Crackdown on junket operators causes Macau hotel prices to plummet Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsEconomy/FinanceMacau June 29, 2015 1Hotel rooms are in excess in Macau due to the Chinese government crackdown on Junkets. About 80 to 90 percent...
Deed restriction to idle Trump Plaza for a decade Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino closuresEconomy/FinanceTaxationNew Jersey June 29, 2015 0On June 28th 2015, it was reported that as a tax saving measure, the former owners of Trump Plaza in...
New Jersey referendum on casinos outside Atlantic City; Support wanes Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino expansion projectsNew Jersey June 28, 2015 0Atlantic City enjoyed a casino monopoly in the state for nearly 40 years due to a 1976 approval that is written...
Grosvenor Portsmouth casino to close August 9 Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino closuresUnited Kingdom June 28, 2015 0The Grosvenor Casino, located on Osborne Road in Southsea, is reportedly closing August 9, 2015. A post on Wednesday June...
MGM requests one year delay for MGM Springfield; Highway project interferes Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesConnecticutMassachusetts June 28, 2015 0MGM was awarded a license in 2014 to build a casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts near the border of Connecticut....
Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone vies for Vietnamese casino consideration Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsVietnam June 28, 2015 0According to an article in the Saigon Times, VnExpress has reported that Thua Thien-Hue Province last week asked the Prime Minister...
Alabama AG files appeal in VictoryLand forfeiture case Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation June 28, 2015 0In the ongoing tug-of-war between Alabama businessman, Milton McGregor and Attorney General, Luther Strange, Assistant Attorney General John Kachelman has...
Cyprus casino vote Thursday; easy passage predicted Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsCyprusEconomy/Finance June 27, 2015 0The government of Cyprus is reportedly satisfied with all amendments and changes that have occurred with the country’s casino authorization bill...
Craps, roulette and keno also allowed at S. Dakota tribal casinos Wednesday Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino expansion projectsSouth Dakota June 27, 2015 0Last November South Dakota voters passed Constitutional Amendment Q by a margin of 14% with even higher approval numbers coming...
First Figure 8 Ferris Wheel nearing completion in Cotai, Macau Bernard Richter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesThe Players LoungeMacau June 26, 2015 0MACAU, June 25, 2015 — Melco Crown Entertainment, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities in Asia,...
Ālon Las Vegas details leaked; Strip property moving forward Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino proposalsCasino NewsCasino project updatesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada June 26, 2015 0Details have been leaked about the much anticipated Ālon Las Vegas casino resort to be built on the Las Vegas...
Head Hunter targets unemployed Atlantic City casino workers Renee Kingsley U.S.A.Casino NewsCasino openingsEmployment & CareersNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipanNew Jersey June 26, 2015 0New Jersey’s gambling industry went through a real rough patch in 2014 and gambling revenue from Atlantic City’s casinos significantly...
Air travel from China to South Korea increases Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsChinaJapanAsian Casino NewsSouth Korea June 25, 2015 0May was a great month for traveling from China to South Korea. June 24, 2015 official statement from South Korea...
Maine Senate scuttles casino hopes 18-16 Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino proposalsCasino NewsMaine June 25, 2015 0Last Thursday the Maine House voted 114-26 in favor of a bill that would see at least one of four...
Odawa Tribal Council approves Mackinaw City casino Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsNew HotelsMichigan June 25, 2015 0June 24, 2015—The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians announced approval for a planned casino to be located in...