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Philippines casino industry posts encouraging third-quarter figures

November 25, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

In the Philippines and ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic reportedly pushed aggregated third-quarter gross gaming revenues for the nation’s land-based casino industry down by over 71% year-on-year to a...

Nagasaki Prefecture to launch the RFP stage of its casino endeavor in January

Adam Morgan

November 25, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly detailed that it soon intends to launch the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its effort to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integra...

Seoul casinos ordered to close owing to a rise in coronavirus infections

Adam Morgan

November 23, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

The four foreigner-only casinos located in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul are reportedly set to suspend operations from the early hours of tomorrow morning owing to a recent rise in the number of ...

European Commission approves Casinos Austria AG takeover

Adam Morgan

November 23, 2020

Austria, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Czech Republic, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The European Commission has reportedly approved the deal that is to see Sazka Group and Osterreichische Beteiligungs AG jointly hold a controlling stake in prominent casino operator Casinos Austria AG. Accor...

SkyCity Adelaide re-opened following South Australia lockdown re-think

Adam Morgan

November 23, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance

In Australia and casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced that its SkyCity Adelaide facility has been re-opened after the local government reversed a range of recently-introd...

Financial difficulties continue for Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited

Adam Morgan

November 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Saipan, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and besieged casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited is reportedly set to be officially investigated after failing to pay its employee...

Macau cracking down on illicit online gambling websites

Adam Morgan

November 19, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Macau, Crime

In Macau and the past eleven months have reportedly seen local law enforcement officials shut down 97 websites featuring demonstrable links to fraud or illicit gambling activities. According to a report from...

VideoSlots.com debuts new responsible gambling bar innovation

Adam Morgan

November 19, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom

Maltese online casino operator Videoslots Limited has announced that it has significantly boosted player safety by adding a responsible gambling bar to its mobile-friendly domain at VideoSlots.com. Headquart...

Illinois casinos and slot parlors being ordered to shut for a second time

Adam Morgan

November 18, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania

For the second time this year and all casino and slot parlors in the American state of Illinois have reportedly been ordered to bar their doors for an indeterminate period of time due to an increase in the numb...

American Gaming Association highlights slow third-quarter recovery

Adam Morgan

November 17, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance

In the United States and the American Gaming Association trade group has announced that the nation’s aggregate third-quarter commercial gross gaming revenues declined by 18.9% year-on-year to $9.04 billion larg...

Curacao set to overhaul its iGaming licensing system

Adam Morgan

November 13, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, The Players Lounge, Curaçao Casinos, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Taxes

In the Caribbean and the government for the small Dutch island of Curacao has reportedly announced that it intends to completely overhaul its iGaming licensing system as part of a broader federal financial resc...

Okada Manila disappointment for Universal Entertainment Corporation

Adam Morgan

November 13, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Economy/Finance, Philippines

Japanese pachinko, slot and arcade games manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corporation is reportedly continuing to be adversely impacted by the coronavirus-induced drop in revenues from its Okada Manila inte...

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation being bought by New York investments firm

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2020

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Canada, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

North American casino operator Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is reportedly set to be acquired by New York-listed Apollo Global Management Incorporated in a deal worth approximately $2.5 billion. Accordin...

Wynn Macau Limited initiates staff cost-cutting measures

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Macau

As part of an effort to better manage its costs during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn and Asian casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has reportedly announced that it will not be renewing the contracts ...

Macau gaming taxes show slow signs of recovery in October

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Taxation

The government of Macau has reportedly announced that the city’s 39 casinos handed over almost $117.12 million in aggregated gaming taxes for October to take their combined ten-month tally to just above $3.04 b...