Events & Reports

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation to Craft Chips for Seoul Casino

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation to Craft Chips for Seoul Casino

by September 3, 2018

South Korea’s Minting and Security Printing Corporation has agreed to create new chips for Grand Korea Leisure, the state-run entity operating the Seven Luck casino in Seoul. The state-owned corporation is responsible for printing and minting banknotes and coins as well as govern ...

West Virginia Quietly Becomes Fourth State to Launch Sports Betting

West Virginia Quietly Becomes Fourth State to Launch Sports Betting

by August 31, 2018

West Virginia quietly became the fourth state to launch legal sports betting after the US Supreme Court struck down in May a federal ban on wagering on professional and collegiate sports leagues.Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia accepted y ...

Florida Casino Amendment Sees Support from 71% of Likely Voters in Latest Poll

Florida Casino Amendment Sees Support from 71% of Likely Voters in Latest Poll

by August 31, 2018

Amendment 3 will see support from 71% of Florida’s residents who are likely to cast their vote in the upcoming General Election in November, the results from a recently conducted poll show.Spearheaded by the Voters in Charge organization, Amendment 3 aims to modify Florida’s ...

Nayong Pilipino Foundation Slams Corruption Allegations over Casino Project

Nayong Pilipino Foundation Slams Corruption Allegations over Casino Project

by August 30, 2018

Nayong Pilipino Foundation officials once again denied corruption allegations and stressed on the legality of the foundation’s deal with Hong Kong casino resort developer Landing International Development that secured the latter with a land plot for the development of a $1.5-bill ...

Caesars Looking to Sell Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, According to New Round of Reports

Caesars Looking to Sell Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, According to New Round of Reports

by August 29, 2018

For nearly a decade now, the Las Vegas rumor mill would, every once in a while, produce a story revolving around the potential sale of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, which is currently owned by gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and has been home to the W ...

Singapore Visitors Spend Nearly S$1.5 Billion on Gambling, Sightseeing, and Entertainment

Singapore Visitors Spend Nearly S$1.5 Billion on Gambling, Sightseeing, and Entertainment

by August 28, 2018

Tourism spending on sightseeing, entertainment, and gambling in Singapore increased 6% during the first quarter of the year to S$1.498 billion (approximately $1.1 billion), according to official data released by the Singapore Tourism Board.However, the tourism body, tasked w ...

Kentucky Lawmakers Look to Take Small But Very Precise Steps on Sports Betting Legalization

Kentucky Lawmakers Look to Take Small But Very Precise Steps on Sports Betting Legalization

by August 28, 2018

It has been three months since the US Supreme Court struck down the 1992 nationwide ban on sports betting. The historic ruling led up to the legalization and launch of sports betting offering in several states and started discussions over the potential of a regulated sports betti ...

Kenya MPs Debate Gambling Tax Cut to 15% Following Industry Pressure

Kenya MPs Debate Gambling Tax Cut to 15% Following Industry Pressure

by August 27, 2018

Kenyan lawmakers may finally agree to reduce the 35% tax on betting and gaming that took effect early this year to 15% as the nation’s gambling industry is growing restless over the toll the new taxation regime has taken on its stakeholders.Kenyan news outlet The Star report ...

Greek Casinos See Massive Decline in Wagers as Elliniko Gaming License Bidding Process Opens Soon

Greek Casinos See Massive Decline in Wagers as Elliniko Gaming License Bidding Process Opens Soon

by August 26, 2018

Greece’s land-based casinos saw an enormous slump in the amount wagered by customers in 2017. According to information released by the Hellenic Gaming Commission earlier this week, patrons wagered €1.58 billion at the country’s gambling establishments last year, down ...

Gambling Watchdog Slaps Six-Figure Fine on Netherlands-Facing Betsson Subsidiary

Gambling Watchdog Slaps Six-Figure Fine on Netherlands-Facing Betsson Subsidiary

by August 24, 2018

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has slapped a hefty fine on a Betsson subsidiary for serving Dutch players without holding the necessary permission, the Malta-headquartered online gambling operator revealed in a press release from earlier today.Betsson said ...

Illinois Lawmakers Seek Public Input on Sweeping Gambling Expansion Reform

Illinois Lawmakers Seek Public Input on Sweeping Gambling Expansion Reform

by August 23, 2018

Illinois lawmakers gathered public input on Wednesday about a potential expansion of the state’s gambling industry that could see the construction of up to five new casinos, addition of table games and video gaming at horse racetracks, and expansion of the video gaming machines s ...

Myanmar Lawmakers Submit Casino Legalization Bill

Myanmar Lawmakers Submit Casino Legalization Bill

by August 22, 2018

The Myanmar Public Affairs Management Committee submitted on Tuesday a bill calling for the legalization of casinos as the country is struggling to find sources of additional revenue to close a massive budget gap and is looking to boost its tourism industry.The piece of legi ...

Belarusian Lawmakers Not Bullish On Online Casino Boom

Belarusian Lawmakers Not Bullish On Online Casino Boom

by August 22, 2018

Belarusian lawmakers do not expect any significant boom in the number of licensed online casinos, following the recent approval of a decree that legalized that type of activity in the country, local news outlet BelTA reported.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed ...

EGBA Once Again Slams Norway’s Proposed Gambling Payment Blocking Rules

EGBA Once Again Slams Norway’s Proposed Gambling Payment Blocking Rules

by August 21, 2018

The European Gaming & Betting Association has once again urged Norwegian lawmakers to craft a “modern, open to competition” gambling regulation framework as a consultation on recently proposed restrictions in relation to the provision of remote gambling services in the countr ...

Italy’s Retail Betting Market Worth €490.6 Million in First Seven Months

Italy’s Retail Betting Market Worth €490.6 Million in First Seven Months

by August 21, 2018

Italy’s retail betting sector generated revenue of €490.6 million during the first seven months of the year, a period that included the FIFA World Cup, Italian gambling news outlet Agimeg reports. The amount of €2.5 billion was wagered at betting shops across the country during t ...