Great Keppel Island Casino Proposal Dismissed by Queensland Government

Great Keppel Island Casino Proposal Dismissed by Queensland Government

by November 9, 2017

The future of a proposed integrated resort on Queensland’s Great Keppel Island has turned into a hot topic of discussion among the parties running for the upcoming state election. Developers of the project have been asking for a license for a small boutique casino.Sydney-bas ...

Colorado-Based Firm Buys Former Revel Casino, Owner Glenn Straub Denies Reports

Colorado-Based Firm Buys Former Revel Casino, Owner Glenn Straub Denies Reports

by November 8, 2017

The owner of the former Revel Casino in Atlantic City has reportedly entered an agreement for the sale of the property to a Colorado-based businessman. And although there is usually no smoke without fire, Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub, who currently owns the shuttere ...

Senator Pauline Hanson Promises Support for Great Keppel Casino Proposal

Senator Pauline Hanson Promises Support for Great Keppel Casino Proposal

by November 8, 2017

Australian Senator Pauline Hanson visited the Central Queensland region earlier today to reiterate the support of her One Nation party for the construction of a resort with a small boutique casino on the Great Keppel Island.She further noted that her party is ready to grant ...

PokerStars Founder Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel Complex to Open Doors in 2019

PokerStars Founder Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel Complex to Open Doors in 2019

by November 7, 2017

Centro Canalejas Madrid, a luxury hotel, residential, and retail complex currently under development in the Spanish capital is expected to be completed in 2019 and to cost developers the amount of €525 million. The multi-purpose complex is 50% owned by PokerStars co-founder Mark ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Scolds Holland Casino for Advertising on Children-Oriented Websites

Dutch Gambling Regulator Scolds Holland Casino for Advertising on Children-Oriented Websites

by November 6, 2017

A group of licensed Dutch gambling operators has been scolded by the Netherlands Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, for advertising their services on websites with children-oriented content. Holland Casino (the Netherlands’ exclusive casino operator), Bankgiroloterij, National ...

UK Gambling Machines Debate Clouded by Conflict of Interest Concerns

by November 5, 2017

Debates over the future of the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals may be marred by conflicts of interest on the part of UK MPs who have been provided with different hospitality benefits from some of the nation’s largest bookmakers, the Guardian reported earlier toda ...

Hard Rock International Brings Down Iconic Trump Taj Mahal Casino Minarets

Hard Rock International Brings Down Iconic Trump Taj Mahal Casino Minarets

by November 4, 2017

The shuttered Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is further distancing itself from its past as workers were seen to be dismantling the property’s iconic minarets and other outside decorations that had adorned the Indian-themed hotel and casino complex for over two decades. ...

Maine Tribes Oppose Controversial Casino Expansion Push

Maine Tribes Oppose Controversial Casino Expansion Push

by November 3, 2017

Two of Maine’s federally recognized tribes mounted opposition to the proposed construction of a third casino within the state’s borders. Maine residents will be able to cast their vote in support for or against the casino expansion push at the upcoming November 7 referendum.U ...

PhilWeb Cannot Commence Operations as Online Gambling Provider Despite Recent Accreditation

PhilWeb Cannot Commence Operations as Online Gambling Provider Despite Recent Accreditation

by November 2, 2017

Philippine gaming company PhilWeb will not be able to resume operations as provider of electronic gaming systems yet, although it obtained accreditation from the local gambling regulator PAGCOR earlier this week.Citing comments from PAGCOR, local media reported earlier today ...

Wynn Resorts to Spend $90 Million on Properties near Greater Boston Casino Resort

Wynn Resorts to Spend $90 Million on Properties near Greater Boston Casino Resort

by November 2, 2017

Las Vegas casino operator Wynn Resorts is planning to spend almost $100 million in buying properties around Wynn Boston Harbor, the $2-plus-billion integrated resort currently under construction in the city of Everett, Massachusetts.Steve Wynn, CEO of the major gaming and ho ...

Queensland Labor Party Remains Tight-Lipped on Great Keppel Casino Project

Queensland Labor Party Remains Tight-Lipped on Great Keppel Casino Project

by November 1, 2017

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk promised that a Labor government will contribute A$25 million for Great Keppel Island’s rejuvenation, although there was no mention of the potential construction of a boutique casino on the island. The Labor party is vying for a second ter ...

Victoria’s Greens Party Calls for Suspension of Poker Machine Bill Discussions

Victoria’s Greens Party Calls for Suspension of Poker Machine Bill Discussions

by October 31, 2017

The Victorian Greens party has called for the planned and currently discussed extension of the licenses of poker machines to be suspended while the Crown Melbourne casino is investigated by state gambling regulators over allegations for pokies rigging and money laundering.A ...

BetStars Enters Czech Republic’s Regulated Gambling Market

BetStars Enters Czech Republic’s Regulated Gambling Market

by October 30, 2017

BetStars has become the first international online sports betting brand to enter the Czech Republic’s newly regulated market. Local poker news outlet Poker Arena reported on Sunday that the brand’s name has appeared on the list of licensed providers of iGaming services. Said list ...

Group of Taiwanese Outlying Islands Rejects Casino Proposal

Group of Taiwanese Outlying Islands Rejects Casino Proposal

by October 28, 2017

Residents of Kinmen County, a group of islands administered by Taiwan, rejected the proposed construction of casinos during a referendum that took place earlier today. Local media reported that a total of 24,368 people cast negative votes in today’s ballot and just 2,705 vo ...

Queensland Government Announces Massive Casino Resort Project for Cairns

Queensland Government Announces Massive Casino Resort Project for Cairns

by October 28, 2017

The government of Queensland announced on Friday plans for the development of a Global Tourism Hub on the waterfront of the city of Cairns, local news outlet the Cairns Post reported yesterday.State Treasurer Curtis Pitt was among the government representatives that visited ...