Melco to Announce Cyprus Casino Resort Contractor Within Days
Three developers are bidding to build what would be the first integrated casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus Cyprus Casinos Ltd. is just days away from announcing the winning…
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NJ Regulator OKs Ocean Resort Casino Ownership Change Deal
New Jersey casino regulators approved the transfer of ownership of the resort to a trust that will manage it while Luxor’s application for casino license is under review The New…
Presque Isle Downs & Casino Sports Betting Application Gets PGCB Approval
Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie receives regulatory green light to offer sports betting; sportsbook launch date yet to be announced Sports betting is coming to Northwestern Pennsylvania after…
Online Gambling Regulation Discussion Begins in Dutch Senate
After years of delays, the Dutch Senate finally commenced its review of the so-called Remote Gambling Bill. The Senate’s debate on the proposed re-regulation and opening of the local online…
NJ Casino Regulator to Review Luxor’s Acquisition of Ocean Resort Casino
New Jersey casino regulators commence review process for granting interim casino license to the new owner of Ocean Resort Casino The New Jersey Casino Control Commission is set to hold…
Massachusetts Lawmakers Praise First Casino’s Impact on Economy
Massachusetts Senators impressed by economic impact of the state’s first full-scale commercial casino Massachusetts Senators toured MGM Springfield on Monday and praised the property’s impact on the local and state…
Parx Casino Owner Seeks Permission for Sportsbook at Valley Forge Turf Club
The owner of Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania is seeking permission to convert the Valley Forge Turf Club into a satellite betting facility Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Inc., filed late…
Bryn Kenney Emerges Victorious in Aussie Millions Main Event
Bryn Kenney, one of poker’s most successful players, took down this year’s Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event for more than A$1.2 million in prize money With live tournament earnings…
More Than 20,000 Swedes Opt For Gambling Self-Exclusion
More than 20,000 Swedes have opted for gambling self-exclusion since the reorganization of the local gambling market More than 20,000 Swedish gamblers opted to self-exclude from gambling via the national…
Wynn Resorts On Track to Open Massachusetts Casino Resort in Mid-2019, CEO Says
Encore Boston Harbor on track to swing its doors open in Everett, Massachusetts by mid-2019, CEO Matt Maddox believes Encore Boston Harbor, the $2.6-billion integrated resort currently under development in…
Cary Katz Claims Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge Title
One of the hottest high rollers on the annual calendar of poker events wrapped up on Saturday at Crown Casino Melbourne, crowning Poker Central founder Cary Katz as its champion…
Dave Farah Leads WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table
Dave Farah leads the six-handed final table of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, third-time WPT final tablist Daniel Busgon headlines While WPT action at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic…
Paddy Power Betfair Snatches Georgia’s Largest Online Gambling Operator
Paddy Power Betfair has acquired Georgia’s largest online gambling operator to gain foothold in a new lucrative market Gambling powerhouse Paddy Power Betfair announced today that it has acquired a…
Nick Schwarmann Leads after WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 3
Nick Schwarmann leads 29 players into Day 4 of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, attacking his first title from the series The record-smashing 1,415-strong field of this year’s WPT…
Ocean Resort Casino’s New Owner Files Gaming License Petition
Luxor Capital Group has filed interim license petition, seeking authorization to enter Atlantic City’s casino market Luxor Capital Group, a New York-based hedge fund that agreed recently to buy Atlantic…
Slovak Lawmakers Vote to Move On with Online Gambling Market Re-Organization
Slovakia’s National Council voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto on the re-regulation of the local gambling market Slovakia is on track to adopt changes to its gambling law…
888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License
888 becomes only the second operator to be given the green light to operate online poker in Portugal Portugal’s gambling regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de…
More and More Dutch People Gamble on Unregulated Websites, Survey Shows
New report shows more Dutch gamblers have opted for unregulated online gambling in the past few years The number of Dutch gamblers opting for unregulated online gambling services has increased…
New York Hedge Fund Buys Ocean Resort Casino
A New York private investment firm has been identified as the new owner of the ailing Boardwalk hotel and casino resort New York-based hedge fund Luxor Capital Group has been…
Denys Shafikov Wins First-Ever WPT Russia
Denys Shafikov from Ukraine captured the WPT Russia title and the accompanying $255,259 top prize after dominating performance Ukrainian poker player Denys Shafikov joined last night the exclusive club of…
Osaka Keen to Host Casino, Other Japanese Prefectures Still Reluctant
Japanese cities and prefectures consider their participation in the upcoming bidding process to host the nation’s first casinos Japan’s Osaka, Wakayama, and Nagasaki Prefectures are all planning to apply to…
Johnny Landreth Leads 77 Into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Day 2
Landreth eyes second WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Main Event title and fourth gold ring from the popular poker series The second starting flight of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event…
Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Launches Sports Betting ahead of Super Bowl
New Jersey’s sports betting market grows as Hard Rock launches wagering ahead of next week’s Super Bowl game Better late than never, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has…
Kyle Cartwright Leads after WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Day 1A
Multiple gold ring winner Kyle Cartwright attacks the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event title with Day 1A chip lead For those following WSOP Circuit action, Kyle Cartwright is not…
Carl Masters Claims Second WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Title In As Many Days
Carl Masters took down two WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica tournament in as many days, scooping two gold rings from the popular series Carl Masters from Clarksville, Tennessee has been running…
Genting Granted Leave to Start Judicial Review of MoF Tax Incentives Decision
The major casino company is appealing a tax incentives decision of the Ministry of Finance concerning its Resorts World Genting redevelopment plan Casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has been granted…
Stanislav Angelov Claims Second Gold Ring at WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
Stanislav Angelov from Chicago takes down an 8-handed No-Limit Hold’em event at Horseshoe Tunica for his second WSOP Circuit ring Stanislav Angelov, a Chicago-based limousine company owner who is looking…
Pansy Ho Forms Shareholder Alliance to Tighten Grip on Macau Casino Operator SJM
Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino king Stanley Ho, joins SJM Holdings shareholder alliance to secure controlling stake in the company Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho has formed a strategic…
Jason Young Takes Down WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
Jason Young, a single dad from Delray Beach, FL, topped a massive field of 1,634 entries to walk away with the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood title Life has thrown a lot of…
Australia’s Illegal Betting Market to Top A$2 Billion by 2020
Australia looks for ways to tackle illegal gambling as black market is poised to top A$2 billion by next year Australia‘s illegal betting market will top A$2 billion by 2020,…