Florida Anti-Gambling Leader Claims Betting Bills Are Unconstitutional

Florida Anti-Gambling Leader Claims Betting Bills Are Unconstitutional

by November 20, 2019

Prominent Florida gambling critic John Sowinski has heated the debate over the legalization of sports betting in the state even before the start of the new legislative session.Mr. Sowinski claims that a trio of bills calling for legal athletic gambling are unconstitutional. ...

The Star’s Sydney Ritz-Carlton Tower Rejected by NSW Independent Planning Commission

The Star’s Sydney Ritz-Carlton Tower Rejected by NSW Independent Planning Commission

by November 20, 2019

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission today rejected casino operator The Star Entertainment Group’s plan for a A$500 million tower adjoining its existing hotel-casino in Pyrmont, Sydney. The mega-project was also stubbed by the NSW Planning Department over the summe ...

Nevada Casino Regulators Go After Elaine Wynn

Nevada Casino Regulators Go After Elaine Wynn

by November 20, 2019

The Nevada Gaming Commission has reportedly gone after the former wife of disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn, Elaine, asking witnesses about what she knew in relation to the multiple sexual misconduct allegations leveled against her ex-husband and why she withheld information from ...

Red Star Poker Replaces Soon-To-Close MPN with Playtech’s iPoker

Red Star Poker Replaces Soon-To-Close MPN with Playtech’s iPoker

by November 19, 2019

Online poker room Red Star Poker has announced that it will hop onto Playtech’s iPoker network from MPN, following the recent announcement that Microgaming would retire its online poker network.Red Star Poker was originally launched in 2005. The online poker veteran most not ...

Florida Senator Files Trio of Sports Betting Bills ahead of New Session

Florida Senator Files Trio of Sports Betting Bills ahead of New Session

by November 19, 2019

While there are nearly two months until the start of Florida’s new legislative session, state lawmakers have already indicated that sports betting would be a topic that will be given consideration next year.On Monday morning, Sen. Jeff Brandes filed three sports betting-focu ...

BetBlocker Approved as UK Charity, Seeks Partners to Sustain Growth

BetBlocker Approved as UK Charity, Seeks Partners to Sustain Growth

by November 19, 2019

Gambling self-exclusion app BetBlocker has recently been approved as a charity in the UK. Following that milestone, the project is now looking for other parties within the gambling industry to help it grow further and reach more people with problem gambling behavior.BetBlock ...

Demolition Work Starts at Hard Rock Las Vegas ahead of Virgin Hotels Transformation

Demolition Work Starts at Hard Rock Las Vegas ahead of Virgin Hotels Transformation

by November 19, 2019

Demolition of Hard Rock Cafe at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas started Monday to mark the beginning of the transformation of the site into Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.The hospitality company of British billionaire businessman Richard Branson purchased the Hard Rock proper ...

Spanish Regulator Backs Proposed Gambling Advertising Code Changes

Spanish Regulator Backs Proposed Gambling Advertising Code Changes

by November 18, 2019

Proposed changes to a voluntary gambling ads code received endorsement by the Spanish gambling regulator last week. The amendments, promoted by Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital, are set to take effect in mid-January and to be adopted by locally licensed gambling ...

Blueprint Gaming Acquires UK Games Developer Livewire Gaming

Blueprint Gaming Acquires UK Games Developer Livewire Gaming

by November 18, 2019

Developer and supplier of content for the gambling industry Blueprint Gaming, part of Germany’s Gauselmann Group, acquired last week UK-based games developer Livewire Gaming.With the latest of a series of recent acquisition deals, Blueprint Gaming aims to cement itself as a l ...

Philippine House Committee OKs 5% POGO Tax

Philippine House Committee OKs 5% POGO Tax

by November 18, 2019

The Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means today approved a proposed 5% franchise tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and a 25% tax on the salaries of foreign POGO workers as part of an ongoing crackdown on tax-dodging foreign online gambling operators licen ...

Selection Process for Osaka Casino Resort Developer to Start in December

Selection Process for Osaka Casino Resort Developer to Start in December

by November 18, 2019

Osaka Prefecture and City are set to formally start the selection process for a developer and operator of an integrated resort with dedicated casino space in December, Osaka Prefecture Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has announced.The winning bidder will be revealed in the spring ...

Cyprus Tourism Minister Tours Casino Resort Construction Site

Cyprus Tourism Minister Tours Casino Resort Construction Site

by November 17, 2019

Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, said that the development of City of Dreams Mediterranean is of particular importance for enhancing the tiny island nation’s tourism product and tackling seasonality.Mr. Perdios stepped in as head of Cyprus’ newly establish ...

888 Defends Chairman’s Reappointment after Opposition from Shareholders

888 Defends Chairman’s Reappointment after Opposition from Shareholders

by November 17, 2019

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings on Friday defended the reappointment of long-serving board member Brian Mattingley as non-executive chairman after his reelection was opposed by a significant number of the company’s shareholders earlier this year.Mr. Mattingley first joi ...

Caesars, Eldorado Stockholders Approve $17.3 Billion Merger

Caesars, Eldorado Stockholders Approve $17.3 Billion Merger

by November 16, 2019

Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are a step closer to closing their $17.3 billion mega-merger that will create the largest US casino operator by number of properties.At separate Special Meetings of Stockholders that took place this past Friday in Reno and Las ...

Kindred Launches Online Casino, Betting Operation in Pennsylvania

Kindred Launches Online Casino, Betting Operation in Pennsylvania

by November 16, 2019

European iGaming and sports betting operator Kindred Group has reached another important milestone in its US gambling expansion push with the launch of its digital gaming and wagering products in Pennsylvania this past Friday.Kindred entered the Keystone State’s retail betti ...