Online Gaming News

John Grochowski: There are few things I like more than good barbecue, so I was delighted to get a little bonus while I was testing A.C. Coin's new King of the Grill slot machine at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

Julie Sidwell, eCOGRA's Fair Gaming Advocate, passed away last night.

Happy winner Donna T. took away on November 17 $453,617 in prize money when she struck lucky playing Gold Rally Slots at Casino Del Rio – a member of the WinAJackpot network of Playtech-powered casinos.

Casino City Press has added gaming property owner profiles and property owner executive contacts to its popular Gaming Business Directory online service (www.GBDonline.com).

With casinos converting to cashless slot machines and gaming proliferating nationwide, Reno-based International Game Technology continued its record-breaking growth rates in the quarter and year ended Sept. 30.

International Game Technology reports Q4 net income totaled $108.3 million or $0.31 per diluted share versus $62.8 million or $0.18 per diluted share in Q4 2002.

For the second year in a row, Microgaming has been awarded 'Top Casino Software' by the readers of Gambling Online Magazine.

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."