Events & Reports

Maryland Explores Loopholes to Legalize Sports Betting Without Referendum

Maryland Explores Loopholes to Legalize Sports Betting Without Referendum

by January 18, 2019

Maryland is exploring ways to fast-track sports betting without a statewide referendum as more states are expected to jump on the wagering bandwagon this yearMaryland lawmakers have rekindled the sports betting legalization debate just days after the beginning of the 2019 leg ...

Massachusetts Governor Moves to Legalize Sports Betting

Massachusetts Governor Moves to Legalize Sports Betting

by January 18, 2019

Massachusetts sports betting debate gains momentum as Gov. Baker tables bill to legalize wagering on professional sportsMassachusetts Governor Charlie Baker launched Thursday his own push to bring legal sports betting to the state with a bill calling for the authorization of ...

William Hill Clinches Betting Partnership with Iowa’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino

William Hill Clinches Betting Partnership with Iowa’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino

by January 17, 2019

William Hill is all prepped to explore another nascent sports betting market, should the activity become legal in IowaBritish bookmaker William Hill announced on Wednesday that it has penned an agreement with Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino to become the property’ ...

Get Nice Holdings Forms Joint Venture to Enter Casino Race in Japan

Get Nice Holdings Forms Joint Venture to Enter Casino Race in Japan

by January 17, 2019

Get Nice Holdings joins forces with Shotoku Rinaldo Corporation to jointly bid for one of three casino licenses in JapanInvestment holding company Get Nice Holdings Ltd. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Genius Wise Holdings Limited has formed a joint venture with Sh ...

Group Mounts Opposition to Beloit Casino Proposal, Calls For Referendum

Group Mounts Opposition to Beloit Casino Proposal, Calls For Referendum

by January 16, 2019

Ho-Chunk Nation casino proposal sees opposition from Beloit group as it awaits federal and state approvalA group of community members has mounted opposition to the proposed construction of a casino in the city of Beloit, Wisconsin. Concerned citizens held a meeting on Tuesday ...

Melco to Cease VIP Rolling Chip Operations at Macau Casino

Melco to Cease VIP Rolling Chip Operations at Macau Casino

by January 16, 2019

Studio City to cease VIP rolling chip operations as owner Melco looks to diversify offering beyond gamblingGaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment is set to cease VIP rolling chip operations at its Studio City casino resort from January 15, 2020. The ...

Virginia Legislators Unite to Push for Casino Legalization, Portsmouth Presents Casino Plan

Virginia Legislators Unite to Push for Casino Legalization, Portsmouth Presents Casino Plan

by January 15, 2019

Lawmakers representing three Virginia regions have joined forces to bring casino gambling to their constituencies and the rest of the stateDuring a Monday news conference, led by Senators Bill Carrico and Louise Lucas, lawmakers and officials for the cities of Bristol, Danvil ...

Spelinspektionen Promises Hefty Fines, License Termination for Gambling Self-Exclusion Violations

Spelinspektionen Promises Hefty Fines, License Termination for Gambling Self-Exclusion Violations

by January 15, 2019

Spelinspektionen says it will not tolerate operators’ failures to observe the country’s gambling self-exclusion policiesThe Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen (formerly Lotteriinspektionen) has issued a warning to all newly licensed online gaming and bett ...

New Casinos Should Be Located Near State Border, Illinois Governor Says

New Casinos Should Be Located Near State Border, Illinois Governor Says

by January 14, 2019

The incoming Governor of Illinois believes expanded gambling could help the state mend an ailing budget and fund a capital billJ.B. Pritzker, who is taking take an oath as the 43rd Governor of Illinois today, said during a Sunday interview for the Belleville News-Democrat tha ...

Kazuo Okada Asks Philippine Stock Exchange to Block Manila Casino Owner’s Listing

Kazuo Okada Asks Philippine Stock Exchange to Block Manila Casino Owner’s Listing

by January 14, 2019

The next chapter of the endless Kazuo Okada versus Universal Entertainment Corp saga involves the embattled Japanese tycoon trying to block the listing of the gaming giant’s Philippine arm on the local bourseJapanese businessman Kazuo Okada is seeking to prevent the pro ...

MassGaming Completes Steve Wynn Probe, Nevada Lawsuit Delays Publication of Findings

MassGaming Completes Steve Wynn Probe, Nevada Lawsuit Delays Publication of Findings

by January 13, 2019

Nevada lawsuit filed by Mr. Wynn hampers the publication of Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s probe into multiple sexual allegations against the businessmanThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission has completed its probe into the multiple sexual harassment allegations levele ...

Carl Icahn Reportedly Building Stake in Caesars

Carl Icahn Reportedly Building Stake in Caesars

by January 12, 2019

The billionaire investor is reportedly building a stake in Caesars less than a year after he sold Tropicana EntertainmentNew York billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is quietly building a stake in Las Vegas casino and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp., CNBC&# ...

Resorts World Las Vegas to Look “Dramatically Different” from Wynn Properties

Resorts World Las Vegas to Look “Dramatically Different” from Wynn Properties

by January 11, 2019

Genting promises that its first Las Vegas casino resort will look nothing like neighboring Wynn Las Vegas and EncoreMalaysian hotel and casino operator Genting Group said today that its Resorts World Las Vegas integrated resort will look “dramatically different” from nearby W ...

New Circa Resort & Casino to Light Up in Downtown Vegas Sky in Late 2020

New Circa Resort & Casino to Light Up in Downtown Vegas Sky in Late 2020

by January 11, 2019

What has been referred to as the 18 Fremont Street casino resort project for a while now has a name, and it is one that looks to strike memory of Las Vegas’ golden eraBusinessmen Derek and Greg Stevens revealed on Thursday the name and other important details about thei ...

Two Virginia Lawmakers Launch 2019 Casino Legalization Effort

Two Virginia Lawmakers Launch 2019 Casino Legalization Effort

by January 10, 2019

Two Virginia lawmakers launched a fresh push for the legalization of casino gambling in the state yesterday when this year’s legislative session convenedDelegate Israel O’Quinn and Senator Bill Carrico will be leading this year’s effort for bringing casinos ...