Events & Reports

188BET Closes Shop in “Very Competitive” UK and Ireland

188BET Closes Shop in “Very Competitive” UK and Ireland

by March 26, 2019

188BET departs very competitive UK and Irish gambling market; nullifies some of the bets made by customersOnline gambling operator 188BET today announced that it is closing shop in Great Britain and Ireland, citing a “very competitive marketplace” as the reason that prompted ...

PGCB Gets Split Opinions on Shippensburg Mini-Casino

PGCB Gets Split Opinions on Shippensburg Mini-Casino

by March 26, 2019

Supporters of the mini-casino plan hail tax revenue projections, while opponents fear the facility will harm community values and traditionsResidents, business and community leaders, and town officials are split on whether Shippensburg should host one of ten mini-casinos appr ...

Japan to Only Allow Casino Ads in Immigration Areas at Airports and Harbors

Japan to Only Allow Casino Ads in Immigration Areas at Airports and Harbors

by March 26, 2019

Japanese lawmakers adopt new casino advertising limits amid preparations for the start of selection processes for future casinos’ locations and operatorsThe Japanese government introduced Tuesday a new set of limitations to the way the nation’s first casinos will be advertise ...

Ami Alibay Leads 73 Hopefuls into Penultimate Day of WPT at Venetian

Ami Alibay Leads 73 Hopefuls into Penultimate Day of WPT at Venetian

by March 25, 2019

Ami Alibay bagged the overnight chip lead after Day 2 of the inaugural WPT at Venetian Main Event, the player vies for first WPT titleThe Venetian, one of the glitziest resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, is hosting a WPT Main Tour event for the very first time. Poker action has ...

MGM Finds Japanese Partner for Osaka Casino Bid

MGM Finds Japanese Partner for Osaka Casino Bid

by March 25, 2019

MGM and Japanese financial services firm ORIX form first Japan integrated resort consortium ahead of casino license bidding processMGM Resorts International has joined forces with a Japanese financial services group to form a consortium and jointly bid for the right to build ...

New Hampshire Sports Betting Legislation Clears House

New Hampshire Sports Betting Legislation Clears House

by March 25, 2019

New Hampshire could become the second New England state with regulated sports betting if a bill on the matter clears the SenateA bill calling for the legalization of sports betting has gained momentum in New Hampshire and if it survives through all legislative hurdles, it wil ...

DraftKings Relocates to Larger Headquarters in Boston

DraftKings Relocates to Larger Headquarters in Boston

by March 25, 2019

DraftKings is moving business to a new, larger headquarters; remains committed to its hometown BostonDaily fantasy sports turned sports betting operator DraftKings is moving into new corporate headquarters this week. The tech company will remain in its hometown, Boston, but w ...

Massachusetts Treasurer Seeks to Bring Online Lottery

Massachusetts Treasurer Seeks to Bring Online Lottery

by March 24, 2019

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is making a fresh push to bring online lottery to the state in a bid to secure the sector’s growthMassachusetts is in the middle of expanding its casino industry, but the state’s Treasurer is looking to diversify the available gambling ...

Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars

Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Gearing Up for Icahn-Boosted Bid to Buy Caesars

by March 22, 2019

Carl Icahn building a stake in Caesars makes a purchase deal much more affordable for any suitor of the companyTexas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is planning to make a fresh new offer to acquire Caesars Entertainment Corp., and his bid might be boosted by the company’s control ...

Spelinspektionen Fines Two Gambling Operators for Self-Exclusion Violations

Spelinspektionen Fines Two Gambling Operators for Self-Exclusion Violations

by March 22, 2019

The Swedish Gambling Authority has moved to show its licensees that it was pretty serious with its warnings to punish all violations of Sweden’s new gambling law, which took effect on January 1, 2019Spelinspektionen today announced that it has fined two online gambling licens ...

Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue

Interior Acts on East Windsor Casino, MGM Threatens to Sue

by March 22, 2019

Interior finally acts on East Windsor casino amid probe into alleged political interference into the tribal projectA project for the construction of a tribal casino in East Windsor, Connecticut finally cleared a federal hurdle on Thursday. However, securing federal go-ahead i ...

PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

PAGCOR Forms Interagency Council to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

by March 22, 2019

PAGCOR and four government departments form an interagency council to tackle the unauthorized provision of online gambling servicesThe Philippines’ gambling regulator, PAGCOR, has assembled an interagency task force to step up its fight against illegal online gambling. The mo ...

Riga Moves to Shutter Gambling Halls

Riga Moves to Shutter Gambling Halls

by March 21, 2019

Riga officials are spearheading proposal for a draft decree that would terminate the licenses of hundreds of gambling hallsA Riga City Council committee has supported a plan for a draft decree that aims to revoke the licenses of around 200 gambling halls in the Latvian capita ...

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines GVC’s bwin.party for Self-Exclusion Failures

by March 21, 2019

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has slapped a hefty fine on GVC Holdings and its Atlantic City land-based casino partner Borgata Hotel Casino for self-exclusion failuresIn a civil action order containing details about the fine, the New Jersey gambling regulator ...

MGM Focuses “All Its Energy in Osaka” as Preferred Casino Host

MGM Focuses “All Its Energy in Osaka” as Preferred Casino Host

by March 21, 2019

MGM is focusing all its energy in Osaka as the Japanese government prepares to select the preferred casino license biddersLas Vegas casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International is working hard to be selected as the preferred developer of an integrated resort in Osak ...