With a global event portfolio reaching across five continents, the SiGMA Calendar of Events has been released for next year, with a series of summits for the gaming and emerging tech industries – debuting its conferences in more established industry hubs as well as newer emerging markets. SiGMA Africa, Kenya, January 2023 We’re starting things off early with a January expo in Kenya. Its incredible economic potential, growing and youthful population, ability to leapfrog technologically and recent economic reforms make this a really exciting place to hold our first edition of SiGMA Africa. We hope to help galvanise this exciting…

Players who enjoy Dragon Link and Lightning Link games celebrated the first Aristocrat Lightning Link Lounge, which opened with a grand debut at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee in Florida recently. The new Lightning Link Lounge at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee is the first to open in the state, dedicated exclusively to Dragon Link and Lightning Link with 50 games for players to choose from. The Aristocrat Lightning Link Lounge is a continuation of the long-standing and successful relationship between Seminole Gaming and Aristocrat Gaming. We are always exploring ways to enhance the player experience at Seminole Casino Hotel. This new…

According to our friends at the American Gaming Association, US gambling revenue got the month of October rose over 10% from the previous year. That marks the 20th month of growth in a row of positive gambling news in this respect, and brings the yearly totals to just shy of $50 billion. The AGA’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker reported that commercial US gambling generated $5.29 billion in October, which was the second highest total revenue total for a single month on record. In fact, the only month that generated more revenue was March of this year, when the total hit…

Well, technically the Horseshoe Las Vegas is already open and welcoming guests every day. Just as it has for the past several decades as Bally’s. Only now, as we head toward our Christmas break, Caesars is putting the final touches on the property’s re-branding.  Come New Years Eve, guests in Las Vegas will be officially staying at the new Horseshoe Las Vegas. In fact, the website is already functioning as the Horseshoe. Several weeks ago we reported from Las Vegas, where our cameras were able to capture the construction crews removing the Bally’s name from the side of the buildings,…

Every year I remember too late that I should have booked a room for New Year’s Eve in Vegas. And ever year I tell myself that next year I’ll remember. It’s a vicious circle. The thought of sharing in the fireworks show with thousands of other inebriated souls is more appealing than it probably should be. However, if you are one of the lucky people who did remember to make plans for New Year’s Eve in Vegas, then understand that there is far more to do in Sin City that just drinking and watching things explode. And we’re sharing a…

We’re discussing black market gambling in America, from backroom gaming parlors to illegal sports betting via bookies and unlawful online gambling sites. We speak with Chris Cylke, the Senior Vice President of Government Relations with the AGA, about exactly what constitutes the black market, or illegal gambling, from their perspective. As more and more jurisdictions within the United States regulate gambling, including online gambling, there could be consequences for operators, players, and affiliates who participate in these activities. In a recent press release, the AGA stated that black market gambling has become a “scourge” on America which takes advantage of…