Wynn Executives Concealed Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn

Wynn Executives Concealed Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn

by April 3, 2019

Top-level Wynn Resorts employees concealed key information about former boss Steve Wynn when the company was applying for a Boston casino licenseWynn Resorts executives intentionally concealed sexual misconduct allegations against the company’s founder and former boss, Steve ...

Smile-Expo Debuts Zurich iGaming Affiliate Conference This June

Smile-Expo Debuts Zurich iGaming Affiliate Conference This June

by April 3, 2019

It’s already been a busy year for Smile-Expo, and the event organizer is now gearing up preparations for yet another brand-new iGaming affiliate eventAfter the Prague iGamiing Affiliate Conference and the Minsk iGaming Affiliate Conference, both slated to take place later thi ...

Melco Awards Cyprus Casino Resort Construction Contract

Melco Awards Cyprus Casino Resort Construction Contract

by April 3, 2019

A joint venture of Greek companies was awarded the construction contract for the City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resortIntegrated Casino Resort Cyprus Ltd. (ICR Cyprus) awarded Tuesday the concession for the construction of what would be the Republic of Cyprus’ first inte ...

MGM Completes MGM Northfield Park Acquisition, Rebrand

MGM Completes MGM Northfield Park Acquisition, Rebrand

by April 2, 2019

MGM acquires Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park’s operating assets to add another gambling property to its ever-growing portfolioMGM Resorts International announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the operating assets of Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park from ...

Puerto Rico Looks to Tap Into Lucrative Sports Betting Field

Puerto Rico Looks to Tap Into Lucrative Sports Betting Field

by April 2, 2019

Puerto Rico is looking to tap into the lucrative sports betting field with a new bill that aims to legalize the practice on the island, news outlet the Caribbean Business reportsThe Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, announced Monday that a bill calling for the legali ...

Casumo Falls Foul of Dutch Gambling Regulator

Casumo Falls Foul of Dutch Gambling Regulator

by April 2, 2019

The Malta-based and licensed online casino has been slapped a hefty fine for targeting Dutch gambling customers without a local licenseCasumo has become the latest online gambling operator to be punished by the Netherlands Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, for servicing ...

Virgin Pushes Back Hard Rock Las Vegas Transformation

Virgin Pushes Back Hard Rock Las Vegas Transformation

by April 2, 2019

Property officials said they did not want to compete with the disruption of the upcoming presidential electionSir Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels has pushed back the start of the transformation of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas into Virgin Hotel Las Vegas to immediate ...

Two Arkansas Race Tracks Launch Full-Scale Casinos Today

Two Arkansas Race Tracks Launch Full-Scale Casinos Today

by April 1, 2019

Arkansas officially joins today the list of US states where commercial casino gambling is legal and availableTwo state race tracks are set to launch today full-blown casino gambling offering after their license applications were issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission late l ...

Buenos Aires Regulates Online Gambling

Buenos Aires Regulates Online Gambling

by April 1, 2019

The re-organization of the online gambling market of Buenos Aires can finally begin after a recently approved decree was published Friday in Boletín Oficial, the Official Gazette of ArgentinaAfter several years of heated discussions, the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires f ...

Bucharest Official Calls For Gambling Halls Ban

Bucharest Official Calls For Gambling Halls Ban

by April 1, 2019

A Bucharest official has proposed the relocation of all operational gambling halls to a place outside the Romanian capitalBucharest could relocate its gambling halls to a “neighborhood of gambling” located outside the Romanian capital, if a proposal by a general council survi ...

Myanmar on Track to Legalize Casino Gambling in May

Myanmar on Track to Legalize Casino Gambling in May

by April 1, 2019

Myanmar is set to legalize casino gambling in a bid to boost the local tourism industry and attract foreign investorsCasino gambling will become legal in Myanmar in May when the nation’s 2018 Gambling Law is set to take effect. Select hotels around the country will be able to ...

Delaware North Cuts Ties with West Virginia Betting Partner

Delaware North Cuts Ties with West Virginia Betting Partner

by March 31, 2019

Delaware North parted ways with its wagering partner after unexpected sports betting outage at its two West Virginia casinosCasino operator Delaware North is ending its contract with its sports betting partner after its two land-based casinos in West Virginia and its mobile b ...

Sydney Officials At Odds With Casino Companies over Proposed Towers

Sydney Officials At Odds With Casino Companies over Proposed Towers

by March 31, 2019

Sydney officials call Crown and The Star hotel and casino towers projects “scandalous abuse” of planning lawsTwo hotel and casino tower projects have drawn the ire of the City of Sydney, with a key city official calling both schemes a “two-fingered salute” to the city, the Sy ...

Two More Casinos Angling to Enter Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Space

Two More Casinos Angling to Enter Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Space

by March 30, 2019

Two more casinos have tossed their sports betting hats in Pennsylvania, the state Gaming Control Board said FridayThe regulator revealed that Mount Airy Casino Resort and Mohegan Sun Pocono have both submitted their applications to operate sports betting in addition to their ...

Sky Bet Slammed for Long-Time Gambling Addict Paul Merson Ads

Sky Bet Slammed for Long-Time Gambling Addict Paul Merson Ads

by March 30, 2019

Paul Merson who has been battling gambling addiction for decades was featured in two Sky Bet adsOnline gambling operator Sky Bet has once again landed in hot water for its advertising activity. The company was slammed for using former England, Arsenal, and Portsmouth man Paul ...