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It’s been over two months since Las Vegas casinos and resorts reopened… well, some of them did. And some remain closed with promises of opening again in the future. But what does that mean exactly? Several of the most popular Vegas destinations remain dark, including The Mirage, Park MGM, The Cromwell, Planet Hollywood Resort, Rio,
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It is the 2nd major Aristocrat product to launch at a Seminole Hard Rock property recently A ristocrat Technologies’ announced Thursday that Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida is hosting the world premiere of Aristocrat’s all-new Buffalo Chief. “Buffalo Chief is the latest creation from Aristocrat’s game designers, and we are absolutely
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We waited and waited for Sin City to reopen, only to watch Las Vegas tourism plunge by 70% in June. Following a 78 day closure, the reopening on June 4th found hotel occupancy hurt by capacity restrictions and general fear from travelers that they might contract the virus when visiting or flying. Brent Pirosch, director
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Simplebet, an innovator in global sports betting technology, announced Wednesday its launch into the US sports betting space. Simplebet is a B2B product development company using machine learning and automation to enable every moment of every sporting event to become a betting opportunity. Simplebet’s proprietary use of machine learning and automation has created a new
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Well, it took just over two months, but Washington D.C. sports betting had just north of $1 million wagered. That’s only $237,000 in revenue for the District. Officially launched on the 30th of May (and calculated through August 3rd) those numbers are well short of states like Colorado, which launched sports betting in May, which
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We take a look at a classic video review for the popular DeckMate 2 card shuffler from our friends at SHFL Entertainment, which is now owned by Scientific Games. [embedded content] The original DeckMate revolutionized poker rooms when it first hit the market back in 2002 and quickly became an industry standard. The DeckMate 2
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H ard Rock International and Seminole Gaming have won the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). The award recognizes the PlayersEdge casino team member training program, which was introduced in December 2019. The award was presented at the recent NCPG Digital Symposium and National Awards Ceremony. In 2014, Seminole
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Last week we told you that the Nevada Gaming Control Board wanted to start issuing fines for COVID-19 health violations, and now the Sahara Las Vegas casino is in their crosshairs. According to the Control Board, the Sahara had four breaches of emergency health and safety guidelines related to the Coronavirus outbreak. The most recent
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The brand new Circa Las Vegas Casino, down on the famous Las Vegas Fremont Street, will have extensive no contact technology and services throughout when it opens late this October. The 25-story, 777 room “adults only” resort will feature technology from Intelity. The no contact experience at Circa will include mobile check-in and mobile key,
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Although things are technically still on schedule for a September 1st, 2020 Tropicana Las Vegas reopen, the CEO of  their parent company is not so sure. Last week he alluded to the fact that the resort might not be able to open by the date they planned. Penn National Gaming has now stated that there
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I nnovative Technology (ITL) announced that its bill acceptor CBA9, designed specifically for Southeast Asia, has been introduced to the market to simplify cash handling for OEM’s that export throughout the region. Already leading in the Chinese vending industry, the banknote validator is now available in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, following
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