Macau Gambling Industry to Be Reviewed Next Year
Fernando Chui Sai On, the CEO of Macau, announced that the government is about to start reviewing the local gambling sector at the beginning of spring. Chinese President Xi Jinping…
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British Poker Awards Event to Be Held in February at the Hippodrome Casino
The ceremony for the prestigious British Poker Awards is going to be held on Feb.23rd and the Hippodrome Casino in London Leicester Square was announced to be the best place…
Kentucky Senator Mike Wilson to Prosecute Illegal Online Cybercafés
Mike Wilson, the State Senator of Kentucky, has focused his efforts on prosecuting the online cybercafés that provide illegal gambling products and services on the territory of the state. According…
Full Tilt Reduces Players’ Reward Points by 20%
Four days ago, the popular platform Full Tilt surprised the UK-based players in a negative manner. It was announced that the reward points will be reduced by 20%. The reduction…
BetConstruct to Provide Its Customers with Open Face Chinese Poker Game
BetConstruct – a prominent provider of online and land based gaming products and services is about to make the Open Face Chinese Poker available to all its clients. Apparently, managers…
New Jersey Residents to Decide on Expanding the Gambling Sector
New Jersey authorities are currently discussing the alternative for elections to take place in November 2015 and local residents to decide if they want the gambling sector in New Jersey…
Brisbane Casino Bidders to Undergo Further Checking Procedures
The members of the Queensland union have just announced that they would like one of the operators that have applied for acquiring a license and building a casino in Brisbane…
Russia Prosecutes Participants and Providers of Illegal Poker Activities
Last week, the State Duma passed the so called Bill 478806-6, which makes the participation in online poker games illegal unless it takes place within the designated for that purpose…
Finnplay Provides Platform for TribeLotto
Finnplay, the most popular Finnish online gambling company, announced that it is about to launch a platform for the operator TribeLotto. The move will enable the lottery provider to get…
New Jersey Reports November Revenues Generated Via Online Gambling
The New Jersey gambling officials have just announced the revenues generated from online gambling activities during November and the numbers reported are a mixture of good and bad news. According…
Implementation of Online Gambling Tax in Ireland Postponed for 2015
It was announced that the plan the Irish gambling authorities had is not likely to be developed in the next few months. The proposal for increasing the taxation for online…
The Showboat to Be Converted into a Dormitory
Last Saturday was the day when the Showboat Atlantic City casino was acquired by a New Jersey college. It is no longer managed by Caesars Entertainment Corp; the representatives of…
Discussions about Caesars Entertainment Debt Reconstructing Plan Reach a Dead End
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has been making the headlines recently and it seems like the setbacks the company is experiencing are not going to end anytime soon. Lenders of Caesars have…
Golden Nugget in Atlantic City Resentful Towards the Tax Relief Proposed
Not long ago, New Jersey authorities announced that they will provide the struggling Atlantic City-based casinos with a tax relief also known as the collective tax payment. The news was…
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Fails to Launch a Poker Website
The state of California has been making attempts to legalize the online poker activities as soon as possible and local authorities kept announcing that they are doing their best to…
New Jersey Authorities Help Unemployed Casino Workers Find a New Job
A State Senator of New Jersey has just proposed a new bill with the aim of ensuring that all employees who used to work for casino venues that are no…
Golden Nugget Casino in Louisiana Welcomes Players
On Monday, the newest and the fanciest casino in the vicinity of Lake Charles opened doors for players. Its owner is the billionaire Tilman Fertitta. The name of the venue…
Against All Odds, Glenn Straub Acquires Revel
Last Tuesday, officials of Revel Casino Hotel filed a motion with the aim of receiving approval for terminating the deal with the Toronto-based company Brookfield Property Partners. In addition, managers…
Mexico Takes Actions Towards Online Gambling Legislation
It seems like the online gambling legislation in Mexico has reached a new stage. The gambling regulators are about to introduce a well-though-out gambling bill. That became clear when the…
PokerStars to Publish a Book Containing All Accomplishments of EPT
Representatives of PokerStars have recently announced that they will take up an approach that is pretty unusual for the gaming industry. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the European…
Kentucky Casino Legislation Postponed
Last week, the casino gambling legislation procedure in the state of Kentucky was brought to a standstill. The racing lobbying group suddenly announced that it no longer supports the legislation…
More and More Chinese Players Visit Jeju Island Casinos
Last week, the shares of casino venues, located in South Korea, went down and the Chinese media were flooded with disapproving comments, made by government authorities. Jeju Island has recently…
BC Ferries to Accommodate Slot Machines on Board If Authorities Ensure Bigger Share Revenue
Representatives of British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. said that province officials have to provide them with a bigger share of the revenues. Otherwise placing slot machines on the ships would…
Richard Glynn Leaves Ladbrokes
Yesterday, the media in the United Kingdom was notified that Richard Glynn, the Chief Executive Officer of Ladbrokes, will no longer take this position. Glynn has dedicated five years to…
Craig Ford To Propose Two Pieces of Legislation at the Next Session
When asked to comment the financial issues of Alabama, Rep. Craig Ford said that the lottery games and the compact of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are the two…
Japanese Pachinko Operators Willing to Expand Their Business
Some of the most popular pachinko companies have expressed their willingness to expand their business and become available on markets outside Japan. They are looking to reach agreements with Hong…
Daniel Negreanu Explains Why He Would Not Give Up on PokerStars
Victoria Coren Mitchell, the poker pro who became popular for having won two titles in the European Poker Tour, was the last player to leave PokerStars. The platform has already…
Mike Gatto to Introduce His Poker Legislation Bill to California Regulators
Mike Gatto, California Assemblyman, informed the media that he is planning to introduce his online poker bill on Tuesday. According to him, it will help the state deal with some…
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Undergoes Renovation
Those who are familiar with the situation with the Atlantic City-based casinos are well aware of the fact that four of them have already filed for bankruptcy and a fifth…
Debates Over the Utilization of Seneca Niagara Casino Revenue
Local authorities have recently proposed the casino revenue to be used for covering various expenses such as the overtime of the policemen and fire fighters. In order to compensate them…