Online Gaming News

IGT's Chairman of the Board of Directors Charles N. Mathewson has resigned as a director and become Chairman Emeritus; G. Thomas Baker, Chief Executive Officer and President, has been elected the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Station Casinos, Inc. has signed an agreement with International Game Technology to define an accelerated schedule to purchase and take delivery of 5,000 new EZ Play gaming machines to complete their transition to 100% ticket-in ticket-out machines at all Station Casino locations within two years.

International Game Technology and Acres Gaming jointly announced today the filing of Articles of Merger with the Nevada Secretary of State to consummate the previously announced planned merger.

News Brief: Slot machine maker International Game Technology's $143 million acquisition of gambling systems tech company Acres Gaming Inc. won final state approval Thursday from the Nevada Gaming Commission.

William "Si" Redd, who founded slot giant IGT and helped popularize video poker and Megabucks progressive jackpots, died Tuesday at his beach home in Solana Beach, Calif., after an extended illness. He was 91.

A global gaming network announced today is expected to stimulate a new phase of growth in the online bingo market.

As a step toward providing player representation for eCOGRA approved online casino websites, eCOGRA today announced the appointment of Julie Sidwell as a fair gaming advocate.

John G. Brokopp: "The evolution of slot machines from mechanical reels with pictures of bells, cherries, and oranges to computer driven video marvels of modern technology isn’t over."

Foxwoods Resort Casino and 14 other properties recently signed contracts to use the innovative products and services of Global Cash Access, the leading supplier of cash access and customer relationship marketing technologies to the gaming industry.

Opinion: Brian Cullingworth of Infopowa News Service came away from the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo deeply impressed with a truly world class event.

IGW Software, Inc. has signed a letter of understanding to form a strategic relationship with Parlay Entertainment Limited, a member of the DCEG Group of Companies.

John Grochowski checks out new slots at the Global Gaming Expo.

John Grochowski checks out new slots at the Global Gaming Expo.

John Grochowski checks out new slots at the Global Gaming Expo.

Global Gaming Business, a new international casino trade magazine, released its first issue today for distribution at the Caribbean Gaming & Tourism Conference 2002 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.