Tag Archives: New Jersey

Rich Roberts resigns from Sportech PLC Board

SBC News Rich Roberts resigns from Sportech PLC Board

Sportech has announced that Rich Roberts, President of Digital and US Corporate Affairs, has stepped down from the PLC Board. He had been a Member of the Board of Directors since December 2013. Roberts’ resignation comes after a reorganisation of responsibilities for Sportech in North America, following the company’s withdrawal from business obligations with Draft Day Daily Fantasy Sports. However, …

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Atlantic City casinos under threat from union strike

SBC News Atlantic City casinos under threat from union strike

\ Five of Atlantic City’s eight casinos are in fear of operational havoc if union Unite-HERE ‘Local 54’ forces a worker strike on 1 July. Representing a workforce of 10,000 members, the union is seeking employee benefits and compensation by Caesars Entertainment casinos Bally’s, Caesars and Harrahs and the Carl Icahn gambling enterprises of the Taj Mahal and The Tropicana. …

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NYX Gaming gets cosier with Caesars Interactive Entertainment

SBC News NYX Gaming gets cosier with Caesars Interactive Entertainment

NYX Gaming Group, the expanding content and technology supplier to the gambling industry, has entered into an agreement to expand its partnership with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE) to re-launch the CaesarsCasino.com brand on NYX’s market leading Open Platform System (OPS) in New Jersey. By using the Open Platform System, NYX claims that CaesarsCasino.com will elevate its player marketing and loyalty services …

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Under the boardwalk – GVC gets the green light in New Jersey

SBC News Under the boardwalk - GVC gets the green light in New Jersey

The New Jersey regulator has now approved both Bwin.party and GVC to offer gaming services in the state, when previously it was thought that such an outcome was unlikely. Scott Longley looks at the development. Jim Murren, the chief executive at MGM Resorts International, proclaimed after his company bought out erstwhile partner Boyd Gaming’s half share in the Borgata earlier …

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DGE grants GVC continued PartyGaming New Jersey licence

SBC News DGE grants GVC continued PartyGaming New Jersey licence

Updating the market, FTSE-listed online gambling operator GVC Holdings has announced that it has received a licence approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to operate its online gambling services within the state. The approval will see GVC Holdings maintain the New Jersey online poker and casino services of subsidiary PartyGaming which has operated in the regulated …

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Betfair rolls out ‘first stage’ betting exchange for New Jersey

SBC News Betfair rolls out 'first stage' betting exchange for New Jersey

Today will see Betfair US launch its first stage exchange wagering service for New Jersey in partnership with state licensed racing operator Monmouth Park. The Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) US subsidiary will likely launch a limited market service due to the paucity of live racing events. In April Betfair US announced that it had been granted permission to launch its …

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Betfair US launches New Jersey exchange in partnership with Monmouth Park

SBC News Betfair US launches New Jersey exchange in partnership with Monmouth Park

Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) subsidiary Betfair US has announced that it is set to launch its exchange wagering services for the state of New Jersey, in partnership with licensed racetrack operator Monmouth Park. The partnership sees the first launch of a betting exchange product in the US market, allowing for players to take odds by proposing or matching anonymous trades …

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Amaya renews New Jersey operations

SBC News Amaya renews New Jersey operations

Updating the market, Toronto TSX listed operator Amaya Inc has informed that it has been granted approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for the renewal of state igaming services for its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands. Amaya renews its New Jersey licensing, which was first granted on 30 September 2015, for the state provisions of PokerStars …

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Baazov leads PokerStars into New Jersey

SBC News Baazov leads PokerStars into New Jersey

Amaya Inc has earmarked 21 March as the date it will finally launch its PokerStars brand in New Jersey.  The launch quickly follows the September 2015 authorisation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the State. Amaya currently expects to conduct an interim testing period with the DGE and a …

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