Goans May Be Banned from Local Casinos as Part of Larger Industry Re-Regulation Drive

Goans May Be Banned from Local Casinos as Part of Larger Industry Re-Regulation Drive

by August 5, 2018

Residents of the Indian state of Goa might be banned from local casinos from next year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. The state currently has 15 operational casinos – six riverboat ones, floating across the Mandovi River, and nine onshore ones located at luxury ...

Number of Self-Excluded Players from Malta’s Casinos Rises in 2017

Number of Self-Excluded Players from Malta’s Casinos Rises in 2017

by August 4, 2018

As many as 1,393 people submitted requests to be barred from Malta’s casinos and other land-based gambling venues in 2017, local news outlet Malta Today reports citing official data by the Malta Gaming Authority.The reported figure represents a 9% increase from 2016 wh ...

Hard Rock Eyes Sunny Gold Coast for Casino Resort Business Expansion

Hard Rock Eyes Sunny Gold Coast for Casino Resort Business Expansion

by August 3, 2018

Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has reportedly set sights on Australia’s Gold Coast as the next destination it wants to expand its integrated resort business into, local news outlets report.Reports about Hard Rock’s interest in the Gold Coast emerge sh ...

Crown Resorts Allowed to Keep Melbourne Casino License

Crown Resorts Allowed to Keep Melbourne Casino License

by August 3, 2018

Australian gambling operator Crown Resorts will keep the license for its Melbourne casino operation, following today’s publication of a review of the business by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).In its sixth review into Crown’s operations, ...

Saratoga Casino Completes Acquisition of Ellis Park Racetrack in Kentucky

Saratoga Casino Completes Acquisition of Ellis Park Racetrack in Kentucky

by August 2, 2018

Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group completed earlier this week the purchase of the Ellis Park thoroughbred racetrack, officials at the gaming and hospitality company have confirmed.The racetrack and simulcast venue is located in Henderson, Kentucky, not far of the state’s ...

Nairobi County Seeks 30% Casino Revenue Share

Nairobi County Seeks 30% Casino Revenue Share

by August 2, 2018

The Nairobi County government tabled a proposal that if approved would see the Kenyan capital receive a 30% share of the revenue generated by its legal casinos. The proposal is part of the Finance Bill 2018, which was introduced to Kenya’s National Assembly earlier this week. ...

Albanian President Vetoes Bill Cutting Gambling Taxes

Albanian President Vetoes Bill Cutting Gambling Taxes

by August 1, 2018

Albanian President Ilir Meta vetoed earlier this week a bill calling for the introduction of significantly lower gambling taxes, local news outlet Tirana Times reports.The legislative piece was approved by the ruling Socialist Party early last month. In general, the bill pro ...

CrownBet and William Hill Australia Set to Combine into BetEasy

CrownBet and William Hill Australia Set to Combine into BetEasy

by August 1, 2018

Australian sports betting operator CrownBet is set to rebrand as BetEasy following the recent acquisition of William Hill Australia’s assets, the company’s CEO Matt Tripp said yesterday in an interview with local news outlet Fairfax Media. The rebranded business will relaunch in ...

Casino Operator Melco Gets Into Lucrative eSports Market with Dedicated Venue

Casino Operator Melco Gets Into Lucrative eSports Market with Dedicated Venue

by July 31, 2018

Major gaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment is looking to tap into the exploding eSports market with today’s opening of its first eSports venue. The facility, branded Macau Estadium, is located at the company’s Studio City integrated resort.The bra ...

Trump Supreme Court Nominee Sided with Casinos to Foil Unionization Efforts

Trump Supreme Court Nominee Sided with Casinos to Foil Unionization Efforts

by July 31, 2018

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was nominated by US President Donald Trump for a seat on the Supreme Court earlier this month, was once a key figure in preventing unionization at one of President Trump’s Atlantic City casinos, Bloomberg reports.The nation’s top official operated ...

Boracay Casino War Rages On: President Duterte Says ‘No’ to $550-Million Plan

Boracay Casino War Rages On: President Duterte Says ‘No’ to $550-Million Plan

by July 30, 2018

There will be no casino on the island of Boracay, a spokesperson for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, following recent comments by gaming and leisure company Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) that their planned $550-million casino resort in the po ...

Casino Giant MGM Partners GVC, Boyd Gaming for Larger Cut of US Sports Betting Pie

Casino Giant MGM Partners GVC, Boyd Gaming for Larger Cut of US Sports Betting Pie

by July 30, 2018

Gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International announced today that it would look to capitalize on the nascent US sports betting market and extend its US presence with a duo of key partnership deals.In separate press releases from minutes ago, the major gambling comp ...

Ireland’s Revenue Declares War on Dublin’s Illegal Casinos

Ireland’s Revenue Declares War on Dublin’s Illegal Casinos

by July 29, 2018

Ireland’s Revenue has issued enforcement letters to a number of illegally operating casino facilities across Dublin giving them 21 days to remove gambling machines from their premises, The Times reported earlier this week.News about the government agency launching a cr ...

Gambling Giants GVC and MGM in Advanced Talks over Joint US Sports Betting Business

Gambling Giants GVC and MGM in Advanced Talks over Joint US Sports Betting Business

by July 29, 2018

Online gambling operator GVC Holdings and casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International have entered the final stages of talks over the creation of a joint US sports betting business, sources familiar with the matter told Sky News.It is believed that the joint ventu ...

Hong Kong Businesswoman Pansy Ho Buys Asia’s Second Most Expensive Mansion

Hong Kong Businesswoman Pansy Ho Buys Asia’s Second Most Expensive Mansion

by July 27, 2018

Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has reportedly purchased Asia’s second most expensive home for the hefty amount of HK$900 million, according to a report from news outlet the South China Morning Post.The mansion is located in an exclusive Hong Kong neigh ...