Events & Reports

Michigan Online Gambling, DFS Bills Await Senate Vote

Michigan Online Gambling, DFS Bills Await Senate Vote

by December 1, 2018

Michigan could be weeks away from legalizing online gambling and daily fantasy sports if a set of bills gets Senate approvalMichigan might be close to the finish line on the legalization of online gambling and daily fantasy sports, according to the author of a set of bills ca ...

Bet365, GVC Holdings, LeoVegas among First Companies to Receive Swedish Gambling License

Bet365, GVC Holdings, LeoVegas among First Companies to Receive Swedish Gambling License

by November 30, 2018

Bet365, LeoVegas, and several GVC Holdings brands lead the way into Sweden’s newly regulated online gambling marketThe Swedish gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen today announced the names of the first 16 approved candidates for a license for the operation of online gamin ...

GiG to Bring Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino into the US Betting Fold

GiG to Bring Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino into the US Betting Fold

by November 30, 2018

Hard Rock and GiG extend their existing partnership to jointly operate sports betting at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic CityHard Rock International is set to jump into New Jersey’s booming sports betting marketplace in a few months’ time, it became known yesterday. The ...

The Star Threatens to Reconsider Massive Queensland Expansion if Second Gold Coast Casino Gets OK

The Star Threatens to Reconsider Massive Queensland Expansion if Second Gold Coast Casino Gets OK

by November 29, 2018

The casino company has urged the Palaszczuk Government to “fully embrace” a partnership that could bring A$9 billion in investment to the stateAustralian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has warned the Queensland Government that it could reconsider its plan to inj ...

Cordish Given Two-Year Extension to Complete South Philly Casino

Cordish Given Two-Year Extension to Complete South Philly Casino

by November 29, 2018

Pennsylvania gambling regulator gives South Philly casino project a two-year extension, allows sports betting at two more casinosDevelopers of South Philadelphia’s second casino were given on Wednesday a two-year extension to complete the project and launch the property by De ...

Developer Likely to Commence Work on €8-Billion Resort Near Athens in Late 2019

Developer Likely to Commence Work on €8-Billion Resort Near Athens in Late 2019

by November 28, 2018

The casino portion of the €8-billion integrated resort reportedly among the main reasons for the latest delays in the start of the projectGroundbreaking of the €8-billion integrated resort at the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, Greece could be postponed to ...

Cordish Releases Few Details about Westmoreland Mini Casino ahead of Dec. 5 Public Hearing

Cordish Releases Few Details about Westmoreland Mini Casino ahead of Dec. 5 Public Hearing

by November 28, 2018

Cordish releases limited amount of details about Westmoreland Mall mini casino, targets late 2019 opening of the gaming facilityDevelopers of the proposed mini casino at the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield, Pennsylvania released certain details about the project on Tuesday, bu ...

Malta-Licensed Gambling Companies Probed for Italian Mafia Ties

Malta-Licensed Gambling Companies Probed for Italian Mafia Ties

by November 27, 2018

Italian police operation targets Malta-licensed gambling companies that were allegedly used by mafia for money laundering purposesMalta-licensed gambling companies have been suspected of serving as money laundering vehicles for various Italian mafia groups in Sicily, Reggio C ...

Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel, Retail Complex on Track to Open Doors in Late 2019

Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel, Retail Complex on Track to Open Doors in Late 2019

by November 27, 2018

The former gambling boss bought a 50% stake in the major development scheme last spring, thus making his first foray into Spain’s real estate marketCentro Canalejas Madrid, the luxury shopping and residential complex currently under development in the heart of Madrid, is on t ...

Crown Fails to Provide Evidence from Interrogation of Baccarat Scammers at Melbourne Casino

Crown Fails to Provide Evidence from Interrogation of Baccarat Scammers at Melbourne Casino

by November 26, 2018

Former Crown Melbourne baccarat dealer and three players were charged over an alleged baccarat scam at the casinoLawyers defending a former baccarat dealer at Crown Melbourne have subpoenaed the casino’s Investigation Manager to produce audio recordings from a room at the c ...

Casino Supporter Wins Governor Race in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture

Casino Supporter Wins Governor Race in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture

by November 26, 2018

Gov. Nisaka is an active supporter of Wakayama’s bid to become one of the hosts of Japan’s first casino resortsAn avid casino supporter has just secured a fourth consecutive term as Governor of the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, the Japan Times reported. Liberal Democratic ...

Teddy Sagi Offloads Entire Stake in Playtech

Teddy Sagi Offloads Entire Stake in Playtech

by November 25, 2018

The Israeli billionaire has sold his entire stake in the gambling company as US activist investor has been urging Playtech to sever ties with its founderIsraeli businessman Teddy Sagi has sold out of his holding in online gaming provider Playtech, a company he founded himself ...

Sports Betting Arrives in Rhode Island in Historic Year for US Gambling Industry

Sports Betting Arrives in Rhode Island in Historic Year for US Gambling Industry

by November 24, 2018

Rhode Island becomes eighth state to offer legal sports wagering in an eventful week for the US betting industrySports betting is coming to Rhode Island starting Monday, November 26, at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. The state will thus become the nation’s eighth one to ...

Philippine President Warns Police to Stay Away from Glitzy Okada Manila Casino Resort

Philippine President Warns Police to Stay Away from Glitzy Okada Manila Casino Resort

by November 23, 2018

The fiery President who hates gambling strikes again; warns he will have the military patrol Okada ManilaPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s severe dislike of gambling has once again manifested itself. The fiery leader said today that he would punish every member of ...

Cordish Assumes Full Ownership of Philadelphia Casino Project

Cordish Assumes Full Ownership of Philadelphia Casino Project

by November 22, 2018

Cordish becomes the sole owner of what would be Philadelphia’s second casinoThe Cordish Companies of Baltimore announced on Wednesday that it is taking full ownership of the developer of a long-delayed project for the construction of Philadelphia’s second casino, ...