South Korea to make decision soon on awarding foreign casino licenses to operators: Updated Renee Kingsley Casino proposalsLicensesSouth Korea February 26, 2016 0UPDATE 2-25-2016: Mohegan–KCC Consortium wins license. South Korea currently has a total of 17 operational casinos and only one that...
Adelson confident that Parisian will follow Venetian Macao’s success Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau February 23, 2016 0Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of well established Macau operator Sands China Ltd, expressed confidence that the company’s latest...
Market uncertainty causes MGM Resorts to delay Cotai opening Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau February 20, 2016 0On Thursday MGM Resorts International said that due to the struggling casino business in Macau and the planned openings in...
Jordan considering casinos at dead sea and other locations; No locals allowed Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesConferences / Trade ShowsLicensesAsian Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships February 16, 2016 0Casinos in Aqaba, the Jordanian port on the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba, as well as other areas of development...
Genting Massachusetts to assist Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s $500 million casino resort Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceMassachusetts February 16, 2016 0According to Maybank (Malayan Banking Berhad), in return for managing fees and interest income, Genting Massachusetts may help the Mashpee...
Macau casino operator increases security measures with facial recognition software Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTechnologyMacau February 15, 2016 1Melco Crown is a gaming operator in Macau who recently announced efforts to step up security measures to try and...
Star Entertainment to build second tower at Gold Coast’s Jupiter Casino site Renee Kingsley AustraliaWorld Casino NewsCasino expansion projectsNew HotelsOceania Casino News February 15, 2016 0Australia’s casino industry is growing at a rapid pace and a number of popular casino resorts are being forced to...
Lisboa Palace Cotai project renamed Grand Lisboa Palace Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMacau February 12, 2016 0SJM Holdings Ltd has been working on a new project in Cotai, the Lisboa Palace. The Macau casino operator’s chief...
Court to sentence Crown table dealer for paying out A$100,000 to mates who did not win Renee Kingsley AustraliaCasino NewsCasino CheatingMoney LaunderingOceania Casino NewsCrimeRacketeering February 10, 2016 0In October 2015, security at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia arrested a 20 year old table dealer and handed...
Bernstein says, Genting Singapore should outperform Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsSingapore February 9, 2016 0Bernstein reports, due to strong cash flow generation, resumption of sizeable share buyback, and a stabilizing Singapore gaming market Genting...
Fantasy becomes reality: DraftKings arrives in the UK Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsMobile gamingEuropean Casino NewsOnline Gambling NewsSports bettingFantasy SportsFantasy eSportsUnited Kingdom February 6, 2016 0On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as...
US$300m tag for casinos outside Manila set by Philippines Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceLicensesAsian Casino NewsPhilippines February 4, 2016 0In order to ensure that world-class properties are in provincial towns and cities, the Philippines is open to locations outside...
Plan for $2.8-billion bid by CEO Baazov to buy out Amaya, PokerStars Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Industry NewsPokerOnline Gambling NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships February 2, 2016 0In a press release on Monday, David Baazov, chairman and chief executive officer of Montreal-based Amaya Inc, announced a plan...
Macau junkets to benefit from new app that provides up to date information Renee Kingsley ChinaMoney LaunderingAsian Casino NewsMacau February 2, 2016 0Macau’s casino industry has been in decline for the last 24 months due to the significant decline of VIP gamblers...
Alter City gets nod from Tinian commission for casino license Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesLicensesNorthern Mariana Islands February 1, 2016 0On Friday, the Tinian Casino Control Commission voted unanimously to approve applicants, Alter City Group Inc. (ACG), along with its...