Macau Government Considers Barring All Casino Floor Workers from Gambling

Macau Government Considers Barring All Casino Floor Workers from Gambling

by June 18, 2018

The government of Macau introduced Friday a piece of legislation that calls for banning casino workers from entering gaming facilities beyond working hours, local news outlets report. The measure aims to curb problem gambling among those employed at the city’s gambling venues. ...

MGM Casino Resort Workers to Vote New Contract Terms on June 19

MGM Casino Resort Workers to Vote New Contract Terms on June 19

by June 17, 2018

Unionized workers at MGM Resorts International’s 10 Las Vegas properties will vote Tuesday, June 19, on a new five-year contract, the terms of which they agreed with the casino company earlier this month after prolonged negotiations that could have culminated in a citywide ...

UK Government Lands in Hot Water for Reportedly Delaying FOBT Crackdown

UK Government Lands in Hot Water for Reportedly Delaying FOBT Crackdown

by June 16, 2018

UK’s Labour party is throwing heavy criticism at the government for being “fundamentally weak” after reports emerged Friday that MPs and British bookmakers have agreed to delay the crackdown on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals to 2020.The governmen ...

Caesars’ Las Vegas Casino Resort Employees Approve New Contract

Caesars’ Las Vegas Casino Resort Employees Approve New Contract

by June 15, 2018

Unionized workers at Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Las Vegas Strip and downtown properties approved Thursday the terms of a new five-year contract, thus putting an end to months of negotiations that, in another case scenario, could have culminated in a citywide employees’ strike. ...

Japan’s IR/Casino Bill Passes Lower House Committee Despite Opposition

Japan’s IR/Casino Bill Passes Lower House Committee Despite Opposition

by June 15, 2018

A Lower House panel in Japan’s Diet passed earlier today the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill despite heavy protests from opposition parties, local news outlet the Japan Times reports.The piece now needs approval from the full Lower House floor before being referred to ...

CrownBet Set to Become Sportingbet after Ownership Change and William Hill Australia Purchase

CrownBet Set to Become Sportingbet after Ownership Change and William Hill Australia Purchase

by June 14, 2018

Australian betting operator CrownBet filed earlier this week a “Change of company name reservation” form with the nation’s Securities and Investments Commission to reserve the Sportingbet Pty Ltd name, local news outlet The Australian Financial Review reports.The move comes ...

Caesars Breaks Ground on Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Relocation and Expansion Project

Caesars Breaks Ground on Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Relocation and Expansion Project

by June 14, 2018

Horseshoe Southern Indiana held Wednesday a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of an $85-million project for the relocation of the riverboat casino on dry land. The Indiana Gaming Commission gave the green light to the plan in April.The riverboat casino hosted ...

Ocean Resort Casino Gets June 20 Gaming License Hearing

Ocean Resort Casino Gets June 20 Gaming License Hearing

by June 14, 2018

Ocean Resort Casino will have its gaming license hearing on June 20, or just eight days before its grand opening ceremony, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission announced Wednesday.The new owners of what had formerly operated as Revel will have to obtain a casino license ...

Kenyan Security Agencies Eliminate Gambling Machines as Part of Nationwide Anti-Gambling Campaign

Kenyan Security Agencies Eliminate Gambling Machines as Part of Nationwide Anti-Gambling Campaign

by June 13, 2018

A massive campaign against gambling machines has started in the Eastern region of Kenya, with local security agencies trying to remove the terminals which have gained much popularity across the country.A team led by Wycliffe Ogallo, the Eastern Regional Coordinator, confisca ...

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 ...