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 ...

Canberra Casino Owners Claim ACT Government Kept Quiet about Pokies Legislation Changes

Canberra Casino Owners Claim ACT Government Kept Quiet about Pokies Legislation Changes

by April 19, 2018

Aquis Entertainment Group, which currently owns Canberra Casino, made claims that the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government kept the company uninformed for almost a year and a half about the details of its legislation set to greenlight poker machines at the Canberra Casin ...

Groups Stage Vehicle Caravan to Protest against Boracay Closure

Groups Stage Vehicle Caravan to Protest against Boracay Closure

by April 19, 2018

Opponents of the planned closure of the Philippine island of Boracay staged a vehicle caravan on Thursday to protest the move, local news outlet Inquirer reports.Around 50 vehicles covered the 71-kilometer distance between Kalibo, the capital of the Aklan province, and Baran ...

Leisure & Resorts World Corp. Still Wants Boracay Casino, Contrary to DOT Claim

Leisure & Resorts World Corp. Still Wants Boracay Casino, Contrary to DOT Claim

by April 18, 2018

Philippine gaming company Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) denied reports that plans for the construction of a $500-million integrated resort on the Boracay island have been dropped.The company has partnered Macau-based casino giant Galaxy Entertainment Group t ...

Galaxy Scraps Boracay Casino Plan, Seeks Alternative Site

Galaxy Scraps Boracay Casino Plan, Seeks Alternative Site

by April 17, 2018

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has scrapped plans to build a $500-million gaming resort on Boracay and will seek an alternative site for a project of similar scale, an official from the Philippine Department of Tourism told media today.It became known earli ...

Hard Rock Seeks Site Approval for Atlantic City Casino

Hard Rock Seeks Site Approval for Atlantic City Casino

by April 17, 2018

Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International will today seek site approval for its $500-plus-million casino resort on the Atlantic City Boardwalk from the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The state agency is set to hold a public meeting later today ...

Aquis Entertainment Gets One Month to Present Final Canberra Casino Redevelopment Proposal

Aquis Entertainment Gets One Month to Present Final Canberra Casino Redevelopment Proposal

by April 16, 2018

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government has provided the Canberra Casino with a month to respond to its proposal to add more poker machines to its offering. The owner of Aquis Entertainment Group – the Hong Kong businessman Tony Fung – has until May 14th 2018 to submit ...