Bill Allowing Fourth Casino in Connecticut Clears Committee Vote

Bill Allowing Fourth Casino in Connecticut Clears Committee Vote

by March 18, 2018

Connecticut lawmakers approved on Friday a revised bill that could pave the way for the construction of the state’s fourth casino. The piece of legislation nearly died in the General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee, but last-ditch efforts from lawmaker ...

RTÉ Admits Ryan Tubridy Show Listeners Should Have Been Informed about Paddy Power Sponsorship

RTÉ Admits Ryan Tubridy Show Listeners Should Have Been Informed about Paddy Power Sponsorship

by March 17, 2018

Irish national broadcaster RTÉ admitted that The Ryan Tubridy Show should have been more specific that the Wednesday programme, which was broadcast live from the Cheltenham Festival, was actually sponsored by gambling operator Paddy Power.It became known that the Dublin-base ...

Boracay Casino Plan Advances as President Duterte Wages War on the Island

Boracay Casino Plan Advances as President Duterte Wages War on the Island

by March 16, 2018

Macau gambling operator Galaxy Entertainment Group is moving forward with plans to build $500-million casino resort on the Philippine island of Boracay, despite recent threats by President Rodrigo Duterte that he would close the popular tourist hub over over-development concerns, ...

Delaware Governor Agrees to Immediately Start Casino Tax Cut Talks

Delaware Governor Agrees to Immediately Start Casino Tax Cut Talks

by March 15, 2018

Delaware Governor John Carney has agreed that discussions about the proposed casino tax relief reform should not be delayed any longer. At a Wednesday meeting of the Senate Finance Committee, Secretary of Finance Richard Geisenberger said that negotiations should start immediatel ...

Ryan Tubridy Slammed for Featuring Paddy Power-Sponsored Content in Cheltenham Broadcast

Ryan Tubridy Slammed for Featuring Paddy Power-Sponsored Content in Cheltenham Broadcast

by March 15, 2018

The Ryan Tubridy Show, a daily talk radio show on Irish station RTÉ Radio 1, has responded to criticism that it failed to inform listeners that yesterday’s broadcast was sponsored by Irish gambling operator Paddy Power, The Times reports.On Wednesday, presenter Ryan Tubridy ...

Bill Cutting Casino Tax Revenue Stirs in Delaware Senate

Bill Cutting Casino Tax Revenue Stirs in Delaware Senate

by March 14, 2018

The Delaware Senate Finance Committee could consider on Wednesday a bill that calls for a significant cut to the current tax the state’s three casinos are required to pay annually.Local media reported that Gov. John Carney met with the bill’s sponsors Tuesday to negotiate a d ...

Attorney General Rejects Arkansas Casino Expansion Proposal for the Second Time

Attorney General Rejects Arkansas Casino Expansion Proposal for the Second Time

by March 13, 2018

Arkansas state attorney general Leslie Rutledge has once again rejected the casino expansion proposal by pro-casino group Driving Arkansas Forward. The proposed change is planned for the November ballot and if approved, it would allow new casinos to be opened in Jefferson and Pop ...

Caesars Disputes Transfer Fee for $1.7-Billion Indiana Casino Acquisition Deal

Caesars Disputes Transfer Fee for $1.7-Billion Indiana Casino Acquisition Deal

by March 13, 2018

Las Vegas casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. has threatened to abandon a $90-million casino project in Indiana, if the state’s gaming regulator decides that a $50-million transfer fee applies to the operator’s acquisition of Centaur Gaming LLC.Late last year, the major ...

Casino Exec Recommends More Gaming Concessions in Macau

Casino Exec Recommends More Gaming Concessions in Macau

by March 12, 2018

Macau-based CEO and Co-Chairman of Macau Legend Development Limited, David Kam Fai Chow thinks the local gambling market could take two or three more gaming concessionaires. With the current licenses expiring in 2020 and 2022, the government should consider exploring new opportun ...

Dafabet Closes UK-Facing Online Casino amid Massive Regulatory Pressure

Dafabet Closes UK-Facing Online Casino amid Massive Regulatory Pressure

by March 12, 2018

Online gambling operator Dafabet has recently announced that it is closing its UK online casino. The move has probably been triggered by and comes amid growing regulatory pressure within the field.Dafabet Casino UK stopped accepting deposits on March 8, 2018 and will allow pl ...

Paddy Power Founder Calls for New Measures in Fight against Problem Gambling

Paddy Power Founder Calls for New Measures in Fight against Problem Gambling

by March 10, 2018

Stewart Kenny, co-founder and former CEO of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (now Paddy Power Betfair), has thrown criticism at the company and the whole industry for responding poorly to the growing issue of problem gambling, The Times reported.Mr. Kenny, who stepped down as CEO ...

Doubts Arise about Nevada’s Proposed Tougher Sexual Harassment Policies

Doubts Arise about Nevada’s Proposed Tougher Sexual Harassment Policies

by March 9, 2018

Nevada gambling regulators are now planning to enact tougher sexual harassment policies after Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn was implicated in sexual harassment and assault that have spanned over three decades. Experts, however, expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the ...

Construction of A$3-Billion Brisbane Casino Resort Officially Under Way

Construction of A$3-Billion Brisbane Casino Resort Officially Under Way

by March 9, 2018

Construction work on the A$3-billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort began officially on Thursday when Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk turned the first sod. The property, which will feature hotels, a casino as well as multiple food and beverage and entertainment ...

GVC Shareholders Approve Ladbrokes Coral Merger

GVC Shareholders Approve Ladbrokes Coral Merger

by March 8, 2018

Shareholders of Isle of Man based gambling giant GVC Holdings PLC have voted in favor of a merger with Ladbrokes Coral PLC, the company announced on Thursday. The massive takeover which was announced in December 2017 is expected to generate cost synergies of at least £100 million ...

Lawsuits against Steve Wynn Keep Piling as Oregon Sues Disgraced Billionaire

Lawsuits against Steve Wynn Keep Piling as Oregon Sues Disgraced Billionaire

by March 8, 2018

The state of Oregon is suing Steve Wynn and the board of Wynn Resorts in a latest of a series of lawsuits filed by shareholder groups against the embattled businessman and the company he found.The civil case was filed Tuesday in a Clark County, Nevada district court. The offi ...