In the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda and the 410-room Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club has reportedly announced that it will follow The St Regis Bermuda Resort in applying for official permission to open a casino. According to a Saturday report from The Royal Gazette newspaper, the move follows the 2016 passage of legislation that allows luxury hotels on the small archipelago of approximately 64,000 people to feature casinos offering a wide variety of games. The five-star Hamilton Princess […]

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After over 22 months of service, Richard Schuetz has reportedly announced his intention to resign at the end of the year as Executive Director for the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission due to “personal and professional reasons”. According to a report The Royal Gazette newspaper, Schuetz joined the Bermuda gaming regulator in September of 2015 after serving as a commissioner with the California Gambling Control Commission in Sacramento for nearly four years. “It’s been an enormous privilege to work with the […]

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The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has engaged George Rover as a consultant for their nascent gambling industry. Rover has worked in various capacities as Deputy and Assistant Attorney General for the state of New Jersey since 1992, with his last position there lasting from 2011 to 2016 as deputy director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement under the office of the Attorney General. Rover’s latest career began in November 2016 as the owner of Rover Strategic Advisors LLC – a […]

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The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC) has been officially accepted into the US National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) under the role of Organizational Member, local news outlets report.  According official statements, joining the NCPG is a crucial step for the Gambling Commission in preparing for the launch of the first casino resorts in Bermuda, which the government has been planning for more than two years. The NCPG is a NGO and a chief advocate for those affected by problem […]

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On Monday Bermuda‘s House of Assembly passed revisions in gaming law that will finally allow casinos to open. After a lengthy and tumultuous debate the Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2016 was passed along with Casino Gaming Designation Site Orders for the St Regis Hotel in St George’s and the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club on Hamilton Harbour. The Gaming Amendment follows on several legislative actions in December 2015 including site selection criteria. Although the act passed without opposition it was […]

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The Bermuda House of Assembly has approved legislation that details the way in which casino sites will be designated. The Island’s Minister of Tourism, Shawn Crockwell, presented the Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015 section 4, with the legislation laying out the application process for property owners and developers interested in building a casino. The process of applying for a casino license includes a $50,000 non-refundable fee, which does not guarantee a license will be issued to operate a casino. […]

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Casinos are coming to Bermuda and legislation on how to select locations is now before the House of Assembly. The proposed site selection application process is outlined in The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015 section 4. Through the law landowners will be able apply for designation as a site where a casino may be built. The designation itself does not grant a casino license, rather it narrows the field and a designation site order should not be viewed as a casino […]

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