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 ...

Environmental Group Challenges Cyprus Casino Environmental Impact Review

Environmental Group Challenges Cyprus Casino Environmental Impact Review

by June 5, 2018

An environmental organization blasted Cypriot gaming regulators and authorities for giving the nod to the construction of the €550-million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort without a proper assessment of the impact on nearby protected areas.In a statement on its ...

Swedish Parliamentary Committee Approves Proposed Gambling Bill

Swedish Parliamentary Committee Approves Proposed Gambling Bill

by June 5, 2018

Sweden’s Committee on Cultural Affairs has backed the proposed gambling bill. The approval of the Swedish parliamentary committee was the latest hurdle to be overcome by the draft gambling legislation before the bill becomes a law.The final vote on the Swedish gambling bill ...

New ACT Gambling Tax to Take Effect in January 2019

New ACT Gambling Tax to Take Effect in January 2019

by June 5, 2018

The government of the Australian Capital Territory confirmed Tuesday the implementation of a 15% point of consumption tax on online betting services. The new taxation regime is set to come into force on January 1, 2019.The new tax was presented earlier today as part of ACT’s ...

Bloomberry Buys Solaire Resort & Casino Land for $710 Million

Bloomberry Buys Solaire Resort & Casino Land for $710 Million

by June 4, 2018

Philippine gaming and hospitality company Bloomberry Resorts Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of the portion of land where its Solaire Resort & Casino is located.The company, led by Philippine businessman Enrique Razon, paid the amount of PH ...

Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown

Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown

by June 4, 2018

An unprecedented nationwide raid of the Turkish National Police ended up with eighty people being arrested and 36 businesses shut down. Late Saturday saw thousands of places in a total of 81 provinces around the country being attacked over alleged illegal gambling.As the Dai ...

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino to Feature Popular Trump Taj Mahal-Era Facilities

by June 2, 2018

While what was formerly known as Trump Taj Mahal is now bearing a new marquee, some of the property’s most popular facilities will be restored to life when it reopens as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on June 28.Hard Rock revealed on Friday that the Scores s ...