Okada Manila Casino Resort Owner Reportedly Prepares for Philippines Backdoor-Listing

Okada Manila Casino Resort Owner Reportedly Prepares for Philippines Backdoor-Listing

by October 16, 2017

Owners of the $2.4-billion integrated resort Okada Manila, located in the Philippine capital, are reportedly in talks with local holding firms for the potential backdoor-listing of the gaming business. The resort had its official opening this spring.Local news outlet Inquirer ...

Proposed A$5 Spin Limit for Casino Canberra’s Poker Machines Draws Frustration

Proposed A$5 Spin Limit for Casino Canberra’s Poker Machines Draws Frustration

by October 15, 2017

Manufacturers of poker machines (else known as slot machines) have voiced their discontent with the recent proposal for the implementation of a A$5 limit per spin in machines that are to be installed at Casino Canberra in the Australian capital.Earlier this year, the governm ...

Queensland Government Announces Plans to Open Gold Coast Casino Bidding Process

Queensland Government Announces Plans to Open Gold Coast Casino Bidding Process

by October 13, 2017

The Queensland government supports the construction of an integrated resort in the Gold Coast region, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate told local media earlier today. However, a previously approved preferred developer will likely not be part of the scheme as a new bidding process is exp ...

VIP Player Volumes Improve at Australian Casinos

VIP Player Volumes Improve at Australian Casinos

by October 12, 2017

Australian casinos saw improvement in VIP volumes during the first quarter of the 2017-2018 financial year, Monique Rooney, analyst at financial services firm Morgan Stanley, has pointed out following discussions with local casino operators Crown Resorts and The Star Entertainmen ...

Maryland Casinos Push for Sports Betting Legalization

Maryland Casinos Push for Sports Betting Legalization

by October 11, 2017

Casino owners in Maryland have urged the state Legislature to initiate discussions over the legalization of sports betting amid hopes that the US Supreme Court could lift a long-standing federal ban on the provision of sports betting services.Last week, the nation’s highest ...

Antwerp Police Officers Probed for Allegedly Stealing Identities to Gamble

Antwerp Police Officers Probed for Allegedly Stealing Identities to Gamble

by October 10, 2017

The Belgian Gaming Commission is investigating Antwerp police officers for having allegedly stolen identities to gamble in brick-and-mortar facilities and online. Members of Belgium’s law enforcement system are prohibited from any form of gambling. Their national registration num ...

Lawrence Ho’s Melco to Pursue Japanese Casino License and Gambling Industry Innovation

Lawrence Ho’s Melco to Pursue Japanese Casino License and Gambling Industry Innovation

by October 9, 2017

Lawrence Ho, Chairman and CEO of integrated resort developer and operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has reiterated his company’s commitment to entering Japan. It is believed that it will be around June 2018 when there will be more clarity over the anticipated opening of ...

Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Vow to Oppose Casino Gambling Legalization Efforts

Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Vow to Oppose Casino Gambling Legalization Efforts

by October 9, 2017

Georgia’s leading GOP gubernatorial candidates confirmed that they will all oppose any attempts for the legalization of casino gambling in the state. The state’s next gubernatorial election will take place in November 2018 and it is believed that Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, former Sen. ...

Gambling CEO Breon Corcoran Reportedly Considered for Uber Head of Northern Europe Position

Gambling CEO Breon Corcoran Reportedly Considered for Uber Head of Northern Europe Position

by October 8, 2017

Breon Corcoran, the outgoing CEO of retail and online gambling behemoth Paddy Power Betfair, is reportedly been considered as a top candidate for the recently vacated Head of Northern Europe position at private hire transport company Uber.Jo Bertram, who assumed the General ...

Two Separate Studies Back Revenue Cannibalization Fears Surrounding Cedar Rapids Casino Proposals

Two Separate Studies Back Revenue Cannibalization Fears Surrounding Cedar Rapids Casino Proposals

by October 6, 2017

The potential opening of a casino in the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa could impact the state’s casino market quite negatively as the new venue would cannibalize revenue from existing gaming properties, according to two recently published reports.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Comm ...

Alabama Renews Electronic Bingo Machines War with Local Casinos

Alabama Renews Electronic Bingo Machines War with Local Casinos

by October 5, 2017

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is suing five commercial casinos located in five different counties over their operation of electronic bingo machines. AG Marshall, who assumed office in February, said in a Wednesday statement that electronic bingo machines were illegal i ...

Colorado-Based Firm Reportedly Buys Shuttered Revel Casino

Colorado-Based Firm Reportedly Buys Shuttered Revel Casino

by October 4, 2017

Former Revel Casino in Atlantic City may soon switch ownership, according to the Press of Atlantic City. The local news outlet reported on Tuesday that a Colorado-based property management firm has submitted a sale agreement to the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office, thus making it k ...

Casino Operator Caesars to Emerge from Bankruptcy by October 6

Casino Operator Caesars to Emerge from Bankruptcy by October 6

by October 3, 2017

Major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. confirmed on Monday that it will emerge from prolonged bankruptcy by the end of the week. The company was scheduled to host an investor webcast yesterday but canceled it in the wake of a deadly mass shooting during a concert on th ...

DDoS Attack Disturbs Lottery Sales on UK National Lottery’s Website

DDoS Attack Disturbs Lottery Sales on UK National Lottery’s Website

by October 2, 2017

The UK National Lottery has confirmed that a DDoS attack knocked out its official website on Saturday evening. There are Lotto draws on Saturday and the activity on the lottery operator’s website is usually higher that day.Lottery tickets can be purchased from authorized ret ...

Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Faces Opposition from Italian Politicians

Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Faces Opposition from Italian Politicians

by October 2, 2017

Powerful political opposition in Italy could upset the applecart for the shared online poker liquidity project the country’s gambling regulators have been working on with their counterparts from France, Spain, and Portugal for over a year now.The scheme would allow online pok ...