Marina Bay Sands policy on China UnionPay cards angers Beijing Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceSingapore December 31, 2016 0In Singapore, a voucher system that sees mainland Chinese gamblers at the Marina Bay Sands permitted to use their China...
William Hill formally exits Czech market Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationCzech RepublicLicensesSports betting December 30, 2016 0British online casino and sportsbetting operator William Hill has formally left the Czech Republic market only days before new legislation...
Bahamas sees credit rating downgraded Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesBahamasEconomy/Finance December 30, 2016 0American financial services firm Standard And Poor’s Financial Services has downgraded the debt rating of the Bahamas while stating that...
January 13 marks turning point or possible end of New Jersey sportsbetting fight Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationHorse RacingSports bettingFines, Lawsuits & LitigationNew Jersey December 29, 2016 0The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hold conference on New Jersey‘s fight to have their sports betting case...
Gambling in Sochi to even out seasonal economy Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino openingsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceRussiaRussia December 28, 2016 0The Russian state-owned news agency TASS is reporting that the new Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi will attract the...
Rivers Casino joins three other PA casinos and agrees to host community fee Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTaxationFines, Lawsuits & LitigationPennsylvania December 28, 2016 0Rivers Casino officials and Mayor William Peduto’s (pictured) administration reached a final agreement this week to pay a $10 million...
Okada Manila files provisional PAGCOR license with Tokyo Stock Exchange Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsCasino project updatesLicensesPhilippines December 27, 2016 0Universal Entertainment Inc., (6425:Tokyo) was granted a provisional license for their Okada Manila casino resort on December 16 with an...
GLI earns accreditation as first testing agency for Czech Republic Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationCzech RepublicOnline Gambling News December 27, 2016 0On January 1, the Czech Republic will begin a regulated online gambling market. Because of this, operators are showing an...
Maryland gamblers not happy with lower blackjack payouts at some casinos Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationMaryland December 26, 2016 0Some players who visited the newly opened MGM National Harbor left a bit frustrated if they played the blackjack tables....
Alon founders not giving up on Las Vegas Strip resort development Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNew HotelsCasino project updatesEconomy/Finance December 25, 2016 0Alon Las Vegas may have experienced some troubles with finding proper funding for the boutique Strip resort in the past,...
Tatts Group spurns Pacific Consortium offer Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaLotteryMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships December 25, 2016 0In Australia, lottery operator Tatts Group has turned down the $5.37 billion takeover offer from a consortium that includes multi-national...
Alabama gambling halls lose state Supreme Court cases Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation December 25, 2016 0The Alabama Supreme Court stayed the course on their anti-gambling position when they ruled against Greenetrack Bingo & Racing and...
Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’ Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationThe Players LoungeLicensesOnline Gambling NewsTaxationLicensingPhilippines December 24, 2016 0Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) walked back a statement from the country’s president that indicated all online...
York County casino vote could finally take place in 2017 Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMaine December 24, 2016 0Efforts to see a casino added in the southern portion of Maine failed earlier this year but that has not...
Horseracing data deal for Satellite Information Services Limited Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsHorse RacingTechnologyUnited Kingdom December 23, 2016 0Retail and online betting products and services supplier Satellite Information Services Limited has exited licensing agreements with other providers of...