Sky to Limit Gambling Ads to One per Commercial Break from New Premier League Season

Sky to Limit Gambling Ads to One per Commercial Break from New Premier League Season

by November 4, 2018

Sky is looking to crack down on gambling ads amid tumultuous times for UK’s gambling industryPay-TV giant Sky announced plans to significantly limit the number of gambling ads that are shown across its programing amid rising concern over the overexposure of vulnerable p ...

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Fined for Compliance Failures

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Fined for Compliance Failures

by November 3, 2018

The casino company has failed to inform the New Jersey gambling regulator about the employment of a marketing executiveCasino and hospitality company Hard Rock International was fined by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for compliance failures, local news outlet ...

Caesars CEO to Step Down, Company Signs Brand Sponsorship with New Raiders Stadium in Vegas

Caesars CEO to Step Down, Company Signs Brand Sponsorship with New Raiders Stadium in Vegas

by November 2, 2018

Caesars CEO steps down after three years at the company’s helm; the casino operator becomes first founding sponsor of Las Vegas StadiumCaesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora announced Thursday that he is resigning after three years in the role. Mr. Frissora will step d ...

Churchill Downs Acquires Majority Stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines

Churchill Downs Acquires Majority Stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines

by November 1, 2018

Churchill Downs acquires “crown jewel of Illinois gaming” in latest acquisition deal within the US land-based casino spaceGambling company Churchill Downs Incorporated announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to buy a majority stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines ...

Norwegian TV Host Sues Gaming Innovation Group over Failed Collab

Norwegian TV Host Sues Gaming Innovation Group over Failed Collab

by November 1, 2018

Popular television personality claims he has reached a verbal agreement entitling him to 3.4 million shares now worth NOK10 millionPopular Norwegian TV presenter Hallvard Flatland says he is entitled to 3.4 million shares in online gambling group Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) ...

William Hill Makes £242-Million Offer to Buy MRG ahead of Major UK Gambling Industry Disturbances

William Hill Makes £242-Million Offer to Buy MRG ahead of Major UK Gambling Industry Disturbances

by October 31, 2018

William Hill looks to expand European presence, diversify revenue mix, improve online performance with MRG marriageWilliam Hill today announced that it has made a cash offer to acquire Malta-headquartered online gambling operator Mr Green & co AB (MRG) as the British book ...

Shuttered Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino Still Out of Luck, Gets Zero Bids at Foreclosure Auction

Shuttered Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino Still Out of Luck, Gets Zero Bids at Foreclosure Auction

by October 31, 2018

Primary lender assumes ownership of failed Lucky Dragon casino resort; property receives no offers at foreclosure auctionThe unfortunate Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino was released back to its primary lender after it got zero bids at a Tuesday auction in Las Vegas. Located in ...

New York Jets Partner Online Gambling Operator 888, Face Backlash from Football Purists

New York Jets Partner Online Gambling Operator 888, Face Backlash from Football Purists

by October 30, 2018

Yet another NFL team joins forces with a casino operator as the league relaxes gambling advertising rulesThe New York Jets have penned a sponsorship deal with online gambling operator 888 and football purists are not happy about it, news outlet the New York Post reported on ...

Andorran Government Extends Review of Casino License Appeals to November 27

Andorran Government Extends Review of Casino License Appeals to November 27

by October 30, 2018

The government of the tiny nation needs one more month to review the paperwork filed by companies opposing the issuing of a casino license to local company Jocs SAThe government of Andorra has extended the deadline for issuing its response to the appeals filed against the gra ...

Business Magnates Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett Clash Over Nevada Electricity Monopoly Ballot Question

Business Magnates Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett Clash Over Nevada Electricity Monopoly Ballot Question

by October 29, 2018

Casino boss Sheldon Adelson funnels $20 million into initiative aiming to break up Nevada’s electricity supply monopolyNevada has turned into an arena for a battle of billionaires as two business magnates are clashing over a constitutional amendment that aims to end the utili ...

Cayman Islands Legislators Table New Anti-Illegal Gambling Bill

Cayman Islands Legislators Table New Anti-Illegal Gambling Bill

by October 29, 2018

Cayman Islands lawmakers look to clamp down on illegal gambling with heftier finesCayman Islands lawmakers have indicated their intentions to ramp up efforts to crack down on illegal gambling with the recent introduction of a piece of legislation that, if adopted, would incre ...

Thai Police Gambling Raid Flops, Elderly Man in Custody

Thai Police Gambling Raid Flops, Elderly Man in Custody

by October 26, 2018

A massive joint operation of the police in Phuket and the Royal Thai Army has failed spectacularly as officers were conducting a raid on an illegal gambling den. On Thursday evening, local law enforcement raided the underground facility but the only person arrested was an elderly ...

Albanian Parliament Bans Sports Betting, Online Gambling

Albanian Parliament Bans Sports Betting, Online Gambling

by October 26, 2018

Following a decision to move casinos out of cities, Albania is now imposing a ban on sports wagering and other forms of gambling, which comes into force on January 1, 2019. In a Thursday vote, the Parliament passed a law prohibiting betting shops, slot machines parlors, and onlin ...

“No Casino” Policy for Boracay Needs Executive Order, Department of Justice

“No Casino” Policy for Boracay Needs Executive Order, Department of Justice

by October 25, 2018

The Philippines’ Department of Justice has said that in order to enforce his “no casino” policy on Boracay Island, president Rodrigo Duterte should issue an executive order. Such an act will be the fastest and most efficient method for halting the casino operations on the island, ...

Indian Police Arrests 500 Offenders for Gambling on Occasion of Hindu Festival

Indian Police Arrests 500 Offenders for Gambling on Occasion of Hindu Festival

by October 25, 2018

Police in the Indian state of Odisha has arrested more than 500 individuals for illegal gambling in the Ganjam and Jajpur districts. The arrests were a result of police raids in gambling dens organized on occasion of a popular Hindu festival, the Kumar Purnima.Authorities ha ...