Louisiana Casino Revenue to Decrease Because of a Smoking Ban

by December 19, 2014

Louisiana officials announced that there is a high probability for Harrah’s Casino revenueto be a subject to a considerable decrease within the next two years.The potential “leakage” was estimated to be approximately $104 million provided that New Orleans authorities im ...

Carl Icahn Invests $20 Million in Postponing Taj Mahal’s Closure

by December 19, 2014

Carl Icahn, who was considered the only person who can save the struggling casino Taj Mahal from closure, provided the venue with the sum of $20 million yesterday. Taj Mahal was supposed to close tomorrow morning but Icahn’s investment changed the plan and the casino is goi ...

The Start Date for Aquis Casino Construction Still Unknown

by December 18, 2014

A super luxurious casino resort in Cairns is supposed to be built by Tony Fung in the foreseeable future but for the time being, the start of the building procedure is brought to a standstill.The reason why the $8-million mega project was halted was the fact that the casino d ...

New York to Have Three New Casino Resorts Established

by December 18, 2014

Yesterday, the state of New York took a major step towards expanding the local gambling market. Authorities have selected three out of sixteen applicants and awarded them a casino license.After careful reviewing, New York gambling officials made their final decision and appro ...

James Packer to Work in Collaboration With Matthew Tripp

by December 17, 2014

James Packer – the Chairman of Crown Resorts, has recently signed a deal with the popular bookmaker Matthew Tripp. From now on, the casino mogul will be able to control Tripp’s online betting platform – BetEasy.The venture will enable James Packer to expand his business ...

California District Court Disapproves of Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Claims

by December 17, 2014

A few days ago, the U.S. District Court in the state of California made its final decision about the claims, concerning the intention of the lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel to provide bingo games to local residents. The Court disapproved of tribe’s pretensions to offer Class I ...

The Czech Republic Amends Its Anti-Drug Policy in Order to Fight Alcohol and Gambling Addiction

by December 16, 2014

Yesterday, the national anti-drug coordinator announced that the Czech Republic is about to start fighting alcohol and gambling activities and regard them as illegal drugs.The reason, which led to that decision, was an amendment in country’s strategy, related to the ant ...

Bingo Games to Be Available in Bars and Restaurants in New Mexico

by December 16, 2014

Authorities of the state of New Mexico are currently making efforts to provide players with an opportunity that is not available in many other locations. Their idea is gambling facilities to be installed in bars and restaurants.The New Mexico Lottery is planning to launch a n ...

Long Island to Have Slot Parlors Established Before the Foundation of New Casinos in New York

by December 15, 2014

Despite the widely promoted and described as magnificent and impressive, the future casinos in the state of New York will most probably be preceded by “slots in a box”. For the time being, restaurants, luxurious hotels and entertainment facilities are not included in the list of ...

Curtis Bashaw to Establish the First “Boutique” Casino in Atlantic City

by December 15, 2014

Last week, New Jersey authorities announced that they were going to make the laws that have been valid for three years now less strict. They have decided to find alternatives for improving the struggling local economy and attract investors who would be interested in building two ...

Instead of Opting for Liberalization, Norway Sticks to the Monopolistic Gambling Policy

by December 12, 2014

According to people, familiar with the Norwegian gambling affairs, authorities’ intention to make the existing rules and regulations, concerning live poker, less strict, are not going to lead to the desired results.Gambling regulators aimed at liberalizing the online ga ...

Mikal Blomlie Wins the Tonybet Open Face Chinese Poker World Championship

by December 12, 2014

The Open Face Chinese Poker World Championship has announced its new champion. His name is Mikal Blomlie who participated in the €1,000 buy-in Pineapple Main Event and succeeded in defeating all his tough opponents.The event itself was held in King’s Casino at Corinthia ...

MGC Approves of the Play Management System Launch

by December 11, 2014

It is a well known fact that Massachusetts gaming regulators have put forward the idea of setting a “spending limit” when it became clear that soon the state will have its casinos established.The proposal was subject to heated debates and the casino investors disagreed with i ...

Peter Howitt Comments on the Newly Implemented Point of Consumption Tax

by December 11, 2014

Over the last couple of weeks, Peter Howitt, the CEO of Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association, played a key role in the online gambling affairs in the United Kingdom.The so called Point of Consumption tax has largely affected the gambling operators, available at the local ...

Sweden Suspends the Implementation of Changes in the Gambling Laws Due to Political Crisis

by December 10, 2014

Two months ago, Swedish government authorities announced that they were going to accelerate the procedure, concerning the new gambling rules and regulations and put them into force as soon as possible.Meanwhile, they had to deal with several setbacks. Gambling matters were ta ...