May 24, 2013
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Nevada became the first state to go live in US
United States
| 07/05/2013
(US).- MGM Resorts International CFO Dan D'Arrigo said the company was still deciding whether or not to launch an Internet poker website in Nevada and the state may be too small to provide a lucrative online market on a standalone basis.
This week
United States
| 07/05/2013
(US).- Advantech-Innocore is exhibiting at the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi, taking place May 5-8th. The firm is presenting an exciting selection of its comprehensive product line of technical solutions for the Gaming Sector, such as the latest gaming computing platforms, Mini-ITX, Com Express, Industrial touch displays and graphics cards.
Efforts to pass a national law legalizing online poker have sputtered
United States
| 07/05/2013
(US).- With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history. A Las Vegas firm, Ultimate Gaming, became last week the first in the US to offer online poker, restricting it, for now, to players in Nevada. New Jersey and Delaware also have legalized gambling over the Internet and expect to begin offering such bets by the end of this year.
He was former Senior VP of Sales
United States
| 06/05/2013
(US).- Interblock USA announced the promotion of Senior Vice President of Sales Tom O’Brien to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. O’Brien is a 25-year veteran of the gaming industry, who previously served as Sales Director at IGT and Aristocrat before joining Interblock USA in 2010.
With 888 to operate Internet gaming systems and services
United States
| 06/05/2013
(US).- Scientific Games announced that it has been selected with its partners as the primary vendor team to operate Internet Gaming Systems and Services for the Delaware State Lottery, subject to successful contract negotiations.
At Mohegan Sun casino, in Connecticut
United States
| 06/05/2013
(US).- Bally Technologies informed that its Cash Connection wide-area progressive slot link hit for us$ 1.8 million at Mohegan Sun on April 28. The lucky winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, hit the jackpot while playing Bally’s Grease video slots at the Uncasville, Connecticut, casino.
It posts surprise profit of us$ 6.5 million
United States
| 06/05/2013
(US).- MGM Resorts International reported a surprise profit for its first quarter on the strength of room bookings and gambling tables on the Las Vegas Strip and continued profits in Macau. CEO Jim Murren called the results the best first quarter since the beginning of the recession five years ago: "This is the beginning of a new era for MGM," he said.
Although the deal to obtain it expired
United States
| 03/05/2013
(US).- PokerStars parent group Rational Group is looking to salvage the deal to buy New Jersey's Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, insisting it was not dead, even though a deal to obtain it fell through “time expired” on Wednesday. In a statement, a company spokesperson said the Rational Group remained 'entirely committed' to resolving this situation.
Todd Cravens
United States
| 03/05/2013
(US).- TCS John Huxley announced the appointment of Todd Cravens as CEO for the Americas commencing last 1st May. Todd reports directly to the Group CEO, Cath Burns, and will be based in Las Vegas, responsible for the development of the Group’s business interests throughout North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America.
For the emerging US online gaming market
United States
| 03/05/2013
(US).- Amaya Gaming Group and Aristocrat Technologies announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding whereby Aristocrat will offer the Ongame poker network platform to its US customers through Aristocrat’s award-winning nLive online gaming platform.