Details Emerge about New Downtown Las Vegas Casino and Hotel Tower

Details Emerge about New Downtown Las Vegas Casino and Hotel Tower

by May 4, 2018

A new casino complex with a 459-foot-tall hotel tower is set to replace the former Las Vegas Club in downtown Las Vegas, local news outlet Las Vegas Sun has reported citing documents submitted with city officials.The new property will feature a 117,740-square-foot casino, th ...

New Massachusetts Casino Looks to Hire 3,000 Smiling Staff ahead of August 24 Opening

New Massachusetts Casino Looks to Hire 3,000 Smiling Staff ahead of August 24 Opening

by May 4, 2018

MGM Springfield is “pursuing best effort” to make sure that 35% of its 3,000-strong workforce will be represented by Springfield residents, General Manager Alex Dixon said Thursday in a keynote address during a conference at the College of the Holy Cross.MGM Springfield is ...

Galaxy Still Pursues Philippines Casino Expansion Despite Boracay’s Closure

Galaxy Still Pursues Philippines Casino Expansion Despite Boracay’s Closure

by May 3, 2018

Macau gaming and hospitality operator Galaxy Entertainment Group is still committed to building an eco-friendly $300-million to $500-million casino resort on the Philippine island of Boracay, the company itself said in its financial report for the first quarter of 2018.Galaxy ...

Japan Casino Bidding Process Will Begin in Late 2019, Melco CEO Believes

Japan Casino Bidding Process Will Begin in Late 2019, Melco CEO Believes

by May 2, 2018

The bidding process for Japan’s first integrated resorts will likely begin late next year or even in 2020, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho said in an interview with business media outlet Bloomberg.Melco currently operates integrated resorts in ...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to Hire Recovering Addicts

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to Hire Recovering Addicts

by May 2, 2018

The Atlantic and Cape May Country Drug Court has been renamed as Recovery Court and has partnered with Atlantic City’s casino labor union to provide participants with training for the city’s gaming industry, local news outlet Breaking AC reports.The Drug Court program in Atl ...

Blackstone Buys Spanish Gambling Giant Cirsa

Blackstone Buys Spanish Gambling Giant Cirsa

by April 30, 2018

American private equity firm The Blackstone Group has fully acquired Spanish gambling operator Cirsa Gaming Corporation, local news outlets reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the deal.The purchase price and other details about the deal were not disclosed, but so ...

Construction of $400-Million Costa Rica Casino Resort to Begin Next Year

Construction of $400-Million Costa Rica Casino Resort to Begin Next Year

by April 28, 2018

Construction work on a $400-million hotel and casino resort in Costa Rica is expected to begin in early 2019, after the project has received the necessary approval from the host municipality and tourism regulators, local news outlet The Costa Rica Star reports.The property w ...

Delaware Senate Passes Casino Relief Package

Delaware Senate Passes Casino Relief Package

by April 27, 2018

The Delaware Senate passed Thursday afternoon a bill that would cut the revenue shared annually by the state’s three casinos in a bid to boost the venues that have been struggling with heavy tax burdens amid growing competition from neighboring states and rising operating costs. ...

Caesars Expands to Mexico with $200-Million Non-Gambling Resort

Caesars Expands to Mexico with $200-Million Non-Gambling Resort

by April 26, 2018

Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced on Wednesday plans to build a non-gaming resort in a key Mexican tourism destination as part of its global expansion strategy.The new project was unveiled just days after the major company announced ...

Indiana Casino Regulator Approves Relocation of Caesars’ Horseshoe Southern Indiana onto Land

Indiana Casino Regulator Approves Relocation of Caesars’ Horseshoe Southern Indiana onto Land

by April 25, 2018

The $85-million project for the relocation of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino onto nearby land received the necessary green light from the Indiana Gaming Commission on Tuesday. Construction on the land-based facility is expected to begin in June.During a Tues ...

Belle Corp. Announces Expansion Plans at City of Dreams Manila Casino Resort

Belle Corp. Announces Expansion Plans at City of Dreams Manila Casino Resort

by April 24, 2018

Philippine real estate developer Belle Corp. has once again presented its partner Melco Resorts & Entertainment with a plan for the expansion of City of Dreams Manila. The two companies operate jointly the integrated resort located in the Philippine capital’s Entertainment Ci ...

Emmy-Winning TV Presenter Discusses Problem Gambling in Ireland in New Documentary

Emmy-Winning TV Presenter Discusses Problem Gambling in Ireland in New Documentary

by April 23, 2018

Irish TV presenter Baz Ashmawy is dwelling on problem gambling and the lack of information about the growing issue in Ireland in his new documentary All Bets Are Off, which premieres Monday at 9:35 pm local time on Irish channel RTÉ One.The popular presenter won an Emmy Award ...

PokerStars Owner Snaps Up SkyBet, Creates Largest Listed Gambling Company

PokerStars Owner Snaps Up SkyBet, Creates Largest Listed Gambling Company

by April 22, 2018

Canadian online gambling giant The Stars Group announced Saturday that it would buy UK counterpart Sky Betting & Gaming in a move that would create the largest publicly listed online gambling company, boost The Stars Group’s sports betting product, and secure the combin ...

Arkansas AG Asks Court to Side with Her in Ongoing Dispute with Casino Group

Arkansas AG Asks Court to Side with Her in Ongoing Dispute with Casino Group

by April 21, 2018

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the state’s Supreme Court to reject a request to force her to give the nod to the wording of a ballot measure that, if approved, would allow for the establishment of up to four casinos across the state.The Driving Arkansa ...

Kenya Could Scrap 35% Gambling Tax and Introduce Tax on Winnings

Kenya Could Scrap 35% Gambling Tax and Introduce Tax on Winnings

by April 20, 2018

Kenya’s current 35% tax on betting and gaming services could be scrapped by the government in favor of a 15% one under growing pressure from the country’s gambling industry.Local media reports that National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale submitted earlier this week the ...