Gaming and hospitality operator Great Canadian Entertainment announced today it has agreed upon an exclusive partnership with Live Nation Canada that will bring some of the biggest names in music and comedy to its venues in Canada.
Live Music and Comedy Shows
The agreement reached between Great Canadian Entertainment and Live Nation Canada will see the live entertainment company serve as the exclusive booking agent for the events while both partners will promote the programming jointly.
Gavin Whiteley, chief marketing officer of Great Canadian Entertainment, commented on the development, thrilled that Great Canadian partnered with “the premier live entertainment promoter in the world,” Live Nation Canada.
“This partnership will bring some of the biggest and most exciting artists to our exceptional venues, providin…
In Japan and the Casino Management Board regulator has reportedly unveiled the provisional inventory of games that could be offered inside the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts.
According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the conditional list encompasses 21 game variants currently banned in Japan including two types of baccarat and eight deviations of poker. The source detailed that this rough catalog also embraces four forms of blackjack as well as sic-bo, craps, casino war, slots, pai gow and money wheel while excluding more traditional pastimes such as mahjong, pachinko and pachislot.
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Both chambers of Japan’s legislature reportedly approved the five inaugural members of the Casino Management Board in November of 2019 and subsequently tasked the body with serving as the official regulator for the embryonic domestic casino market. The organization is being led by the former Legal Compliance Inspector Ge…
Microsoft has revealed a brand-new custom Garfield-branded Xbox Series S console. It doesn’t seem like it will be available to the general public to purchase, as it’s being offered as a prize to celebrate the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and the recent announcement of Garfield joining the roster.
This special console has a rather simple design: It’s just orange with a picture of an unamused Garfield. Those who follow the official Xbox account and retweet Xbox’s tweet with the hashtag #XboxGarfieldSweepstakes will have a chance to win it. The sweepstakes end on December 23.
According to the guidelines, since this sweepstake is being held on Twitter, there are several prerequisites. Xbox will directly message you on Twitter, so make sure you have them open on December 29 when the company will let you know if you’ve won. Additionally, your Twitter account must not be “locked” and should be “unprotected” or “public” in order to be eligible.
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Microsoft’s xCloud service has started getting Xbox Series X hardware upgrades for some games. As reported by Tom Warren from The Verge, some games on the cloud streaming service like Rainbow Six Siege and Yakuza: Like a Dragon now load faster and have options for Xbox Series X enhancements like improved graphics and frame rates.
it looks like xCloud just got the Xbox Series X hardware upgrade for certain games. Yakuza, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are showing 120fps or gfx options, and are loading faster pic.twitter.com/BUU866V0BF
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 22, 2021
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American tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has announced the securing of approximately $1.55 billion in aggregate financing that will allow it to complete work on the first phase of its coming Inspire Entertainment Resort development.
The enterprise of the United States’ federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe used an official Monday press release to detail that this significant accomplishment means it should now be able to open the initial stage of the three-tower facility in South Korea by the end of 2023.
Earlier adversity:
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment began work on the coming Inspire Entertainment Resort in 2016 and had initially planned to have the first phase of the giant venue open by the middle of next year. However, this timeline was subsequently scuppered by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the complexities associated with securing adequate sources of funding.
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) just released the revenue reports for gambling in the state for the month of July. Casinos, horse tracks, and online providers were able to earn over $480 million last month, which was an increase of over 6% from the previous year.
While the revenue numbers are good, the land-based casinos in Atlantic City are still struggling to reach earning totals from before the onset of the pandemic. The amount of cash won from in-person gamblers is still low with five venues earning less this past month than what was generated in the same month in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Five Casinos Fall Behind
The DGE figures show that the nine casinos in the state earned nearly $299 million from in-person visitors. This was more than the amount won in July 2019, of $277 million. However, five of the gaming venues in Atlantic City still hit a lower number than the monthly figure before t…