SKYCITY Considers Sale of Darwin Casino

SKYCITY Considers Sale of Darwin Casino

by October 22, 2017

New Zealand hotel and casino operator SKYCITY Entertainment Group may sell the gaming portion of the SKYCITY Darwin hotel and casino resort in an effort to revive the struggling gambling business, local media reported.Located in Darwin City in Australia’s Northern Terr ...

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Support Casino Gambling Expansion

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Support Casino Gambling Expansion

by October 21, 2017

Hopes for casino expansion in the northern part of New Jersey may be revived after the state’s gubernatorial candidates of the two major parties said during a final debate on Thursday that they would support the move. GOP candidate Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Democratic Nomin ...

Around 700,000 Japanese Nationals Suffer from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

Around 700,000 Japanese Nationals Suffer from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

by October 20, 2017

Around 700,000 residents of Japan may be addicted to the widely popular pachinko machines or other forms of gambling, the latest of a number of studies on the matter finds.The Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center at the National Hospital Organization conducted the research ...

Malta Gaming Authority Praises Blockchain Technology’s Potential to Benefit the Gambling Industry

Malta Gaming Authority Praises Blockchain Technology’s Potential to Benefit the Gambling Industry

by October 19, 2017

The Malta Gaming Authority reiterated its commitment to embrace new technologies such as blockchain in order to further establish Malta as a preferred destination for international gambling and fintech businesses.The MGA’s Executive Chairman Joseph Cuschieri was among the sp ...

Universal Entertainment “Not Aware” of Kazuo Okada’s Plans to Backdoor-List Manila Casino Resort

Universal Entertainment “Not Aware” of Kazuo Okada’s Plans to Backdoor-List Manila Casino Resort

by October 18, 2017

Universal Entertainment Corp., the Japanese gaming machine manufacturer, said that it had no knowledge of potential attempts by businessman Kazuo Okada to acquire a Philippines-listed company and merge it with the manager of Manila-based casino resort Okada Manila and thus backdo ...

Pennsylvania House Produces New Budget Deficit Plan with Little Mention of Gambling

Pennsylvania House Produces New Budget Deficit Plan with Little Mention of Gambling

by October 18, 2017

The Pennsylvania House approved on Tuesday the latest of a series of plans aimed to close a $2.2-billion gap in the state’s $32-billion budget for the current financial year. The budget was approved by lawmakers back in July, but they have failed ever since to produce a solution ...

Major Casino Operators Flock to Brazil to Attend Pro-Gambling Parliamentary Front’s Inauguration

Major Casino Operators Flock to Brazil to Attend Pro-Gambling Parliamentary Front’s Inauguration

by October 17, 2017

Big industry names are expected to attend a Wednesday meeting that will mark the inauguration of Brazil’s Parliamentary Front for the Legalization of Gaming, local media has reported. The front was created after Deputy César Halum, a long-time gambling legalization proponent, man ...

Brisbane Councilor Blasts Casino Developers for Presenting “Hostile Architecture”

Brisbane Councilor Blasts Casino Developers for Presenting “Hostile Architecture”

by October 17, 2017

A Greens Brisbane councilor criticized developers of the A$3-billion Queen’s Wharf integrated resorts for presenting a design of the property that included “hostile architecture.” Councilor Jonathan Sri’s stream of criticism emerged after a development application for the luxury ...

Resorts World Las Vegas Casino Resort Hires Construction Manager

Resorts World Las Vegas Casino Resort Hires Construction Manager

by October 17, 2017

Resorts World Las Vegas, a new Las Vegas Strip multi-billion dollar integrated resort scheme, has hired a construction manager and has received key approvals from the Clark County Building Department.Edward Farrell, who was appointed as President of the venture this spring, ...

Okada Manila Casino Resort Owner Reportedly Prepares for Philippines Backdoor-Listing

Okada Manila Casino Resort Owner Reportedly Prepares for Philippines Backdoor-Listing

by October 16, 2017

Owners of the $2.4-billion integrated resort Okada Manila, located in the Philippine capital, are reportedly in talks with local holding firms for the potential backdoor-listing of the gaming business. The resort had its official opening this spring.Local news outlet Inquirer ...

Proposed A$5 Spin Limit for Casino Canberra’s Poker Machines Draws Frustration

Proposed A$5 Spin Limit for Casino Canberra’s Poker Machines Draws Frustration

by October 15, 2017

Manufacturers of poker machines (else known as slot machines) have voiced their discontent with the recent proposal for the implementation of a A$5 limit per spin in machines that are to be installed at Casino Canberra in the Australian capital.Earlier this year, the governm ...

Former Online Casino Brand Manager Swaps Luxury House for Minimalist Life and Bitcoin Trading

Former Online Casino Brand Manager Swaps Luxury House for Minimalist Life and Bitcoin Trading

by October 14, 2017

The price of bitcoin leaped to another record high on Friday, October 13, to over $5,800. With the value of that particular cryptocurrency as well as of its likes growing exponentially in recent months, interest in cryptocurrency trading has also increased quickly.Last week, ...

Queensland Government Announces Plans to Open Gold Coast Casino Bidding Process

Queensland Government Announces Plans to Open Gold Coast Casino Bidding Process

by October 13, 2017

The Queensland government supports the construction of an integrated resort in the Gold Coast region, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate told local media earlier today. However, a previously approved preferred developer will likely not be part of the scheme as a new bidding process is exp ...

Dutch Online Gambling Law Can Be Expected in Early 2019, Kansspelautoriteit Vice President Says

Dutch Online Gambling Law Can Be Expected in Early 2019, Kansspelautoriteit Vice President Says

by October 13, 2017

Netherlands’ new online gambling law can be expected to come into effect on January 1, 2019, Henk Kesler, Vice President of the Dutch Gaming Authority, said during an ESSA (Sports Betting Integrity) event in London.Mr. Kesler was one of the many industry representatives to a ...

Kenya Lawmaker Introduces New Set of Gambling Curbs

Kenya Lawmaker Introduces New Set of Gambling Curbs

by October 12, 2017

The government of Kenya has moved to introduce more changes to the way the country’s gambling industry is regulated. Slot machines have become the target of new curbs that are yet to be voted by the East African nation’s lawmakers, local news outlet allAfrica has reported.Na ...