Visitor Numbers at MGM Springfield Exceed Expectations

Visitor Numbers at MGM Springfield Exceed Expectations

by September 17, 2018

The number of daily visitors at the recently opened MGM Springfield has been around 50,000 on average during weekends and approximately 25,000 on weekdays, which significantly exceeds expectations. Revenues have also been higher than initial projections, casino officials told sta ...

Ryan Weiss Takes First Ring at WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek $400 NHL Re-Entry

Ryan Weiss Takes First Ring at WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek $400 NHL Re-Entry

by September 17, 2018

Defeating more than 1,200 poker players, Ryan Weiss took down the second event during 2018/2019 WSOP Circuit, which is currently running in Seminole Casino at Coconut Creek. Along with the championship title, he also cashed in $70,713 and took home the first WSOP ring in his care ...

Man Who Cracked Roulette and Won Millions Dies at 86

Man Who Cracked Roulette and Won Millions Dies at 86

by August 10, 2018

Medical researcher Richard Jarecki who cracked roulette in the 1970s, winning millions of dollars in European casinos, died on July 25 at the age of 86. Taking advantage of flawed roulette wheels, he became legendary among gamblers and a threat to some of the most popular casino ...

Despite Positive Outlook for Macau, US-China Trade War May Impact Gambling Revenues

Despite Positive Outlook for Macau, US-China Trade War May Impact Gambling Revenues

by August 10, 2018

The International Monetary Fund expects Macau to become the richest place in the world by 2020, overtaking oil-rich Qatar as the jurisdiction with the highest GDP. Meanwhile, the trade war between China and the United States continues to escalate and some experts forecast a negat ...

Apple Wipes Out Individual Developers’ Gambling Apps from App Store

Apple Wipes Out Individual Developers’ Gambling Apps from App Store

by August 9, 2018

A large number of gambling-related mobile applications have been removed from the App Store and hundreds more would likely follow after Apple implemented a new App Review policy today. In an attempt to fight illegal online gambling activity, the tech giant wiped out individual de ...

Jeremy Meacham Leads the Final Table at 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship

Jeremy Meacham Leads the Final Table at 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship

by August 9, 2018

Bagging over one million in chips Wednesday evening, poker pro Jeremy Meacham led the six finalists for Day 3 of the 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship. The prestigious tournament returns to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort for the fourth year in a row and the winner will take h ...

National Assembly of Vietnam Approves New Sports Betting Legislation

National Assembly of Vietnam Approves New Sports Betting Legislation

by June 15, 2018

Yesterday, the National Assembly of Vietnam thumbed up a new piece of legislation which would allow local citizens to wager on football matches held overseas. The Assembly’s decision coincided with the official start of the World Cup 2018 held in Russia.The new law, however, ...

Kenyan Security Agencies Eliminate Gambling Machines as Part of Nationwide Anti-Gambling Campaign

Kenyan Security Agencies Eliminate Gambling Machines as Part of Nationwide Anti-Gambling Campaign

by June 13, 2018

A massive campaign against gambling machines has started in the Eastern region of Kenya, with local security agencies trying to remove the terminals which have gained much popularity across the country.A team led by Wycliffe Ogallo, the Eastern Regional Coordinator, confisca ...

Switzerland to Ban Foreign Gambling Operators as Voters Thumb Up Proposed Gambling Act Reform

Switzerland to Ban Foreign Gambling Operators as Voters Thumb Up Proposed Gambling Act Reform

by June 11, 2018

Swiss voters backed the proposed nationwide ban on remote gambling operations yesterday. The final results of the June 10th referendum showed that the majority of local voters came out in favor of suggested Switzerland’s gambling law overhaul.A total of 72.9% of the country’ ...

YouTube Blocks Gambling Channels under Latest Rule Changes

YouTube Blocks Gambling Channels under Latest Rule Changes

by June 7, 2018

Gambling channels have been terminated under YouTube’s Arbitrary Moderation Process.The video-sharing website YouTube seems to have started closing users’ gambling channels, The Atlantic reported. Brian Cristopher, a user and channel owner, revealed that his account got surp ...

Poker Machine Closures Delayed as ACT Trading Scheme Turned Out Unsuccessful

Poker Machine Closures Delayed as ACT Trading Scheme Turned Out Unsuccessful

by June 6, 2018

Shane Rattenbury, leader of the Australian Greens party, has admitted that the poker machine trading scheme which had been unveiled by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has not worked as initially planned.The Greens and the Labor Party have joined forces to extend the d ...

Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown

Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown

by June 4, 2018

An unprecedented nationwide raid of the Turkish National Police ended up with eighty people being arrested and 36 businesses shut down. Late Saturday saw thousands of places in a total of 81 provinces around the country being attacked over alleged illegal gambling.As the Dai ...

Finnish National Betting Agency Veikkaus Announces Massive Lay-Offs

Finnish National Betting Agency Veikkaus Announces Massive Lay-Offs

by June 1, 2018

The Finnish national betting agency, Veikkaus Oy, eliminated a total of 129 jobs after co-determination negotiations were brought to an end at the beginning of the week.Veikkaus is currently fully-owned by the country’s Government, which has allowed to impose a legal monopol ...

Swiss Voters Seem to Support Foreign Online Casinos Ban

Swiss Voters Seem to Support Foreign Online Casinos Ban

by May 30, 2018

A nationwide opinion poll in Switzerland has shown that plans for a gambling law amendment are making progress ahead of the vote scheduled for June 10th.Only a few weeks before the changes in the existing gambling legislation takes place, the leading polling and research ins ...

Star Entertainment Revenue Boosted by VIP Customers and Queensland Businesses

Star Entertainment Revenue Boosted by VIP Customers and Queensland Businesses

by May 28, 2018

One of the largest Australian gaming and entertainment groups, Star Entertainment Group, shared that high-roller customers and Queensland businesses have brought larger revenue, at a time when the company has been focused on new Gold Coast- and Brisbane-located projects’ roll-out ...