New Zealand Mulls Ban on Online Gambling with Credit Cards

New Zealand Mulls Ban on Online Gambling with Credit Cards

by July 29, 2019

The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, the government agency responsible for regulating gambling on the territory of the country, is mulling a ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling.News about the potential introduction of a ban on credit card gambling a ...

Boston Casino President Boasts “Extremely Positive” Initial Reaction

Boston Casino President Boasts “Extremely Positive” Initial Reaction

by July 28, 2019

The President of Encore Boston Harbor, Robert DeSalvio, said the initial reaction to the $2.6 billion property has been “extremely positive.” Mr. DeSalvio spoke with WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s Ed Harding and Janet Wu earlier today.Encore Boston Harbor opened doors in the Greater ...

Bombshell Investigation into Crown Resorts’ High Roller Business Alleges Organized Crime Ties

Bombshell Investigation into Crown Resorts’ High Roller Business Alleges Organized Crime Ties

by July 28, 2019

A joint investigation by Australian media outlets The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and television show 60 Minutes aided by one of the biggest corporate data leaks in Australia details the dangerously close ties of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts with Asian organized cr ...

Group Lodges $1.6 Billion Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino Resurrection Plan

Group Lodges $1.6 Billion Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino Resurrection Plan

by July 27, 2019

The first desegregated hotel and casino resort in Las Vegas could be revived if a $1.6 billion project gets the necessary approval from city officials.Las Vegas Moulin Rouge LLC is seeking to acquire the property located on Bonanza Road near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ...

Treasure Island Hotel & Casino to Join Radisson Group, as Owner Eyes Other Strip Properties

Treasure Island Hotel & Casino to Join Radisson Group, as Owner Eyes Other Strip Properties

by July 27, 2019

Minnesota-based hospitality giant Radisson Group announced Thursday that it has signed Treasure Island – TI Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to its portfolio of properties.The hotel and casino complex will join the Radisson system later this year, it also emerged. It will be t ...

Genting Resolves Theme Park Saga, Will Use Some Fox Intellectual Property

Genting Resolves Theme Park Saga, Will Use Some Fox Intellectual Property

by July 26, 2019

Casino and hospitality giant Genting Malaysia Bhd. will be able to use some 21st Century Fox intellectual property for a theme park at its Resorts World Genting property near Kuala Lumpur after settling with Fox and its new owner Walt Disney Co.Bloomberg reports that the thr ...

NSW Planning Authorities Reject Ritz-Carlton Hotel Tower at Sydney Casino

NSW Planning Authorities Reject Ritz-Carlton Hotel Tower at Sydney Casino

by July 26, 2019

The New South Wales Planning Department rejected an ambitious project for a hotel tower adjoining Sydney’s only casino, saying that the building lacked alignment with the local character of the area.Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group, which manages The S ...

Playtech BGT Sports Boasts Record Wimbledon Betting Turnover

Playtech BGT Sports Boasts Record Wimbledon Betting Turnover

by July 26, 2019

Playtech BGT Sports (PBS), the sports betting technology arm of major gambling provider Playtech, boasted record turnover for bets taken at this year’s Wimbledon, which concluded with Novak Djokovic taking down Roger Federer in an epic finale.The company said earlier today t ...

Playson Aligns with Betflag for Greater Italian Gambling Market Exposure

Playson Aligns with Betflag for Greater Italian Gambling Market Exposure

by July 26, 2019

Provider of online casino content Playson has boosted its presence in the Italian gambling market through a deal with locally licensed operator Betflag.This is the second content supply deal announced by the iGaming brand in the past few days. Last week, Betflag revealed a p ...

Melco Pushes Back The Libertine Project Start Date to 2021

Melco Pushes Back The Libertine Project Start Date to 2021

by July 25, 2019

The CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Lawrence Ho, today revealed that work on the second phase of the company’s flagship City of Dreams integrated resort in Macau is slated to begin later this year.Mr. Ho attended the opening of TheArsenale showroom exhibition that ...

Yggdrasil Brings BOOST Gamification Tools to Blackjack, Roulette Games

Yggdrasil Brings BOOST Gamification Tools to Blackjack, Roulette Games

by July 25, 2019

Online casino content supplier Yggdrasil Gaming today announced that it is bringing its BOOST Prize Drop promotional tools to its table games range to help its clients create attractive campaigns and enhance user experience.Yggdrasil launched its BOOST set of gamification to ...

SOFTSWISS Debuts New Logo, Teases Sports Betting Platform Launch

SOFTSWISS Debuts New Logo, Teases Sports Betting Platform Launch

by July 25, 2019

Online gaming provider SOFTSWISS has debuted new logo and has revealed plans to enlarge its range of products in a bid to further cement itself as a household name in the iGaming industry.The company said that its new logo, while bearing the same color scheme as the old one, ...

Spectacle to Open Hard Rock Casino Gary in Two Phases

Spectacle to Open Hard Rock Casino Gary in Two Phases

by July 25, 2019

Indiana-based casino developer Spectacle Entertainment laid out earlier this week the timeline of its proposed Hard Rock-branded casino resort in Gary before the city’s Plan Commission.The company announced earlier this month that it has partnered Florida gaming and hospitali ...

Indiana Gambling Regulator Releases List of Sports Bettors Will Be Able to Wager On

Indiana Gambling Regulator Releases List of Sports Bettors Will Be Able to Wager On

by July 24, 2019

The Indiana Gaming Commission released on Tuesday the full list of sports state bettors will be able to place bets on at local gambling venues. Aside from football, basketball, and baseball, Hoosiers will also be able to wager on less popular sporting events such as bowling and p ...

William Hill to Debut New Mexico’s Third Sportsbook on July 25

William Hill to Debut New Mexico’s Third Sportsbook on July 25

by July 24, 2019

William Hill US’ first tribal sportsbook outside Nevada is set to open doors this coming Thursday, marking another milestone in the operator’s US expansion effort.The sportsbook at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico is scheduled to have ...