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Stars Descend on Fontainebleau Las Vegas
California - Hard Rock Tejon breaks ground Hard Rock International and the Tejon Indian Tribe celebrated the groundbreaking of the long-awaited hotel and casino located at Hwy. 166 and Sabodan Road West of the community of Mettler, California on Tejon Tribal land. The celebration featured a commemorative shovel groundbreaking with Hard Rock representatives, Tejon Indian Tribe leadership and general membership plus statewide and local community leaders.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tejon will be more than 700,000 square feet of which 150,000 square feet will be gaming space, featuring 2,500 of the most popular slots, 48 table games, and video poker and will be the second closest class III casino to Los Angeles. Multiple dining options, including a signature Hard Rock Cafe and fine dining restaurant Council Oak Steaks and Seafood, a Rock Shop, and much more will be included in phase one.
Rounding out the second phase will be a 400-room hotel, additional fine dining, pool, spa, cigar lounge and 2,800 seat live event venue. Phase one is expected to be completed in 22 months.
Canada - PointsBet collaborates with Strive PointsBet has entered into a long-term collaboration with Strive Gaming in a strategic move poised to amplify growth within the competitive Canadian iGaming sector. The deal is designed to bolster PointsBet’s internal capabilities, complementing its existing technology stack.
The partnership with Strive Gaming will empower PointsBet to diversify its casino offering by integrating multiple content providers through a single point of entry on the PointsBet platform. The agreement encompasses an extensive library of games, ranging from popular North American retail- based options to proven digital content from mature European markets. Strive Gaming’s proprietary tool, the Infinity Engine, will add a layer of sophistication to the PointsBet platform by facilitating tailored offers to players across thousands of games.
Minnesota - CasinoTrac partners with TransAct Table Trac has completed a first of its kind integration project with TransAct Technologies, to become the industry’s first CMS to provide a single-wire, on- demand printing solution, eliminating the hassle of redundant networking gear or infrastructure.
In this environment, casino operators can deploy PromoTrac OnDemand, with Epicentral, through CasinoTrac’s 6.2 CT VSMIB player tracking interface, with Epic Edge and/or Epic 950 printers. In addition to leveraging the features of the Epicentral platform, CasinoTrac SelfPay keeps players playing, by handling accumulated credit payouts, jackpots and more.
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17 years in the making, the $3.7bn 67-story Fontainebleau Las Vegas finally opened with a star-studded opening ceremony.
Stars such as Cher, Tom Brady, Sylvester Stallone, Eva Longoria, Bryan Cranston, Alice Cooper and Lenny Kravitz flocked to the opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the tallest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, which has been some 17 years in the making.
At a cost of $3.7bn, the 67-story property opened with 3,644 hotel rooms, 36 bars and restaurants, 1,300 slots and 128 table games. With work starting on the casino in 2007, it has stood 70 per cent completed since 2009 as a symbol of the Great Recession as funding fall flat. Several changes in ownership sparked false dawn after false dawn for the project until its original pioneer, Jeffery Soffer, the Miami-based Chairman of Fontainebleau Development, successfully got hold of it again in 2021 and finally brought it to fruition.
Te arrival of the resort's first guests on December 13 followed a star-studded private opening celebration with a surprise headlining performance by 10-time GRAMMY winner Justin Timberlake. Te opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas signals a new era of luxury hospitality on the Strip, and a testament
US & Canada
International Game Technology was recently recognised as a top employer in the US and Canada by the Top Employers Institute, a global authority in recognising excellence in people practices.
Tis announcement follows the news that IGT Italy earned the top employer distinction earlier this year. Te Top Employers Institute also independently certified that IGT is an employer of choice, joining more than 2,100 organisations in more than 120 countries.
“Earning the Top Employer distinction in the US, Canada and Italy is a significant achievement for IGT, as more than 70 per cent of the company’s workforce resides in those three countries,” said Ms. Costa, IGT Senior Vice President, People & Transformation.
to the iconic, nearly 70-year Fontainebleau legacy of sophisticated glamour, unparalleled service, and innovative design.
In a prelude to one of Las Vegas' most anticipated grand openings, Fontainebleau Las Vegas hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 13, hours before the resort's public debut. Fontainebleau Development Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Soffer, joined by Fontainebleau Las Vegas executives, local government officials, community dignitaries, and national VIPs, marked the historic moment in true Fontainebleau grandeur, with champagne, live violinists, and a snip of the "Bleau" ribbon.
Te grand opening festivities began with a "Bleau Carpet" arrival attended by numerous celebrities, dignitaries, and VIPs including Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Jessica Biel, Axel Rose, Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, Las Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, John Summit, Tommy Hilfiger, prior to a surprise performance by country music icon Keith Urban at at Bleau Bar, the centerpiece of the 150,000- square-foot casino.
New York Turning Stone launches TS Sports at three casinos
Turning Stone Enterprises will continue the evolution of its sports betting experience when all three of its sportsbooks officially changed to TS Sports. Te new sportsbooks will debut at Turning Stone’s newest venue, NY Rec & Social Club, as well as YBR Casino & Sports Book and Point Place Casino.
In 2019, Turning Stone Enterprises launched a marketing partnership with Caesars Sportsbook to be among the first locations in the state to offer in-person sports betting. Today, as the organisation’s marketing partnership with Caesars concludes, TS Sports will continue to be operated and overseen by Turning Stone Enterprises and will offer guests the same depth and breadth of wagers they have enjoyed for years.
Te debut of TS Sports coincides with the grand opening of NY Rec & Social Club at Turning Stone. Bridging the gap between sports book and lounge, the new modern venue will boast 60 high- definition screens displaying all the biggest games, as well as a variety of social games such as foosball, shuffleboard, darts and billiards.
Guests will also enjoy table games, including blackjack and craps, innovative game day fare from Chef de Cuisine Dustin Tuthill and signature cocktails served at a main bar sparkling with crystal chandeliers. Te venue will offer seating for approximately 200 guests on its first level with additional outdoor patio seating to open in Spring 2024, plus an upper level that will be available for private events.
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