Prime Minister Perry Christie announces improved offer for Grand Lucayan Sadonna Price Casino SalesLatest Casino and Gambling NewsBahamas March 13, 2017 0During the Grand Bahama Business Outlook conference, Perry Christie, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, announced that last week the...
Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans Renee Kingsley Gaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino proposalsConnecticutTaxation March 12, 2017 0The idea to expand Connecticut‘s gambling market to allow the construction of a third casino was tossed about at a...
Germany passes match fixing law Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationGermany March 12, 2017 0A law against match fixing and betting fraud was passed late Thursday by Germany’s lower house of Parliament, Bundestag, according...
Sega Sammy announces opening date for Paradise City Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsCasino openingsCasino expansion projectsNew HotelsCasino project updatesSouth Korea March 10, 2017 0Paradise SegaSammy Co., Ltd. investor, Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., a pachinko operator based in Tokyo, today announced that Phase I...
Atlantic City wants to study creation of utilities “micro-grid” Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNew Jersey March 9, 2017 0In Atlantic City, the city council has reportedly voted to ask the state to fund a study into the possibility...
Las Vegas Sands Corporation reaches deal to sell Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Adam Morgan Casino SalesLatest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsPennsylvania March 9, 2017 0In Pennsylvania, Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly reached a deal in principle to offload its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem...
Judge rules Florida’s lottery contract “void and unenforceable” Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLotteryFloridaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation March 8, 2017 0A recently inked multi-year contract for ticket vending machines has been declared void by a Leon County Circuit Court judge...
Swiss Parliament votes to block unlicensed online gambling websites; Local operators to benefit from new gaming legislation Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationOnline gambling regulationLotteryLicensesTaxationSwitzerland March 5, 2017 0New legislation to regulate online and offline gambling was adopted by the Swiss Parliament that will limit the activity to...
Bitcoin value surpasses gold; self-proclaimed creator and gambling tycoon race to patent technology Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTechnologyIndepth / Featured ArticlesMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships March 4, 2017 1Cryptocurrency and a payment system, Bitcoin, has for the first time surpassed the value of an ounce of gold, according to...
Raiders’ revised lease proposal subject of next week’s Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNFLMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships March 4, 2017 0The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board will meet on Thursday to hopefully clear up structure concerns of the original draft...
Connecticut governor seeks legal advice concerning East Windsor casino Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino proposalsCasino NewsConnecticutFines, Lawsuits & Litigation March 4, 2017 0The governor of Connecticut has reportedly sent a letter to the eastern state’s attorney general asking him to weigh in...
Imperial Pacific February VIP numbers drop significantly Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Economy/FinanceNorthern Mariana IslandsFinancial Press ReleasesSaipan March 3, 2017 0Saipan operators Imperial Pacific International have suffered a large drop in VIP turnover in February, only a month after hitting...
Japan May Limit Number of Gaming Facilities Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsJapan March 3, 2017 0Casino operators such as Hard Rock International and the Las Vegas Sands are considering entering the Japanese gambling market due...
Harrah’s Cherokee of North Carolina to host WSOP Global Casino Championships Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPoker TournamentsNorth Carolina March 2, 2017 0For the third consecutive year, the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina will play host to the WSOP Global Casino...
Supreme Court to hear $9.5 million Phil Ivey “edge sorting” case Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationPokerFines, Lawsuits & LitigationUnited Kingdom March 1, 2017 0After losing an appeals court ruling in November concerning an attempt to collect the over $9.5 million he allegedly won...