Melco to Boost Japan Presence with Yokohama Office

Melco to Boost Japan Presence with Yokohama Office

by September 3, 2019

Casino resort developer and operator Melco International Development is gearing up preparations for the opening of its third office in Japan, casino news outlet GGRAsia reports.The move comes as part of the company’s bid to win a license for the establishment of one of the co ...

Royal Panda to Roll Out Relax Gaming Slots Titles

Royal Panda to Roll Out Relax Gaming Slots Titles

by September 2, 2019

Online casino content supplier Relax Gaming has expanded its ever-growing network of operators through a recently penned supply deal with Royal Panda.Under the terms of this latest commercial deal, the online casino operator will be able to roll out a vast range of online sl ...

Kevin Song Leads 200 Players into WPT Legends of Poker Day 2

Kevin Song Leads 200 Players into WPT Legends of Poker Day 2

by September 2, 2019

The WPT Legends of Poker, the second event on the 2019/2020 schedule of the World Poker Tour, is now under way at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens, California.Players wrapped up Day 1B of the $5,000 buy-in Main Event last night and action is set to resume at no ...

Three Indiana Casinos Now Live with Sports Betting

Three Indiana Casinos Now Live with Sports Betting

by September 2, 2019

Sports betting is now on in Indiana after three of the state’s casinos debuted their sportsbooks on September 1. Gov. Eric Holcomb inaugurated one of the state’s first betting facilities by placing bets on his favorite teams.Sunday was the first day of legal sports betting i ...

NJ’s Casino Union to Train 100 People in Hospitality Careers with PACE Funding

NJ’s Casino Union to Train 100 People in Hospitality Careers with PACE Funding

by September 2, 2019

Nearly 100 people will receive training in New Jersey’s hospitality industry thanks to a grant recently awarded to the state’s casino workers’ union, The Press of Atlantic City reports.New Jersey’s inaugural Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE) program awarded the a ...

Tottenham Terminate 1xBet Deal after UK Gambling Commission Warning

Tottenham Terminate 1xBet Deal after UK Gambling Commission Warning

by September 1, 2019

Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur said over the weekend that it has cut ties with sponsor 1xBet. The announcement comes shortly after the Russian gambling operator’s UK website was suspended.The Spurs’ decision to ditch the controversial brand as their sponsor a ...

Vietnam’s Finance Ministry Calls For Relaxed Casino Investment Conditions

Vietnam’s Finance Ministry Calls For Relaxed Casino Investment Conditions

by September 1, 2019

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is seeking to relax the requirements for casino investors in a bid to boost development activity in the country’s special administrative-economic zones, local news outlet VnExpress reported Sunday.Under the country’s current regulations, interest ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Wants All Online Gambling Operators to Close Shop by End of 2019

Cambodian Prime Minister Wants All Online Gambling Operators to Close Shop by End of 2019

by August 31, 2019

Cambodia’s Prime Minister has gone tough on online gambling, saying that all digital gambling activities conducted on the territory of the country must be shut down by the end of the year.His comment came on the heels of the recent approval of a directive that stated that no ...

Golden Nugget AC Could Soon Be Able to Take Bets on NBA Games

Golden Nugget AC Could Soon Be Able to Take Bets on NBA Games

by August 31, 2019

Golden Nugget Atlantic City could finally be allowed to take wagers on NBA games after a bill on the matter passed its final hurdle in the New Jersey Legislature earlier this week.The piece is now headed to Gov. Phil Murphy who can either sign it into law or veto it. The leg ...

Kambi, NagaWorld Ink Multi-Year Sports Betting Deal

Kambi, NagaWorld Ink Multi-Year Sports Betting Deal

by August 30, 2019

Sports betting technology provider Kambi Group announced today that it has extended its existing partnership with NagaWorld Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed casino operator NagaCorp.Under the terms of the deal, NagaWorld’s two flagship properties in the cap ...

Melco Seeks Staff for Fourth Satellite Casino in Cyprus

Melco Seeks Staff for Fourth Satellite Casino in Cyprus

by August 30, 2019

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced job opportunities for its last Cyprus Casinos (C2) satellite casino location in the Republic of Cyprus. The facility is slated to open doors in Paphos in late 2019.Melco said in a statement to local media that it seeks 30 “capab ...

DraftKings Celebrates West Virginia Mobile Betting Debut

DraftKings Celebrates West Virginia Mobile Betting Debut

by August 30, 2019

DraftKings rolled out this week a mobile betting app in West Virginia, just days after rival FanDuel launched its digital product and days ahead the start of college football.The DraftKings Sportsbook app went live on Wednesday under a partnership between the sports betting ...

No Gambling Positions Will Be Added At Arlington Park, Owner Says

No Gambling Positions Will Be Added At Arlington Park, Owner Says

by August 30, 2019

Churchill Downs will not pursue a casino license for Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois, saying that the economic terms under which such a license would be granted would not provide “an acceptable financial return.”The casino and racetrack operator for years lobbie ...

Rootz Expands Offering with Microgaming Integration

Rootz Expands Offering with Microgaming Integration

by August 29, 2019

Microgaming has added another online gambling operator to its ever-growing portfolio of clients, the major provider of iGaming content said in a press release from earlier today.After a recently penned deal with Rootz Ltd., Microgaming’s content has gone live with the Malta- ...

Indiana Regulator OKs Gary Casinos Relocation

Indiana Regulator OKs Gary Casinos Relocation

by August 29, 2019

Members of the Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously approved on Wednesday the proposed relocation of Gary’s two Majestic Star riverboat casinos and their consolidation into what would operate as Hard Rock Casino Gary.The project was given the green light by the state gambli ...