iGaming Supplier News

"The biggest threat to this industry is not the United States government," said an obviously annoyed Marc Lesnick, organizer of the Fourth Annual Casino Affiliate Convention during the opening remarks of his program last week. "The biggest threat to this industry is the little boys who were afraid to come here today."

naugural courses for the highly anticipated Stockton Institute for Gaming Management begin this fall at the Carnegie Center in Atlantic City.

News Brief: The Bangor, Maine, project budget for Penn National Gaming Inc.'s permanent gaming complex has grown from $72 million to $90 million.

eCOGRA reports the launch of its much anticipated Global Online Gambler Survey.

Bally Technologies was awarded a patent Tuesday morning by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering the use of spinning wheel indicators on its slot machine bonus systems.

eCOGRA, the independent standards authority of the online gaming industry, is conducting the largest online gambling survey ever commissioned among the poker and casino playing communities.

MEC Maryland Investments Inc. has increased its equity and voting interest in AmTote International, Inc. by acquiring the remaining 70% of AmTote for a cash purchase price of approximately $13.6 million.

Hung Vu never considered himself a construction worker, but a year away from his job as a blackjack dealer at Beau Rivage made the Vietnamese immigrant pretty good with a hammer and nails.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Under a definitive Agreement, IGT, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Game Technology, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VCAT for $2.58 per share in cash.

Spectrum Gaming Group announced the latest addition to its casino-oriented suite of services: confidential casino audits.

Playtech reports interim results for the six months ended June 30 2006.

Casino City Press today announced the release of the Summer 2006 edition of the Casino Vendors Guide.

Casino City CEO Michael Corfman is the featured entrepreneur in this week's edition of the Boston Business Journal, a publication of American City Business Journals, Inc.

eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance has achieved its target of accrediting 100 online casinos and poker rooms before December 2006.