CQ Holding’s riverboat casino in Louisiana’s capital city has been granted approval to move onto land, as reported by The Associated Press. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has unanimously approved the casino’s request to move off its gambling boat and into the casino’s atrium along the riverfront in downtown Baton Rouge. In the atrium there…
Churchill Down Incorporated has agreed to buy Ellis Park Racing and Gaming, Henderson, Kentucky. The total purchase price is $79m cash. Ellis Park, located north of Ohio River is the home of Kentucky’s historic Summer Thoroughbred racing. It also has a casino with over 300 historic racing machines (HRM). Once the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission…
Genius Sports is partnering with Canadian online sportsbook NorthStar Gaming to provide it pre-match, live data, and trading solutions. The supplier’s data will be used by NorthStar Gaming’s subsidiary NorthStar Bets across events throughout the year. NorthStar Bets customers can access real-time data and pricing options across thousands of market segments. The operator will also…
Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) has announced that the newly opened Legends Bay Casino and Casino Fandango, located in Northern Nevada, have deployed its Unified Gaming Platform – Nimble Edition. The platform’s purpose is to align marketing, player development and casino operations around one view of the casino’s data. Carson City-located Casino Fandango features over 700…
Andrew Economon has been named the General Manager of Las Vegas’ Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino. The hospitality veteran will oversee all vital hotel operations and Downtown Grand’s continued expansion. Economon, who was previously a Vice President of Hospitality at the Hard Rock International Hotel & Casino Sacramento, joined the company as Vice President. Prior…
News Online 14 September 2022 Kristian Valenta is appointed CFO by Continent 8. Gambling Insider Continent 8 Technologies has named Kristian Valenta its new Chief Financial Officer. Valenta’s new CFO role will have him report directly to the CEO and he will be directly responsible for the company’s finances, while working alongside the executive team…
Pariplay is a NeoGames subsidiary that has received approval from Panama to supply its services. The group is now a registered supplier with Panama’s Gaming Control Board, allowing it to offer its Fusion aggregation platform to locally licensed operators. The approval further boosts the company’s presence in LatAm, with Pariplay having been approved as a…
Trading has halted on The Star Entertainment’s shares, pending the release of the Bell report. The report is set to determine whether the company should continue to hold a casino licence in New South Wales (NSW). The Star wanted to stop trading following a report that appeared in The Australian. It claimed that The NSW Independent…
News Land-Based 9 September 2022 Michael Lee named Chairman of Hong Kong Jockey Club Peter Lynch Hong Kong Jockey Club appointed Michael Lee its Chairman, Eric Li Ka Cheung as Deputy Chairman. This decision was made by the newly elected Board of Stewards that elected Lee at the 8 September Annual General Meeting of the…
News Land-Based 9 Sep 2022 Michael Lee named Chairman of Hong Kong Jockey Club Peter Lynch Hong Kong Jockey Club elected Michael Lee to be its chairman for 2022/23. Eric Li Ka Cheung was appointed as the Deputy chairman. This decision was made by the newly elected Board of Stewards that elected Lee at the…