Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino Overcomes Another Legal Hurdle

by September 16, 2015

An appeals court in Manhattan affirmed on Tuesday a lower court’s ruling that the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo, New York, is operated in accordance with federal laws.Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County, a group of opponents of the said casino, file ...

Zynga Buys Rising Tide Games

by September 15, 2015

Provider of social casino and other games Zynga announced that it is to acquire startup gaming studio Rising Tide Games in a bid to further its commitment to the growing social casino games sector.Rising Tide Games was founded by industry experts Stuart Zoble, Maytal Olsha, P ...

Atlantic City August Casino Revenue Down 5%

by September 15, 2015

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported the financial results of the gambling operators that provide their services in Atlantic City for August 2015. Revenue amounted to $258.6 million, down 5% as compared to the $272.3 million posted for the same month a year ago. ...

Sydney Officials Respond to Crown Resorts Casino Plan

by September 14, 2015

Sydney officials noted that the proposed Crown Resorts hotel, casino, and residential project is at risk of turning into a “symbol of inequality” in the central part of the city.Sydney’s city council argued that it had been provided with insufficient explanation on why ...

Bloomberry to Launch Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino This Month

by September 14, 2015

Philippine gambling and hospitality operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. has been given the green light to re-launch its recently renovated casino on South Korea’s Jeju Island later this month. The so-called Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino is Bloomberry’s first venture outsi ...

Construction on Iowa Quad Cities Land-Based Casinos on Schedule

by September 13, 2015

Construction on the two new land-based casinos in Iowa’s Quad Cities – Davenport and Bettendorf – is advancing and officials of the two venues revealed that they will probably open doors on schedule.Davenport’s Rhythm City Casino and Bettendorf’s Isle of Ca ...

PENTA Tops Out Lucky Dragon Hotel Tower

by September 12, 2015

Construction of the $373-million Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, which is located on the Las Vegas Strip, is progressing on “aggressive schedule”, developer The PENTA Building Group said on Friday during a celebration for the completion of the hotel part of the project.Paul ...

Jeff Gural Presents Second Plan for Expanded Tioga Downs Casino & Racing

by September 11, 2015

Real estate developer Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs Casino & Racing, presented the New York Gambling Facility Location Board with a reviewed plan for turning the aforementioned Nichols-located gambling venue into a fully-fledged casino.Last December, the board gave the ...

Chinese Internet Celebrity Jailed for Running Illegal Casino

by September 11, 2015

Notorious Chinese Internet personality Guo Meimei was sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of CNY50,000 for offering gambling options at private parties at rented Beijing apartments.Although she admitted that she likes to gamble occasionally, Ms. Guo pleaded not guilty ...

Lago Resort & Casino Developers Re-submit Environmental Review

by September 10, 2015

Lago Resort & Casino developers announced on Wednesday that they have re-submitted to the town of Tyre a 3,000-page environmental review of the $425-million project for the development of a hotel and casino resort.In July, construction work on the project was stalled by t ...

Brockton Casino Investor Urges MassGaming for Quick Decision on Proposal

by September 10, 2015

Neil Bluhm, one of the people behind the ambitious project for a casino resort in Brockton, urged the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to take swift action on the proposal. Otherwise, the investor threatened that he would withdraw his support for the construction of the gambling v ...

Ohio August Casino Revenue Drops 6%

by September 9, 2015

The Ohio Casino Control Commission reported the August financial results of the state’s four casinos. Overall revenue amounted to $66.3 million, down 6% as compared to the figures posted for the same month a year ago. In addition, this was the second worst month since the b ...

Lax Anti-Money Laundering Control Costs Caesars Entertainment $9.5 Million

by September 9, 2015

Gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. suffered yet another blow as it was fined by the US government and the state of Nevada a total of $9.5 million over poor anti-money laundering monitoring at its emblematic casino Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.According to a Tuesday ...

Paddy Power and Betfair Agree on Multi-Billion Merger

by September 8, 2015

Gambling operators Paddy Power and Betfair announced earlier today that they have agreed on the terms of their proposed merger. The new company will be called Paddy Power Betfair and will be headquartered in Dublin. Betfair CЕО Breon Corcoran (who formerly took the position of CO ...

Spokane Tribe Casino Fate to Be Determined by Washington Governor

by September 8, 2015

After the Spokane Tribe of Indians received federal approval to build a $400-million casino on non-reservation land, it is now up to Washington Governor Jay Inslee to give the green light to the ambitious project.Tribal chairwoman Carol Evans explained that if the gambling ve ...