Trump Supreme Court Nominee Sided with Casinos to Foil Unionization Efforts

Trump Supreme Court Nominee Sided with Casinos to Foil Unionization Efforts

by July 31, 2018

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was nominated by US President Donald Trump for a seat on the Supreme Court earlier this month, was once a key figure in preventing unionization at one of President Trump’s Atlantic City casinos, Bloomberg reports.The nation’s top official operated ...

Boracay Casino War Rages On: President Duterte Says ‘No’ to $550-Million Plan

Boracay Casino War Rages On: President Duterte Says ‘No’ to $550-Million Plan

by July 30, 2018

There will be no casino on the island of Boracay, a spokesperson for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, following recent comments by gaming and leisure company Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) that their planned $550-million casino resort in the po ...

Casino Giant MGM Partners GVC, Boyd Gaming for Larger Cut of US Sports Betting Pie

Casino Giant MGM Partners GVC, Boyd Gaming for Larger Cut of US Sports Betting Pie

by July 30, 2018

Gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International announced today that it would look to capitalize on the nascent US sports betting market and extend its US presence with a duo of key partnership deals.In separate press releases from minutes ago, the major gambling comp ...

Ireland’s Revenue Declares War on Dublin’s Illegal Casinos

Ireland’s Revenue Declares War on Dublin’s Illegal Casinos

by July 29, 2018

Ireland’s Revenue has issued enforcement letters to a number of illegally operating casino facilities across Dublin giving them 21 days to remove gambling machines from their premises, The Times reported earlier this week.News about the government agency launching a cr ...

Gambling Giants GVC and MGM in Advanced Talks over Joint US Sports Betting Business

Gambling Giants GVC and MGM in Advanced Talks over Joint US Sports Betting Business

by July 29, 2018

Online gambling operator GVC Holdings and casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International have entered the final stages of talks over the creation of a joint US sports betting business, sources familiar with the matter told Sky News.It is believed that the joint ventu ...

Boracay Casino Resort Still On Track to Open in 2021 Despite Ongoing Hurdles

Boracay Casino Resort Still On Track to Open in 2021 Despite Ongoing Hurdles

by July 28, 2018

A planned casino resort on Boracay is on track to be launched in 2021, despite the Philippine island’s closure for environmental rehabilitation, a representative of one of the companies behind the project told local media.News emerged last December that Macau gaming an ...

Lotte Tour Extends South Korea Casino Footprint with Paradise Casino Jeju Lotte Purchase

Lotte Tour Extends South Korea Casino Footprint with Paradise Casino Jeju Lotte Purchase

by July 28, 2018

South Korean tour operator and real estate developer Lotte Tour Development announced Friday that it is stepping further into its home country’s casino market with the acquisition of Paradise Casino Jeju Lotte.The company is set to pay the total amount of KRW43.4 billi ...

Hong Kong Businesswoman Pansy Ho Buys Asia’s Second Most Expensive Mansion

Hong Kong Businesswoman Pansy Ho Buys Asia’s Second Most Expensive Mansion

by July 27, 2018

Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has reportedly purchased Asia’s second most expensive home for the hefty amount of HK$900 million, according to a report from news outlet the South China Morning Post.The mansion is located in an exclusive Hong Kong neigh ...

San Manuel Casino Breaks Ground on Multi-Million Expansion

San Manuel Casino Breaks Ground on Multi-Million Expansion

by July 26, 2018

San Manuel Casino broke ground Wednesday on a $550-million expansion that will see the addition of a hotel and an event center, among other facilities, to the property’s existing operations. The expansion project will be carried out in several phases and a date for its finalizati ...

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 ...