British Bases Deny Reports about Objections to Melco’s Cyprus Casino Resort Plan

British Bases Deny Reports about Objections to Melco’s Cyprus Casino Resort Plan

by May 26, 2018

The British Bases in the Republic of Cyprus have denied reports that they have raised objections to the €550-million Limassol casino plan over environmental or any other concerns, local news outlet Cyprus Mail reports.The Bases said in a recent statement that they “have no j ...

Tiverton Casino Set to Open a Month Ahead of Schedule

Tiverton Casino Set to Open a Month Ahead of Schedule

by May 25, 2018

Twin River Tiverton Casino Hotel in Tiverton, Rhode Island will open doors on September 1, precisely a month ahead of schedule, property officials confirmed Thursday.John Taylor Jr., Chairman of the company behind the project, Twin River Management Group, told media that the ...

Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino to Feature William Hill-Operated Sports Book

Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino to Feature William Hill-Operated Sports Book

by May 25, 2018

Ocean Resort Casino, one of the two casinos set to open doors in Atlantic City on June 28, will feature a sports book on its casino floor, property principal Jordan Deifik said Thursday. It was also understood that the betting facility will be operated by UK bookmaker William Hil ...

Cherry’s Top Executive Probed for Insider Trading

Cherry’s Top Executive Probed for Insider Trading

by May 23, 2018

The CEO of Stockholm-listed gambling operator Cherry AB, Anders Holmgren, has been investigated by Sweden’s Economic Crime Authority (ECA) on insider trading suspicion, the company itself confirmed in a Tuesday statement.The ECA searched Cherry’s head office on Tuesday in re ...

Swedish Watchdog Warns 39 Media Outlets Against Advertising Unregulated Gambling Operations

Swedish Watchdog Warns 39 Media Outlets Against Advertising Unregulated Gambling Operations

by May 23, 2018

The Swedish gambling regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, has warned 39 online media outlets to stop promoting unlicensed gambling company as the activity is illegal under Sweden’s Lottery Act.The move comes as the Scandinavian country is entering the final stages of the liberali ...

Queensland Tourism Officials to Meet with Casino Companies as Part of State Tourism Growth Strategy

Queensland Tourism Officials to Meet with Casino Companies as Part of State Tourism Growth Strategy

by May 22, 2018

A team of Queensland tourism officials will be traveling to Macau and Las Vegas in a bid to attract major gaming and hospitality operators to the Australian state, local media reports.The team will be led by Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones. The trips to the two major ...

MGM Springfield Holds Public Meetings to Hire Casino Staff

MGM Springfield Holds Public Meetings to Hire Casino Staff

by May 22, 2018

Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International will hold this week nine public meetings in Massachusetts where it is looking for staff for its $960-million MGM Springfield casino resort. The property is set to open doors on August 24 and its owner is looking to ...

Bookmakers Make Last-Ditch Attempts to Soften Government on Planned FOBTs Crackdown

Bookmakers Make Last-Ditch Attempts to Soften Government on Planned FOBTs Crackdown

by May 13, 2018

William Hill’s newly appointed Chairman has penned a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May in a last-ditch effort to convince Britain’s top lawmaker that the planned massive crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals would have catastrophic consequences, The Telegraph r ...

Panel Approves Recommendations for Requiring Nevada Casinos to File Regular Emergency Plans

Panel Approves Recommendations for Requiring Nevada Casinos to File Regular Emergency Plans

by May 12, 2018

A Nevada task force approved Friday a set of recommendations made in a previously compiled report that seek to update an obsolete state law and obligate local casinos to submit regular emergency plans, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.Changes are discussed in the wake of ...

Las Vegas Casino Workers to Hold Strike Vote on May 22 over Improved Contract Terms

Las Vegas Casino Workers to Hold Strike Vote on May 22 over Improved Contract Terms

by May 10, 2018

The Las Vegas UNITE HERE Culinary and Bartenders Unions announced Wednesday that they will hold a strike vote on May 22, allowing their members to cast votes on whether they should go out on strike if they fail to negotiate better working conditions with their employers.The ...

New Jersey Casino Regulator Holds Hearing on Hard Rock Atlantic City Casino License

New Jersey Casino Regulator Holds Hearing on Hard Rock Atlantic City Casino License

by May 9, 2018

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission is set to rule later today on whether it would grant a casino license to the new Hard Rock hotel and casino complex, which is slated to open doors late next month.The property received site approval by the New Jersey Casino Reinvestme ...

Electronic Arts CEO Says Loot Boxes Do Not Represent Gambling

Electronic Arts CEO Says Loot Boxes Do Not Represent Gambling

by May 9, 2018

The CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, said in an investor call Tuesday that loot boxes should not be considered gambling. Mr. Wilson’s comments came shortly after the in-game purchasable items were found to be violating gambling laws in a number of countries.It was actu ...

Moldova Swaps Gambling Monopoly For Partnership with Two Foreign Companies

Moldova Swaps Gambling Monopoly For Partnership with Two Foreign Companies

by May 8, 2018

Moldova’s Public Property Agency (APP) is no longer holding the monopoly over gambling after the country’s latest change of course regarding the provision of services of this nature, news outlet the Balkan Insight reports.It is understood that two EU companies have been allo ...

Industry Stakeholders Call Norway’s New Gambling Rules “Pure Symbolism”

Industry Stakeholders Call Norway’s New Gambling Rules “Pure Symbolism”

by May 8, 2018

Norway’s Storting, the country’s supreme legislature, adopted on Monday, May 7, a set of measures aimed to prevent foreign gambling companies from targeting local gamblers and to protect the gambling monopoly in the country.However, the new rules might not produce the desire ...

Has Portugal’s Ridiculously High Turnover Tax Blocked Its Gambling Market’s Growth?

Has Portugal’s Ridiculously High Turnover Tax Blocked Its Gambling Market’s Growth?

by May 7, 2018

It has been a little over three years now since Portugal adopted its new gambling law, obligating interested remote gambling operators to obtain a license from the local regulator Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), and it has been nearly two years since the first on ...