Events & Reports

Chicago Mayor to Push for Casino, Legalized Marijuana

Chicago Mayor to Push for Casino, Legalized Marijuana

by December 12, 2018

Rahm Emanuel is making what could be his last push as a mayor to bring a casino to the Windy City and secure new tax revenueChicago’s outgoing mayor Rahm Emanuel will reportedly make a push for the legalization of recreational marijuana and the opening of a casino in Ch ...

888 Looks to Cement Itself in US Gambling Market with All American Poker Network Purchase

888 Looks to Cement Itself in US Gambling Market with All American Poker Network Purchase

by December 11, 2018

888 positions itself for US expansion with All American Poker Network acquisition for a total consideration of $28 millionOnline gambling operator 888 Holdings today announced that it has acquired the remaining 53% shares in All American Poker Network (AAPN) in a bid to pursu ...

Caesars in Good Position to Enter Japan’s Casino Market, Company Exec Believes

Caesars in Good Position to Enter Japan’s Casino Market, Company Exec Believes

by December 11, 2018

Japan is set to open three integrated resorts in the next decade and some of the world’s gambling giants are eyeing expansion into that lucrative marketCaesars Entertainment Corp. is positioned to enter the lucrative Japanese gaming market, the company’s Executive ...

Casino Boss Phil Ruffin Extends Footprint to East Coast with Casino Miami Purchase

Casino Boss Phil Ruffin Extends Footprint to East Coast with Casino Miami Purchase

by December 10, 2018

The Las Vegas businessman buys Casino Miami shortly after Floridans approved key gambling-related amendmentLas Vegas casino boss Phil Ruffin has set his sights eastward, news emerged last week. The 83-year-old businessman has recently purchased Casino Miami, a 200-000-square- ...

Nightclub Owner Sues Ocean Resort Casino, Claims Boss Seeks Buyers for the Boardwalk Property

Nightclub Owner Sues Ocean Resort Casino, Claims Boss Seeks Buyers for the Boardwalk Property

by December 9, 2018

HQ2’s former co-owner had his contract terminated after approaching Ocean Resort Casino’s boss over sexual allegations made by employeesThe owner of Ocean Resort Casino, one of the two casino resorts that opened doors in Atlantic City this past summer, seems to ha ...

Cordish Companies to Build $130-Million Mini-Casino in Pennsylvania

Cordish Companies to Build $130-Million Mini-Casino in Pennsylvania

by December 8, 2018

Cordish Companies presented a plan for a $130-million casino with 750 slot machines and 30 table games at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield TownshipWhile few details had previously been released about a proposed mini-casino in Pennsylvania’s Hempfield Township, representat ...

Former Wynn Resorts Shareholder Sues Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Company, Board Members

Former Wynn Resorts Shareholder Sues Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Company, Board Members

by December 7, 2018

A former Wynn Resorts shareholder seeks damages, claims Steve Wynn sexual harassment scandal devalued his shares in the Las Vegas casino giantIt has been more than ten months now since the publication of a Wall Street Journal report detailing a decades-long pattern of sexual ...

D.C. Sports Betting One Step Closer to Becoming Reality

D.C. Sports Betting One Step Closer to Becoming Reality

by December 7, 2018

D.C. could become the next US jurisdiction with legal sports betting, if a bill on the activity’s legalization completes successfully all legislative stepsSports betting could soon arrive to the District of Columbia with overwhelming support from city councilors and a r ...

Pennsylvania Gambling Regulator Holds Public Hearing on $21-Million Big Beaver Mini-Casino

Pennsylvania Gambling Regulator Holds Public Hearing on $21-Million Big Beaver Mini-Casino

by December 5, 2018

Mount Airy targets early to mid-2020 opening of its Big Beaver mini-casino, the facility will look to attract customers from neighboring OhioThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hosted Tuesday a public hearing in Big Beaver to hear additional details about a proposed mini-ca ...

Disney Veteran to Build $3.5-Billion Paradise City in Spain’s Extremadura Region

Disney Veteran to Build $3.5-Billion Paradise City in Spain’s Extremadura Region

by December 4, 2018

The mega resort will feature casino gambling, diverse entertainment options, and a Formula One track, among other facilitiesFormer Disney Vice President John Cora announced yesterday that his Cora Global development company would build a $3-plus-billion mega resort in the Spa ...

Cayman Islands Gambling Law to Undergo Comprehensive Review

Cayman Islands Gambling Law to Undergo Comprehensive Review

by December 4, 2018

Cayman Islands lawmakers move to review the nation’s gambling law more than 50 years after it was last amendedThe proposed review of the Cayman Islands’ existing gambling law has been stalled as lawmakers are looking to inspect additional aspects of that law and p ...

Playtika Looks to Expand Outside Social Casino Sector with Wooga Acquisition

Playtika Looks to Expand Outside Social Casino Sector with Wooga Acquisition

by December 3, 2018

Israel-based social casino giant Playtika announces another acquisition as part of growth and diversification strategyIsraeli developer of social casino games Playtika has acquired Wooga Gmbh, a Berlin-based publisher of mobile-friendly story-driven games, in a bid to diversi ...

Missouri Seeks Participation in US Sports Betting Frenzy

Missouri Seeks Participation in US Sports Betting Frenzy

by December 3, 2018

Missouri rekindles sports betting debate after previous unsuccessful attempts, Gov. Parson not opposed to wagering happening in the stateMissouri is making a play for legalizing sports betting on its territory a little over six months after the US Supreme Court struck down a ...

Philippine Court of Appeals Backs Waterfront’s Bid for Manila Casino Resort

Philippine Court of Appeals Backs Waterfront’s Bid for Manila Casino Resort

by December 3, 2018

Court of Appeals upholds previous court ruling ordering PAGCOR to grant Waterfront a provisional license for the operation of a casino in Manila’s Entertainment CityThe Philippine Court of Appeals has ordered PAGCOR, the country’s gambling regulator, to issue a pr ...

Station Casinos Appeals Order to Bargain Unionization at Green Valley Ranch

Station Casinos Appeals Order to Bargain Unionization at Green Valley Ranch

by December 2, 2018

The casino company files the latest legal challenge in a year-long unionization battle after being ordered to negotiate with the unionNevada casino operator Station Casinos appealed earlier this week a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which ordered the c ...