International Game Technology (IGT), the gaming manufacturer behind 2023’s Whitney Houston Video Slots, has introduced the first Queen slot machine at this week’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. The new title expands IGT’s music-licensed portfolio and marks one of…
A Kentucky man who won a life-changing $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year has failed to change his life around. James Farthing, 51, was arrested early Sunday (September 20)—his fifth arrest and sixth criminal case since his April 2025 windfall—after deputies…
Maine’s biggest lottery winner is seeking to drop his lawsuit against an ex-partner he claims blabbed about his $1.35 billion jackpot to his parents after a judge ruled that he could not remain anonymous. The man, referred to in court documents…
Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corp. (UEC) is plotting its re-entry into the U.S. slot machine market, forming a Nevada-based business dedicated to equipment manufacturing and supply. On Friday (Sept. 11), the UEC Board of Directors approved an agreement between the company and…
A British woman who won a £115 million ($156 million) EuroMillions jackpot has given away roughly half her fortune—in part thanks to country legend Dolly Parton. Frances Connolly and her husband, Paddy, became the biggest lottery winners in Northern Ireland’s history…
Iowa’s Riverside Casino & Golf Resort is staking a big bet on the belief that the property’s best days are only ahead. With new competition set to open this fall in Cedar Rapids with the $275 million Cedar Crossing Casino, Riverside…
A traveler at Harry Reid International Airport turned a routine layover into a multimillion dollar windfall over the weekend, hitting a $3.3 million progressive slot machine jackpot, airport officials announced. The winner — identified only as “Anthony” by slot manufacturer IGT…