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Pennsylvania gets zero bidders for sixth casino license

April 20, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Pennsylvania

After Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association was awarded Pennsylvania’s fifth mini-casino license on April 4, not one bid was received for the sixth license at the auction on Wednesday, which was open to ...

DraftKings announces coming expansion into Australia

Adam Morgan

April 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Licenses, Fantasy Sports

American daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has announced that it intends to start offering its online contests to players in Australia later this year after receiving a license from the Northern Territor...

Connecticut legislators advised against opening of East Windsor casino

Adam Morgan

April 18, 2018

Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino project updates, Connecticut, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Connecticut, legislators have reportedly been advised not to allow the state’s MMCT Venture tribal concern to open its small Mohegan Sun Foxwoods East Windsor casino without first receiving official approval...

Uncertainty surrounds Casino Canberra redevelopment plan

Adam Morgan

April 16, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Casino News, Casino project updates, Licenses

In Australia, the government for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has reportedly declared that it is only prepared to continue supporting the $257 million plan to redevelop Casino Canberra if the firm beh...

New Jersey Casino Control Commission grants license application

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April 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, New Jersey

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has reportedly granted a key employee license to the former manager of a southern Louisiana casino in spite of objections from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcem...

Massachusetts regulator to consider Steve Wynn ‘qualifier’ request

Adam Morgan

April 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has reportedly revealed that attorneys working on behalf of American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited and its former Chief Executive Officer, Steve Wynn (pictured), have ...

Silver Heritage working with Nepal government on licenses

Kim M

April 10, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Nepal

Hong Kong-based Silver Heritage Group Ltd (ASX:SVH), which operates and manages, through wholly or majority-owned subsidiaries, Asian casinos and gaming assets in Vietnam, Nepal and Laos, reportedly said that i...

Goa government may reconsider casino tax hike

Kim M

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Taxation

Having approved a revised fee structure effective April 1 subjecting Goa’s casino industry to levies for the financial year 2018-19, which are as much as 4.5 times greater than the hikes casinos dealt with the ...

Porto Alegre slots hall ordered to close after three raids

Adam Morgan

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Brazil, Casino closures, Licenses

A little over five months after opening its doors in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre and the Winfil slots hall has reportedly been officially ordered to close following multiple police raids. Acc...

DiamondJacks Casino Hotel unveils Louisiana relocation plan

Adam Morgan

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Louisiana

In Louisiana, the firm behind Bossier City’s DiamondJacks Casino Hotel has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see the riverboat venue relocate almost 300 miles southeast to a Tangipahoa Parish site near the ...

Pennsylvania’s fifth casino license auctioned off

Kim M

April 6, 2018

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

The fifth mini-casino license in Pennsylvania was awarded to the operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...

Eight operators interested in Buenos Aires slot licenses

Adam Morgan

April 6, 2018

Argentina, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses

In Argentina, eight operators have so far reportedly paid a $500,000 fee in order to take part in the tendering process for the right to operate slots at some of the seven state-owned casinos located in the nat...

Casino operators in Goa face significant fee increases in April

Kim M

March 28, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, India, Licenses

Effective from April 1, 2018, casino operators in Goa will be subject to substantial fee hikes which are applicable to both floating casinos on the Mandovi River and land-based gaming facilities in the western ...

New Hampshire casino legalization measure fails

Adam Morgan

March 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Licenses, New Hampshire

New Hampshire State Senator Lou D’Allesandro (pictured) has again reportedly failed to get casino gambling legalized in the small eastern state after his latest measure went down courtesy of an 11-to-10 vote th...

Nevada regulator approves sale of SLS Las Vegas to The Meruelo Group

Kim M

March 25, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The transfer of ownership of the SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino to the privately-held management company, The Meruelo Group, has been given the green light by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Expected to be comp...

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Pennsylvania gets zero bidders for sixth casino license

DraftKings announces coming expansion into Australia

Connecticut legislators advised against opening of East Windsor casino

Uncertainty surrounds Casino Canberra redevelopment plan

New Jersey Casino Control Commission grants license application

Massachusetts regulator to consider Steve Wynn ‘qualifier’ request

Silver Heritage working with Nepal government on licenses

Goa government may reconsider casino tax hike

Porto Alegre slots hall ordered to close after three raids

DiamondJacks Casino Hotel unveils Louisiana relocation plan

Pennsylvania’s fifth casino license auctioned off

Eight operators interested in Buenos Aires slot licenses

Casino operators in Goa face significant fee increases in April

New Hampshire casino legalization measure fails

Nevada regulator approves sale of SLS Las Vegas to The Meruelo Group

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