light Resort and Casino to a 321-acre parcel of ...

Rhode Island Governor signs sports betting bill removing in-person registration for mobile wagering

Sadonna Price

July 24, 2020

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Almost a year after the state of Rhode Island launched mobile sports betting, Governor Gina Raimondo has signed legislation to remove an in-person registration requirement. SB 2919 and HB 8097 were signed yeste...

Planned Caesars/Eldorado merger clears final hurdle in New Jersey

Adam Morgan

July 20, 2020

Casino Sales, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

The proposed $17.3 billion deal that is to see American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation merge with smaller rival Eldorado Resorts Incorporated reportedly passed its final hurdle late last week af...

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Incorporated grows its casino portfolio

Adam Morgan

July 3, 2020

Casino Sales, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, Missouri

American casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings Incorporated has announced that its estate now encompasses nine venues following the official acquisition of a brace of riverboat properties from compatrio...

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Incorporated details trio of casino deals

Adam Morgan

April 27, 2020

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A little over a year after buying three casinos in Colorado and Twin River Worldwide Holdings Incorporated has now announced the signing of deals that are to see it take over gambling-friendly properties in Lou...

Connecticut tribes at odds with Governor over future sportsbetting landscape

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2020

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The two casino-operating tribes in Connecticut are reportedly at odds with the eastern state’s Governor, Ned Lamont (pictured), over just who should get to operate any future sportsbetting services. Accordin...

IGT heralds American introduction of PlaySports sportsbetting solution

Adam Morgan

September 25, 2019

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Global lottery and gaming innovations developer, International Game Technology (IGT), has announced that it now holds a prominent position within the newly-regulated American sportsbetting market after having r...

Sportsbetting to help NFL increase value of its television broadcast rights deal

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2019

Gaming Law & Legislation, NFL, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting

The 100th season of the National Football League (NFL) kicked off yesterday and one team owner has reportedly declared that the rising popularity of sportsbetting in America could result in his sport increasing...

Twin River Casino Lincoln expecting layoffs due to Encore competition

Sadonna Price

August 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Rhode Island

Table game revenues are down at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island with year over year revenues dropping by 34%. The Encore Boston Harbor casino opening in June has impacted the table game traffic g...