Penn National Secures Host Community Approval for York County Mini-Casino

Penn National Secures Host Community Approval for York County Mini-Casino

by August 25, 2019

Penn National Gaming has taken a big step toward putting a mini-casino in York County, Pennsylvania by securing approval from host community officials.Springettsbury Township supervisors voted last week to approve the casino operator’s proposal for what would operate as Holl ...

FSB Faces UKGC Review after Second White-Label Casino Closure

FSB Faces UKGC Review after Second White-Label Casino Closure

by August 24, 2019

UK’s gambling watchdog has instigated a review into gambling technology and white label service provider FSB Technology (UK) Limited after the company “voluntarily suspended” activities on its Blackbet website.Blackbet’s recent closure was the second white label issue that F ...

Hard Rock Gets Into Hellinikon Casino Race

Hard Rock Gets Into Hellinikon Casino Race

by August 24, 2019

Hard Rock International has tossed its hat into the ring for the development of a casino resort as part of an €8 billion complex that is planned to be built at the site of the defunct Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, Greece.At a press conference held Friday in th ...

Kenny Alexander Buys £5 Million Worth of GVC Shares to Placate Investors

Kenny Alexander Buys £5 Million Worth of GVC Shares to Placate Investors

by August 23, 2019

GVC Holdings boss Kenny Alexander has recently purchased £5 million worth of shares in the major gambling operator just months after he offloaded most of his stock, sending shivers down investors’ spines.Mr. Alexander, who stepped in as CEO of GVC in 2007, bought on Thursday ...

Bet365 Launches Sports Betting Site in New Jersey

Bet365 Launches Sports Betting Site in New Jersey

by August 23, 2019

Bet365 is now live in New Jersey after strategically launching а locally licensed website ahead of the new NFL season, which kicks off on September 5.In a Thursday tweet, the online gambling operator said that its New Jersey website is going through a pre-live phase. The web ...

MGM Reaffirms Commitment to Osaka Casino Bid

MGM Reaffirms Commitment to Osaka Casino Bid

by August 23, 2019

MGM Resorts International reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing a license for the development of a casino resort in Osaka on the heels of news that rival Las Vegas Sands would abandon its Osaka pursuit to focus its attention on development opportunities in Tokyo and Yokohama. ...

Ohio Casino Regulator Approves JACK Cincinnati Sale to Caesars’ REIT

Ohio Casino Regulator Approves JACK Cincinnati Sale to Caesars’ REIT

by August 23, 2019

Ohio’s casino regulator approved this week the proposed sale of JACK Cincinnati Casino to real estate investment trust VICI Properties, local news outlet Cincinnati CityBeats reported.Members of the Ohio Casino Control Commission voted to issue a three-year license to VICI, ...

Las Vegas Sands to Explore Casino Development Opportunities in Tokyo, Yokohama

Las Vegas Sands to Explore Casino Development Opportunities in Tokyo, Yokohama

by August 22, 2019

Las Vegas Sands is no longer interested in developing a casino resort in Osaka and has instead focused its attention on exploring development opportunities in Tokyo and Yokohama, the company’s CEO and Chairman, Sheldon Adelson, said in a statement from earlier today.Las Vega ...

Spelinspektionen Fines Four More Gambling Operators

Spelinspektionen Fines Four More Gambling Operators

by August 22, 2019

The Swedish Gambling Authority today announced that it has slapped hefty fines to four locally licensed operators for taking bets on sporting events that involved a majority of underage athletes.The latest operators to be punished by the Swedish gambling watchdog were ComeOn ...

Kambi Extends DraftKings Deal to Venture Further into US Sports Betting Market

Kambi Extends DraftKings Deal to Venture Further into US Sports Betting Market

by August 22, 2019

Sports betting technology provider Kambi Group plc today announced that it has extended its existing contract with daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings.Kambi and DraftKings first announced their sports betting partnership in June 2018. Under the terms ...

PayPal Shuts Down Services to German Online Casino Players

PayPal Shuts Down Services to German Online Casino Players

by August 22, 2019

German gamblers will no longer be able to use their PayPal accounts for online casino gambling purposes after a recent update of the payments giant’s German-language guidelines.News about PayPal’s updated policies regarding online gambling emerged shortly after Germany launc ...

Singaporean Gambler Pleads Guilty to Scamming Victims of S$500,000 to Fuel His Habit

Singaporean Gambler Pleads Guilty to Scamming Victims of S$500,000 to Fuel His Habit

by August 21, 2019

A Singaporean freelance IT consultant pleaded guilty to defrauding 62 individuals of more than S$500,000 (approx. $361,600) through a series of investment scams. He told court this week that he used the money to fuel his gambling habit.Alvin Ker Jia Jun, 31, stood up in cour ...

Finnish Parties Would Support Slot Machine Restrictions

Finnish Parties Would Support Slot Machine Restrictions

by August 21, 2019

Most of Finland’s political parties believe that tighter regulations on slot machines need to be introduced, according to a survey conducted by local news outlet Yle.Certain restrictions on the machines are already on their way, but a citizens’ initiative that has already gar ...

China Urges Philippine Government to Ban Online Gambling

China Urges Philippine Government to Ban Online Gambling

by August 21, 2019

China praised the Philippines for its recent decision to stop accepting license applications for online gambling operations and encouraged the country to take it a step further and introduce an online gambling ban.Following the recent announcement of the Philippine gambling r ...

Arkansas Racing Commission Reopens Pope County Casino Application Process

Arkansas Racing Commission Reopens Pope County Casino Application Process

by August 21, 2019

The Arkansas Racing Commission reopened earlier this week the process for license applications for the development of a full-fledged casino resort in Pope County.The move came a week after County Judge Ben Cross and the Quorum Court issued a letter of support for a proposal ...