Casino Giants Register Interest in Cairns Global Tourism Hub Plan

Casino Giants Register Interest in Cairns Global Tourism Hub Plan

by January 30, 2018

Major casino companies have registered interest in participating in a project for the construction of a A$1-billion integrated resort in the city of Cairns, the Queensland government said earlier today.The Global Tourism Hub scheme was introduced last fall. It involves the c ...

SkyBet Plans to Float on London Stock Exchange

SkyBet Plans to Float on London Stock Exchange

by January 30, 2018

Leeds-headquartered private online gambling operator Sky Betting & Gaming (SkyBet) may be set for London listing, Reuters reported on Monday citing unnamed sources.SkyBet’s majority owner CVC Capital Partners has reportedly hired Rothschild to examine listing opportuniti ...

Hard Rock Hosts First Hiring Events for New Atlantic City Casino

Hard Rock Hosts First Hiring Events for New Atlantic City Casino

by January 29, 2018

Casino operator Hard Rock International is set to host first career events this week as part of its initiative for recruiting staff for its newest resort – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The hotel and casino complex is set to open doors this May.The two career e ...

Republicans Urged to Return Donations from Casino Boss Steve Wynn after Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Republicans Urged to Return Donations from Casino Boss Steve Wynn after Sexual Misconduct Allegations

by January 29, 2018

GOP Senators have urged Republican colleagues to return any donations they had received from casino boss Steve Wynn, after multiple sexual harassment allegations surfaced against him late last week. Mr. Wynn is a long-time GOP donor and up until this weekend he took the post of a ...

ASA Investigates Four Online Gambling Operators for Featuring Children-Appealing Gaming Content

ASA Investigates Four Online Gambling Operators for Featuring Children-Appealing Gaming Content

by January 28, 2018

Four UK-licensed gambling operators are currently having their advertising activities examined by the Advertising Standards Authority for promoting casino games that are likely to appeal to children, The Sunday Times reports.The ASA has opened a review into the four companie ...

Casino Boss Steve Wynn Accused of Decades-Long Pattern of Sexual Misconduct

Casino Boss Steve Wynn Accused of Decades-Long Pattern of Sexual Misconduct

by January 27, 2018

Las Vegas casino boss Steve Wynn is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct at his hotel and casino properties, the Wall Street Journal revealed in a detailed report from Friday. Talking to media, Mr. Wynn dismissed the accusations as “preposterous” and as ones engineere ...

Greek Taxman Slaps €200-Million Tax Bill on Gambling Operator GVC

Greek Taxman Slaps €200-Million Tax Bill on Gambling Operator GVC

by January 26, 2018

One of GVC Holdings’ online sports betting brands has received an unexpectedly high tax bill, following an audit by Greece’s taxman. The €186.77-million tax bill was addressed to Sportingbet, which GVC acquired back in 2013.The Isle of Man-based gambling giant may thus be fo ...

Third Time Not the Charm: MGM China Delays Cotai Strip Casino Opening Once Again

Third Time Not the Charm: MGM China Delays Cotai Strip Casino Opening Once Again

by January 25, 2018

MGM China Holdings, subsidiary of Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International, said in a Thursday filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would delay the opening of MGM Cotai for a fourth time.The $3.4-billion integrated resort, MGM’s first on the Cotai Strip, wa ...

First Gambling Expansion Plans Creep Into Florida Legislature as Session Begins

First Gambling Expansion Plans Creep Into Florida Legislature as Session Begins

by January 24, 2018

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran refused to provide his own predictions on whether his home state would succeed in passing a sweeping gambling reform during this year’s legislative session, which convened on January 9 and ends on March 9, local news outlet Florida Politics ...

MassGaming Collaborates with Casino Operators to Develop Responsible Gambling Tools

MassGaming Collaborates with Casino Operators to Develop Responsible Gambling Tools

by January 23, 2018

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has agreed to collaborate with Las Vegas casino giants MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts on devising responsible gambling systems for patrons at the two companies’ casinos in the state.Said systems will allow casino players to set ...

Wynn Resorts Expands Presence in World’s Two Largest Casino Hubs

Wynn Resorts Expands Presence in World’s Two Largest Casino Hubs

by January 23, 2018

US businessman Steve Wynn expressed confidence that his casino company Wynn Resorts will continue conducting business in Macau after casino licenses begin to expire in 2020. Las Vegas-headquartered Wynn Resort, which is headed by Mr. Wynn, currently operates two casino in the Chi ...

More Details Surface about Sweden’s Online Gambling Regulation Push

More Details Surface about Sweden’s Online Gambling Regulation Push

by January 22, 2018

A few more details about the nearing regulation of Sweden’s online gambling market emerged late last week. In a post on his LinkedIn page, Mark Knighton, Founder and CEO of Gothenburg-based business consultant Obsidian Consultancy, discussed several important provisions that were ...

MGM Springfield Starts Training Courses for Future Casino Employees in Late February

MGM Springfield Starts Training Courses for Future Casino Employees in Late February

by January 19, 2018

MGM Springfield, the $950-plus-million integrated resort currently under construction in Springfield, Massachusetts, will begin training prospective table game dealers in late February, Connecticut news outlet the Hartford Courant reported.Las Vegas casino operator MGM Resor ...

Delaware North Buys Mardi Gras Casino & Resort to Expand West Virginia Presence

Delaware North Buys Mardi Gras Casino & Resort to Expand West Virginia Presence

by January 19, 2018

Buffalo, New York-based gaming and hospitality company Delaware North Companies confirmed on Thursday that it would buy Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes, West Virginia for an undisclosed price. The hotel and casino venue is currently owned by real estate company Hart ...

Dutch Government Plans to Complete Holland Casino Privatization by 2020

Dutch Government Plans to Complete Holland Casino Privatization by 2020

by January 18, 2018

The Dutch government is ready to move forward with the privatization of the state-run casino operator Holland Casino, local media reported. Dutch State Secretary of Finance Menno Snel said on Wednesday during a Lower House consultation that the planned privatization could be comp ...