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United Arab Emirates looking to potentially legalize casino gambling

April 15, 2022

United Arab Emirates, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery

The casino hotspots of Las Vegas and Macau could soon have another substantial rival in the United Arab Emirates after the Middle Eastern nation of almost 9.3 million people reportedly revealed that it intends ...

IGT Global Services Limited to power Singapore Pools lottery

Sadonna Price

March 22, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Singapore

This week, International Game Technology (IGT) announced its subsidiary IGT Global Services Limited has signed a new deal in Singapore. The subsidiary will now use the Aurora lottery system to power gaming for ...

Value of the global casino market expected to top $150 billion by 2026

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Asian Casino News

American market research firm Global Industry Analysts Incorporated has announced that it expects the world’s online and land-based casino industry to be worth more than $150 billion by the end of 2026. The ...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation in talks regarding new Asian casino resort

Adam Morgan

March 14, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The boss for American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that his firm is in negotiations with ‘a major country’ in Asia regarding the possible development of a new gambling-fr...

New gambling regulator coming to Singapore this year

Sadonna Price

February 14, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Singapore

Later this year, Singapore will establish a new gambling regulator known as the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA). The change will take place thanks to two new bills that were introduced for reading in Parlia...

Marina Bay Sands begins $1bn revitalization project in Singapore

Sadonna Price

February 9, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Singapore

A few changes are coming to the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, with the operator set to spend $1 billion to revitalize the facility. The plan marks the largest reinvestment for the property since it started off...

Bitcoin valuation hurt by Federal Reserve and Kazakhstan uncertainty

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2022

Cryptocurrency, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Kazakhstan, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

The value of individual Bitcoin cryptocurrency tokens has reportedly decreased by around 10.6% over the course of the past week after the United States Federal Reserve hinted that it may be about to raise that ...

Macau instituting international air travel prohibition to fight coronavirus

Adam Morgan

January 6, 2022

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

The government of Macau has reportedly reacted to the threat being posed by the rising prevalence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus by announcing that it will soon institute a two-week ban on all internatio...

Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited inks deal to relocate Seoul casino

Adam Morgan

December 29, 2021

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

In South Korea and local casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited has reportedly announced that will be relocating the Seven Luck-branded gambling enterprise it runs within the Millennium Hilton Seou...

Genting Singapore Limited to fully dissolve Japanese subsidiaries

Adam Morgan

December 29, 2021

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

Asian casino operator Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly detailed that it will be winding up its eight-strong club of Japanese subsidiaries after earlier abandoning its campaign to bring a gambling-friend...

Stanley Choi Chiu Fai offloads more shares in International Entertainment Corporation

Adam Morgan

November 23, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Hong Kong, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Chairman for International Entertainment Corporation, Stanley Choi Chiu Fai (pictured), has reportedly just pocketed approximately $3.38 million by selling a 4.8% stake in the hotel and leisure operator to ...

South Korean players to grow increasingly valuable to Asian casino operators

Adam Morgan

November 17, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Conferences / Trade Shows, Asian Casino News, South Korea

Asian casino operators will likely increase their marketing efforts towards prospective customers from South Korea over the next few years owing to the continued coronavirus-related absence of mainland Chinese ...

Genting Malaysia Berhad experiencing American casino resurgence

Adam Morgan

November 2, 2021

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

The recent performance of the three casino resorts run by Genting Malaysia Berhad in the United States reportedly bodes well for the firm as it prepares to re-open its gambling-friendly facilities in Malaysia a...

Macau casinos upping their fight against coronavirus

Adam Morgan

October 15, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The firms behind the 41 casinos in Macau have reportedly upped their campaigns against coronavirus by comprehensively implementing new rules that require employees to be fully vaccinated or present weekly negat...

Empire Resorts Incorporated to enjoy Genting Malaysia Berhad cash injection

Adam Morgan

October 13, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly announced that it soon intends to inject up to $150 million into Empire Resorts Incorporated so as to help the American firm better recover from the ...