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Continuing troubles for shuttered Imperial Palace Saipan

June 23, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Saipan, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The gaming regulator for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has reportedly cut its workforce by over half owing to the lengthy closure of the American territory’s Imperial Palace Saipan property. ...

ASA watchdog dismisses complaint against Ladbrokes advertisement

Adam Morgan

June 16, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has announced that it has thrown out a complaint brought against the Ladbrokes online gambling and sportsbetting brand of prominent operator E...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation facing $12 billion lawsuit in Macau

Adam Morgan

June 9, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Macau and Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly facing a $12 billion lawsuit over allegations tied to its receipt of a casino license in the world’s biggest gambling hub some two decades ago. Accordin...

Australian financial crime watchdog expands anti-money laundering probe

Adam Morgan

June 7, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A few weeks after launching an investigation into Crown Resorts Limited and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AusTRAC) regulator has now reportedly announced that it is widening this probe...

DSWV files complaint against Germany’s coming iGaming tax rate

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, Economy/Finance, Poker, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Germany, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Taxes

In Germany and the Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) industry representative has reportedly filed an official complaint concerning the iGaming tax rates contained within the country’s recently-ratified New St...

Crown Resorts Limited makes last-minute responsible gambling pledge

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia and casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly told the royal commission investigating its license suitability in the state of Victoria that it will be extensively overhauling its respons...

Crown Resorts Limited facing money laundering probe in Victoria

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the southern Australian state of Victoria and the royal commission investigating the license suitability of casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly heard damning evidence regarding the firm’s st...

In Touch Games Limited penalized by the Gambling Commission

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2021

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Netherlands, United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom and online casino operator In Touch Games Limited has been officially sanctioned by the Gambling Commission regulator for shortcomings in its social responsibility, anti-money laundering a...

Aristocrat Leisure Limited records optimistic half-year financials

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Australian gaming machines innovator Aristocrat Leisure Limited has reportedly recorded a net profit of $269 million for the six months to the end of March as its business continued to recover from the disrupti...

Crown Resorts Limited keen to begin offering ‘cashless’ play in Australia

Adam Morgan

May 13, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia and casino operator Crown Resorts Limited reportedly soon intends to begin offering ‘cashless’ play at its trio of domestic properties while ceasing the use of foreign junket firms. According to...

California tribe expecting to break ground on new casino resort next month

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, California, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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In the western American state of California and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians has reportedly announced that it expects to break ground on its new tribal casino resort before the end of next month. ...

Proposed takeover of Codere SA hit by hefty compensation claim

Adam Morgan

May 7, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Spain

In Spain and the founding family behind local gaming operator Codere SA is reportedly demanding that a pair of American investors be required to pay at least €900 million ($1.09 billion) for its large stake in ...

LeoVegas AB hit with Spelinspektionen due diligence penalty

Adam Morgan

April 27, 2021

Sweden, Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Sweden and prominent iGaming operator LeoVegas AB has reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of approximately $238,100 for allegedly breaching customer due diligence protocols associated with the nation’s ant...

Crown Resorts Limited fined by Victoria casino regulator

Adam Morgan

April 27, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia and local land-based casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly been hit with a fine of just over $777,400 for having failed to sufficiently vet foreign high-rollers at its Crown Melbourn...

Online betting line typo leads to fine for BetMGM in New Jersey

Sadonna Price

April 23, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Mobile gaming, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

Back in January, all eyes were on the NFL and who was going to the Super Bowl. During the playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns went head-to-head. For sports bettors in the United States, th...