The US division of Greek-owned gaming and lottery operator Intralot has been awarded a contract extension to operate its online lottery gaming system in the state of New Mexico. The New Mexico Lottery Board gave the green light for Intralot to continue operating its lottery and related products and services for a further three years, until 2018, extending an existing seven-year partnership. “I look forward to continuing our productive relationship with Intralot as the lottery moves towards new technology and sales channels benefiting the future of New Mexico through our support of higher education,” New Mexico Lottery interim director David…

Australian gaming company Tatts has reported a slight fall in net profit in the six months through to December 31, but remains confident of its full-year results, according to the Australian newspaper. The report said that Tatts generated a net profit from ordinary activities of Aus$121.97 million (€79.7 million/$109.4 million) – a 5% fall from Aus$128.32 million in the corresponding period of 2012. However, the figures excluded revenue from Tatts’ now-discontinued Victorian operations. On a continuing activity basis, net profit rose by 12.2% thanks to record earnings from lotteries, increasing online demand, better cost control and lower interest expenses. Total…

Las Vegas Review Journal – MGM Resorts International ended 2013 on an upbeat note. Chairman Jim Murren told investors Wednesday that 2014 is off to an equally good beginning. The casino company, which operates 10 resorts on the Strip, said it reduced its fourth-quarter net loss while growing revenue 9.5 percent during the three-month period that ended Dec. 31. Murren called 2013, in which MGM Resorts grew revenue 7 percent to $9.8 billion, the company’s “best operating performance since the recession.” On a conference call with analysts and investors, Murren said the company expects a 10 percent growth in revenue per available…

South Florida – Dania Casino & Jai Alai opens to the public at 9 p.m. Thursday. The newly renovated casino will have 550 state-of-the-art slot machines, a 12 table glass walled poker room, simulcast, a bistro and lounge bar and live jai-alai. Celebrities in attendance will include Miss Deco Drive and Argentinian talk show host and actress Susana Giménez. The original Dania Jai Alai was opened in 1957, and workers are refurbishing the building, while opening about one-fourth of it for slots and poker. The casino, at 301 E Dania Beach Blvd., is comprised of Ondiss Corp. 75%, formed by…

Card Player – Some lawmakers in the state of New Jersey want casinos in Atlantic City to beef up their security. According to Press of Atlantic City, a recent case of assault in a stairwell at a casino there has prompted a legislative initiative that would require casinos to have plenty of surveillance in parking garages, including their stairwells. Some already do, though. The report stated: “Assemblywoman Celeste Riley has sponsored the legislation arguing that stairwells should be monitored with the same degree of attention as the heavily watched gambling floors overseen by thousands of cameras. The legislation would give…

Las Vegas Review Journal – Someone claiming to be the hackers who knocked Las Vegas Sands Corp. off the Internet for nearly a week has posted an 11-minute video purporting to show stolen internal company information and taunting the international casino operator. The video was emailed to several media outlets and was posted to YouTube.com late Monday. However, YouTube removed the video from the website before 3 p.m. Tuesday, “as a violation of YouTube’s policy on depiction of harmful activities.” The video begins with images of news coverage of the hacking, which began on Feb. 11. A few minutes in,…