Queensland Government Announces New Site for Gold Coast Casino Resort

by August 4, 2015

Queensland officials announced on Tuesday a new site for the multi-million-dollar integrated resort Chinese developer ASF Consortium is to build on the Australian Gold Coast. The luxury hotel and casino property will be located on the Spit, right next to the Sea World theme park. ...

Marathonbet Launches Live Casino Games with Evolution Gaming

by August 3, 2015

Gambling operator Marathonbet announced that it had launched live casino games with supplier Evolution Gaming. A number of generic tables are now available to customers of the Alderney-licensed company.Marathonbet, which has been mainly focused on its sportsbook offering up u ...

Macau Casino Revenue Drops in July

by August 3, 2015

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released on Monday information about the financial performance of the city’s six casino operators in July. Gaming revenue in the Chinese administrative region fell 34.5% year-on-year to MOP18.6 billion ($2.3 billion), meetin ...

Studio City Ad to Be Screened at Venice Film Festival

by August 2, 2015

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and Hollywood legend Robert De Niro, who, too, holds two of the shiny statuettes, re-united 20 years after the release of Casino to shoot yet another casino-related feature.The Audition, as this new film is called, is actually a ...

Dispute over Tohono O’odham Nation Glendale Casino Plan Continues

by August 1, 2015

Three Arizona officials have been sued by the Tohono O’odham Nation in relation to the tribe’s bid to launch a casino in Glendale.Attorneys for Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Gov. Doug Ducey told U.S. District Judge David Campbell on Friday that the tribe does not h ...

NEKTAN Secures Irish Remote Gambling License

by July 31, 2015

London-listed B2B gaming developer NEKTAN PLC announced earlier today that its application for a remote intermediary betting license in Ireland had been approved. The company pointed out that the license is in compliance with the country’s newest betting regulations that ar ...

Queen’s Wharf Casino to Attract Chinese High Rollers

by July 31, 2015

High rollers have long been the most desired casino customers as proceeds from them usually account for the larger portion of the revenues generated by the gambling venues. Now, as Brisbane is having its Queen’s Wharf precinct redeveloped and Echo Entertainment has just bee ...

Tiger Resorts Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Manila Bay Resorts Hotel

by July 30, 2015

Japanese gambling operator Universal Entertainment Corporation and its subsidiary Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment held earlier today a topping out ceremony for one of the hotels at the PHP91.2-billion ($2-billion) Manila Bay Resorts.Once completed, the luxury integrat ...

Echo Entertainment May Add More Pokies at Queen’s Wharf Casino

by July 30, 2015

Gambling operator Echo Entertainment, which was awarded the Brisbane casino license last week, may be allowed to add 1,000 more poker machines at its Queen’s Wharf property once it is completed. The Queensland government is currently reviewing a draft agreement, which would ...

Federal Judge Halts Work on Martha’s Vineyard Tribal Casino

by July 29, 2015

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head was ordered by a federal judge to stop the construction of a building located on Martha’s Vineyard, which is to function as a casino.Earlier in July, tribal officials announced that they plan to convert an unfinished community ce ...

Museum of Old and New Art and Federal Group Propose High Rollers Casino

by July 29, 2015

It was announced earlier today that the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania together with gambling operator Federal Group are considering a project for the establishment of a new casino, which would be intended for high roller players only.If approved by the ...

Judge Dismisses Arizona Requests for Information on Tohono O’odham Nation Casino Plan

by July 28, 2015

U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell dismissed a request by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for the disclosure of more information regarding the Tohono O’odham Nation’s plan for the construction of a $200-million casino not far from the city of Glendal ...

Florida Blackjack Dispute May Be Solved in Federal Court

by July 28, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state may eventually go before federal court in order to solve the ongoing dispute over the provision of blackjack in several of the tribe’s casinos.Under a 2010 agreement between the two parties, the tribe has become the sole provi ...

Olympic Entertainment Group to Buy SIA Garkalns

by July 27, 2015

Olympic Casino Latvia SIA, subsidiary of gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group AS (OEG), announced that it would purchase a 100% stake in Latvian casino company SIA Garkalns and its subsidiary SIA Post-Nevada. Thus, Olympic Casino Latvia SIA would increase its presence in ...

Macau to Launch Austerity Measures Due to Lower Casino Revenue

by July 27, 2015

Lionel Leong Vai Tac, Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, said this weekend at a youth employment fair that the administrative region’s casino revenue for July will probably not exceed the amount of MOP18.4 billion, although official information will not be rel ...