New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Severe Criticism

New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Severe Criticism

by August 21, 2017

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate’s new plan for a casino resort on the city’s waterfront has met severe criticism from Southport MPs and other involved parties, local media reported.The Gold Coast Bulletin revealed late last week that the city Mayor had sent a letter to Queensland ...

Oklahoma’s Comanche Nation Sues Federal Government over Rival Casino

Oklahoma’s Comanche Nation Sues Federal Government over Rival Casino

by August 20, 2017

Oklahoma’s Comanche Nation has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior for allowing the Chickasaw Nation to build a new casino close to the state’s border with Texas, local news outlet NewsOk has reported.The Comanche Nation claims that larger f ...

Interested Parties Pitch Responsible Gambling Ideas at Osaka Casino Hearing

Interested Parties Pitch Responsible Gambling Ideas at Osaka Casino Hearing

by August 19, 2017

A second of a total of eight hearings on the construction of Japan’s first casino resorts was held in Osaka on Friday. The topics discussed included the number of casinos to be built in the country and their locations as well as the potential social ills that could emerge f ...

New Casino Plan Emerges for Gold Coast’s Southport

New Casino Plan Emerges for Gold Coast’s Southport

by August 18, 2017

A new proposal for the construction of a multi-billion casino resort in Gold Coast has surfaced a little more than two weeks after a similar plan was rejected by the Queensland government.State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said back then that the opportunity for a project o ...

New South Wales May Scrap Regular Casino Licensee Investigations

New South Wales May Scrap Regular Casino Licensee Investigations

by August 17, 2017

A review commissioned by the New South Wales government recommended that a mandatory probe into the activities of the state’s casino licensees be scrapped, local media reported today.The above-mentioned review was conducted after Australian casino operator Crown Resorts was ...

Australia’s Highly Contested Online Gambling Bill Now Ready to Become Law

Australia’s Highly Contested Online Gambling Bill Now Ready to Become Law

by August 17, 2017

The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 received on Wednesday Royal Assent from Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, which means that the legislative piece has completed the final step needed to become law.The bill was introduced last November by Australian Minis ...

Catena Media Ordered to Cease Dutch-Targeting Online Gambling Promotional Activities

Catena Media Ordered to Cease Dutch-Targeting Online Gambling Promotional Activities

by August 16, 2017

The Dutch gambling regulator – Kansspelautoriteit – issued on Tuesday a cease and desist order to performance marketing company Catena Media, after the latter had been found out to have advertised different iGaming brands in a manner that had violated the Netherlands’ gaming regu ...

PokerStars and Usain Bolt Partner for Branded Online Poker Product

PokerStars and Usain Bolt Partner for Branded Online Poker Product

by August 15, 2017

PokerStars presented on Monday the result from its brand-new collaboration with Usain Bolt. To celebrate the end of the world-renowned athlete’s spectacular career, PokerStars has developed a branded product bearing the sports celebrity’s name.Players at PokerStars are now a ...

Pennsylvania Video Gaming Terminals Discussions to Be Renewed in September

Pennsylvania Video Gaming Terminals Discussions to Be Renewed in September

by August 15, 2017

Pennsylvania has been trying to close its 2017-18 budget for quite some time now, but without much success. State lawmakers are in a desperate search for additional revenue sources to fill a massive budget hole and gambling expansion has been considered one of the possible soluti ...

PokerStars Announces Mid-September Departure from Australian Online Poker Market

PokerStars Announces Mid-September Departure from Australian Online Poker Market

by August 14, 2017

Online poker operator PokerStars has informed its Australian players that it would depart the local market in mid-September, following the recent approval of the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016.The company is yet to announce an official exit date, but assured its Au ...

Japanese Lawmakers Discuss Addition of Poker at Casino Floors

Japanese Lawmakers Discuss Addition of Poker at Casino Floors

by August 13, 2017

With the Japanese Cabinet Office currently working on a second casino bill, discussions have emerged on the type of games that should be allowed at the country’s first gambling resorts.According to local media, proposals have been made for poker to be added to the list ...

NagaCorp Reportedly Eyes Casino Development Opportunities in Queensland

NagaCorp Reportedly Eyes Casino Development Opportunities in Queensland

by August 12, 2017

Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp has reportedly set eyes on Cairns as the potential host of a casino resort. Reports about the company’s interest have emerged shortly after the Queensland government rejected a A$3-billion project for a Gold Coast integrated resort.It ...

Last of Detained Crown Casino Employees to Be Released on August 12

Last of Detained Crown Casino Employees to Be Released on August 12

by August 11, 2017

The final six of a total of 16 Crown Resorts employees are set to be released from Chinese detention centers on Saturday, according to local media reports. The Australian casino operator’s Head of International High Roller Operations, Jason O’Connor, is also among the staff membe ...

The Stars Group to Pursue Casino and Sportsbook Merger and Acquisition Opportunities

The Stars Group to Pursue Casino and Sportsbook Merger and Acquisition Opportunities

by August 10, 2017

Canadian gambling giant The Stars Group posted on Wednesday its first financial report since the completion of its rebranding. In general, the financial picture presented by the company was quite bright with considerable year-on-year increase in key performance indicators that en ...

MGM’s Cotai Casino Could Benefit from Its Delayed Opening

MGM’s Cotai Casino Could Benefit from Its Delayed Opening

by August 10, 2017

The gambling crackdown initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed to the Macau government the special administrative region’s high reliance on its casino industry. And it also showed the casino industry’s great reliance on revenue from VIP players from Mainland China. ...