CDC Gaming Industry News

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Report from Toronto’s Exhibition Place rejects idea of year-round casino

  • Alan Carter, City News
For most of the year, Exhibition Place is a series of wide throughfares and empty spaces. But come late August, it transforms... [continue]

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe breaks ground on new east Texas casino-hotel

  • Mike Lout, KJAS radio
The leaders of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and Naskila Casino broke ground Thursday on the future Naskila Casino Res... [continue]

Bally’s is causing problems for the A’s Las Vegas ballpark dream

  • Gabe Fernandez, SFGate
John Fisher’s dream ballpark in Las Vegas is, by all accounts, proceeding smoothly. But his property par... [continue]

Billionaire Ilitch family buying Misissippi’s Scarlet Pearl, taking full control of Ocean Atlantic City

  • David Welch, Bloomberg
Detroit’s billionaire Ilitch family, founders of the Little Caesars pizza chain, plans to make a bigger ... [continue]

Familiar themes dominate investment conference

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
The Jefferies Nantucket Consumer Conference was held June 16-17 and participants were largely upbeat. The ... [continue]

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Focus on IGT: King Khufu rules over the slot floor

  • John G. Brokopp, CDC Gaming
The launch of what can become a royal dynasty in the kingdom of slot machines ha... [continue]

Focus on IGT: IGT video poker’s ‘unique blend’ of strategy, luck drives player demand

  • Mark Gruetze, CDC Gaming
Players flock to video poker because it combines the prospect of large jackpots ... [continue]

Focus on MediaNug: Social-first ads help operators build community of long-term players, MediaNug exec says

  • Mark Gruetze, CDC Gaming
Looking beyond new-customer signups or first-time deposits is essential to build... [continue]
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