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San Jose, Costa Rica – January 9, 2015 – Getting money onto an online poker account has now officially become more convenient. Leading US online poker site Americas Cardroom today announced a groundbreaking mov...
Construction on a new part of the Galaxy Macau resort, expected to open later in 2015, experienced a setback Thursday as thousands of construction workers were evacuated from the 36-story building. It's believe...
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to stop the Wynn Casino development approved in September unless Boston residents get a binding vote on the project's...
Citing reasons of cost and utility, Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is planning to delist its shares from the Hong Kong stock exchange where it experienced a 35% pummeling in 2014 while the benc...
Macau yearly gambling revenue down 2.6% for the first ever decline since reporting began in 2002. December revenue down 30% from a year ago for the 7th losing month in a row. What's really happening?
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It took a little bit of political maneuvering and a goodly sum of cash, but on November 4, 2013 New York voters approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for up to 7 Las Vegas style casinos and a couple of slots parlor...
If it seems like the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles popped up overnight it's simply because it began as a Pinnacle Entertainment casino called Sugarcane Bay in 2006, and then Pinnacle returned their licen...
Four days after the New York Gaming Facilities Board announced its recommendations for three casino licenses in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation announced it would be opening a new casino on tribal la...
Update: Whitesands Casino Apia is not expected to open until early 2017.
The Whitesands Casino in Mulifanua held a soft opening on October 4th with the hotel anticipated to open today. However, it was recent...
Watch for the following properties to appear in the "Coming Soon" section of the World Casino Directory.
Only a few minutes after the New York Gaming Facility Location Board Meeting began their meeting, the...
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board will convene a meeting at 2pm Eastern Time today to decide which casinos may apply for up to four private licenses in three regions of Upstate New York. Four project...
The year 2014 saw a variety of changes in the gambling world from three and potentially four casino closures in the former mecca of Atlantic City, to furthered Downtown revitalization in Las Vegas, plummeting p...
Source: www.igamingbusiness.com
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has confirmed that online gaming revenue generated by operators in the US state during November was the lowest monthly amou...
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. opened the doors of City of Dreams Manila in Entertainment City, Paranaque, with a soft launch today of their newest integrated resort super casino. It is the second property to...
According to news reports, the powers that be in the capital of Austria decided in November to ban all slot machines not on casino floors. Today they can be found in petrol stations and other unregulated enviro...