MGM Casino Resort Workers to Vote New Contract Terms on June 19

MGM Casino Resort Workers to Vote New Contract Terms on June 19

by June 17, 2018

Unionized workers at MGM Resorts International’s 10 Las Vegas properties will vote Tuesday, June 19, on a new five-year contract, the terms of which they agreed with the casino company earlier this month after prolonged negotiations that could have culminated in a citywide ...

UK Government Lands in Hot Water for Reportedly Delaying FOBT Crackdown

UK Government Lands in Hot Water for Reportedly Delaying FOBT Crackdown

by June 16, 2018

UK’s Labour party is throwing heavy criticism at the government for being “fundamentally weak” after reports emerged Friday that MPs and British bookmakers have agreed to delay the crackdown on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals to 2020.The governmen ...

Caesars’ Las Vegas Casino Resort Employees Approve New Contract

Caesars’ Las Vegas Casino Resort Employees Approve New Contract

by June 15, 2018

Unionized workers at Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Las Vegas Strip and downtown properties approved Thursday the terms of a new five-year contract, thus putting an end to months of negotiations that, in another case scenario, could have culminated in a citywide employees’ strike. ...

Italy’s Anti-Gambling Government Brews Trouble for Gambling Advertising

Italy’s Anti-Gambling Government Brews Trouble for Gambling Advertising

by June 15, 2018

Italy’s brand new and apparently very anti-gambling coalition government could soon move to ban all forms of gambling advertising, as Deputy Premier and leader of the populist Five Star Movement party Luigi Di Maio reiterated earlier this week their commitment to bar the prolifer ...

CrownBet Set to Become Sportingbet after Ownership Change and William Hill Australia Purchase

CrownBet Set to Become Sportingbet after Ownership Change and William Hill Australia Purchase

by June 14, 2018

Australian betting operator CrownBet filed earlier this week a “Change of company name reservation” form with the nation’s Securities and Investments Commission to reserve the Sportingbet Pty Ltd name, local news outlet The Australian Financial Review reports.The move comes ...

Caesars Breaks Ground on Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Relocation and Expansion Project

Caesars Breaks Ground on Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Relocation and Expansion Project

by June 14, 2018

Horseshoe Southern Indiana held Wednesday a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of an $85-million project for the relocation of the riverboat casino on dry land. The Indiana Gaming Commission gave the green light to the plan in April.The riverboat casino hosted ...

France Set to Launch Privatization of National Lottery Operator

France Set to Launch Privatization of National Lottery Operator

by June 13, 2018

The French government is set to begin preparations for divestment of the country’s national lottery operator Francaise des Jeux as well as of airport operator Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP) and energy provider Engie SA, local news outlets report. The lottery entity is 72% state-owne ...

Latvia to Funnel Gambling, Other “Sin Tax” Funds Into Culture

Latvia to Funnel Gambling, Other “Sin Tax” Funds Into Culture

by June 13, 2018

The Latvian government decided to bring the so-called “sin taxes” system back from retirement to fund its State Culture Capital Foundation. Gambling, alcohol, and tobacco will thus be taxed at a certain rate and proceeds will be used to sponsor different culture projects in the c ...

Queensland Government Rolls Out New Point of Consumption Gambling Tax

Queensland Government Rolls Out New Point of Consumption Gambling Tax

by June 12, 2018

Queensland will be the third Australian state to implement a point of consumption tax on betting revenue after South Australia and Victoria announced similar moves earlier this year. The state’s new taxation regime will come into effect on October 1, 2018.The new tax was ann ...

New Jersey Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill amid Eventful Month for State’s Gambling Industry

New Jersey Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill amid Eventful Month for State’s Gambling Industry

by June 12, 2018

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Monday a bill that authorizes the provision of sports betting services by local casinos and racetracks. The state’s top official put his signature on the legislative piece four days after the Legislature voted it through overwhelmingly....

Genting Bets Big on Untapped Andorra Casino Market

Genting Bets Big on Untapped Andorra Casino Market

by June 11, 2018

Genting Casinos UK, the UK subsidiary of Malaysian gaming and hospitality giant Genting Group, is planning to invest €140 million in what could turn into one of Andorra’s largest foreign projects.The government of the tiny nation squeezed between Spain and France is expected ...

Cryptocurrency Craze and Messaging Apps Boost Illegal World Cup Betting across Asia

Cryptocurrency Craze and Messaging Apps Boost Illegal World Cup Betting across Asia

by June 11, 2018

New technology and the closer time zones will boost illegal World Cup betting activity across Asia, the Reuters reports citing statistics provided by police authorities and gambling regulators from around the region as this year’s biggest sporting event is just days away.Gam ...

Hard Rock Completes Catalonia Casino Resort Payment Bond

Hard Rock Completes Catalonia Casino Resort Payment Bond

by June 9, 2018

Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has completed its payment bond the Government of Catalonia, where it was given the green light to build and operate an integrated resort.Damià Calvet, head of the Catalan Department of Territory and Sustainability, told ...

Tabcorp Seeks Early Exit from Underperforming Sun Bets Following ‘Piegate’ Incident

Tabcorp Seeks Early Exit from Underperforming Sun Bets Following ‘Piegate’ Incident

by June 8, 2018

Australian gambling company Tabcorp confirmed today that it has been in talks for a hasty retreat from Sun Bets, the joint venture it formed with UK newspaper publisher News UK two years ago. It is believed that the ‘piegate’ incident and the ensuing UK Gambling Commission fine w ...

Sweden Votes Through Gambling Market Re-Organization Bill, Law Takes Effect January 2019

Sweden Votes Through Gambling Market Re-Organization Bill, Law Takes Effect January 2019

by June 8, 2018

Sweden’s national legislature, the Riksdag, approved Thursday a proposed legislation for the re-regulation of the country’s gambling market. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 2019 and will make it possible for international remote gambling operators to apply for a licen ...