France Set to Launch Privatization of National Lottery Operator

France Set to Launch Privatization of National Lottery Operator

by June 13, 2018

The French government is set to begin preparations for divestment of the country’s national lottery operator Francaise des Jeux as well as of airport operator Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP) and energy provider Engie SA, local news outlets report. The lottery entity is 72% state-owne ...

Hong Kong Police Pledges to Investigate Digital Illegal Betting during World Cup 2018

Hong Kong Police Pledges to Investigate Digital Illegal Betting during World Cup 2018

by June 12, 2018

Hong Kong authorities have revealed that local police would remain focused on carrying out operations against digital illegal betting at the time of the World Cup 2018, as the number of bookmakers which choose to go online to avoid being affected by certain regulatory requirement ...

Queensland Government Rolls Out New Point of Consumption Gambling Tax

Queensland Government Rolls Out New Point of Consumption Gambling Tax

by June 12, 2018

Queensland will be the third Australian state to implement a point of consumption tax on betting revenue after South Australia and Victoria announced similar moves earlier this year. The state’s new taxation regime will come into effect on October 1, 2018.The new tax was ann ...

New Jersey Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill amid Eventful Month for State’s Gambling Industry

New Jersey Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill amid Eventful Month for State’s Gambling Industry

by June 12, 2018

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Monday a bill that authorizes the provision of sports betting services by local casinos and racetracks. The state’s top official put his signature on the legislative piece four days after the Legislature voted it through overwhelmingly....

Genting Bets Big on Untapped Andorra Casino Market

Genting Bets Big on Untapped Andorra Casino Market

by June 11, 2018

Genting Casinos UK, the UK subsidiary of Malaysian gaming and hospitality giant Genting Group, is planning to invest €140 million in what could turn into one of Andorra’s largest foreign projects.The government of the tiny nation squeezed between Spain and France is expected ...

Hard Rock Completes Catalonia Casino Resort Payment Bond

Hard Rock Completes Catalonia Casino Resort Payment Bond

by June 9, 2018

Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has completed its payment bond the Government of Catalonia, where it was given the green light to build and operate an integrated resort.Damià Calvet, head of the Catalan Department of Territory and Sustainability, told ...

Melco Breaks Ground on Cyprus Resort, Temporary Casino Opens Doors June 28

Melco Breaks Ground on Cyprus Resort, Temporary Casino Opens Doors June 28

by June 8, 2018

Hong Kong gaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment turned today the first sod on its €550-million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort in Limassol, Cyprus.The property will be the company’s first one outside Asia and will feature Cyprus’ fir ...

Regional Court of Bratislava Lifts 2017 Gambling Ban

Regional Court of Bratislava Lifts 2017 Gambling Ban

by June 8, 2018

Yesterday, the Regional Court in Bratislava reversed the ban imposed on gambling in the city. Under the Court’s ruling which said that the ban was not in line with the law, gambling will once again be legal in the capital of Slovakia.As a result, gambling venues in Bratislav ...

Tabcorp Seeks Early Exit from Underperforming Sun Bets Following ‘Piegate’ Incident

Tabcorp Seeks Early Exit from Underperforming Sun Bets Following ‘Piegate’ Incident

by June 8, 2018

Australian gambling company Tabcorp confirmed today that it has been in talks for a hasty retreat from Sun Bets, the joint venture it formed with UK newspaper publisher News UK two years ago. It is believed that the ‘piegate’ incident and the ensuing UK Gambling Commission fine w ...

South Korean Crypto Exchange Faces Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Charges

South Korean Crypto Exchange Faces Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Charges

by June 7, 2018

A South Korean police department has confirmed that it would put forward recommendations for charging local cryptocurrency exchange CoinOne for offering margin trading services that actually constituted illegal gambling, CoinDesk reports citing Korean news outlet Yonhap.Sout ...

Massachusetts Restaurateurs Voice Concerns over Extended Drink Serving Hours at New MGM Casino

Massachusetts Restaurateurs Voice Concerns over Extended Drink Serving Hours at New MGM Casino

by June 7, 2018

The Massachusetts restaurant industry has called on regulators to prevent the state’s new casino resort from serving alcohol well into the early hours as this could have irreversibly bad impact on established restaurants in the area where the property is located.Las Vegas ga ...

Gambling Giant GVC Rocked by Shareholder Revolt over CEO’s £18-Million Pay

Gambling Giant GVC Rocked by Shareholder Revolt over CEO’s £18-Million Pay

by June 7, 2018

GVC Holdings shareholders revolted against the pay packages for the company’s CEO Kenneth Alexander and Non-Executive Chairman Lee Feldman, among other executives, during its annual general meeting on Wednesday.Nearly 44% of the gambling operator’s investors voted down the r ...

Poker Machine Closures Delayed as ACT Trading Scheme Turned Out Unsuccessful

Poker Machine Closures Delayed as ACT Trading Scheme Turned Out Unsuccessful

by June 6, 2018

Shane Rattenbury, leader of the Australian Greens party, has admitted that the poker machine trading scheme which had been unveiled by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has not worked as initially planned.The Greens and the Labor Party have joined forces to extend the d ...

Ocean Resort Casino to Offer Free Summer Parking as Part of June 28 Grand Opening Celebrations

Ocean Resort Casino to Offer Free Summer Parking as Part of June 28 Grand Opening Celebrations

by June 6, 2018

Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City will be offering free parking throughout the summer, the property announced Tuesday on its Twitter page. The former Revel casino resort is slated for June 28 grand opening, the same day when Hard Rock International is set to launch the renovat ...

Bloomberry to Expand Solaire Brand with Quezon City Casino Resort

Bloomberry to Expand Solaire Brand with Quezon City Casino Resort

by June 6, 2018

Philippine gaming and hospitality company Bloomberry Resorts Corporation confirmed plans to build a second integrated resort in the Metro Manila region as part of its strategy to capitalize on the Philippines’ booming tourism industry and growing mass segment in the north.Bl ...