MGM Resorts Gears Up for Springfield Casino Opening with New Corporate Offices

MGM Resorts Gears Up for Springfield Casino Opening with New Corporate Offices

by January 17, 2018

MGM Resorts International has recently moved into its new corporate offices in Springfield, Massachusetts, where it is currently building the $950-million MGM Springfield casino resort. The move comes as another indication that the major casino operator is well on schedule to com ...

Irish Problem Gambling Organization Seeks Ban on Free Bets

Irish Problem Gambling Organization Seeks Ban on Free Bets

by January 16, 2018

An Irish problem gambling organization is calling for a ban on the so-called free bets offered by online bookmakers and for the introduction of a set of measures that will ensure gambling products are advertised in a socially responsible manner, local news outlets report.Bar ...

Greek Government Approves Highly Contested Casino Expansion Plan

Greek Government Approves Highly Contested Casino Expansion Plan

by January 16, 2018

The Greek government approved late on Monday an omnibus bill that included a swathe of fiscal, energy, and labor reforms, despite heated rallies outside the Parliament building. The 1,500-page legislative piece also included already highly contested changes in Greece’s casino ind ...

Santorini and Crete Prepare Actions against Proposed Casino Expansion

Santorini and Crete Prepare Actions against Proposed Casino Expansion

by January 15, 2018

The Greek islands of Santorini and Crete have voiced opposition to the government’s plan to allow the construction of three new casinos on three islands, local media reports. The reports have emerged shortly after the Mayor of Mykonos, the third Greek island mentioned as part of ...

Greece’s Planned Regulatory Reform on Gambling Faces Growing Opposition

Greece’s Planned Regulatory Reform on Gambling Faces Growing Opposition

by January 13, 2018

Greek casino officials voiced concerns earlier this week that the planned overhaul of the country’s gambling industry favors new casinos over existing ones. A draft bill that calls for significant changes within the nation’s gambling sector is currently under consider ...

Casino Concession Negotiations and Triad Links Could Impact Macau’s Economy in 2018

Casino Concession Negotiations and Triad Links Could Impact Macau’s Economy in 2018

by January 12, 2018

Upcoming negotiations over the future of Macau’s six casino concessionaires and the special administrative region’s links to organized crime may have negative impact on a promising year for the city, risk mitigation expert and business consultant Steve Vickers said earlier this w ...

Wampanoag Tribe Confirms Plan to Build Gambling Hall after Supreme Court Decision

Wampanoag Tribe Confirms Plan to Build Gambling Hall after Supreme Court Decision

by January 11, 2018

Representatives for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) have confirmed their intention to build a bingo hall after the US Supreme Court refused to review a case against the tribe’s plan brought by the state of Massachusetts and the town of Aquinnah.Talking with The Vin ...

Virginia Horse Racing Officials Lobby for Legalization of Historical Betting at Race Tracks

Virginia Horse Racing Officials Lobby for Legalization of Historical Betting at Race Tracks

by January 11, 2018

Virginia horse racing officials are seeking legalization of historical betting machines in a bid to lock the sale of a shuttered horse racing track, local news outlet the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported earlier this week.Generally speaking, the so-called historical horse ra ...

Italy Launches Call for Tenders for Online Gambling Licenses after Months of Delays

Italy Launches Call for Tenders for Online Gambling Licenses after Months of Delays

by January 10, 2018

Italy launched today a call for tenders for the distribution of online gambling licenses to interested operators, local gaming news outlet Agimeg reports. The call for bids was published on the Official Journal of the European Union.Interested operators will have up to March ...

Public Consultation Begins on Cairns Casino Resort Plan

Public Consultation Begins on Cairns Casino Resort Plan

by January 10, 2018

A previously introduced Global Tourism Hub plan for the Australian city of Cairns will be the subject of community consultation, local news outlet Newsport Daily reported earlier today. The project was presented last October during a planned visit of representatives of the Queens ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Focuses on Minors Protection from Predatory Operators in 2018-2019 Agenda

Dutch Gambling Regulator Focuses on Minors Protection from Predatory Operators in 2018-2019 Agenda

by January 9, 2018

The prevention of minors from participating in gambling activities will be a top priority for the Dutch Gaming Authority over the next two years, according to the regulator’s Supervisory Agenda 2018-2019. The regulatory body published its agenda for the coming years on its offici ...

Melco Unveils Essential Details about €500-Million Cyprus Casino

Melco Unveils Essential Details about €500-Million Cyprus Casino

by January 9, 2018

Hong Kong-based real estate developer Melco International Development, which was selected to build the first casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus, presented plans for its ambitious project to the President of the Mediterranean island nation, Nicos Anastasiades.Melco, whic ...

US Supreme Court Rejects Review of Martha’s Vineyard Casino Case

US Supreme Court Rejects Review of Martha’s Vineyard Casino Case

by January 8, 2018

The US Supreme Court today denied a petition for certiorari filed in August by the state of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah, and a local community group in relation to the potential opening of a gambling hall on the Martha’s Vineyard island.The three above-mentioned part ...

Finnish Scholars Test Nasal Spray to Reduce Addicts’ Urge to Gamble

Finnish Scholars Test Nasal Spray to Reduce Addicts’ Urge to Gamble

by January 8, 2018

A group of Finnish scholars is planning to conduct somewhat unusual research, the results from which could help in curing problem gambling behavior, Finnish news outlet Yle has reported.Health experts from the country’s National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja ...

Self-Excluded UK Player Contacted by Casino to Claim Prize

Self-Excluded UK Player Contacted by Casino to Claim Prize

by January 7, 2018

A self-excluded gambling customer with problem behavior said he was contacted by the online casino he had banned himself from to claim a £100 prize at a time he was battling his addiction, The Mirror reports.Andy Fowler self-excluded himself from online gambling brand LeoVeg ...