World Casino News

Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

August 1, 2015 2

Penn National Gaming is acquiring Prairie State Gaming, an Illinois slot machine route operator in an all cash transaction. No...

Amaya NYX deal for Cryptologic and Chartwell closes

August 1, 2015 0

Amaya Inc. has completed the sale of its online gaming platform to NYX Gaming. Amaya acquired Chartwell Technology Inc. and...

Poll shows huge support for Alabama gambling vote

D. Graham

August 1, 2015 0

Alabama media reports that a group pressing for legalized gambling in the state of Alabama along with Senator Del Marsh...

Kazuo Okada’s $2.2 billion financing plan moves Manila Bay Resorts towards completion

D. Graham

August 1, 2015 0

Self-made Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada has increased his investment assurance to $2 billion U.S. towards completing phase one of the...

Appeals Court: BetOnSports founder must pay $36 million late taxes and fees

July 31, 2015 0

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the St Louis based Eighth U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of a...

Smoking lounges not likely to be allowed for Macau VIPs

Sadonna Price

July 31, 2015 2

The government of Macau is still standing behind a proposal to see a full smoking ban put in place at...

Federal judge halts construction on Martha’s Vineyard casino

Tribal Gaming

July 31, 2015 0

U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor ruled in Boston this week that the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe must stop construction...

Criminal case related to Wynn land deal looks at investigators

July 31, 2015 0

Things are heating up for casino mogul Steve Wynn over the planned waterfront Wynn Resort, in the City of Everett near Boston,...

Self-excluded gambler ordered to cover £2 million bad check

July 31, 2015 0

The Ritz Club of London has prevailed in a high court case to collect on a check for more than...

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Macau abandons casino plan

Sadonna Price

July 31, 2015 0

Currently under construction next to the Macau Jockey Club, the Macau Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel no longer plans to include a...

Blue Horizon temporarily suspends day-cruise casino trips

Casino Cruise Ships

July 30, 2015 0

Less than two weeks after its maiden voyage, the Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship will be going into dry dock until...

Kansas Crossing seeks variance to build 4-story hotel

July 30, 2015 0

After a majority vote by members of the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facilities Review Board in June in favor of the...

Mohegan Sun posts 3Q profit on cost-cutting and increased visitors

July 30, 2015 0

The organization is optimistic after a strong profit report according to the tribal authority that owns and operates the Mohegan...

Cyprus casino legislation finalized and officially published

Sam Mitchell