Events & Reports

Another Massive Illegal Gambling Ring Busted in Vietnam

Another Massive Illegal Gambling Ring Busted in Vietnam

by July 9, 2018

Vietnamese police busted an $87-million illegal online gambling ring as the World Cup is entering its final week, local news outlets reported earlier today.Following coordinated raids in several cities across the country, officers arrested ten people on illegal gambling char ...

Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Wants to Open Up Business in North Korea

Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Wants to Open Up Business in North Korea

by July 8, 2018

Sheldon Adelson is looking to expand his business to North Korea, the casino mogul himself said during a recent event in Jerusalem.Mr. Adelson, whose net worth is believed to total $43.4 billion as of June 2018, is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Las Vegas-based gaming and ...

Japan’s IR/Casino Bill Now Debated in Diet’s Upper House

Japan’s IR/Casino Bill Now Debated in Diet’s Upper House

by July 7, 2018

The upper house of Japan’s National Diet began Friday discussions on the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill that, if approved, will authorize the construction of up to three casino resorts across the nation.The consideration and the anticipated approval of the piece ...

Netherlands Gaming Authority Chief Leaves after 5 Years at the Helm

Netherlands Gaming Authority Chief Leaves after 5 Years at the Helm

by July 6, 2018

Marja Appelman, Chief Executive of the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, is leaving her post to pursue new career opportunities, it was announced earlier today.Ms. Appelman was appointed as Executive Director of the Housing Market Directorate at the Dutch Ministr ...

Former Ocean Resort Casino Owner Will Still Profit from the Property

Former Ocean Resort Casino Owner Will Still Profit from the Property

by July 6, 2018

Florida businessman Glenn Straub might have sold the former Revel, but he will still generate a profit from the Boardwalk property that underwent renovation over the spring and now operates as Ocean Resort Casino, following its June 28 opening, news outlet The Press of Atlantic C ...

Gibraltar Introduces Lower Gambling Tax, Higher License Fees

Gibraltar Introduces Lower Gambling Tax, Higher License Fees

by July 5, 2018

Gibraltar is rolling out a new gambling tax and new annual licensing fees for gambling companies to “complement a constantly changing industry landscape”, Minister for Financial Services and Gaming Albert Isola announced earlier this week during his budget speech.The new tax ...

Crown Sets Sights on Asia to Seek Buyers for Apartments at Sydney Casino/Residential Tower

Crown Sets Sights on Asia to Seek Buyers for Apartments at Sydney Casino/Residential Tower

by July 5, 2018

Australian gaming and hospitality operator Crown Resorts is extending its search for buyers of apartments at Crown Sydney, currently under development on Sydney’s waterfront, as just a quarter of the apartments at the tower have been sold so far, Bloomberg reports.Crown firs ...

Singapore Police Bust $3-Million Illegal Betting Ring

Singapore Police Bust $3-Million Illegal Betting Ring

by July 4, 2018

Singapore police arrested on Monday 31 individuals for the provision of illegal sports betting services to locals during the ongoing World Cup. Following massive raids across the city, police also seized S$1.25 million (approximately $733,400) in cash and equipment allegedly used ...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Partners bet365 to Offer Sports Betting

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Partners bet365 to Offer Sports Betting

by July 4, 2018

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and British bookmaker bet365 have quietly inked a partnership agreement for the provision of sports betting services, a letter issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveals.The letter, which PlayNJ first repo ...

Poker Tournaments Starting July 3-8

Poker Tournaments Starting July 3-8

by July 3, 2018

The WSOP is in full swing in Las Vegas and the WSOP Main Event is already drawing players from here and there to the poker tables of Rio All-Suite Resort & Casino. The casino might be the center of poker action right now, but it is far from being the only place in the United ...

Slovak Authorities Raid Gambling Facilities, Seize Machines in Massive Anti-Illegal Gambling Operation

Slovak Authorities Raid Gambling Facilities, Seize Machines in Massive Anti-Illegal Gambling Operation

by July 3, 2018

Slovakia’s Financial Administration has seized a number of quiz and gambling machines in what turned out to be the biggest illegal gambling operation to have been carried out in the country in recent years.Local news outlet The Slovak Spectator reported earlier today that af ...

Former Trump Taj Mahal Casino Workers Collect $1 Million in Settlement Checks

Former Trump Taj Mahal Casino Workers Collect $1 Million in Settlement Checks

by July 1, 2018

Employees of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino resort, who picketed the property for more than three months in 2016, finally received their settlement checks stemming from the labor dispute with the previous owner of what now operates as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City ...

Elliniko Casino License Bidding Process Should Be Launched by August 31, Government Says

Elliniko Casino License Bidding Process Should Be Launched by August 31, Government Says

by June 30, 2018

The bidding process for a casino license at Elliniko, a multi-billion-euro project for an integrated resort at the site of the former Hellinikon airport near Athens, should be launched by the end of August, according to a list of pending privatization actions issued by the Greek ...

Chinese Police Nab Another Illegal Gambling Ring

Chinese Police Nab Another Illegal Gambling Ring

by June 29, 2018

Chinese police busted an illegal online gambling ring in the city of Shenzhen, local news outlets report citing information provided by local authorities earlier today.The Nanshan District police carried out on June 21 a raid that concluded with the arrest of seven individua ...

Macau Chief Executive Could Be Granted Powers to Close Casinos During Major Incidents

Macau Chief Executive Could Be Granted Powers to Close Casinos During Major Incidents

by June 29, 2018

The government of Macau launched Thursday a public consultation on a draft legislation that, if approved, would allow the special administrative region’s Chief Executive to order the closure of border check points and casinos in the event of “unforeseen public incidents”.The ...