Events & Reports

Melco Crown Entertainment Q1 Revenue Down 22% YOY

by May 7, 2015

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. announced earlier today its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. The company operates integrated resorts across Asia and is known to be one of the six licensees authorized to provide services in Macau.Total net reve ...

Caesars Acquisition Company Reports Q1 Revenue Growth

by May 7, 2015

Caesars Acquisition Company posted information about the financial performance of Caesars Growth Partners, LLC (a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Caesars Acquisition Company) during the first quarter of 2015. The company reported an increase in revenue ...

Stockton University Approves Showboat Purchase Investigation

by May 7, 2015

Trustees of the Stockton University agreed at a Wednesday meeting to spend no more than $350,000 on investigating the matters related to the purchase and the potential sale of the former Showboat casino.Dean Pappas, Chairman of the board of trustees, pointed out that even tho ...

Genting Commences Construction of Las Vegas Casino Resort

by May 6, 2015

Malaysian gambling operator Genting Group broke ground on Tuesday on Resorts World Las Vegas, a $4-billion integrated resort, which is to be located at the former Stardust Hotel site on the Las Vegas Strip. The Chinese-themed hotel and casino venue is expected to be completed and ...

Alabama Legislator Introduces Lottery and Casino Bill

by May 6, 2015

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh introduced a bill on Tuesday that would legalize the provision of lottery and casino gambling options on the territory of the state.The legislator noted that the bill was compiled with the help of other Senators and that he hoped it ...

Maryland Reports Increase in April Casino Revenue

by May 6, 2015

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency posted information about the financial performance of the state’s five casinos in April. Maryland’s gambling venues generated revenue of $88.9 million last month.Including Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened door ...

Riviera Hotel & Casino Shuttered after 60 Years on the Strip

by May 5, 2015

The Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was shuttered for good on May 4. The iconic venue, which was frequented by prominent performers, such as Liberace, Frank Sinatra, and Dolly Parton, celebrated its 60th anniversary back in April.Announcement about the closure of the ...

New Bedford Casino Developer Meets MassGaming Application Deadline

by May 5, 2015

KG Urban, the real estate developer that proposed to build a $650-million casino on the New Bedford waterfront in Southeastern Massachusetts, announced at a Monday meeting that it had managed to secure sufficient funds for its project before the May 4 deadline that the Massachuse ...

SJM Holdings Posts Decrease in Q1 Gaming Revenue

by May 4, 2015

SJM Holdings Ltd., one of the six gambling operators that have been authorized by the government of Macau to manage casinos on the territory of the city, announced certain key performance indicators for the first quarter of 2015. Gaming revenue of the company decreased 37.3% year ...

Macau Casino Revenue Drops 39% in April YoY

by May 4, 2015

Earlier today, the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released information about the revenue generated in April at the city’s 35 gambling venues.According to the figures given by the regulator, revenue dropped almost 39% year-on-year to MOP19.17 billion. By ...

Public Health Experts Oppose Victoria’s Pre-commitment System on Pokies

by May 3, 2015

A special pre-commitment system that would allow residents of the Australian state of Victoria to set in advance both loss and time limits on poker machines by means of a card will be introduced in December.Poker machines or pokies, as they call them, were legalized in Victor ...

Sheldon Adelson Takes Stand in Former CEO Wrongful Firing Case

by May 2, 2015

Billionaire and casino owner Sheldon Adelson testified in court on Friday, as former CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. subsidiary Sands China had accused the gambling operator of being involved in illegal activities.Steven Jacobs, former CEO of Sands China, claimed that he was wro ...

Aria Resort & Casino to Host First-Ever Super High Roller Bowl

by May 1, 2015

This summer the popular Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas will play host to the first-ever Super High Roller Bowl as well as to two other high roller events. The Super High Roller Series 2015 is scheduled to take place from June 27 through July 4 and some of the biggest names ...

Asher Conniff Wins Season XIII WPT World Championship

by April 30, 2015

The Season XIII WPT World Championship was completed last night with Asher Conniff emerging victorious to capture the first-place prize of $973,683 and a number of other awards. The player topped a field of 239 entries who created a prize pool of $3,462,050.It is interesting ...

Alexander Lakhov Leads WPT World Championship Final Table

by April 29, 2015

The Season XIII WPT World Championship is currently being held at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. Day 4 of the event was completed last night and the six-handed final table was set with Russian Alexander Lakhov as the chip leader.A total of 23 players returned yesterday ...