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Greektown Casino-Hotel To Be Renamed

According to its operator, Penn National Gaming, the Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit will be renamed Hollywood Casino at Greektown on May 1. It is Michigan’s largest facility and thus this kind of change was always going to generate some buzz. What is even more exciting is that the rebrand will take place in conjunction with […]

By Samantha Browne

Park MGM Casino Becomes First Smoke-Free Casino

The COVID-19 lockdown has sent the casino industry into action and looking for ways to enhance health and safety measures on the casino floor. Smoking has been cited as one of the risk factors that helps spread the novel coronavirus. While casinos have had a hard time whether to suspend smoking on the casino floor, […]

By Kevin Parker

US Casinos Continue Reopening With Reduced Capacity

The United States’ casino industry is slowly waking up with a string of reopenings across the country. After Las Vegas last week, more properties, cities and states are following suite and restarting their operations. We cover the most important developments from the week in the US casino industry, covering the period June 8 – June […]

By Kevin Parker

iGaming News: Eldorado and Caesars, Detroit’s $1.45bn profits

The most notable iGaming news from within the US in the past week; Eldorado Finally Gets Louisiana’s Approval to Acquire Caesars After a long-awaited regulatory decision, Eldorado Resorts have finally secured the go-ahead from Louisiana and can now proceed with the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. According to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the $17.3 […]