New Jersey Pro-Gambling Senator Proposes Online Gambling Player Pooling

New Jersey Pro-Gambling Senator Proposes Online Gambling Player Pooling

by August 3, 2017

A pro-gambling legislator from New Jersey is planning to introduce a bill that would allow the state to share player pools with Nevada and Delaware as well as with regulated online gambling markets in and beyond the United States.Sen. Raymond Lesniak told local media on Wedn ...

Public Hearings on Casino Resorts Set to Be Held in Japan

Public Hearings on Casino Resorts Set to Be Held in Japan

by August 2, 2017

Public hearings in relation to the recently released recommendations for the regulation of Japan’s young casino industry will take place in nine Japanese cities, The Japan Times reported earlier today.Japanese officials from a specially assembled government committee will tr ...

India Sports Betting Legalization Talks Progress

India Sports Betting Legalization Talks Progress

by August 2, 2017

Shortly after Indian news outlets reported that the country’s Sports Ministry has initiated talks over the potential legalization of sports betting activities beyond horse racing, it has become known that an official from the ministry has discussed the matter with a member of the ...

Amaya Becomes The Stars Group after Planned Rebranding

Amaya Becomes The Stars Group after Planned Rebranding

by August 1, 2017

Canadian online gambling giant Amaya announced earlier today that it has completed its planned rebranding as The Stars Group and the relocation of its headquarters from Montreal to Toronto. It also revealed a new corporate logo and launched a new website to mark the beginning of ...

Queensland Government Rejects A$3-Billion Gold Coast Casino Plan

Queensland Government Rejects A$3-Billion Gold Coast Casino Plan

by August 1, 2017

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her administration rejected on Monday the A$3-billion plan for the construction of an integrated resort on Gold Coast’s Southern Spit. The state’s top official cited community’s pleads for the area to keep its parkland status, which wo ...

Too Strict Regulations Could Scare Off Casino Operators from Japan

Too Strict Regulations Could Scare Off Casino Operators from Japan

by July 31, 2017

Analysts believe that major casino operators could reduce or even back off from investment plans for the construction of integrated resorts in Japan, after an advisory panel recommended on Monday too strict regulations for the operation of the country’s nascent casino industry. ...

Crown Resorts Involved in Occupational Health and Safety Court Case

Crown Resorts Involved in Occupational Health and Safety Court Case

by July 31, 2017

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has once again found itself at the heart of a serious controversy after a former employee has brought the company to court, claiming that she had witnessed multiple instances of poor occupational health and safety (OHS) measures on propert ...

Caesars Entertainment Enters Gold Coast Casino Agreement

Caesars Entertainment Enters Gold Coast Casino Agreement

by July 29, 2017

Caesars Entertainment Corp. has penned an agreement with ASF Consortium that could potentially see the Las Vegas-headquartered gambling company operate the casino portion of a A$3-billion resort in Australian tourist city Gold Coast.The agreement started due diligence and wo ...

Osaka Bids to Host Casino Resort and 2025 World Expo

by July 28, 2017

Osaka officials are planning to ramp up efforts for the implementation of their plan to win one of the casino resort licenses, set to be issued by the Japanese government, and the competition for the host of the 2025 World Expo.It became known earlier this year that Osaka’s ...

PokerStars Tests New ‘Time to Act’ Settings from July 31

PokerStars Tests New ‘Time to Act’ Settings from July 31

by July 27, 2017

Online poker room PokerStars is set to introduce new Time to Act settings for ring games in a response to complaints about the unnecessarily long time some players are taking before acting. The changes will be introduced on July 31.The operator explained in a post on its off ...

Shareholders Approve Proposed Caesars Merger

Shareholders Approve Proposed Caesars Merger

by July 26, 2017

Major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. and leisure company Caesars Acquisition Company announced that shareholders have approved their proposed merger that will help Caesars’ main operating unit to eventually exit bankruptcy.The two companies need to receive the g ...

Argentina’s Lottery Association Responds to Reports about New Federal Online Gambling Body

Argentina’s Lottery Association Responds to Reports about New Federal Online Gambling Body

by July 26, 2017

Latin America has been among the regions considered to be holding huge potential in terms of online gambling, and multiple international gambling companies have spotted that potential and have directed their investment interest to that part of the world.This justifies the gr ...

Armenia Applies New Casino License Rules

Armenia Applies New Casino License Rules

by July 25, 2017

The Armenian government approved last week proposed changes to the country’s casino regulations and the way casino investors are licensed, Russian gambling news outlet News of Gambling has reported citing local media.Under the new rules an investor or a group of investors wil ...

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club Applies for Bermuda Casino License

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club Applies for Bermuda Casino License

by July 25, 2017

A first casino license may be issued by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC), as the regulatory body has received a “substantially completed” application for licensure. Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, a hotel resort located in the heart of the Bermuda capital, has been ...

SportPesa Contests Kenya’s New Gambling Tax in Court

SportPesa Contests Kenya’s New Gambling Tax in Court

by July 24, 2017

Online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly filed a lawsuit, contesting the Kenyan government’s decision to raise annual gambling taxes to 35% on net revenue. Here it is important to note that gambling operator originates from the East African country.It can also be s ...