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Eldorado Resorts Incorporated receives New Jersey approval

June 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

American regional casino operator, Eldorado Resorts Incorporated, has now reportedly increased its portfolio to encompass properties in twelve states after the New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved its ...

Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment gets underway in southern Ontario

Adam Morgan

June 13, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Ontario, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

After seeing off several rivals last year to secure the coveted ‘Niagara Gaming Bundle,’ Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has now announced that it has officially taken over the running of Canada’s Casino Niaga...

Cipriani SA unveils plan to bring a fourth casino to Punta del Este

Adam Morgan

June 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Hotels, Licenses, Uruguay

The seaside resort city of Punta del Este in Uruguay could soon feature another casino after luxury hospitality firm, Cipriani SA, reportedly unveiled a plan that is to see it transform the historic San Rafael ...

Delay on Japanese casino policies may hinder Osaka opening target

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The city of Osaka in Japan has reportedly been warned that it may not be able to fully open its envisioned integrated casino resort in time for the start of World Expo 2025 owing to the federal government’s slo...

Osaka officially reveals identities of five casino operator candidates

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Officials in the Japanese city of Osaka have officially revealed the identities of five of the seven entities that are participating in the process to select a future operator for the giant city’s envisioned in...

Kyushu authorities to back Sasebo integrated casino resort proposal

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan, Licenses

Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan has reportedly received local support for its plan to bring one of the nation’s three envisioned integrated casino resorts to a site adjacent to its Huis Ten Bosch theme park. Hu...

Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited’s Australian acquisition facing delays

Adam Morgan

June 4, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia and industry sources have reportedly detailed that it could take over a year for Asian casino operator, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, to complete its planned acquisition of a significant...

Illinois House of Representatives passes casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

June 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Horse Racing, Licenses, Sports betting, Illinois

Following two days of intense debate, the Illinois House of Representatives reportedly passed a piece of legislation on Saturday that could see the Midwestern state license of up to six additional casinos inclu...

Seven potential casino operating partners for Osaka to consider

Adam Morgan

May 31, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The mayor for Osaka, Ichiro Matsui (pictured), has reportedly announced that he has received proposals from seven different entities hoping to eventually win the right to operate the giant city’s envisioned int...

Casino expansion language inserted into Illinois sportsbetting proposal

Adam Morgan

May 28, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Casino News, Licenses, Sports betting, Illinois

In Illinois, a state legislator is reportedly planning to insert language into a proposed sportsbetting legalization measure that could eventually lead to the licensing of up to six additional casinos including...

California tribe remaining optimistic on casino relocation plan

Adam Morgan

May 27, 2019

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The Redding Rancheria in northern California is still reportedly optimistic that it will be given official permission to transfer the casino license for its Win-River Resort and Casino to a new facility it want...

GVC Holdings granted provisional Nevada online sportsbetting license

Adam Morgan

May 24, 2019

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Despite controversy surrounding its previous dealings in Turkey, online casino and sportsbook operator, GVC Holdings, has reportedly been granted permission to begin offering its services to players in the west...

Wynn Resorts Limited considering possible Encore Boston Harbor sale

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2019

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Ahead of the planned June 23 opening of its Encore Boston Harbor integrated casino resort and Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly opened negotiations that could see it sell the $2.6 million Massachusetts develo...

Low unemployment rate to impact Japanese casino license winners

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Japan, Licenses

Foreign gaming firms that win the three integrated casino resort licenses being put up for grabs in Japan could face problems in hiring the thousands of employees such venues would require due to the nation cur...

Seminole Tribe of Florida stops making revenue sharing payments

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Florida

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has reportedly told legislators in Tallahassee that it is to cease making its monthly revenue sharing payments until the state officially settles a long-running dispute concerning ...