Divisive KED Saga Shambles Clumsily Onwards
The Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) project has been nothing short of a controversy magnet, with numerous parties throwing up various legal blockades. Yet somehow it seems as if gradual progress is still being made, with the propose...Read More
KED Project Seemingly On A Downward Spiral
The Kingston Entertainment District (KED) project seems to be up against a wall of growing resistance. Since its original announcement the plan has come up against numerous hurdles yet has somehow managed to stay alive. Now a petition aga...Read More
Controversial KED Project In Trouble Again
The Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) project has hung in uncertainty now for 3 years. As soon as it seems as if the project is gathering steam, another hurdle seems to appear, once again putting on the brakes. It is the Minnow Lake R...Read More
Boom Entertainment Strikes Golden Nugget Deal
It looks as if development studio Boom Entertainment has managed to strike a major deal. The company announced that it is now in business with Golden Nugget Online Gaming Incorporated, having finalised an official contract. This means tha...Read More
Tipico Group Enters William Hill Bidding War
It wasn’t long ago that Caesars Entertainment managed to purchase globally known mega-corporation William Hill. The landmark acquisition clocked in at a whopping $4.05 billion, making it one of the biggest transactions in the gambli...Read More
Referendum Signatures Continue To Threaten Kingsway
Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) is attracting plenty of attention, and not necessarily in the best way. The group is the topic of numerous discussions throughout Greater Sudbury, despite the fact that its projects have proven time a...Read More
Kingsway Entertainment District Causes Controversy
A meeting that occurred in Greater Sudbury recently has come under fire. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding the much-anticipated Kingsway Entertainment District (KED). The discussion was...Read More
888 & Caesars Extend Poker Partnership
Following the successful extension of a multi-year B2B Poker link-up between casino and entertainment giants Caesars Interactive Entertainment and 888, the World Series of Poker online Poker rooms get to enjoy the best online gaming tech ...Read More
KED Cleared To Proceed–But New Reality Looms
Since all remaining appeals against Sudbury’s controversial Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) development were finally dismissed late last year, the development is now legally free to proceed as planned. The development passed t...Read More
HeadsUp Entertainment Readying for New Laws
Ahead of changes to Canadian laws around online gambling and sports betting, HeadsUp Entertainment International is reviewing possible mergers and acquisitions in 2021. HeadUp Entertainment, the global media company based in Calgary Cana...Read More
New Twist In Greater Sudbury’s KED Plot
An unexpected development in Greater Sudbury City recently threatened to add yet another twist to the already-complicated Kingsway Entertainment District plot. Greater Sudbury District Council recently heard how 3rdLine Studio, a local de...Read More
Leisure Acquisition Scraps Gateway IPO Deal
It certainly seems as if Canadian casino operator giant Gateway Casinos & Entertainment’s prospects of listing on the New York Stock Exchange in association with special purpose acquisition vehicle Leisure Acquisition Corp., are...Read More
Gateway Won’t Be Listing Publicly Just Yet
When Canadian gaming operator giant Gateway Casinos & Entertainment announced late last year that it was about to merge with a special purpose acquisition vehicle called Leisure Acquisition Corp. for the purpose of listing on the NY S...Read More
Superior Court Hears Other Side Of KED Story
If businessman and anti-gambling activist Tom Fortin had expected his legal representation to walk all over Gateway and the City of Greater Sudbury during a virtual presentation of arguments before the Superior Court this week, then he&rs...Read More
Unifor Seeks Court Relief Re Gateway Demands
Casino workers’ union Unifor Local 1090 has filed an official violation complaint against casino operator giant Gateway Casinos & Entertainment. The union has said that it is nothing short of appalled at Gateway’s decision...Read More
North Bay Cascades Roadwork Bid Awarded
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has confirmed having now received a long-awaited North Bay Council go-ahead regarding the planned Cascades Casino North Bay roadwork project. Once completed, the upgrade to the intersection connecting P...Read More
Skyrocket Entertainment Joins YGS Masters
Leading casino games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has just added Skyrocket Entertainment’s The Games Company to its growing list of YGS Masters official studio partners. This means that that The Games Company will now enjoy full acces...Read More
Billie Eilish Takes a Stand In New Music Video
Billie Eilish is 18 years old. Let this statement sink in for a moment within the context of what has transpired over the internet’s airwaves over the course of the last couple of days. Let it first up not be said that the No Time t...Read More
Alex Karev Says Goodbye to Grey’s Anatomy
His was a story of how being human is the ultimate lesson in survival. And from a television writer’s point of view, proof that raw and unbiased vulnerability of the variety that isn’t polished for entertainment value’s ...Read More
Caesars Casinoless Resort Coming To Arizona
The Caesars Entertainment Corp. group is looking to expand its brand by venturing anew into the world of hotels and hospitality. The group recently announced the upcoming development of its first US-based non-gaming . Caesars Republic is ...Read More
Lucky Player Lands $100,000 Bingo Win
Just about anything beats leaving the casino empty-handed after an evening of sheer gaming entertainment. And whilst its perfectly alright to go home with fun memories only, it’s a whole lot more exciting to leave with a money windf...Read More
Evoplay Entertainment Announces New Retro Slots
Retro is big; in fact, when talking gaming and entertainment, its bigger than big – it’s positively humungous. Which is why the news that Entertainment is bringing Vegas-style retro back is of the simply fantastic variety. Ev...Read More
Nevada Gaming Report Full Of Surprises
Nevada’s casinos appear to have for the most part recovered from 2018’s collective dismal financial situation caused at the time by s forced reorganisation, pending bankruptcy. This certainly appears to be the case considering...Read More
OLG Has Big Plans For Casino Windsor
What with more and more Canadians each year flocking in their drones across the US border looking for casino and betting entertainment, Ontario’s Lottery and Gaming Corporation has become increasingly more resolved to up the ante in...Read More
Gateway Confirms Significant Leisure M & A
Leading Canadian gaming and entertainment giant Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited is embarking on an exciting new business venture that will see its parent company GTWY Holdings not only in a position to finally list its public i...Read More
Mohegan Gaming Celebrates Niagara Success
The “plan” truly has come together for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment. The tribal operator has released its financials for 2019’s Q4 and it’s definitely a very far cry from the type of revenue that was prev...Read More
Best Gambling Movies For The Festive Season
So what to do when you simply love to play games and have more free time than the usual on your hands this December holidays. There’s no need to lie around being bored and frustrated, because there’s a long list of...Read More
Caesars Windsor Goes Green With Bullfrog
Caesars Windsor is doing its bit for the environment. And whether or not its decision to partner up with Bullfrog Power in an attempt to be greener and environmentally friendlier originates from a place of cunning PR o...Read More
Caesars-Eldorado Merger Gets The Nod
What started out as a mere rumour earlier on in March; albeit one of the rocking-the-boat variety; has now come full circle. The latest news on the casino commercial front is that shareholders owning stocks and financi...Read More
Why Bibliotherapy Offers a Health Boost
Bibliotherapy is a modern word for an ancient practice – reading texts that are prescribed, as medicine might be, to help with healing. The material can be nonfictional or fictional, depending on the “patient’s...Read More
KED Absorbing CA$500k In Legal Costs
What was once the making of a dream come true for many living in the Greater Sudbury area is threatening to turn into a financial nightmare. Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) is both proof of what is possible when ...Read More
Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser Changes Lives
Tommi Rose, who is a successful drag queen entertainer in the Coachella Valley, uses his passion for Bingo for the greater good of everyone he meets, because in the entertainer’s own words, “Everybody loves Bingo!...Read More
Evolution Gaming To Provide Live Games To Flutter
Live casino games specialist and industry leader Evolution Gaming has inked a new agreement with gaming powerhouse group Flutter Entertainment. According to the provisions of the recently concluded deal, Evolution Gami...Read More
Dr. Seuss Is Coming To Mississauga Ontario
The time leading up to the holidays and to Christmas is practically a highlight on the annual Canadian calendar and this year is shaping up to be no different. An interactive experience based on the books and stories o...Read More
Caesars Entertainment Donates $1M To NCRG
Casino and entertainment group Caesars Entertainment is celebrating 30 years of unwavering commitment to responsible gambling and the protection of the under-aged. As part of the special milestone celebration, Caesars has donated $1 mill...Read More
8 Games Tables Coming To Western Fair Ontario
The community of London, Ontario, is in for a real treat. Canadian casino operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment recently afforded local players an elite sneak peak into what the future of gaming may hold at its ...Read More
Microgaming Introduces Gameburger Studios
Microgaming has embarked on a true American-style development adventure and the skilled team at independent development house Gameburger Studios have been mandated to see that the job gets done. The driving force behind the inclusion of ...Read More
Sony & Microsoft Enforce Loot Box Changes
The loot box controversy has been raging on for what feels like years and years. And those governments who have been tirelessly trying to make sense of it all and also limit the effects of loot boxes in terms of a possible gambling-relat...Read More
Mohegan Gaming Q2 Sluggish But Positive
Major expansion and costly diversification were two of the main culprits behind a sluggish Q2, according to casino and casino resorts operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment. The group issued a public commentary following the release of...Read More
Unifor Steps It Up With #NoJobsNoDice Rally
CA labour union Unifor is holding on to its guns in true lockjaw style. If the workforce top-dog has any intentions of letting go of the rope, then it’s putting up a winning performance at hiding the fact. The latest development in ...Read More
Uninterrupted Is Coming To Canada
Curious about what Canada’s top athletes get up to when away from the fields and events? Then look no further because a new collaboration between music superstar Drake and the Lakers’ LeBron James has something special and ve...Read More
Mohegan To Soon Release Q3 Performance
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment is a tribal operator force to be reckoned with. The operator owns and manages various US casino venues and properties and more recently, ventured over the border and into Ontario. Mohegan has been going ...Read More
Unifor Slams Gateway Entertainment Job Cuts
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment will have to clean up its act if it hopes to enjoy continued support from local communities. Such was the nature of the warning recently issued by Unifor, Canada’s largest gaming sector and privat...Read More
US Comedian Calls Sour Grapes On Caesars Ban
US comedian Doug Stanhope has by his own submission been banned from entering any of Caesars Entertainment’s properties worldwide. Stanhope recently took to social media to rant about the fact that the entertainment giant had addres...Read More
Cascades Chatham Soft Opening A Big Success
The Cascades Casino Chatham is the latest of Gateway Entertainment’s pride and joy to have opened its doors, if only for a soft opening. The July 16th introductory event attracted around 150 people from the Chatham and Ke...Read More
Joe Sal Allegedly Robbed At Gunpoint At Rio
The fact that security at major events where Poker players are most likely to carry large amounts of cash on their persons is in desperate need of major sharpening up has been an issue of contention for quite some time. Self-proclaimed Po...Read More
Manitoba Is The Slurpee Capital Of The World
Any day is a good day for enjoying a Slurpee when you’re from Manitoba. In fact, even a freezing winter’s night is a good time, according to 7-11 Canada. The convenience grocery chain group recently confirmed that Manitoba is ...Read More
Icahn Disagrees With Caesars About Shares
When New York billionaire and entertainment business tycoon Carl Icahn, who also happens to be the single biggest shareholder in Caesars Entertainment Corp., first put Caesars before the ultimatum of “merge or sell”, he must h...Read More
North Bay Turtle-Controversy Far From Over
The soil at the site of Gateway Casinos & Entertainment’s new North Bay Cascades Casino has officially been broken, following all of the necessary environmental and construction permissions now having been obtained. But what is ...Read More
Construction Of Cascades Casino Now Underway
It’s official. Construction of North Bay’s Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Cascades North Bay Casino is finally underway. The official ground-breaking ceremony took place on the last day of May, with most of the conversati...Read More
Jeopardy! Champ Says Gambling Schooled Him
According to James Holzhauer, the man who made history following his 31-game winning streak on the popular television gameshow Jeopardy!, its his history as a gambler and sports betting fanatic, more than anything else, that prepared him ...Read More
ESPN And Caesars To Launch Branded Studio
ESPN is a brand that is exclusively sport-driven and it’s become synonymous with some of the biggest sports tournaments in the world. When talking gambling and betting, the same can be said of Caesar’s Entertainment. Combine t...Read More
X-Rated Film Causes Shock at Bingo Hall
Bingo night at Canada’s Carnival Bingo Hall recently put the luck into Bingo in new and unexpected ways; or so some would say. But not everyone present was equally impressed by the fact that a TV monitor suddenly went all out X-rate...Read More
Caesars Partners With UNLV To Create Edu-Hub
Some would say that it’s been coming for quite some time: casinos catching up with the times in terms of new technological advances. And it now seems as if casino giant Caesars Entertainment has answered to the call. The entertainme...Read More
WSOP Poker Room Opens At Harrah’s Philadelphia
Christmas came early this year. Just ask Harrah’s Casino Philadelphia, which has just opened its very own brand new and wonderfully grand World Series of Poker-branded room. 27 brand spanking new tables were on show at the grand ado...Read More
Rambo Headed For Online Slot Reels
Players who are still mourning the demise of Playtech’s Marvel online slots finally can cheer up. New gaming provider Skyrocket Entertainment reportedly has acquired the rights to develop a series of games based on Rambo IV and seve...Read More
WSOP Unveils 50th Anniversary Vegas Guest List Competition
Anyone who has ever had big dreams of attending a WSOP main event should listen up, as that dream may just have the chance of finally becoming a reality. The World Series of Poker is offering players and supporters of their social Poker s...Read More
Caesars Entertainment Ready For Sale
Controversial Wall Street investor Carl Icahn has not even held his current 28% piece of the Caesars Entertainment pie in his sticky little mitts long enough for anyone to say “hostile investment” and already he’s feveri...Read More
Pennsylvania To Issue 2 More Betting Licenses
Operating a sportsbook in the newly regulated US state of Pennsylvania doesn’t come cheap. But according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) this doesn’t appear to be slowing anyone down in their quest to obtain a ...Read More
Celine Dion On World Tour, Healing And Joy
French-Canadian superstar Celine Dion is on top of the world. The beloved vocalist, now 51, says that she feels in control of her life once more and considers herself to be at an all time career-high. So much so that she’s announced...Read More
Century Mile Racetrack And Casino Now Open
The province of Alberta has entered an exciting new phase in terms of internal development to its infrastructure, as well as having started on a new chapter that holds much promise for new income possibilities. Those who have been followi...Read More
Companies Go All Out for April Fools Day
News outlets have released outlandish stories on April Fool’s Day for many years. With the rise in social media, a lot more companies are doing the same thing. This 1 April saw some really entertaining news items making the rounds, ...Read More
Wait For CSA 2019 Winners Is Over
The wait to find out who won what at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards is over. The winners were announced at a glittering event at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on 31 March. The event, held annually since its 2013 launc...Read More
Patagonia Confirms Digitain Content Deal
The team at Patagonia Entertainment needs little introduction. The brand has earned a name for themselves for creating intriguing and exciting iGaming solutions for the global market, and they have a particular focus on Bingo. Now, they h...Read More
Delta Tennis Unhappy About Bubble’s Future
Delta City officials may have bitten off more than what they are able to chew, all as a result of having acted in haste. The construction of the proposed Cascades Casino Delta may very well still be nowhere near the allocation of a start ...Read More
Wasaga Residents Want To Keep Money At Home
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment has put its money on the small town of Wasaga Beach and has repeatedly confirmed its commitment towards the community. And yet, residents remain worried about one very important aspect: the exact location...Read More
Northlands Park & Casino Closes For Good
Canada’s Northlands Park and Casino has officially closed its doors for good, as of last Friday, February 1, 2019. The popular gaming venue’s closure has come a mere three months after horse-racing services came to an end at t...Read More
Gateway Abandons Western Fair Casino Plans
The largest private casino operator in Canada, Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, has abandoned its plans for a new hotel, eatery and gambling complex at the Western Fair grounds in London. Instead, the behemoth has signed a deal at a ne...Read More
Changes Coming to Central Gaming Bundle
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is without a doubt one of Canada’s leading gambling venue developers and operators. This reputation has also been cemented even further over the past year, with the OLG selecting Gateway for the new...Read More
North Bay Votes Yes To New Cascades Casino
A vacant plot of land near Pinewood Park Drive in the North Bay area has been a topic of hot discussion due to the proposed construction of a brand new casino and entertainment development that isn’t only set to benefit the North Ba...Read More
SG Corp’s Gavin Isaacs Resigns
Some changes appear to be headed in the direction of Scientific Games Corporation’s internal management structure. Vice Chairman Gavin Isaacs has reportedly decided to step down from his position, as well as to relinquish his seat o...Read More
North Bay Casino Meeting Finalizes Details
North Bay is reportedly in the process of making an essential decision for the future construction of Gateway Casinos’ most recent planned project. Wednesday, 12 December saw a long-awaited meeting hosted by the City Council, which ...Read More
Tara Reid Sues Producers over Sharknado Slot
Tara Reid, the Hollywood actress who features in The Big Lebowski, American Pie, and the B-list cult classic Sharknado, is reportedly suing the producer of the latter film for $100 million. Reid filed a suit against Asylum Entertainment ...Read More
PokerStars and Player Agrees to Drop All Charges
If you’re going to try and have your cake and eat it too, you best make sure that on your end of the net, the court is squeaky clean. Just ask world-renowned professional Poker player, Gordon Vayo. Vayo had previously tried to take ...Read More
IPO Documents Clarify Gateway’s Operations
Documents that were filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission this November have given residents of northern Ontario a deeper look into the company that operates three regional casinos – and is planning to construct anoth...Read More
Gateway Files for a $100m New York IPO
Canadian gaming operator Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which runs 26 local properties across the nation, reportedly filed with the SEC last week in a bid to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering, or IPO. The British...Read More
Vayo Drops Fraudulent Lawsuit Against REEL
Gordon Vayo, the iconic 2016 WSOP runner-up and popular online poker player, has reportedly dropped his former lawsuit against the parent company of PokerStars, Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited (or REEL) after it was revealed th...Read More
Cascades Casino Delta Gets BCLC’s Approval
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has reportedly given its approval to a new casino project that is expected to be built on the site of the old Delta Town and Country Inn. Construction on the gaming venue is set to begin ear...Read More
New Rules Set Back Ontario Casino Project
The proceeding, which recently started at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) as part of a debate on the proposed , has raised some important questions about a new provincial rule that has come into the fray. According to the rule,...Read More
3 Companies Fight for Greek Casino License
As the bidding tender process for a Greek gambling license has kicked off, only three US operators have remained in the race for the chance to run the planned €8 billion Elliniko integrated casino resort. Hard Rock, , and Caesars En...Read More
Wasaga Beach Casino Complex Confirmed
A new casino venture has just been confirmed, with the establishment likely to be built in the town of Wasaga Beach in Ontario. According to Mayor Brian Smith of Wasaga Beach in a recent press release, a...Read More
Patagonia & Booming in Content Supply Deal
Online gaming groups Patagonia Entertainment and Booming Games revealed earlier this week that they have now entered into an exclusive content supply deal. The agreement will see Booming’s full rang...Read More
Kingsway Entertainment District on Shaky Ground
The area where the is to be built, in Sudbury, may be geologically unstable. Impartial geologist David Wood, who works as a rock engineer and a consultant, has studied the area carefully. He reports that there is an active fault line pas...Read More
Gambling Adds $260 Billion to US Economy
$261.1 billion poured into the US economy in 2017, thanks to the gambling industry. According to an Oxford Economics report, $40.8 billion of that plumped up local, state and federal tax coffers. The rep...Read More
MGC to Further Discuss Steve Wynn Saga
On September 27, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) discussed the next step in the re-evaluation of Wynn Resorts’ suitability to hold a casino operation license. The discussions have come as yet another step ...Read More
Greater Sudbury Casino Expansion a Mystery
The fate of the Greater Sudbury Casino project in Ontario is still a mystery, with discussions about the future of the Kingsway Entertainment District addition still one of the most-covered topics in the ...Read More
Starlight Casino Edmonton Opening Soon
Over in Western Canada, Limited has now revealed that its $43 million revamp project of the Palace Casino into its upcoming Starlight Casino Edmonton has finally been completed. The new gaming venue is set to officially open its doors in...Read More
Bingo Player Wins a Whopping $250k
On September 10, Gaming Arts announced that a lucky woman from Pennsylvania has won a hefty $250,000 jackpot while playing its Super Coverall Bingo game at Seneca Gaming and Entertainment in Salamanca, NY. The winner’s jackpot is th...Read More
Mohegan Wins Niagara Gaming Bundle License
In local Canadian gaming news, US firm like Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Hard Rock International in the tender process to operate Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara for the next 20 years. According to an officia...Read More
Mohegan Gaming Enters Canadian Industry
Popular tribal gaming operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (colloquially known as just Mohegan) has finally begun its expansion into Canada. The move was revealed after the operator was chosen by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corpor...Read More
Microgaming to Release Village People Slot
In the latest news to come out of Microgaming’s professional studios, the iconic software developer has now finalized an exclusive new licensing deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The culmination of this agreement? A brand ne...Read More
2018 GGA Las Vegas Voting Opens
The voting period for the is now in session after the list of final nominees was distributed to this year’s expert judging panel. Now in its fifth edition, and with the largest judging panel the event has had to date, this ye...Read More
Integrated Resort Schools Open in Japan
A brand new program educating students on how to manage integrated casino resorts (IR) will be landing soon in Japan and the gaming hub of Macau. Galaxy Entertainment, Toyo University, and the University of Macau (UMAC) have teamed up to ...Read More