Landing Gets Green Light to Expand Casino Resort Business in the Philippines

Landing Gets Green Light to Expand Casino Resort Business in the Philippines

by July 26, 2018

Hong Kong-listed integrated resort developer Landing International Development said Wednesday that it has won a provisional permit from Philippine regulators to build a $1.5 billion hotel and casino resort in the Manila Bay area.Landing currently operates the Jeju Shinhwa Wo ...

Genting Singapore Shows Sharpened Appetite for Japan Casino Expansion with New Local Subsidiaries

Genting Singapore Shows Sharpened Appetite for Japan Casino Expansion with New Local Subsidiaries

by July 25, 2018

Integrated resort developer and operator Genting Singapore announced Tuesday that it has established five new indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan just days after the country’s government passed a bill that authorizes the construction of up to three integrated resorts with ...

Israeli Hoteliers Buy Shuttered Las Vegas Strip Motel, Hint Casino Development Plans

Israeli Hoteliers Buy Shuttered Las Vegas Strip Motel, Hint Casino Development Plans

by July 24, 2018

A new hotel and casino complex might spring up in the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip after two Israeli hoteliers bought earlier this month the 1960s-era Motel 8 and hinted at plans to bulldoze the site to make room for a new development, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. ...

Twin River and Dover Downs Set to Merge amid US Land-Based Casino Sector Consolidation Wave

Twin River and Dover Downs Set to Merge amid US Land-Based Casino Sector Consolidation Wave

by July 23, 2018

US gaming companies Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. announced on Sunday that they have agreed to merge their operations amid a wave of consolidation in the US land-based casino sector.Twin River currently operates as a priva ...

Australian Racing Rolls Out New Rules to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

Australian Racing Rolls Out New Rules to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

by July 22, 2018

Australian horse racing trainers and owners could have their computers and mobile devices seized if they are suspected of gambling with illegal betting websites, under a new set of rules by Racing Australia, local news outlet The Sydney Morning Herald reports.Racing Australi ...

Melco Opens Two Casino Facilities at Larnaca Airport Within Months

Melco Opens Two Casino Facilities at Larnaca Airport Within Months

by July 21, 2018

Two satellite casino facilities will open doors at the Larnaca International Airport by the end of the year under an agreement between Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus and Hermes Airport Ltd., a joint statement by the two companies says.Integrated Resorts Cyprus represents t ...

Japan Passes IR/Casino Bill Despite Heavy Opposition Criticism

Japan Passes IR/Casino Bill Despite Heavy Opposition Criticism

by July 21, 2018

The Upper House of the Japanese Diet approved on Friday a bill that authorizes the construction of up to three integrated resorts with casino gaming floors. The move completes a two-phase process of legalization of casino gambling in the country and creation of a gaming hub that ...

Vietnamese Casino Fined for Faulty Tax Reports

Vietnamese Casino Fined for Faulty Tax Reports

by July 20, 2018

The owner of Royal International Gaming Club in Ha Long, Vietnam has received a $15,000 fine after being found to have provided faulty reports of value added tax and using illegal invoices, local news outlet VnExpress reports.Royal Casino is part of the larger Royal Halong H ...

Massachusetts Investigation into Casino Boss Steve Wynn on Track for Late August Completion

Massachusetts Investigation into Casino Boss Steve Wynn on Track for Late August Completion

by July 20, 2018

Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigators are on track to complete their probe into disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts by the end of August, Stephen Crosby, Chairman of the gambling regulator told Thursday local news outlet the Boston Herald.Mr. Crosby sa ...

Tabcorp Confirms Sun Bets Departure, Failed Gambling Business Ceases Trading in Coming Days

Tabcorp Confirms Sun Bets Departure, Failed Gambling Business Ceases Trading in Coming Days

by July 19, 2018

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp today confirmed its exit from the Sun Bets joint venture with News UK as the UK-facing betting business has underperformed since its inception in 2016.Tabcorp has agreed to pay £39.5 million to its partner in the joint operation in order to ...

Northern Cyprus Reportedly Considers Lifting Casino Gambling Ban on Residents

Northern Cyprus Reportedly Considers Lifting Casino Gambling Ban on Residents

by July 19, 2018

Northern Cyprus authorities are reportedly considering the possibility to lift a long-standing casino gambling ban on Turkish Cypriots, the Cyprus Mail reported Wednesday citing media outlets from the northern portion of the Mediterranean island.Discussions are believed to h ...

Melco’s Cyprus Casino Welcomes 34,000 Unique Visitors During First Three Weeks

Melco’s Cyprus Casino Welcomes 34,000 Unique Visitors During First Three Weeks

by July 18, 2018

Cyprus Casinos (C2), the first legal casino facility in the Republic of Cyprus, welcomed 34,000 individual guests during its first three weeks of operation, owner Melco International Development said in a statement from earlier today.The venue opened doors June 28 in the cit ...

Mandalay Bay Owner Sues October 1 Mass Shooting Victims, Seeks Liability Protection

Mandalay Bay Owner Sues October 1 Mass Shooting Victims, Seeks Liability Protection

by July 17, 2018

Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International is suing over 1,000 victims of last year’s Mandalay Bay mass shooting in a bid to avoid liability claims, local news outlet Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.The company has filed lawsuits in Nevada and California courts arguin ...

Caesars Breaks Ground on LV Convention Center, Applies for NJ Betting License, Acquires Two Indiana Casinos

Caesars Breaks Ground on LV Convention Center, Applies for NJ Betting License, Acquires Two Indiana Casinos

by July 17, 2018

Gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground on Monday on a $375-million, 550,000-square-foot conference center as part of its strategy to further expand its operations beyond casino gambling.CAESARS FORUM will be constructed on a single level and wi ...

MGM’s Maryland Casino Resort Opens $48-Million Expansion

MGM’s Maryland Casino Resort Opens $48-Million Expansion

by July 16, 2018

MGM National Harbor unveiled Sunday a nearly $50-million expansion of its gaming floor to respond to growing demand for additional gambling services. The expansion project was completed a year and a half after the hotel and casino resort opened doors in Prince George’s County, Ma ...