Month: July 2020

07/31/20 9:42 PM

New MGM CEO Hornbuckle receives a pay increase, but won’t see it until 2021

  • Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming
Newly appointed MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle earned a pay increase, but he won’t see it until next January. In a filing... more
07/31/20 7:05 PM

Aristocrat Technologies’ Upgraded Dragon Link to premiere at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa

  • CDC Gaming
Aristocrat Technologies announced today its launch of the latest evolution of the popular Dragon Link slot machine. Seminole Hard Rock... more
07/31/20 12:00 PM

No surprise: With properties closed, MGM Resorts sees net loss of $857 million in Q2

  • Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming
Casino giant MGM Resorts International which closed its entire casino portfolio over six states in the middle of March due to the... more
07/31/20 11:53 AM

VICI Properties collects all rents for Q2 as cash flow, revenue top forecasts

  • Matthew Crowley, CDC Gaming
For VICI Properties, the second quarter brought answers, and Wall Street-gladdening numbers. VICI Properties CEO Edward Pitoniak on... more
07/31/20 12:56 AM

SBC announces digital future for Europe, America, CIS and Africa

  • CDC Gaming
SBC has finalised its autumn 2020 conference & exhibition calendar, with two new regional showpieces focusing on Africa and the... more
07/30/20 8:30 PM

Management team led by ex-regulator Lipparelli approved to operate casino at Westgate Las Vegas

  • Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming
Gaming industry consultant Mark Lipparelli knows the current operating conditions in Las Vegas are “less than ideal” as the tourism... more
07/30/20 7:30 PM

Gaming Innovation Group permanently licensed for igaming in New Jersey

  • CDC Gaming
Malta-based Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) today announced that its US-facing subsidiary, iGaming Cloud, Inc., has been granted a permanent... more
07/30/20 11:29 AM

Sports betting legislation in Massachusetts halted despite high-powered backing

  • Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming
Despite a quartet of proponents that included daily fantasy giants DraftKings and FanDuel, MGM Resorts International, and the Boston Red... more
07/30/20 11:03 AM

No more ‘acting,’ Hornbuckle named permanent CEO of MGM Resorts

  • Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming
Bill Hornbuckle took on the role of MGM Resorts International’s acting CEO five days after the company closed its nationwide casino... more
07/30/20 10:34 AM

Churchill Downs posts mixed 2Q results; announces online betting initiative in Michigan

  • Matthew Crowley, CDC Gaming
The coronavirus shutdown aftermath has been convulsive for Churchill Downs. An Illinois horseracing track had barely opened this month when... more