Cambodia Bans Online Gambling over Public Order Concerns

Cambodia Bans Online Gambling over Public Order Concerns

by August 19, 2019

Cambodia is moving to ban online gambling, an industry that attracted a wave of Chinese investment in land-based casinos around the country, citing public safety and threat to social order concerns as the reasons for its decision.According to Cambodian lawmakers, the online ...

Bomb Hoax Evacuates Ayia Napa Casino

Bomb Hoax Evacuates Ayia Napa Casino

by August 18, 2019

A bomb hoax disrupted the operations of Ayia Napa’s recently launched casino in the early hours of Sunday morning, news outlet the Cyprus Mail reported citing information from the local police.Cyprus Casinos (C2), the Cypriot casino arm of casino resort operator Melco Resort ...

Hard Rock Las Vegas to Remain Closed for 8 Months During Virgin Transformation

Hard Rock Las Vegas to Remain Closed for 8 Months During Virgin Transformation

by August 18, 2019

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas will be closed after next year’s Super Bowl Sunday and will remain closed for the greater part of its transformation into Virgin Hotel Las Vegas, news emerged on Friday.Businessman Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels bought the property las ...

Naughty 1xBet Gets on UK Gambling Commission’s Radar Screen

Naughty 1xBet Gets on UK Gambling Commission’s Radar Screen

by August 17, 2019

Russian online gambling operator 1xBet, well known for its regulatory troubles in multiple jurisdictions, landed in hot water in the UK this past week after a Sunday Times investigation detailed its involvement in some rather dodgy practices.The Sunday Times investigation pr ...

A Tasty New Addition Joins Microgaming’s Indie Casino Content Studio Cluster

A Tasty New Addition Joins Microgaming’s Indie Casino Content Studio Cluster

by August 16, 2019

A new game studio has joined Microgaming’s cluster of independent game builders, promising to reimagine and deliver authentic land-based casino experience to the digital online gaming space.The popular online casino content supplier announced earlier this week that it has tea ...

Hard Rock Opens Information Office in Rockford to Further Casino Bid

Hard Rock Opens Information Office in Rockford to Further Casino Bid

by August 16, 2019

Hard Rock International opened this week an information office in downtown Rockford, Illinois to further its bid to build a casino resort in the city.The informational center opened doors on Wednesday at 308 W. State Street. The opening was attended by Cheap Trick guitarist ...

Pragmatic Play to Further Explore LatAm Markets with Codere Deal

Pragmatic Play to Further Explore LatAm Markets with Codere Deal

by August 16, 2019

A new major commercial deal will enable Pragmatic Play to further venture into Latin America, the online casino content supplier revealed in a press release from earlier today.Pragmatic Play said that it has recently signed an agreement with Spanish gambling powerhouse Coder ...

New Mexico’s Isleta Resort & Casino to Take Bets on In-State Collegiate Teams

New Mexico’s Isleta Resort & Casino to Take Bets on In-State Collegiate Teams

by August 15, 2019

New Mexico’s Isleta Resort & Casino will be taking bets on collegiate football and basketball games involving local teams, local media outlets report.The casino debuted a temporary sportsbook at its gaming floor earlier this week. The facility will handle wager while a l ...

Caesars Sacks Its Top Atlantic City Casino Executive

Caesars Sacks Its Top Atlantic City Casino Executive

by August 15, 2019

Caesars Entertainment Corp. has parted ways with its top executive for its three Atlantic City casinos after a lawsuit filed in federal court by a former Caesars marketing executive claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed from her role after reporting him to senior management. ...

Hard Rock’s Northern California Casino Resort Now Accepts Room Reservations

Hard Rock’s Northern California Casino Resort Now Accepts Room Reservations

by August 15, 2019

With its planned fall 2019 opening fast approaching, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain is set to begin booking room reservations for the hotel portion of the resort from today at 9 am local time.The property is one of two set to open doors in the North ...

Finnish Gambling Monopoly to Establish Ethics Council Following Backlash

Finnish Gambling Monopoly to Establish Ethics Council Following Backlash

by August 15, 2019

Finland’s state-owned gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, has decided to reestablish an internal ethics council that would be tasked with overseeing the company’s work toward providing its services in a socially responsible manner, local news outlet Yle reports.Veikkaus also announc ...

Twin River’s Lincoln Casino Could Lay Off Staff due to Impact of Boston Casino

Twin River’s Lincoln Casino Could Lay Off Staff due to Impact of Boston Casino

by August 14, 2019

Twin River Casino in Lincoln said that it could be forced to shed a number of workers due to the poorer performance of its table games in recent weeks.The property, which is owned by gaming and hospitality operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings, is one of Rhode Island’s two ...

Pope County Judge Endorses Cherokee Nation’s Casino Proposal

Pope County Judge Endorses Cherokee Nation’s Casino Proposal

by August 14, 2019

The Pope County Quorum Court voted Tuesday to endorse a proposal presented by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for the development of a $225 million casino resort just north of Russellville and Interstate 40.Tuesday’s vote took place as part of a special meeting of the court ...

GentingBet to Roll Out Selection of Play’n GO Slots in UK

GentingBet to Roll Out Selection of Play’n GO Slots in UK

by August 14, 2019

Play’n GO will further cement itself in the UK online gambling market through its latest commercial deal that will see the Malta-headquartered online casino content provider roll out its slots titles with a major operator.In a press release from earlier today Play’n GO annou ...

Playson to Agrees to Deliver Slots Range to Romania’s Platinum Casino

Playson to Agrees to Deliver Slots Range to Romania’s Platinum Casino

by August 13, 2019

Developer of online casino content Playson today announced that it has signed a supply deal with Romania’s Platinum Casino to extend its reach in the country.The announcement comes shortly after Playson obtained a Class II license for the provision of its range of games in t ...