Events & Reports

Chinese Gamblers Prompt Casino Growth in Cambodia

Chinese Gamblers Prompt Casino Growth in Cambodia

by January 2, 2019

Multiple new casinos spring up in Cambodia in 2018 due to inflow of Chinese gamblers, government statistics showCambodia issued 52 casino licenses in 2018, bringing the overall number of licenses granted to 150, local news outlet the Phnom Penh Post reports, citing informatio ...

What’s New in Las Vegas for 2019?

What’s New in Las Vegas for 2019?

by January 1, 2019

With its bright lights and overwhelming sensation of blissful chaos, Las Vegas is always full of surprises and temptations, fun and unmatched thrill. The city that never sleeps once again went big to ring in the new year with concerts, dazzling fireworks, and casino entertainment ...

Macau’s Health Bureau Licenses 378 Casino Smoking Lounges

Macau’s Health Bureau Licenses 378 Casino Smoking Lounges

by December 31, 2018

Macau’s Health Bureau issues more than 370 permissions for smoking lounges at city casinos ahead of new law’s implementationMacau’s Health Bureau has licensed 378 smoking lounges at the city casinos as of today, December 31, local news outlet the Macau Busin ...

Italy Rings in 2019 with Higher Gambling Taxes

Italy Rings in 2019 with Higher Gambling Taxes

by December 31, 2018

Italy is ringing in the new year with fireworks, higher gambling taxes, and a fresh new blanket ban on gambling advertisingItaly is set to impose higher gambling taxes next year as part of the country’s newly passed budget, news emerged over the weekend. The new tax rat ...

Michigan’s Outgoing Governor Says ‘No’ to Online Gambling

Michigan’s Outgoing Governor Says ‘No’ to Online Gambling

by December 30, 2018

Michigan’s outgoing Governor vetoes online gambling bills due to concerns over the financial and social impact of the practiceHopes that Michigan would soon join the handful of states that offer legal online gambling died on Friday as outgoing Governor Rick Snyder vetoe ...

Rhode Island’s First Sportsbook Handles $683,000 in Wagers in First Five Days

Rhode Island’s First Sportsbook Handles $683,000 in Wagers in First Five Days

by December 29, 2018

Rhode Island’s first sportsbook at Twin River Casino in Lincoln saw betting handle of nearly $683,000 during its first daysThe sportsbook at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island handled $682,714 in wagers on professional sports during its first five days of operat ...

MCCTI and MGM Springfield Hold Open Houses for Blackjack, Poker Dealer Classes

MCCTI and MGM Springfield Hold Open Houses for Blackjack, Poker Dealer Classes

by December 28, 2018

MCCTI continues its initiatives to train people for casino jobs at MGM Springfield as Massachusetts’ first commercial casino looks to establish itself as a popular gambling destinationTwo open house sessions organized by the Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institut ...

Pope County Residents Bring Battle Against Casino to Court

Pope County Residents Bring Battle Against Casino to Court

by December 28, 2018

Pope County residents seek to block the construction of a casino despite the November 6 approval of amendment authorizing gambling expansion in ArkansasPope County, Arkansas residents brought their push to prevent the construction of a full-scale casino to court, it became kn ...

The News Stories that Gripped the Gambling Universe in 2018 (Part 2)

The News Stories that Gripped the Gambling Universe in 2018 (Part 2)

by December 27, 2018

We are days away from bidding farewell to a transformative year for the gambling industry. The Steve Wynn sexual harassment scandal shook Las Vegas and the global casino scene in a way few other events have done that.A federal ban on sports gambling in the United States was ...

Albania’s New Ban on Gambling Takes Effect Jan. 1, 2019

Albania’s New Ban on Gambling Takes Effect Jan. 1, 2019

by December 27, 2018

While Sweden is gearing up for the upcoming re-organization of its gambling market on January 1, 2019, Albania, a tiny country in the south-east, will enforce a nearly full ban on the provision of gamblingAfter years of attempts to curb the proliferation of gambling in one of ...

Virginia Looks to Keep Gambling Revenue with Three Sports Betting Bills

Virginia Looks to Keep Gambling Revenue with Three Sports Betting Bills

by December 27, 2018

Three Virginia lawmakers to introduce sports betting bills early into the upcoming 45-day legislative sessionThe mid-May strikedown of the long-standing federal ban on sports betting brought the practice to seven states. It now seems that more states and jurisdictions are rea ...

The News Stories that Gripped the Gambling Universe in 2018 (Part 1)

The News Stories that Gripped the Gambling Universe in 2018 (Part 1)

by December 26, 2018

We are days away from closing out one of global gambling’s most eventful years. Join the Casino News Daily team as we look back at the action in the gambling world in 2018 in this two-part series.A sexual harassment scandal involving a top casino executive broke out ear ...

Swedish Gambling Authority Issues 26 Licenses in Pre-Christmas Week

Swedish Gambling Authority Issues 26 Licenses in Pre-Christmas Week

by December 25, 2018

Sweden is gearing up preparations for the reorganization of its gambling markets; 57 licenses issued so far by the local regulatorThe Swedish Gambling Authority generously opened its bag of licenses last week to award the latest bundle of permits to gambling companies interes ...

This Week’s Major Poker Events: Holiday Edition

This Week’s Major Poker Events: Holiday Edition

by December 24, 2018

Christmas has arrived before we all knew, bringing the smell of ginger cookies, funny but incredibly snugly sweaters, and tons of excitement in our homes. This holiday season, Christmas will also bring a plethora of opportunities for avid poker players to challenge their skills a ...

Aurora Gamblealis Potential in Sweden

Aurora Gamblealis Potential in Sweden

by December 24, 2018

The gambling market in Sweden transformed into regulated competitive place ever since the Swedish Parliament enacted the new Gambling Act on June 7, 2018. The new law, effective from Jan 1, 2019, provides the legal framework for all games based on luck, be it land-based or online ...