Government expects less decline in gaming revenue for remainder 2016 Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau July 5, 2016 0Although gross gaming revenue in Macau saw a year on year drop in the first half of 2016 to MOP107.79...
Saipan the next gambling hotspot? Exclusive interview with Mark Brown of BSI Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.New HotelsCasino project updatesCasino mogulsMacauNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipan July 5, 2016 4Having opened the world’s largest casino at 10,500,000-square-feet (980,000 m2) with the Venetian Macao in 2007, Mark Brown is no...
Suffolk County officials say Islandia casino site a better fit than Medford Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNew York July 5, 2016 1The Islandia site chosen by Suffolk Off-Track Betting (OTB) for a 1,000 video lottery terminal (VLT) casino is expected to...
UEFA 2016 European Football Championship spurs illegal betting across all of Asia Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCambodiaTaiwanHong KongIllegal BookmakingAsian Casino NewsMacauSports bettingThailandVietnam July 5, 2016 0The 2016 Euro Football Championships has spurred a massive betting craze across Asia as thousands of football fans in China,...
Saipan’s Best Sunshine Live tallies $US1.66 billion in rolling for June Lars Jones Casino NewsEconomy/FinanceMacauNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipan July 4, 2016 0In their voluntary monthly filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Saturday, Best Sunshine’s parent company Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd...
Fitch Ratings reaffirms Genting Berhad’s A- grade Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMalaysiaSingapore July 4, 2016 0Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) and unsecured rating of “A-” held...
Alberta casino sold for $27.9 million Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAlbertaMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships July 4, 2016 0International casino entertainment company, Century Casinos Inc. announced Thursday that it had signed an agreement to purchase the St. Albert’s...
Four charged in illegal online sportsbetting operation Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationMoney LaunderingIllegal BookmakingOnline Gambling NewsNew York July 4, 2016 0Authorities in New York have charged four men with running an illegal online sportsbetting operation that raked in at least...
Former Showboat Casino set for new opening on July 8 sans casino Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNew HotelsNew Jersey July 4, 2016 1The Showboat casino in Atlantic City was one of the four casinos to shutdown due to poor revenues and the...
Two Las Vegas casinos begin offering virtual horse racing; interest in live industry waning Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasHorse RacingMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships July 3, 2016 0Hoping to act as a “filler product” in between live races, which are being run less often during the week,...
Duetto Research revenue strategy solutions for River Spirit Casino Resort Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino expansion projectsTechnologyMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsOklahoma July 2, 2016 0Hotel and casino profit optimization technology provider Duetto Research has signed a deal to supply its GameChanger revenue strategy solution...
Playtech premieres Virtual Tennis game Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNewest casino gamesTechnologyGame manufacturersFantasy Sports July 2, 2016 0Online gaming software innovator Playtech has released what it has dubbed “the industry’s most graphically advanced leading virtual sports product”...
Connecticut’s Schaghticoke Tribal Nation continues to fight for status and equal rights among the state’s tribes Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingConnecticutLicensesIndepth / Featured Articles July 1, 2016 1The struggle is real for the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN), who since 1981 has petitioned for federal recognition and most...
Taj Mahal workers strike; union reaches deal with 4 Atlantic City casinos Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLabor RelationsNew Jersey July 1, 2016 0After negotiations between the Trump Taj Mahal and Unite Here Local 54 failed, the casino’s approximately 950 union workers hit...
Cuyahoga County Council approves using casino tax revenue for new grant program Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceTaxationOhio June 30, 2016 0Discussions regarding a grant program began in January, and on Tuesday the Cuyahoga County Council in Ohio voted to create...