Gateway Opens Starlight Casino Edmonton NORTH AMERICA
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has celebrated the grand opening of the spectacularly transformed Palace Casino to Starlight Casino Edmonton
Located in West Edmonton Mall, Gateway’s latest development includes 120,000 square feet of entertainment and gaming space
CANADA OPERATIONS
US – New Jersey-licensed Continent 8 Technologies, the world’s largest online gaming data center and global network solutions provider, is integrating their Atlantic City, New Jersey data centers with supporting locations in Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. With this unprecedented multi-state capacity, they have created a seamless suite of hosting and network managed services for those seeking to enter the growing sports betting market in the United States.
As Michael Tobin, CEO of Continent 8 Technologies, stated “Serving the rapidly expanding online sports betting industry, Continent 8’s integration of state- of-the-art data centers across multiple states and gaming jurisdictions provides a hub and spoke technology platform to help companies successfully enter the marketplace. In 2019, Continent 8 will further increase network capacity with additional expansion in the states of New York and Ohio, and other states as legislation evolves.”
Australian-based newcomer to the US market, PointsBet, Director of IT Nikita Pinchuk, states regarding their partnership with Continent 8, “We are delighted to partner with Continent 8 to host our infrastructure and support our exciting entry into the U.S. marketplace. We have been impressed with the Continent 8 team’s expertise of the New Jersey market, and seamless integration of multi-state geographies, to support our long-term growth ambitions in the United States.”
Gaming and sports betting operators seeking to enter the U.S. market, as well as existing operators, will all benefit from the Atlantic City hub and its multi-state integration. The Continent 8 network provides unprecedented inter-connectivity within the U.S. and to the broader global network, spanning over 30 locations worldwide.
US – GLI has again expanded its supplier client service team, naming Candi Lopez as a new Supplier Client Service Representative. She will be based in the company’s Las Vegas lab
and will primarily serve Las Vegas-based suppliers. Lopez has been with GLI for 12 years most recently serving as a Quality Assurance Supervisor, where she interfaced directly with GLI supplier clients of all sizes, supervised Quality Assurance staff, and helped to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of testing in GLI’s Las Vegas lab.
“We are thrilled to welcome Candi to our supplier service team. She has been working directly with supplier clients for many years, and brings a unique understanding of our client needs,” said Client Services Manager Justine Clay.
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Over 500 community leaders and project partners were joined by Gateway’s CEO, Tony Santo, Minister Deron Bilous, His Honorable Mayor Don Iveson, and AGLC’s COO, Niaz Nejad as they cut the ribbon and commemorated the opening of Edmonton’s newest destination.
“Te opening of Starlight Casino adds to the many world class entertainment options available to Albertans and our visitors. With more than 300 new jobs – and $57 million dollars of investment – it is another sign of investor confidence in our growing economy,” said Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
Starlight Casino Edmonton joins Grand Villa Edmonton as the city’s premier entertainment destinations featuring the most dynamic and exciting gaming and dining experiences in the province. Starlight Casino was a $57 million construction project which created over 300 new jobs. With the Grand Villa and Starlight projects, Gateway has invested almost $90m in the Edmonton economy and created over 550 new jobs in the local job market.
Starlight Casino will feature many of Gateway’s
most successful signature restaurant brands like MATCH Eatery & Public House, ATLAS Steak + Fish, Te Buffet, CHOW Lucky Noodle Bar and the debut of Gateway’s latest brand creation, Halley’s Club – a dining and entertainment club that will reinvent the classics.
Tis opening also signals the debut the first ever REPLAY arena. Located on the Starlight gaming floor, REPLAY is an innovative, immersive, multi-sensory space that combines the action and energy of gaming with a distinct party atmosphere. REPLAY is a new way to game which includes an interactive space for connected table game play, live action digital horse racing, a unique social Roulette table, a DJ booth, custom lighting equipment and an expansive video wall.
“On behalf of AGLC, I would like to congratulate Starlight Casino on their grand opening. We are delighted to be a part of the launch of the innovative Replay gaming area – the first of its kind in Alberta. While the AGLC is committed to the responsible growth of Alberta’s gaming industry, we are also invested in developing modernized gaming options for Albertans,” said Niaz Nejad, VP, Gaming & Cannabis, AGLC.
Nevada
Lucky Dragon set for foreclosure sale after ‘dismal failure’
Nevada
Having already closed its casino and restaurants in January, the Chinese-themed Lucky Dragon in Las Vegas is now set to close its hotel.
Te casino, which only opened two years ago, was the first in Las Vegas to be built from scratch since the recession but has failed to attract the crowds.
US Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Babero has approved a motion by the casino’s main creditor,
Snow Covered Capital, to open the doors to a foreclosure sale which is expected to begin this month. SLS Las Vegas owner Alex Meruelo and the owners of slot hall brand Dotty’s are both reported to have shown interest.
Lucky Dragon lawyer Sam Schwartz said: “Te news is in the paper; the employees are aware that we’re looking to close.”
Snow Covered Capital revealed that the Lucky Dragon has posted operating losses of roughly $200,000 per month. It said there was ‘no dispute’ the resort’s operations ‘have been a dismal failure.’
Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire owner of the Houston Rockets, has had his offer for Caesars Entertainment to merge with his own gaming empire, which includes the Golden Nugget casino chain, rejected by the board of Caesars’ Entertainment, which includes representatives from billionaire Leon Black’s Apollo Management and David Bonderman’s TPG.
Te deal was unanimously rejected by the board believing it would saddle the company, which only recently emerged from bankruptcy protection, with too much debt. Instead, Caesars — which also owns the Harrah’s and Bally’s casinos, as well as the Planet Hollywood chain — is in advanced talks to buy a number of additional properties from Jacks Entertainment, a Midwest-based gaming concern that owns six casinos in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit.
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