The Star Adds Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Sydney Casino

The Star Adds Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Sydney Casino

by August 15, 2018

Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has partnered luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton to develop a A$500-million hotel and apartment complex near The Star’s existing casino in Sydney.The development of the hotel is part of a larger project for the renovation ...

Spain’s OHL Increases Stake in €500-Million Madrid Development Project Half-Owned by PokerStars Founder

Spain’s OHL Increases Stake in €500-Million Madrid Development Project Half-Owned by PokerStars Founder

by August 14, 2018

Construction company OHL Desarrollos has purchased a 32.5% stake in the Centro Canalejas Madrid development from Grupo Villar Mir to increase its holding in the project to 50%. PokerStars founder Mark Scheinberg owns the other half of the ambitious plan, which was originally kick ...

No Casinos, New or Existing, Will Operate on Boracay after Rehabilitation, Tourism Official Says

No Casinos, New or Existing, Will Operate on Boracay after Rehabilitation, Tourism Official Says

by August 14, 2018

There will be no casinos on Boracay after the Philippine island’s planned reopening on October 26, a government official told local news outlets earlier today.Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that neither already established gambling venues nor new ones will be ...

CrownBet Launches New Ad Campaign to Celebrate Planned Rebrand as BetEasy

CrownBet Launches New Ad Campaign to Celebrate Planned Rebrand as BetEasy

by August 13, 2018

Australian gambling operator CrownBet has kicked off its planned rebrand as BetEasy with a new advertising campaign created by Melbourne-based ad agency The Monkeys.The rebrand is part of the ongoing merger between the operator and William Hill’s Australian business, which C ...

LINQ Casino Slot Machines Go Down during DEF CON Hacker Convention

LINQ Casino Slot Machines Go Down during DEF CON Hacker Convention

by August 13, 2018

Dozens of slot machines went down at The LINQ Casino in Las Vegas over the weekend and speculations quickly emerged that those might have been hacked, Mashable reports citing information from a person who was on the gaming floor at the time of the odd occurrence.It is intere ...

Man Who Cracked Roulette and Won Millions Dies at 86

Man Who Cracked Roulette and Won Millions Dies at 86

by August 10, 2018

Medical researcher Richard Jarecki who cracked roulette in the 1970s, winning millions of dollars in European casinos, died on July 25 at the age of 86. Taking advantage of flawed roulette wheels, he became legendary among gamblers and a threat to some of the most popular casino ...

Despite Positive Outlook for Macau, US-China Trade War May Impact Gambling Revenues

Despite Positive Outlook for Macau, US-China Trade War May Impact Gambling Revenues

by August 10, 2018

The International Monetary Fund expects Macau to become the richest place in the world by 2020, overtaking oil-rich Qatar as the jurisdiction with the highest GDP. Meanwhile, the trade war between China and the United States continues to escalate and some experts forecast a negat ...

Apple Wipes Out Individual Developers’ Gambling Apps from App Store

Apple Wipes Out Individual Developers’ Gambling Apps from App Store

by August 9, 2018

A large number of gambling-related mobile applications have been removed from the App Store and hundreds more would likely follow after Apple implemented a new App Review policy today. In an attempt to fight illegal online gambling activity, the tech giant wiped out individual de ...

University Approves Plans to Purchase Former Atlantic Club Casino

University Approves Plans to Purchase Former Atlantic Club Casino

by August 9, 2018

Four years after New Jersey’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel shut down, Stockton University has decided to acquire the now abandoned property. On Wednesday, the university’s board of trustees approved plans to purchase the closed casino resort, which is located near a new residential ...

Philippine President Vows to Block All New Casino Projects in the Country

Philippine President Vows to Block All New Casino Projects in the Country

by August 8, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his commitment to prevent any new casino resort projects from materialization in the country just a day after he said he would block the construction of Landing International Development’s $1.5-billion integrated resort in ...

Twin River Announces August 28 Closure Date for Newport Casino

Twin River Announces August 28 Closure Date for Newport Casino

by August 8, 2018

Twin River Management Group has confirmed a closing date for its Newport Grand Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The property is slated to be shuttered on August 28 and its gaming license will be transferred to the company’s newly built Twin River Tiverton Casino in Tiverton, Rhod ...

Philippine President Blocks Landing’s Manila Casino Resort Project

Philippine President Blocks Landing’s Manila Casino Resort Project

by August 7, 2018

Philippine President has a new target in his ongoing war against the proliferation of gambling in the country as a spokesperson for the official announced earlier today that he would cancel a recently approved project for the construction of a $1.5-billion casino resort in the ca ...

Stockton University Could Buy Shuttered Atlantic Club Casino

Stockton University Could Buy Shuttered Atlantic Club Casino

by August 7, 2018

New Jersey’s Stockton University is considering the purchase of the ill-fated Atlantic Club Casino Hotel as part of its expansion into Atlantic City, the Press of Atlantic City reported Monday.It was understood that the university’s Board of Trustees will discuss the potenti ...

Casino Boss Kazuo Okada Detained in Hong Kong on Fraud Charges

Casino Boss Kazuo Okada Detained in Hong Kong on Fraud Charges

by August 6, 2018

Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada was reportedly arrested in Hong Kong on fraud charges, according to Chinese media outlets. Mr. Okada was the founder and Chairman of pachinko and slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp., but was ousted from the company last summer after ...

Goans May Be Banned from Local Casinos as Part of Larger Industry Re-Regulation Drive

Goans May Be Banned from Local Casinos as Part of Larger Industry Re-Regulation Drive

by August 5, 2018

Residents of the Indian state of Goa might be banned from local casinos from next year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. The state currently has 15 operational casinos – six riverboat ones, floating across the Mandovi River, and nine onshore ones located at luxury ...