Events & Reports

Macau Casino Revenue Drops in July

by August 3, 2015

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released on Monday information about the financial performance of the city’s six casino operators in July. Gaming revenue in the Chinese administrative region fell 34.5% year-on-year to MOP18.6 billion ($2.3 billion), meetin ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 3-9

by August 3, 2015

The upcoming week is expected to be pretty eventful and full of opportunities for poker players around the world. The UKIPT will travel to Bristol for its latest tournament, the WPT National’s next stop will be the Czech Republic’s village of Rozvadov, and the new WSO ...

Studio City Ad to Be Screened at Venice Film Festival

by August 2, 2015

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and Hollywood legend Robert De Niro, who, too, holds two of the shiny statuettes, re-united 20 years after the release of Casino to shoot yet another casino-related feature.The Audition, as this new film is called, is actually a ...

Japan’s Long and Bumpy Road to a Legalized Casino Industry

by July 31, 2015

Even though Japan is one of the world’s most advanced countries, it has been trying to overcome a number of financial difficulties for quite some time now. Not long ago, it was warned by the International Monetary Fund that its national debt will reach three times the size ...

Wynn Resorts Reports Drop in Q2 Net Revenue

by July 30, 2015

Gambling operator Wynn Resorts announced its financial results for the second quarter of the year. The company posted net revenue of $1.04 billion compared to $1.41 billion for the same period a year ago.Casino operations generated a total of $714.2 million. In comparison, th ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between July 27 and August 2

by July 27, 2015

The upcoming week will be quite rich in events. The 2015 edition of the WPT Legends of Poker is kicking off tomorrow, WPT National will stop in London, and City of Dreams Manila will play host to the APPT. More information about the aforementioned events as well as several other ...

Ohio Casino Tax Revenue Drops in Second Quarter

by July 25, 2015

According to information released by the Ohio Department of Taxation, the state’s four casinos generated 7% less in tax revenue during the second quarter of 2015. The total amount of $64.2 million is to be allocated to host cities, counties, and regulators.In comparison ...

32Red H1 Revenue Meets Board Expectations

by July 22, 2015

32Red – one of the leading British online casino companies, released information about its financial performance during the first half of 2015. In a special statement on the matter, the company announced that there was a significant growth in the net gaming revenue during the reg ...

Obstacles Massachusetts Casino Industry Has to Overcome

by July 20, 2015

Massachusetts has been making the headlines over the last couple of months because of the disagreements related to the development of the casino industry. The state was about to have its gambling sector fully developed by 2016 but according to the latest information, this will no ...

Betsson Q2 Revenue Up 14% YoY

by July 17, 2015

Swedish gambling operator Betsson AB reported its financial performance for the second quarter ended June 30. Overall revenue increased 14% year-on-year to reach SEK860.6 million, compared to the SEK752.3 million posted for the same period a year ago.The company attributed t ...

2015 WSOP – Facts and Figures

by July 16, 2015

The 2015 World Series of Poker, known to be the most highly anticipated and most prestigious poker-related event, has been completed. The festival took place from May 27 to July 14 and as usual, it was held at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thousands of peop ...

Kansas Posts Record Casino and Lottery Revenues

by July 16, 2015

The Kansas Lottery announced the financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. According to the information released, lottery and the state’s three casinos posted record revenue increases over the past twelve months.The three state-run gambling venues gener ...

Atlantic City June Casino Revenue Rises 5.5% YoY

by July 15, 2015

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said in a statement that revenue at Atlantic City’s eight casinos amounted to $216.5 million in June 2015, up 5.5% as compared to what was posted for the same month a year ago.Revenue from land-based operations amounted to $ ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between July 13-19

by July 13, 2015

The 2015 WSOP is entering its final days and as one could expect, all eyes are turned towards Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, where some of the world’s best poker players are trying their best to join this year’s November Nine. However, this does not me ...

UK Land-Based Gambling Shares

by July 10, 2015

Companies with offline gambling facilities in the United Kingdom have encountered an increasing competition by online gambling operators in the recent years. Brick-and-mortar casinos still remained the venues with the largest popularity among gamblers, according to data by the UK ...