Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, bet365, and CrownBet Bid for William Hill’s Australian Gambling Business

Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, bet365, and CrownBet Bid for William Hill’s Australian Gambling Business

by February 27, 2018

William Hill has received four offers from fellow gambling operators for its Australian business, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday. The winning bidder is set to undergo due diligence before the end of the week and is expected to assume control over the Sportingb ...

Melco Looks For Cyprus Casino Resort Staff

Melco Looks For Cyprus Casino Resort Staff

by February 26, 2018

Casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment and its partner Cyprus Phasouri (Zakaki) Limited have begun searching for staff for their €550-million integrated resort, currently under development in the Cypriot city of Limassol.The developers have recently opened the fir ...

More Details Shed on Greece’s New $8-Billion Casino Resort

More Details Shed on Greece’s New $8-Billion Casino Resort

by February 26, 2018

After the Greek Council of State gave last week the green light to the Hellenic Gaming Commission to prepare and launch a bidding process for casino operators interested to join the $8-billion plan for an integrated resort near Athens, more details about the gaming portion of the ...

Fred Done Reported to Be in “Advanced Negotiations” to Sell Tote Stake

Fred Done Reported to Be in “Advanced Negotiations” to Sell Tote Stake

by February 25, 2018

Gambling industry veteran Fred Done is reportedly close to selling a 25% stake in the Tote to a “consortium of racing industry figures”, Sky News reported citing unnamed insiders. It is believed that the billionaire bookmaker is in advanced negotiations and a deal could be closed ...

A Casino Could Secure Convention Center for Sunshine Coast, City Council Believes

A Casino Could Secure Convention Center for Sunshine Coast, City Council Believes

by February 24, 2018

The possibility for the addition of a casino as part of the Maroochydore Central Business District development project is still being discussed by the Sunshine Coast Council, despite recent comments by Mayor Mark Jamieson that a facility of this type was not on their agenda at th ...

Greece’s Top Administrative Court Greenlights $8-Billion Casino Resort Near Athens

Greece’s Top Administrative Court Greenlights $8-Billion Casino Resort Near Athens

by February 24, 2018

Greece’s Council of State gave on Thursday the green light to a previously proposed project for the development of an $8-billion integrated resort with a gaming floor near the capital Athens.Following the announcement for the decision of the Council of State, which ser ...

South Dakota Senate Votes Down Yankton Casino Proposal

South Dakota Senate Votes Down Yankton Casino Proposal

by February 23, 2018

The South Dakota Senate voted down on Thursday a resolution that would have put proposed expansion of the state’s casino industry on the November ballot, local media reported. State Senators voted 23-12 against the measure.Generally speaking, Senate Joint Resolution 9 called ...

Jeju Shinhwa World to Open Casino on February 25

Jeju Shinhwa World to Open Casino on February 25

by February 22, 2018

Jeju Shinhwa World, an integrated resort recently built and launched on South Korea’s Jeju Island, is set to open a foreigners-only casino on February 25 after multiple previous delays, developer Landing International revealed in a Wednesday filing.Earlier that day, the comp ...

New Las Vegas Sphere Event Venue to Use Parking Spaces at Las Vegas Sands Casinos

New Las Vegas Sphere Event Venue to Use Parking Spaces at Las Vegas Sands Casinos

by February 22, 2018

A new Las Vegas Strip entertainment venue will be able to utilize parking spaces at the garages of nearby casinos after receiving the necessary approval from the Clark County Zoning Commission.During a Wednesday meeting, commissioners gave developers of the facility the go-a ...

Casino Company’s Visit to Sunshine Coast Promoted by Queensland Government

Casino Company’s Visit to Sunshine Coast Promoted by Queensland Government

by February 21, 2018

The Queensland government confirmed that it had promoted the recent visit to the site of the Maroochydore Central Business District by executives of Malaysian casino operator NagaCorp, local news outlet the Sunshine Coast Daily reported earlier today.The Maroochydore CBD, cu ...

Showboat Atlantic City Owner Seeks Approval to Open Casino Floor

Showboat Atlantic City Owner Seeks Approval to Open Casino Floor

by February 21, 2018

Showboat Atlantic City could reopen its casino floor, if owner Bart Blatstein is issued the necessary license from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Press of Atlantic City reported.Mr. Blatstein purchased the property from Stockton University back in January ...

CJEU Rejects Belgium’s Request for Annulment of EC Online Gambling Recommendation

CJEU Rejects Belgium’s Request for Annulment of EC Online Gambling Recommendation

by February 21, 2018

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) rejected earlier this week a petition filed by the Belgian Government against a set of recommendations for the protection of consumers of online gambling services and the prevention of minors from gambling online.The recommendations were introdu ...

Boston Officials Opine on Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Resort Future

Boston Officials Opine on Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Resort Future

by February 20, 2018

The last days of January saw a rapid turn of events for one of the most renowned people in the international gambling industry and this was Steve Wynn, who is the former Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts. This shook the industry and now it has the potential to affect the fu ...

MGM Springfield 3,400-Space Garage on Schedule to Open along Casino Resort

MGM Springfield 3,400-Space Garage on Schedule to Open along Casino Resort

by February 20, 2018

Construction on the 3,400-space garage at the MGM Springfield integrated resort, currently under development in the Massachusetts city of Springfield, is progressing on schedule, a spokesperson for the property told local news channel 22News.Saverio Mancini, a spokesman for ...

Clark County Witnesses Travelers Profit Surge Prior to ilani Casino Resort Event Center Launch

Clark County Witnesses Travelers Profit Surge Prior to ilani Casino Resort Event Center Launch

by February 19, 2018

The region of Clark County in Washington state is experiencing quite the positive surge of profit in the last years and this is a positive tendency which promises strong profits for the year 2018 as well. The news comes only several weeks prior to the official opening of the new ...