Our Casino News section is where you will find breaking news and updates on important developments as they unfold. Look to this section to learn what is happening today and beyond with casino proposals, project updates, openings, expansion projects, closures, and even casino cruise ships. We cover the entire world in this section with the latest news front and center. As new articles are published, they take the top positions.
Stay on top exciting new prospects or follow along as controversies bubble up or the tug of wars develop. Often you'll see casino project updates appear in another section as well when lawsuits and litigation rear their heads. And sometimes you can follow a proposal through all of its steps from concept to licensing to the grand opening announcement and celebration. Looking for a topping out ceremony? This is the place!
Most casinos don't last forever. Sometimes they'll move from the river to land, they might be imploded to make room for something fresh and new, or what may have seemed like a great concept just can't make the numbers and closes after a year. Look for breaking and sometimes sad news about casino closures in this section.
The Victorian government announced Thursday April 10th that it would be allowing clubs and pubs to control their own gaming machines as well as own them starting in 2012. This is a big problem for Tabcorp and T...
Germany online gambling update: Online poker in Germany is currently experiencing a boom with close to 290,000 people playing on a regular basis. In 2006 it is estimated Germans spent a minimum of 1 million eur...
Sheldon Adelson is attempting to reverse the methods that have typically served the gambling industry when opening new markets. Traditionally, gaming businesses have promised various incentives to new communiti...
A table full of men is avidly watching the dealer and their cards, looking to win big. But something is a bit different here. There's no smoke, the drinks don't have booze in them (plus there are no waitresses ...
Media sources are reporting that Barbados’ moratorium on casino gambling could be coming to an end. The government hopes that allowing casino gambling may slow the erosion of personal income levels. Opposition ...
Poker players and gambling execs are not the only ones unhappy with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). At a Congressional hearing on April 2, representatives were heard from banks, ...
An overview of the latest gaming related news in Florida
There has been quite a few recent events in the sunny state of Florida which should be of particular interest to Gamblers everywhere, especially those i...
Las Vegas:In a press release on March 10, MGM Mirage revealed plans to incorporate a $40 million fine art program into the plans for their CityCenter project. Expected to open in the fall of 2009, CityCenter La...
US Government recognises Antigua’s remote gaming regulation is world’s best.
St John’s, Antigua & Barbuda 11th April 2008 (UTC)
Gaming Associates welcome the recent United States (US) Government’s State...
Is Losing Streak Broken for Atlantic City?
Atlantic City finally got a reprieve from their 10-month stretch of declining revenues apparently thanks to it being a leap year. The 1.5% increase over last February...
Thailand considers gambling and tourism
The new prime minister of Thailand, Samak Sindaravej, is positioning his country to become a real contender in the international gaming industry. He recently announced p...
We’re not sure what day-jobs the fearsome horsemen had, but today they would have been: Accountant, Lawyer, Bureaucrat and Politician.
All managers, in particular those in the gaming business, who are burden...
I went to Kenya in 1995 a couple of years after leaving Monte Carlo (Loews Casino – but that is another story and perhaps another article!) and at that time there were 4 casinos in Nairobi; The International, t...
Please note this article covers news to the 8th August and for daily updates go to Scarab Asia News page Contact Steve Hand: sh@scarabcasinomanagement.com
From the end of the month of August Asian casino news ...
Suriname
My Happy time in Suriname started in January 06, I was going out there on a consultancy basis for MAGNUM Industries ltd; I flew out with KLM (not my favourite Airline) and landed in Paramaribo the C...