Events & Reports

Tioga Downs Casino Unveils 161-Room Hotel

Tioga Downs Casino Unveils 161-Room Hotel

by December 3, 2017

Tioga Downs Casino was officially expanded into a full-scale resort on Friday when an adjacent 161-room hotel opened doors. The Nichols, New York-based property thus became the third commercial hotel and casino complex to become operational in the state this year.Tioga Downs& ...

Japan Ruling Parties Reintroduce Responsible Gambling Bill

Japan Ruling Parties Reintroduce Responsible Gambling Bill

by December 2, 2017

Japan’s ruling parties reintroduced on Friday a bill calling for the implementation of responsible gambling measures and tools, local news outlet Jiji Press reported. According to previous media reports, the nation’s government will possibly be looking to pass the bil ...

Turkey Places Restrictions on ATM Withdrawals as Part of Illegal Gambling Crackdown

Turkey Places Restrictions on ATM Withdrawals as Part of Illegal Gambling Crackdown

by November 29, 2017

Restrictions on ATM withdrawals and money transfers will be introduced in Turkey as part of the country’s efforts to combat illegal gambling, Azerbaijani news outlet Trend reported citing information from the Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency – Bankacılık Düzenlem ...

Spectrum Gaming Predicts Two-Year Battle for Three Casino Licenses in Japan

Spectrum Gaming Predicts Two-Year Battle for Three Casino Licenses in Japan

by November 29, 2017

The licensing process for up to three integrated casino resorts in Japan could take up to two years, research firm Spectrum Gaming Group said in its recently published 2018 gaming industry trends list.According to the independent consultation service provider, major gambling ...

Fourth New York Commercial Casino on Schedule to Open Doors in Q1 2018

Fourth New York Commercial Casino on Schedule to Open Doors in Q1 2018

by November 28, 2017

Resorts World Catskills is on track to open doors in the spring of 2018, Ron Ochrym, the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Gaming Commission, said on Monday. The casino resort will be the fourth commercial property of this kind to be established in Upstate New York. ...

Philippine Gambling Regulator Takes Issue With Proposal to Be Stripped of Licensing Powers

Philippine Gambling Regulator Takes Issue With Proposal to Be Stripped of Licensing Powers

by November 28, 2017

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR), which currently serves as both gambling regulator and operator, has contested a legislative proposal that would strip it of its authority to grant gaming licenses to interested gambling businesses.Under House Bill 6514, co- ...

Portugal to Amend Online Gambling Law

Portugal to Amend Online Gambling Law

by November 27, 2017

Portugal’s government will review the country’s gambling laws in 2018, local media reported on Friday. The Iberian country regulated its online gambling market in 2015 and officially opened it for international operators in the summer of 2016, when the first online gambling licen ...

Bill Proposes Reorganization of Philippine Gambling Regulator’s Functions

Bill Proposes Reorganization of Philippine Gambling Regulator’s Functions

by November 27, 2017

A Philippine House lawmaker has filed a bill that calls for the reorganization of the responsibilities of the country’s main regulator that also functions as a gambling operator at present in a manner that would turn it into a “purely regulatory” entity, local media reported. Und ...

Bookmakers’ Hospitality to MPs Raises More Concerns in FOBTs Debate

by November 26, 2017

The most recent figures about hospitality British MPs have received from bookmakers have raised additional questions and doubts whether participants in the debate over the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals have been presenting impartial and unbiased views on the matter. ...

Queensland’s Liberal National Party Opposes Sunshine Coast Casino Plan

Queensland’s Liberal National Party Opposes Sunshine Coast Casino Plan

by November 25, 2017

Liberal National Party politicians from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast have promised to oppose any attempts for the construction of a casino resort in the region, local media reported. Their comments came after news emerged that representatives for Cambodian gambling operator ...

UK Gambling Commission Reveals Stance on Loot Boxes

UK Gambling Commission Reveals Stance on Loot Boxes

by November 24, 2017

The UK Gambling Commission published today its position on the highly controversial loot boxes within video games and whether these constitute a form of gambling. According to the UK gambling regulator, loot boxes cannot be considered a licensable form of gambling as long as item ...

Dutch Lower House Gives the Nod to Temporary Gambling Tax Increase

Dutch Lower House Gives the Nod to Temporary Gambling Tax Increase

by November 24, 2017

The Dutch Lower House approved earlier this week the previously proposed temporary increase of the tax paid by regulated gambling operators servicing local customers, Dutch gambling news outlet GaminginHolland reported earlier today.Dutch lawmakers previously called for a 1. ...

MGM Resorts Commences Search for Springfield Casino Staff

MGM Resorts Commences Search for Springfield Casino Staff

by November 23, 2017

Gambling operator MGM Resorts International has opened a career center in Springfield, Massachusetts, seeking employees for its $950-plus-million gambling resort currently under development in the heart of the city.The Las Vegas-based company was granted a license to develop ...

Local Casinos Less Attractive to Singaporeans, Decrease in Entry Fee Collections Shows

Local Casinos Less Attractive to Singaporeans, Decrease in Entry Fee Collections Shows

by November 23, 2017

The initial interest in casino gambling seems to have worn off among Singaporeans and permanent residents, figures released by the Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board) showed. Citing data from the board’s financial report for the financial year ended March 31, 2017, local med ...

Brazil’s Online Gambling Market Could Be Worth over $2 Billion, RGA Report Finds

Brazil’s Online Gambling Market Could Be Worth over $2 Billion, RGA Report Finds

by November 22, 2017

A report compiled by consulting firm KPMG and commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) estimates that Brazil’s online gambling market could be worth R$6.7 billion ($2.1 billion), if regulated properly.The report’s findings are being made public at a time when th ...