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 ...

SLS Casino Reminisces About Happy Past with Reported Rebranding as Grand Sahara

SLS Casino Reminisces About Happy Past with Reported Rebranding as Grand Sahara

by July 13, 2018

The new owner of SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is reportedly looking to rebrand the property as Grand Sahara Resort as part of a planned $100-million renovation and upgrade, Eater Vegas reports.Privately-owned gaming company The Meruelo Group acquired the struggling Strip ...

Casino Giant Melco Looks Forward to Working with Cyprus’ New Tourism Ministry

Casino Giant Melco Looks Forward to Working with Cyprus’ New Tourism Ministry

by July 13, 2018

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the operator of the Republic of Cyprus’ first casino, welcomed the recently approved creation of a Junior Ministry of Tourism that will look to further improve the state of the tiny Mediterranean nation’s tourism industry.Hong Kong-based Me ...

Caesars Completes Sale of Caesars Palace’s Octavius Tower to VICI

Caesars Completes Sale of Caesars Palace’s Octavius Tower to VICI

by July 12, 2018

Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and real estate investment trust VICI Properties announced the completion of the latter’s acquisition of the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace for the total amount of $507.5 million in cash.Under the terms of ...

Philippine Government Will Not Allow Casino on Boracay, Official Says

Philippine Government Will Not Allow Casino on Boracay, Official Says

by July 12, 2018

An official from the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday that the government would not authorize the construction of a casino resort on the island of Boracay. The famous tourist destination is currently undergoing environmental rehabilitation ...

Court Sides with Sportsbet to Block CrownBet’s Planned Rebrand

Court Sides with Sportsbet to Block CrownBet’s Planned Rebrand

by July 11, 2018

Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has succeeded in its endeavor to block rival CrownBet’s planned rebrand (at least for now), after a Federal Court injunction order was issued on Wednesday compelling the latter operator to nix its plans, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.Canadi ...

MGM’s Springfield Casino Resort to Offer Free Parking

MGM’s Springfield Casino Resort to Offer Free Parking

by July 10, 2018

MGM Springfield, the $960-million integrated resort slated to open doors in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 24, will offer free parking to customers and the general public, a spokesman for the property told local media late last week.News about the free parking opportun ...