Ourgame buys World Poker Tour for $35 million from bwin.party Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsPokerMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships June 22, 2015 0In an all cash sale, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc has offloaded the World Poker Tour to Hong Kong listed Ourgame...
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley opening September; Job fair Tuesday Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesEmployment & CareersNorth Carolina June 21, 2015 2After several delays, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino is now set to open near Murphy, North Carolina in September. A temporary casino...
IRS wants to track penny slot play; AGA says not good idea Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Online gambling regulationTechnology June 19, 2015 0The American Gaming Association has spoken out against a proposal by the Internal Revenue Service that would involve electronic player...
Aruba Invests $100 Million In Island Upgrades Bernard Richter Casino NewsArubaCasino project updates June 18, 2015 0ORANJESTAD, Aruba, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — As part of Aruba’s ongoing, $1 billion+ island revitalization and beautification project, the destination...
Castle Rock faces issues; Review board may choose Kansas casino Tuesday Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsLicensesKansas June 18, 2015 0If all goes as currently scheduled, a review panel for the Kansas Lottery Gaming Review Board is expected to announce...
Atlantic City protests; Multiple arrests Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLabor RelationsNew Jersey June 18, 2015 0Late Wednesday evening, the Local 54 union of UNITE HERE moved forward with protest plans and created a traffic sit-in...
Indian Congress opposes move to relocate Goa’s offshore casinos to rivers Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationGaming Industry NewsIndiaLicenses June 18, 2015 0The casino industry of India has been under threat for quite some time as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is...
Maryland casino industry gains new competition, profit losses expected Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsMarylandWashington June 17, 2015 0Maryland Live is the largest casino in Maryland, which accounts for the 76 percent casino revenue made in 2014. Horseshoe...
Jim Evans takes California Gaming Control chair: Updated Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingGaming Industry NewsCalifornia June 15, 2015 0On June 12, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown appointed his Chief Deputy Press Secretary, Jim Evans to head up the...
Scarlet Pearl Casino construction milestone Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNew HotelsBrick-n-Mortar Poker RoomsCasino project updatesMississippi June 14, 2015 0The Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, Mississippi held a topping off ceremony on Friday June 12, 2015 to mark the...
Vatican and Interpol no longer accepting FIFA funds Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.CrimeFinancial FraudRussia June 14, 2015 0FIFA lost support Friday, June 12, 2015, from both the Vatican and Interpol due to fraud investigations. Interpol stated it...
Junket operator David Group denies closures, layoff plans Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Industry NewsMacau June 12, 2015 2On the heels of Neptune Guangdong Group denying media reports yesterday that they plan to idle as many as 300...
Property tycoon blames casino for £2 million debt Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsFines, Lawsuits & Litigation June 12, 2015 1In February of 2014, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury, a known property tycoon, visited the Ritz Club and used a check...
Tribal labor rulings headed to Supreme Court? Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingLabor RelationsFines, Lawsuits & LitigationMichigan June 11, 2015 0American Indian tribes have long contended that business conducted on tribal lands is sovereign and not subject to federal labor...
Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China Renee Kingsley Las VegasCasino NewsGaming Industry NewsMacauCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation June 11, 2015 0When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010,...