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Hilton will begin rebranding the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the Las Vegas Strip as a Waldorf Astoria Friday, a transition for the 389-room, casino-less property that will lead to renovations and mark the debut of another luxury brand on the world-famous corridor.

The MGM Springfield casino resort, a project in which more than $969 million was invested, became open for business on Friday, August 24th after getting the regulatory approval from Massachusetts Gaming Commission...

...It will be this state's first land-based casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options. The grand opening had quite a bit of grandeur with an extravagant street procession that included entertainers, a marching band, horses and a celebration typical for Las Vegas or some other hot casino hub.

The inauguration event was attended by a number of celebrities, politicians and, of course, thousands of people looking to enter the new resort and begin spending their money on lavish offerings and enjoy the dining, shopping and gambling environment.

The complex spreading across the area of 14.5 acres consists of a gambling premises, hotel, restaurants, entertainment and retail shops. It was built by MGM Resorts International and will employ about 3,000 people, 35% of which will be residents of Springfield. It is expected that this Massachusetts city will cash in a yearly revenue of about $25 million!

The entire project, from the groundbreaking to the opening on August 24th, took 3 years and 5 months. The city of Springfield also received $15 million in payments upfront from MGM.

The five-floor hotel has 250 rooms, while the 125,000 square-foot casino itself boasts 2,550 slot machines and 120 table games.

The new Springfield property spokesperson, Saverio Mancini, commented: "It was a great opening day. It was a great crowd. Busy throughout the evening. People were excited, energized. I saw a lot of happy faces."

MGM Springfield's President, Michael Matis described the entire event as "pretty magical" and even went on to say that he was elated by the whole experience…

"I’ve got an active imagination but I never saw a day like this; beautiful weather and the city’s never looked better. And the community came out to support us and they’re going to go inside and enjoy this facility"...

He went on to say, “One woman got down on her knees and literally thanked us for the investment and for bringing some excitement to downtown. And our employees, they’ve been looking forward to welcoming their community into this facility for the last two months. It’s really a special, special day.”

The casino will also be hosting a string of exciting events that will surely prove to be a big hit with the local crowd. These acts include Stevie Wonder performing on September 1st and comedian Bill Burr hitting the stage a few days later.

Source:

"MGM opens Massachusetts casino with a flourish", boston.com, August 24, 2018.

Lee, 98, a real estate developer and casino owner, died Tuesday at her home in Las Vegas after a brief illness.

The expansion of iGaming products at Slotegrator has recently been boosted by a partnership with Asia’s leading supplier – CQ9 Gaming. The company, whose content aggregation is well-recognized in the online gambling sector, will allow its partner to integrate notable video slots into gaming hubs through its distinct in-house solution called the APIgrator.

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Slotegrator, on the other hand, is a vendor whose development techniques continue to push the boundaries of its clients’ businesses day by day. After its foundation in 2012, the studio has been integrating only authentic titles, primarily achieved through several crucial agreements with Microgaming, GameArt and Endorphina.

By the same token, video slots from CQ9 are certified by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), delivering support on multiple languages and currencies as well. Approximately 1,500 online casinos offer their products, and the company expects to increase their number to 2,500 in the upcoming months.

Source:

“Slotegrator And Cq9 Gaming Kick Off New Partnership”, slotegrator.com, August 14, 2018.

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My brother had a friend named Nick who was a retired steelworker. Nick was married to the sister of my brother's wife. He had $500,000 in the bank and his favorite hobbies were going to the casino, playing the slots, and talking to my brother.

Nick was intrigued by my lifestyle. He couldn't understand how I could divide my time between writing and visiting casinos to play poker and write stories about what I had done. He told my brother Legs I was living on the edge.

On the surface, Nick was a happy man. He had plenty of money in his bank account, he was married to an attractive woman, he lived in a nice house, and he could live his life pretty much as he pleased.

... his only son died in an accident at the place where he worked. Nick was devastated.

Life lost all meaning for him. One day he walked onto a bridge spanning the river that flowed near where he lived. He removed his jacket, placed it on the railing, and leaped into the river.

I know a few gamblers who, like me, live on the edge. It is part of their lifestyle and they are willing to take the risks that go with it.

I liked Nick. He had a good mind, was a good conversationalist, asked a lot of questions, and was a good listener. But he couldn't cope with the personal tragedy of losing his son. He was living on the edge.

There are recreational gamblers who do it for excitement and entertainment. They can afford their losses and enjoy their wins.

There are also professional gamblers who do it for a living. Their lifestyles and bankrolls depend on how well they play and how lucky they are on the draw. They live from day to day and if they have a losing session, they shrug it off. They are living on the edge and accept its rewards as well as its limitations.

Nick was right. I do live on the edge and to be frank, it has never bothered me.

They have stories to tell -- humorous stories, tales that can break your heart, and stories of winning against the odds. They are my kind of people.

My brother Legs thinks Nick was a winner. He bases this on the fact that Nick left behind a big bank account and a nice house when he decided to take his life.

Excuse me. I think my brother is wrong. Nick was a loser. He lived on the edge and fell off.

SoftSwiss and Bgaming, two respectable companies that have combined their brands to offer both catalogs of white-label software and cryptocurrency products, are entering a new phase of unity by signing a partnership with Jackpot.de.

The rapidly growing brand decided to include its games on Germany’s popular social casino platform after a successful showcasing at this year’s iGB Live! In Amsterdam.

Apart from signing a supply deal with Jackpot.de whose platform is centered around gameplay for virtual chips, Bgaming has also pinned multiple agreements with other websites relative to the brand, includng MyJackpot.com, VeraVegas.com and Merkur24.com.

An important component of each site is its internal credit system that can be augmented via social activities and real money acquisitions. More importantly, the website’s social status has even launched a promotional campaign on public television, becoming a major source of success in Germany. In addition, other countries where the Jackpot brand is among top-performing domains, have also initiated a similar project.

Since the merging, Bgaming has invested a lot of energy into making integrations with potential industry partners. The team is on constant lookout, finding new and innovative ways to incorporate its catalog of vibrant casino games and widen the iGaming sphere.

A lot of highly rated gaming platforms such as 7Bit Casino, Oshi, BetChan and mBit now feature supplier’s fantastic releases, including Aztec Magic Deluxe, Platinum Lightning Deluxe and Fire Lightning. The library is perhaps small in size, but the provider has promised a new product line until the end of 2018.

In summary, the brand’s offerings will launch alongside other top-ranking software releases from BetSoft and Pragmatic Play, guaranteeing countless hours of entertainment on Jackpot.de.

Source:

“Games from Bgaming go social on Jackpot.de”, softswiss.com, August 24, 2018.

For MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, Friday was quite the New England homecoming.

An important aspect of growing a successful business in the gambling industry is achieved through strengthening the company’s leadership. On that account, BtoBet has made the next step towards bolstering the group’s structure by appoiting Jean-Baptiste Cerna as its Head of Gaming.

After entering the Peruvian market, the major sportsbook and iGaming provider is using all the necessary opportunities to keep up with the fast-paced and ever-changing industry. By appointing a huge expert such as Cerna, who possesses enormous knowledge of various gaming scenarios, the company will ensure a leading position in the industry, and, according to Jean-Baptiste, his new role will be based on a threefold principle:

“My first responsibility is to bring a direct business point of view in different aspects of our Gaming Platform. Having a clear vision of the needs from both the operator’s side and ultimately the players themselves, I have to translate those requirements in evolutions and functionalities to make our platform a ‘must to play on’.”

The expert added that his new mission as head of gaming at BtoBet also includes the improvement of clients’ operations, as well as to establish strategy that would ensure maximum player experience on all gaming platforms. In addition to his statement, the group’s chairman, Alessandro Fried, said that adding Cerna to the team will help transforming the company’s strategic growth, which is crucial for further evolution on the market and the overall improvement of products.

Perhaps the greatest asset of BtoBet is its talented and well-trained development team, who manages to completely personalize sports betting opportunities and iGaming offerings, both for mobile and retail. The company’s technical branches are located all over Europe, but its main teams are stationed in Macedonia, Serbia, Italy and so on.

Source:

“BtoBet Bolsters Its Structure With New Head Of Gaming”, George Miller, europeangaming.eu, August 22, 2018.

Nevada’s largest casino industry trade group is throwing its support behind the effort to break up NV Energy’s electricity monopoly.

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Management board of Mybet Holding announced this past Tuesday that the company is preparing to file for insolvency, soon after the demise of talks with a key strategic investor...

...The agreement with the said unnamed investor was not reached after the signing of a non-exclusive term sheet last month. The company owes €4 million in sports betting.

Mybet's official statement says that the background for the insolvency proceedings is the "failure of discussions with potential investors." Another big contributing factor is the Frankfurt Tax Office’s refusal of application that was filed by Personal Exchange International, Mybet's company based in Malta, that was supposed to "suspend enforcement regarding outstanding betting taxes."

"Today, the discussions with a strategic investor reported… on July 13 regarding the possible sale of the online business of Mybet Holding was closed. These talks failed due to conditions set by the investors which could not be fulfilled,” reads the statement.

After the talks with the investors have stalled, Mybet's share price has been in sharp decline. The talks were unsuccessful because of different opinions on the implementation of strategic and operational collaboration in the online sector.

The company's customers, however, will not feel the negative impact of this insolvency proceedings, due to the company's operations under MGA license requirements.

“While insolvency procedures are under way, existing customers should not be affected as Mybet operates under the Malta Gaming Authority license requirements which protect customers in numerous ways. The service continues to be available for customers until further notice. So currently there should be no effect.”

Things were going quite well last year, when Mybet did a complete revamp of their sports and casino offerings and Evolution Gaming helped them enrich their live table games collection.

Source:

"Mybet preparing to file for insolvency", sigma.com.mt, August 22, 2018.

Nevada’s largest casino industry employer is preparing to enter the potentially lucrative New England market when the doors of its $960 million property open Friday at 11 a.m., local time.

One of the world's most innovative and creative casino software developers and suppliers, Relax Gaming, has taken a bold next step in the evolution of the company...

...The announcement has been made that Silver Bullet, their pioneering, new generation platform, will be made available to partnering studios and casino operators very soon.

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The new platform developed completely from scratch, also promises a "hassle-free route to market," meaning it is easy to integrate, as operators seek to expand their content offer and studios can utilize and make the most of the supplier’s innovations that see them propelled on the market.

Relax Gaming's CPI, Simon Hammon, comments: "Our commitment to delivering a diverse range of content to our ever-growing operator network lies at the heart of our growth strategy, and we are delighted to take a big step forward in our ambitions with the launch of Silver Bullet Partner Program. Working closely with studio partners stands at the core of Relax Gaming’s casino proposition and we are proud to be able to take this to a new level. We look forward to bringing new partners to the market and working together to create a new gaming era.”

Relax has already had quite a bit of success in 2018, reaching business-altering agreements with other big players in the industry. In April, they began supplying content to Twin Casino and one month later they did the same with Gaming Innovation Group to whom it now delivers roulette and blackjack games.

Also in May, the company scored another deal with EveryMatrix, the iGaming developer who integrated Relax's content onto their platform. While in June Red Rake also joined the ranks of the company’s partners.

Source:

"Relax Gaming launches its Silver Bullet",relax-gaming.com, August 20, 2018.

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The Nevada Gaming Commission will consider revoking the license of sports book operator CG Technologies and levying a $250,000 fine against the company for four violations alleged by the state Gaming Control Board.

Police have arrested two men suspected of stealing at least $25,000 in burglaries involving slot machines at more than a dozen bars in the Reno-Sparks areas.

Despite regularly receiving critical reviews on popular travel sites TripAdvisor and Booking for an outdated interior, Circus Circus’ posts an impressive financialperformance.

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Marriott International’s W Hotels Worldwide brand will leave SLS Las Vegas Friday after a 1½-year run as a four-diamond-rated “hotel within a hotel.”

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a set of regulations Wednesday that agency officials say is sufficient to allow sports betting to start.

Marcello Mastroianni was one of the most incredible actors Italy ever produced. He made his fame starring in Federico Fellini's classic films, like 'La Dolce Vita' and 'City of Women.' But other directors found his talent for expressing himself on the screen equally fascinating and starred him in such films as 'WifeMistress,' 'Gabriella' and 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' where he appeared in three separate stories with Sophia Loren.

One of the last movies Mastroianni made before his death, and one of my favorites, was 'I Don't Want To Talk About It.' In the storyline, Marcello appears as a wealthy eligible bachelor who falls in love with a dwarf.

Charlotte is an attractive artistic woman who is an accomplished musician and horsewoman. Her only problem, if it is a problem, is that she is a little person, something her over-protective mother refuses to talk about.

Against all rhyme or reason, Marcello finds himself captivated by Charlotte and comes courting. The girl's mother thinks he is interested in her and is shocked when Mastroianni proposes marriage to her daughter.

The film was released in 1993. I have viewed it several times and enjoyed it more each time because of Mastroianni's performance.

I thought about the movie recently because of a long past association with Judy, a small person who worked as a receptionist for a newspaper that employed me as a reporter. The Evening American was a daily newspaper owned by Evan Mecham, a Mormon Bishop who would serve as Governor of Arizona a short time before his political enemies managed to remove him from office.

Almost from the first day I met Judy, I knew she was special. Crippled from birth with a spinal defect, she walked with crutches. She wore a wig, glasses and an engaging smile that never seemed to go away.

I don't know if this is true of all little people, but Judy was one of the luckiest people I have ever met. Every time we had an office pool, whether it was on the Kentucky Derby or some other game of chance, Judy seemed to win.

I asked her about her good luck. She simply shrugged.

'Well, the good Lord took away my ability to walk, so I guess He figured He had to compensate me somehow,' she said.

When she traveled to Las Vegas, she almost always seemed to win whether she played the slots, shot dice or played blackjack. She would spend a weekend there with her mother and return to Phoenix with her purse filled with money.

At the office cocktail parties our newspaper occasionally threw for political leaders or other newsmakers, she was delightful. It didn't take much wine to intoxicate her diminutive frame. After a couple of glasses of chardonnay, she would make her way over to me and tell me she needed my protection.

'What for, Judy?' I asked, genuinely concerned.

'That man over there,' she would whisper, pointing into the crowd. 'He has his eyes on me. I think he wants to seduce me.'

It was all her imagination, of course, but Judy took it seriously and because I was her friend, so did I. I would make it my business to stay close to her until the party ended and she could be whisked safely home.

I don't know. Maybe dwarfs have magical powers. Like Judy said, perhaps God gives them those powers to make up for their limitations. That seemed to be true in Judy's case. It worked for Charlotte, who snared Marcello Mastroianni and that isn't a bad catch by anyone's standards.