Hard Rock Reportedly in Due Diligence to Buy The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Hard Rock Reportedly in Due Diligence to Buy The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

by November 13, 2018

Hard Rock might be looking to expand to the Las Vegas Strip, according to new round of reportsUPDATE (Nov. 21, 2018): The Cosmpolitan has denied the rumors about its potential sale. The casino said in an official statement that no sale is under consideration at this point. ...

Curaçao Bank Joins Dutch Gambling Authority in Illegal Gambling Fight

Curaçao Bank Joins Dutch Gambling Authority in Illegal Gambling Fight

by November 13, 2018

Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten to take actions against trust management firm representing illegal gambling operatorsThe Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) has revealed that it would be taking measures against local trust management firm Carmanco NV, whi ...

DraftKings Debuts Physical Sportsbook at Mississippi’s Scarlet Pearl Casino

DraftKings Debuts Physical Sportsbook at Mississippi’s Scarlet Pearl Casino

by November 12, 2018

DraftKings opens its first physical betting facility at Mississippi’s Scarlet Pearl CasinoDaily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has further ventured into the growing US sports betting field through a recently penned agreement with Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Ibe ...

Armenian Lawmaker Calls for Blanket Ban on Gambling

Armenian Lawmaker Calls for Blanket Ban on Gambling

by November 12, 2018

Armenian lawmaker calls for full ban on gambling during National Assembly debate on pending re-regulation of the nations gaming and betting industriesArmenia should ban gambling altogether, an MP said today during the ongoing debate on proposed amendments to the nation’s gamb ...

Albanian President Signs Newly Introduced Gambling Restrictions into Law

Albanian President Signs Newly Introduced Gambling Restrictions into Law

by November 11, 2018

Albania’s new gambling law set to take effect on January 1, 2019Albanian President Ilir Meta has decreed the proposed amendments to the country’s gambling law that were recently approved by the Parliament and aim to crack down on all forms of gambling, the office ...

Ireland-Facing Gambling Websites Allow Children to Gamble, Study Finds

Ireland-Facing Gambling Websites Allow Children to Gamble, Study Finds

by November 10, 2018

Most gambling operators servicing Irish gamblers do not check gamblers’ age when a new account is being openedIreland-facing online gambling operators are allowing children to gamble on their websites without checking their age, The Times reports citing the findings of ...

Sweden’s Unregulated Gambling Market Spurs Growth, Latest Figures Show

Sweden’s Unregulated Gambling Market Spurs Growth, Latest Figures Show

by November 9, 2018

Grey market sees double-digit growth ahead of new gambling law’s implementationSweden’s gambling market was worth SEK16.8 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) during the first three quarters of the year, the country’s gambling regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, revealed on ...

Disgraced Casino Boss Steve Wynn Sues MassGaming over Use of Privileged Information

Disgraced Casino Boss Steve Wynn Sues MassGaming over Use of Privileged Information

by November 9, 2018

Mr. Wynn seeks to stop the release of MassGaming’s investigative report into sexual misconduct allegations against himFormer casino boss Steve Wynn is suing Wynn Resorts and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, arguing that the company he found has improperly provided the gam ...

Puerto Rico Could Move to Legalize Sports Betting

Puerto Rico Could Move to Legalize Sports Betting

by November 8, 2018

Puerto Rican lawmaker tables two sports betting bills aimed to boost the nation’s casino industryLegal sports betting could soon arrive to Puerto Rico if two bills on the matter gain the necessary approval by the island nation’s government, local news outlets reported earlier ...

Genting Malaysia to Review Marketing Expenditure as New Casino Tax Hits Stock

Genting Malaysia to Review Marketing Expenditure as New Casino Tax Hits Stock

by November 7, 2018

Genting Malaysia to review marketing expenditure ahead of the introduction of a higher casino taxGenting Malaysia Bhd is moving to assess the full implications of the recently introduced increase in annual casino license fees and gambling taxes, the gaming and hospitality com ...

“Conservative” Japan Might Prove a Challenge for Macau’s Casino Operators, Legal Expert Says

“Conservative” Japan Might Prove a Challenge for Macau’s Casino Operators, Legal Expert Says

by November 7, 2018

Macau’s casino operators will initially come across serious challenges in their bidding for a casino license in Japan, a legal experts believesChinese casino operators might initially face certain setbacks when the race for three gaming licenses in Japan officially begins, ac ...

Chinese Company Plans to Build Casino Resort in Cagayan, Despite President Duterte’s Gambling Ban

Chinese Company Plans to Build Casino Resort in Cagayan, Despite President Duterte’s Gambling Ban

by November 6, 2018

Chinese group reveals $100-million integrated resort scheme, eying expansion to the Philippines Cagayan Special Economic ZoneA Chinese group has expressed interest in building a $100-million casino resort in the Philippines’ Cagayan Special Economic Zone, despite President Ro ...

Hard Rock Plans Large Casino Expansion in Australia’s Gold Coast

Hard Rock Plans Large Casino Expansion in Australia’s Gold Coast

by November 6, 2018

The major casino company has set its sights on sunny Gold Coast as part of global expansion pushFlorida-headquartered gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International is eying expansion of its integrated resort business in Australia’s Gold Coast, local news outlet the G ...

Las Vegas Casino Giants MGM and Caesars Reportedly in Merger Talks

Las Vegas Casino Giants MGM and Caesars Reportedly in Merger Talks

by November 5, 2018

New round of merger reports link Caesars to MGM; potential tie-up will create a $20-plus-billion hotel and casino behemothLas Vegas casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are reportedly discussing a merger to create a behemoth company that wou ...

Poker Could Soon Become Legal in Israel under New Bill

Poker Could Soon Become Legal in Israel under New Bill

by November 5, 2018

Lawmaker tables bill calling for the legalization, regulation and taxation of poker in IsraelPoker could soon become legal in Israel, if a bill proposing the legalization of the game gains enough traction in the Knesset, the country’s legislature. The bill was introduced shor ...