Events & Reports

Florida Legislature to Discuss a New Gambling Agreement with the Seminole Tribe

by February 7, 2015

The Seminole Tribe has a five-year agreement with the state of Florida to provide visitors of its casinos with blackjack as well as other table games. This agreement, however, is about to expire on July 31, 2015. By that time, the state will have been paid more than $1 billion in ...

Mr Green’s Dispute with the Austrian Tax Authorities Continues

by February 6, 2015

It has just been announced that popular Swedish online gambling operator Mr Green had decided to set aside the amount of SEK108 million or approximately US$13 million out of its 2014 profits, in order to prepare itself for its current dispute with the government of Austria, conce ...

Prominent Analysts with Comments on Macau’s Gambling Industry

by February 6, 2015

It seems that several prominent investment analysts have recently paid special attention to the increasing costs of gaming sales of operators that manage casinos on the territory of Macau.Yesterday, Cameron McKnight, Tiffany Lee, and Rich Cummings, analysts at Wells Fargo Sec ...

NagaWorld Posts Growth in Annual Gaming Revenue

by February 5, 2015

Yesterday, Cambodia-based gambling operator NagaCorp Ltd. posted its financial results for 2014. According to the report, NagaWorld, the only casino resort in the country’s capital, generated gaming revenue of US$381.38 million. The property marked a 23% growth as compared ...

INTRALOT Acquires a 25% Stake in Bit8

by February 4, 2015

Mere hours ago, INTRALOT announced that it will purchase a minority stake in Bit8, a Malta-based gaming platform developer. Thus, the popular Greek gaming provider will be able to integrate the latter company’s software solutions in its international product offering.Th ...

Echo’s Star to Be Further Refurbished

by February 4, 2015

Earlier today, Echo Entertainment Group posted its financial results for the six-month period ended December 31, 2014. Matt Bekier, CEO of the gambling operator, pointed out that its flagship venue The Star helped the company double its profit during the above-mentioned period. H ...

More Gambling-Related Criminal Offences in Macau in 2014

by February 3, 2015

Earlier today, Chau Wai Kuong, who is currently taking the position of a director of Macau’s Judiciary Police, stated that a total of 3,023 casino-related crimes were recorded on the territory of the administrative region back in 2014. These include abduction, extortion, us ...

Jimei International Entertainment Signs a Deal with Crown Perth

by February 3, 2015

A few days ago, Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd., a company which is headed by some of the most accomplished junket executives in Macau, announced that it had inked a deal with Crown Perth for its VIP players to be able to opt for the services of the Australian hotel ...

Greentube Establishes a New Gaming Company

by February 2, 2015

Greentube, a major developer and supplier of a great number of innovative online casino games, part of the Austria-based gaming group NOVOMATIC, announced the establishment of its new company, which is to develop various sophisticated 3D HTML5 casino games.The new business en ...

Landing International to Break Ground on Jeju Casino Project on February 12

by February 2, 2015

Yesterday, Landing International Development Ltd., a China-based real estate developer, announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s newest casino project will take place on February 12.Landing International is to build a gambling venue on the South Kor ...

No Mini-Casino Will Be Launched in Westbury

by January 31, 2015

Earlier today, it was announced that the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. (NROTB) decided to give up on its plan to build a mini-casino venue in Westbury. It also promised that it will look for another location for its project.The decision came after residents and offi ...

SkillOnNet with an Updated Mobile Casino Platform

by January 30, 2015

SkillOnNet, a Cyprus-based developer and provider of gaming software, that was established back in 2005, announced that it will release an updated version of its mobile casino platform. It will be available on the company’s most popular website – EUcasino as well as SlotsMa ...

Genting Singapore Is Expected to Report Increase in Q4 Revenue

by January 30, 2015

Singapore-based gambling operator Genting Singapore PLC is expected to post positive financial results for the fourth quarter of this fiscal year, according to two prominent brokerage firms.This prognosis is based on Marina Bay Sands’ financial performance during the p ...

Macau’s Government to Propose Full Smoking Ban

by January 29, 2015

Earlier today, Alexis Tam Chon Weng, currently taking the position of a Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture in Macau, announced that the local government will certainly propose a full smoking ban within the premises of casinos.This means that smoking will no longer be al ...

Mr Green to Enter the Italian Online Gambling Market

by January 28, 2015

Mr Green Ltd., a popular provider of online casino games, part of the Stockholm-based group Mr Green & Co, announced its plans to enter the Italian market after it had inked a deal for the acquisition of Mybet Italia, a former subsidiary of mybet.Earlier today, Mr Green r ...