Trial Date Set for Seminole Casino Lawsuit

by January 15, 2016

A federal judge has set an official date for the beginning of a two-week trial that will determine whether the Seminole Tribe of Florida can continue offering blackjack and other banked card games at its casinos around the state.Last week, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle ...

Nambe Pueblo Launches First Casino on January 17

by January 15, 2016

Nambe Pueblo announced that its first casino is to open doors for visitors on Sunday. Nambe Falls Casino occupies a 7,310-square-foot site and features as many as 180 slot machines. In other words, it is considerably smaller than existing gambling venues in the state of New Mexic ...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo to Be Launched in 2017

by January 14, 2016

Gambling operator Hard Rock International revealed on Wednesday more information about its latest endeavor – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo, a hotel and casino complex to be located in the capital of the Dominican Republic. The major gambling company will be working t ...

Atlantic City Casino Revenue Down 6.5% in 2015

by January 14, 2016

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement posted on Wednesday information about the financial performance of Atlantic City’s eight casinos in December and in 2015 as a whole. Revenue from land-based operations amounted to $177.6 million, down 1.2% year-on-year. Internet ...

Boyd Gaming Appoints New Executive Vice Presidents

by January 13, 2016

Nevada-based gambling operator Boyd Gaming Corporation announced earlier today that Steve Thompson, Ted Bogich, and Josh Hirsberg would be promoted to Executive Vice Presidents. All three previously took the positions of Senior Vice Presidents at the casino company. Their appoint ...

Amaya and PokerStars Settle Italian Tax Dispute

by January 13, 2016

Canadian gambling giant Amaya Inc. announced today that it has paid a final settlement of €5.9 million to the Italian tax authorities in order to settle a tax dispute that was disclosed back in 2015.Last year, Italian tax regulators estimated that an Amaya subsidiary related ...

Celebration Jamaica and Harmony Cove to Break Ground on Casino Resorts by Summer

by January 13, 2016

Construction work on what would be Jamaica’s first integrated casino resort is expected to start in 2016, local media reported. Celebration Jamaica Resort & Casino will feature 2,000 hotel rooms, a casino, as well as a number of entertainment and food and beverage optio ...

Revenue at Detroit Casinos Increases 3.3% in 2015

by January 13, 2016

The Michigan Gaming Control Board released on Tuesday information about the financial performance of Detroit’s three casinos in 2015. The three gambling venues generated the total amount of $1.38 billion last year, up 3.3% as compared to the figures posted for 2014. Revenue ...

Cambodia Casino Tax Revenue Up 33% in 2015

by January 12, 2016

Cambodian casinos contributed the amount of $34.7 million in tax revenue in 2015, up 33% as compared to the figure posted for 2014, local media reported on Tuesday citing information by the country’s Finance Ministry.Ros Phearun, Deputy-General of the Finance Industry D ...

Melco Barcelona Casino Bid to Face Delays

by January 12, 2016

Hong Kong-listed companies Melco International Development Ltd. and MelcoLot Ltd., both owned by local casino mogul Lawrence Ho, said in a joint statement that the tender process to run a casino complex in Barcelona, Spain may face certain delays, as the Catalan government has no ...

New Jersey Casino Expansion Deal Reached

by January 12, 2016

New Jersey legislators have eventually come to an agreement on a question to be put before voters on the November ballot regarding the potential expansion of the state’s gambling industry outside Atlantic City.The deal put an end to continued heated debates on which on ...

Evolution Gaming and Scientific Games Ink Exclusive Agreement for Ultimate Texas Hold’em

by January 11, 2016

Evolution Gaming, provider of Live Casino and other solutions for the gambling industry, announced that it has penned an agreement with gaming services provider Scientific Games Corporation for the exclusive provision of a Live Casino version of the popular Ultimate Texas Hold ...

GVC Holdings Full-Year Revenue Grows 10.2%

by January 11, 2016

Isle of Man-based gambling operator GVC Holdings PLC released an update on its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015 as well as for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2015. Net revenue for the last three months of the year totaled €65.5 million, up 10% as compared to ...

Senator Sweeney Casino Expansion Bill Gathers More Support

by January 11, 2016

Debates on which one of two New Jersey casino expansion bills to be adopted by the state Legislature have become even more heated since Friday, when Gov. Chris Christie expressed his support for the Senate-backed proposal.And on Sunday, that same proposal was supported by Atl ...

James Packer Involved in Altercation with Crown Security Guard

by January 10, 2016

Crown Resorts founder James Packer could possibly face legal action over allegedly pushing and yelling at a staff member at Crown Melbourne after he was denied access to his casino.The altercation occurred on the New Year’s Day when Iskander Chaban, who has been working ...