Operator News

Australian operator Star Entertainment is shutting its corporate offices in Brisbane as it looks to further reduce its costs and hand management responsibility back to its three casinos: The Star Gold Coast, The Star Sydney, and The Star Brisbane.

The Bingo Association (BA), the National Bingo Game Association (NBGA) and Meeron are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicole Garrett as their new Chief Executive Officer, following confirmation that current CEO Miles Baron will step down at the end of June.

Wynn Resorts has announced that Craig Jeffrey Fullalove will succeed Julie Cameron-Doe as Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited. Ms. Cameron-Doe has elected to retire in mid-2026 but will continue to serve as a consultant to the company and as a Non-Executive Director of Wynn Macau, Limited.

Accel Entertainment, a leading locals-focused gaming operator, is evaluating the potential to bring its distributed gaming and local entertainment model to the city of Chicago following recent public announcements regarding the possible introduction of Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) in licensed locations.

The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (Navajo Gaming) is proud to celebrate the 14-year anniversary of its third Navajo casino, Northern Edge Navajo Casino, in the Upper Fruitland Chapter, near Farmington, New Mexico with a 14th Anniversary Kiosk Game, T-shirt Giveaway, and Cash Drawings.

Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, and Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information and a division of News Corp, have announced an exclusive partnership to make Polymarket’s real-time prediction market data available across Dow Jones consumer platforms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily. 

Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced her intention to allow LD 1164, An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations, to become law. The bill authorises Maine's tribal governments to operate online gambling in Maine to support tribal communities and economic development.

The Sefaz-MS (State Secretariat of Finance of Mato Grosso do Sul) in Brazil republished on Wednesday (7th) the bidding notice to hire a company to manage Lotesul. The state lottery anticipates a contract worth R$ 51.4 million for the winning enterprise.

Cliff Castle Casino Hotel will be offering a new standard in smoke-friendly gaming with the grand opening of the all-new Smoke-Free Gaming Parlor & Lounge, now the most premium smoke-friendly gaming destination in Arizona on January 16.

Durango Casino Resort is kick-starting construction on the third phase of its expansion on the north side of the property, marking the next major milestone in the destination’s long-term master plan.

The awards highlight Genting Casino’s focus on staff training, technical standards and customer service across both land-based venues and its online platform.

After the record year 2024, Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz achieved the second-highest annual turnover since 2008 in the past year 2025. At €424m, total sales were around 2.8 per cent lower than in the previous year.