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Harbinger Capital invests another $50 million into Vietnam’s Ho Tram Strip

November 12, 2015

Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Vietnam

Vietnam’s casino industry has blossomed over the last couple of years as the government continues to encourage foreign investment in the sector. The biggest addition to the Vietnamese casino scene is the Ho Tra...

James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent

Lars Jones

November 11, 2015

Casino News, Australia, Economy/Finance, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

After a peak price of $18 per share in January 2014, James Packer scooped up 18 million shares in his casino resort company yesterday at a bargain price of $12 each, paying a slight premium over Tuesday's close...

Melco Crown Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho says Macau VIP market will never be the same again

Renee Kingsley

November 11, 2015

China, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Macau

Melco Crown Entertainment recently opened its $3.2 billion Studio City casino resort in Macau and was forced to make a number of changes to its operation strategy due to the decline in Macau’s gambling revenues...

Revenues increase for Ohio casinos and racinos

Sadonna Price

November 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Ohio

On Monday, gaming regulators in the state of Ohio released the reports for earnings of the 13 gambling facilities in the state, seeing a nice increase in overall revenues when compared to October of last year. ...

Stockton University reveals buyer identity and makes new agreement for sale of former Showboat casino

Renee Kingsley

November 10, 2015

U.S.A., New Hotels, Casino closures, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

Stockton University has been trying for a number of months to sell the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City after the university realized in retrospect that it had made a bad decision in purchasing this casi...

Mesquite casino takes a gamble on employee ownership

Kim M

November 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Owners of Nevada’s Eureka Casino Resort are introducing an intriguing business strategy by converting the casino-resort’s retirement account into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Just off I-15 in Mes...

Cherokee County signs agreement to cover legal costs related to Kansas Crossing Casino

Lars Jones

November 7, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kansas

As is often the case after competing entities invest millions of dollars in casino proposals, and all but one have no hope of recouping their gamble, Kansas Crossing Casino - who won the bid for a state-owned c...

Time running out for Christie to act on casino bills

Lars Jones

November 7, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, New Jersey

Governor Chris Chistie of New Jersey has not yet said whether he will veto or sign into a law important legislation that would help struggling casinos in Atlantic City. New Jersey law dictates that the governor...

Stockton’s sale of Showboat to Blatstein delayed until January

Lars Jones

November 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

Stockton University announced Friday that their sale of the former Showboat Casino to Philadelphia developer, Bart Blatstein which was expected to wrap up Monday, will be delayed until mid January. The news was...

Four Winds Casino Resort corrects credit card incident

Sadonna Price

November 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Hacking, Economy/Finance, Data Protection, Michigan

Four Winds Casino Resort reported on October 2nd that a financial institution had experienced issues with payment cards where the bank detected a pattern of charges on the cards that were unauthorized. The card...

PAGCOR reports totals for nine months of gaming; earnings up almost 19%

Sadonna Price

November 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

PAGCOR is the Philippine state-owned gaming operator and regulator who, after nine months of operations in 2015, has seen a nice increase in earnings as compared to 2014 totals. PAGCOR has earned a total of PHP...

SJM Holdings profit drops 81% as VIPs continue to avoid Macau

Alex Lanter

November 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Macau

SJM Holdings saw its profit fall for 81% as VIP gamblers still avoid the former gambling heaven for high rollers. The Macau based casino operator reported that for the third quarter of the year its net profit d...

Glenn Straub offers to turn former Revel casino into Syrian refugee shelter

Renee Kingsley

November 4, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Economy/Finance, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

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When real estate developer Glenn Straub finally managed to purchase the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, he was reluctant to start another casino but instead had a number of ideas for the property. Some...

Casino workers in Detroit authorize strike at all 3 casinos

Lars Jones

November 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Michigan

Although it does not mean a strike is imminent, almost 6,000 casino workers in Detroit who are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have signaled that they mean business if negotiations with three casin...

Macau casino revenue extends fall despite more holiday arrivals

Alex Lanter

November 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Macau

Macau casino revenue fell for the 17th month in a row in October. Nevertheless, this decline has been less bad than some previous months and thus gave hope to the world’s largest gambling centre that the crisis...

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Harbinger Capital invests another $50 million into Vietnam’s Ho Tram Strip

James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent

Melco Crown Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho says Macau VIP market will never be the same again

Revenues increase for Ohio casinos and racinos

Stockton University reveals buyer identity and makes new agreement for sale of former Showboat casino

Mesquite casino takes a gamble on employee ownership

Cherokee County signs agreement to cover legal costs related to Kansas Crossing Casino

Time running out for Christie to act on casino bills

Stockton’s sale of Showboat to Blatstein delayed until January

Four Winds Casino Resort corrects credit card incident

PAGCOR reports totals for nine months of gaming; earnings up almost 19%

SJM Holdings profit drops 81% as VIPs continue to avoid Macau

Glenn Straub offers to turn former Revel casino into Syrian refugee shelter

Casino workers in Detroit authorize strike at all 3 casinos

Macau casino revenue extends fall despite more holiday arrivals

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