Tropicana and Hard Rock Casinos Seek Approval to Commence Sports Betting Operations

Tropicana and Hard Rock Casinos Seek Approval to Commence Sports Betting Operations

by October 17, 2018

Tropicana and Hard Rock to soon hop into the New Jersey sports betting mixNew Jersey’s sports betting market is set to soon expand as two Atlantic City casinos have submitted petitions with the state Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) to commence wagering operations....

Former Kenyan MP Accuses David Baazov of Fraud and Gambling Proceeds Misappropriation

Former Kenyan MP Accuses David Baazov of Fraud and Gambling Proceeds Misappropriation

by October 16, 2018

Amaya founder and former CEO David Baazov lands in hot water, former Kenyan lawmaker comes forward with serious fraud accusationsA former Kenyan MP accused Amaya Gaming Group (now The Stars Group) and its founder, businessman David Baazov, of misappropriating billions of Keny ...

Sega Sammy Shows Interest in Joining Japan Casino License Race

Sega Sammy Shows Interest in Joining Japan Casino License Race

by October 16, 2018

The company is accumulating know-how to potentially build successful casino resort business in JapanJapanese gaming machine manufacturer Sega Sammy Holdings is gearing up for participation in the bidding process for the development of three integrated resorts in Japan as a pr ...

Boyd Buys Four Pinnacle Casinos; Penn National Completes $2.8-Billion Pinnacle Acquisition

Boyd Buys Four Pinnacle Casinos; Penn National Completes $2.8-Billion Pinnacle Acquisition

by October 15, 2018

Boyd completes purchase of four Pinnacle casinos to pave the way for the closure of Penn National’s $2.8-billion acquisition of PinnacleMajor gaming company Boyd Gaming Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of four casino properties from rival Pinnacl ...

Melco Bets Big on eSports in Pursuit of Japan Casino License

Melco Bets Big on eSports in Pursuit of Japan Casino License

by October 15, 2018

Melco believes existing relationship with Chinese customers and popularity of eSports could be a winning formula for Japan casino licenseAn eSports stadium will play an important role in Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s bid for a casino license in Japan, Geoffrey Davis, Ch ...

Mount Airy Submits Official Application for Beaver County Mini-Casino

Mount Airy Submits Official Application for Beaver County Mini-Casino

by October 14, 2018

Mount Airy targets late 2019 opening of Big Beaver mini-casino; facility to feature 750 slot machines and 30 table gamesOwners of Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County submitted on Friday an application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to build and operate a mini- ...

Japan’s Government Denies Reports about Trump Instructing Abe to Consider Las Vegas Sands as Winning Casino Bidder

Japan’s Government Denies Reports about Trump Instructing Abe to Consider Las Vegas Sands as Winning Casino Bidder

by October 12, 2018

Diet spokesperson denies reports about Trump’s alleged attempts to meddle in Japan’s casino license bidding processA top spokesman for the Japanese government denied on Thursday reports alleging that US President Donald Trump has asked Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during ...

Trump Lobbies Japan’s PM to Consider GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson for Casino License

Trump Lobbies Japan’s PM to Consider GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson for Casino License

by October 11, 2018

President Trump stars in another media storm with reports about attempts to advance major GOP donor and casino boss Sheldon Adelson as a winning bidder in Japan’s casino license raceUS President Donald Trump has used his political clout to advance the personal interests of La ...

Caesars to Welcome First Guests of Non-Gambling Dubai Resorts in Mid-November

Caesars to Welcome First Guests of Non-Gambling Dubai Resorts in Mid-November

by October 10, 2018

Caesars’ first post-bankruptcy properties set to open doors in Dubai in mid-NovemberHotel room bookings are now available for Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s two new non-gaming resorts in Dubai, Casino News Daily has learned. It seems that one of the two properties is set to op ...

Tabcorp Emerges as Likely Buyer of West Australia’s TAB Betting Agency

Tabcorp Emerges as Likely Buyer of West Australia’s TAB Betting Agency

by October 10, 2018

Media reports suggest that the nation’s largest gambling operator will add the betting agency to its portfolioAustralian gambling giant Tabcorp is billed as the likely new owner of the West Australia TAB totaliser betting agency, according to a new round of reports from finan ...

Albanian Government Orders Casinos, Betting Shops Out of Cities

Albanian Government Orders Casinos, Betting Shops Out of Cities

by October 9, 2018

Government moves to curb gambling in one of Europe’s poorest countriesThe government of Albania has ordered the relocation of all casinos and sports betting shops out of residential areas and to city outskirts in an effort to stop the proliferation of gambling in one of Europ ...

Bicol, Philippines Police Detain More Than 2,700 Individuals in Illegal Gambling Crackdown

Bicol, Philippines Police Detain More Than 2,700 Individuals in Illegal Gambling Crackdown

by October 8, 2018

Bicol police nab thousands in fight against illegal gambling in the region, vows to intensify crackdownThe Philippine National Police in the Bicol (PNP Bicol) region nabbed as many as 2,701 individuals on illegal gambling charges during the first three quarters of the year, t ...

Southland Racetrack Backs Arkansas Casino, Betting Expansion Effort

Southland Racetrack Backs Arkansas Casino, Betting Expansion Effort

by October 7, 2018

Proposed casino expansion expected to save the racetrack $86 million in taxes during first three yearsOwners of the Southland Park Gaming & Racing greyhound racetrack in West Memphis have poured $50,000 into the ongoing campaign for casino expansion in Arkansas, local new ...

Virginia Family Organization Condemns Bristol Casino Proposal

Virginia Family Organization Condemns Bristol Casino Proposal

by October 6, 2018

Casino plan promises $1.5 billion in contributions for Southwest VirginiaA prominent Virginia family foundation formally opposed the proposed construction of a $150-million casino resort in the city of Bristol. Casino-style gambling is currently prohibited in the state, and t ...

Czech Gambling Group SAZKA Shelves London IPO Plans in Nightmare Week for LSE

Czech Gambling Group SAZKA Shelves London IPO Plans in Nightmare Week for LSE

by October 5, 2018

A nightmare week for the London Stock Exchange continues as SAZKA Group puts listing on ice due to market volatilityCzech lottery and betting operator SAZKA Group has iced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange, citing market’s volatility as the reason behind its decisio ...