Japan’s Osaka Prefecture has selected MGM Resorts International and its joint venture partner ORIX as the region's integrated casino resort partner.
The MGM-ORIX consortium was the only bidder in Osaka, one of four prefectures that will apply for a total of three casino licences to be awarded across Japan in 2022, [...]
The Texas Lottery has generated more than $8.1bn in lottery sales for the first time in its history during the 2021 financial year.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, lottery sales increased by 21 per cent compared to the previous year, driven by record sales from scratch tickets and draw games.
Scratch [...]
Colorado’s regulated sports betting market continued to grow in August as total wagers reached $211.9m.
Total wagers increased by 65 per cent year-on-year and by 17 per cent compared to the previous month, with online contributing $208.3m in wagers and retail the remaining $3.6m.
Baseball was again the most popular sports bet [...]
Tennessee’s licensed online sports betting operators struggled for growth in August as total wagers remained at the same level as the previous month.
The state’s seven licensed online sportsbooks generated wagers of $144.5m during the month, the same as in July, which was Tennessee’s worst monthly performance in terms of wagers [...]
Online bingo pioneer Parlay Games has teamed up with electronic gaming systems provider Video King to launch a suite of Class II iGaming products for Tribal customers in the United States and Canada.
The two companies have worked together for the past ten months to develop proprietary games, intellectual property and [...]
New York-listed talent and media agency holding company Endeavor Group Holdings has agreed a $1.2bn deal to acquire the OpenBet sportsbook platform from Scientific Games.
Endeavour, which also owns IMG Arena, will pay $1.2bn for the business through a combination of $1.0bn in cash and $200m in Endeavor Class A common [...]
New York-listed casino and sportsbook operator MGM Resorts International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operations of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The agreement with Blackstone will see MGM Resorts acquire The Cosmopolitan for a cash consideration of $1.625bn, subject to customary working capital adjustments.
The deal represents a [...]
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) has launched a state-wide self-exclusion system ahead of the launch of regulated online gambling in October.
The new DCP self-exclusion register is supported by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Connecticut Council on Problem Gaming, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, and the [...]
The Kentucky Lottery has reported a 12 per cent increase in total lottery sales to $269.5m in the first two months of its new financial year.
Total sales in July and August were 3 per cent ahead of budget, buoyed by a 7 per cent increase in Scratch-off sales and a [...]
MGM Resorts International, Entain and their US joint venture BetMGM have announced their support for the American Gaming Association’s responsible gaming initiative.
As part of Responsible Gaming Education Week 2021, both MGM Resorts and Entain Foundation are backing the AGA’s ‘Have a Game Plan. Bet Responsibly’ public service campaign.
“Our Responsible Gambling [...]
Copenhagen-based iGaming solutions provider Shape Games has appointed former Danske Spil executive Ulrik Borgen as director of account management.
Borgen brings nearly 10 years of iGaming and regulatory experience to Shape Games’ executive team, as the supplier looks to expand into the United States and other regulated markets.
He previously served as [...]
US sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM has rolled outs its mobile sports betting app in Mississippi in partnership with Gold Strike Casino Resort.
The BetMGM app is available for download across Mississippi but utilizes geolocation technology to only enable guests on-premise at Gold Strike to place pre-game, live in-play, futures [...]