Writer: Howard Stutz
Sightline Payments receives ‘strategic investment,’ names new CEO
Las Vegas-based Sightline Payments, a technology provider for cashless and digital transactions in the gaming industry, said Wednesday that... more
Caesars to spend $325 million to rebrand and expand its New Orleans hotel-casino
Caesars Entertainment is putting its brand on the company’s New Orleans resort. The Reno-based casino operator said Tuesday it will spend... more
Increasing Nevada’s gaming tax during the pandemic is not a good idea
As legislatures throughout the U.S. return to business in 2021 – albeit under COVID-19 health and safety guidelines – gaming expansion is... more
San Manuel donation of $14 million to create health research center at California university
Southern California’s San Manuel Indian Tribe will donate $14 million to Claremont Graduate University (CGU) to create a health research... more
IGT sells an Italian business subsidiary for $1.15 billion in all-cash deal
Gaming equipment provider International Game Technology sold a company subsidiary that oversees its Italian gaming machine, sports betting,... more
Agreement between DraftKings and Mashantucket tribe could bring sports betting to Connecticut
DraftKings and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation hopes their “multi-channel” deal announced Monday could lead to Connecticut legalizing... more
Executive: Casino industry far more open to digital payments and cashless gaming
Cashless gaming is no longer just a topic of discussion. Chris Justice, who oversees the gaming division for Georgia-based Global Payments,... more
Former WSOP spokesman Seth Palansky joins Conscious Gaming in senior-level post
Seth Palansky, the former head of communications for the World Series of Poker, has joined Conscious Gaming as the Vancouver-based... more
Full House appoints former investment banker to the casino company’s board
Regional casino operator Full House Resorts has appointed former investment banking executive Michael Hartmeier to its board of directors... more
Keeping Las Vegas Strip casinos open akin to ‘walking on the edge of knife’
Nevada’s governor doesn’t want to close casinos or limit visitation to the Las Vegas Strip, even as the state’s current COVID-19 infections... more
