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First half of 2016 expected to see 30 percent net income hike for SkyCity

February 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, New Zealand, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Oceania Casino News

As it benefits from improved trading, first-half profits are expected to rise as much as 30 percent for New Zealand’s only listed casino company, SkyCity Entertainment Group. The company cited lower funding ...

Feds charge Kansas man with using fake ‘players cards’ at casino

Kim M

February 11, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Casino Cheating, Gaming Industry News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kansas

A former tribal casino employee has been charged with embezzlement by Federal prosecutors in a scheme involving fake “players cards” at a northeast Kansas casino. On Tuesday, a criminal complaint was filed t...

Decreased revenues expected in St. Lawrence County from Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

Kim M

February 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, New York

Officials in St. Lawrence County were expecting to collect $3 million in revenue for 2015 from the tribal-state compact agreement, but instead will fall nearly $500,000 short. Based on receipts recently rece...

No jail time for card swapping poker players at London casino

Kim M

February 10, 2016

Casino Heists, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Casino Cheating, Gaming Industry News, European Casino News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

Rather than jail time, suspended sentences were given to three men who were part of a gang that cheated the Grosvenor Victoria Casino out of thousands of pounds. The Evening Standard reported that the gang n...

Advisory board wants Niagara Falls to stop using casino proceeds for budget

Kim M

February 10, 2016

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Monday was the second time the Niagara Falls Advisory Panel met with the City Council to deliver an urgent message, to stop using casino funds to balance the city’s budget. A meeting between Advisory Panel C...

Suffolk OTB eyeing Islandia Marriot Hotel for casino site, instead of Medford

Kim M

February 9, 2016

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After facing strong opposition from Brookhaven town officials and civic leaders, Suffolk Off-Track Betting (OTB) is considering moving its planned 1,000 video lottery terminal (VLT) casino to the Marriott Hotel...

Bernstein says, Genting Singapore should outperform

Kim M

February 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Singapore

Bernstein reports, due to strong cash flow generation, resumption of sizeable share buyback, and a stabilizing Singapore gaming market Genting Singapore PLC (GENS:SP )stocks are expected to outperform. Accor...

Nearly all the top officials of Crystal City, Texas arrested by FBI

Kim M

February 9, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Unlicensed Operation, Crime, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Texas

The odd man out, Councilman Joel Barajas is the only member of the Crystal City, Texas city council not facing federal corruption charges. In a bribery scheme that involves city contracts and buying council ...

New road blocks added to Huffman bill for Lytton casino

Kim M

February 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, California

After the author of the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015 (HR 2538), which protects against the prospect of the addition of another casino in Sonoma County, expanded the prohibition on gaming, the bill cou...

Odds are against New Hampshire expanded gambling bill, again

Kim M

February 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, New Hampshire

For decades, efforts to expand gambling options have been unsuccessful in the small New England state of New Hampshire. Despite the fact that there are some proponents of Senate Bill 551, which would establish ...

Palace Casino repeats four diamond rating and goes green

Kim M

February 7, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mississippi

For the 10th year, the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi has been given the Four Diamond Award by the American Automobile Association (AAA). Keith Crosby, general manager of the polished casino located less tha...

Land-based gambling facility sites studied by Gary casino

Kim M

February 7, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Indiana

Now that state law permits riverboat casinos in Indiana to create land-based options near their current locations, the owners of the Majestic Star Casino in Gary are going forward with plans to replace its agin...

Casino workers utilized for gambling compact approval

Kim M

February 7, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Florida

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Efforts to convince Florida lawmakers the benefits of the compact negotiated by Governor Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe outweigh the downsides were in full swing this weekend as tribal leaders deployed dozen...

Fantasy becomes reality: DraftKings arrives in the UK

Kim M

February 6, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Fantasy eSports, United Kingdom

On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as the world’s leading daily fantasy sports platform, DraftKings, announced it...

Winter storm dampens Maryland casino revenue

Kim M

February 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases, Maryland

While the recent weekend snowstorm has slowed revenue gains, in January, Maryland’s casinos reported another month of increases, according to a press release by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on...

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First half of 2016 expected to see 30 percent net income hike for SkyCity

Feds charge Kansas man with using fake ‘players cards’ at casino

Decreased revenues expected in St. Lawrence County from Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

No jail time for card swapping poker players at London casino

Advisory board wants Niagara Falls to stop using casino proceeds for budget

Suffolk OTB eyeing Islandia Marriot Hotel for casino site, instead of Medford

Bernstein says, Genting Singapore should outperform

Nearly all the top officials of Crystal City, Texas arrested by FBI

New road blocks added to Huffman bill for Lytton casino

Odds are against New Hampshire expanded gambling bill, again

Palace Casino repeats four diamond rating and goes green

Land-based gambling facility sites studied by Gary casino

Casino workers utilized for gambling compact approval

Fantasy becomes reality: DraftKings arrives in the UK

Winter storm dampens Maryland casino revenue

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