Macau Casinos Try to Lure Players after Typhoon Hato Batters City

Macau Casinos Try to Lure Players after Typhoon Hato Batters City

by August 28, 2017

Macau’s casino resorts are trying to lure customers back into their premises with big accommodation and dining discounts, local media has reported. The former Portuguese colony, located on China’s south coast, was hit by Typhoon Hato last Wednesday.The severe tropical storm ...

New Potential Casino Locations Emerge in Osaka Region

New Potential Casino Locations Emerge in Osaka Region

by August 27, 2017

As the Japanese Diet is approaching its self-imposed deadline for crafting a bill that would regulate the country’s nascent casino industry, competition for the preferred locations of the future integrated resorts is becoming more and more intense.The man-built island ...

Online Sports Betting among Popular Organized Crime Targets in Australia, Report Finds

Online Sports Betting among Popular Organized Crime Targets in Australia, Report Finds

by August 25, 2017

Australia is losing A$36 billion per year from organized crime activities, a report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) showed. The announcement came shortly after the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was scolded heavily by the nation’s government for poor ant ...

Kentucky Lawmakers Remain Firm on Casino Gambling Ban

Kentucky Lawmakers Remain Firm on Casino Gambling Ban

by August 24, 2017

Kentucky lawmakers are likely to maintain their firmly negative stance towards the legalization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling within the state’s borders, despite their struggles to close a budget gap and to solve a public pension debt issue.Local news outlet Kentucky To ...

Gambling Provider Playtech Expands and Rebrands Financials Division

Gambling Provider Playtech Expands and Rebrands Financials Division

by August 23, 2017

Playtech announced today the acquisition of financial services company ACM Group for a total consideration of $150 million. The new deal will see Playtech further expand its Financials Division, which it created several years ago.Under the terms of the deal, Playtech will ta ...

partypoker Announces August 31 Departure from Australian Online Gambling Market

partypoker Announces August 31 Departure from Australian Online Gambling Market

by August 22, 2017

Online poker operator partypoker today confirmed its exit from the Australian online gambling market, shortly after the Commonwealth’s Senate approved a bill that prohibits the provision of unlicensed iGaming services to Australian players.The poker brand said in a post on i ...

The Palazzo Casino Floor Undergoes Multi-Million Renovation

The Palazzo Casino Floor Undergoes Multi-Million Renovation

by August 22, 2017

The casino floor at The Palazzo integrated resort is set to undergo a $15-million renovation, local media has reported. The multi-purpose complex opened doors in late 2007 and quickly became one of the most popular gambling and entertainment destinations on the legendary Las Vega ...

Silchester International Investors Gambles on William Hill

Silchester International Investors Gambles on William Hill

by August 21, 2017

Investment management firm Silchester International Investors has purchased a 5% stake in gambling operator William Hill, The Telegraph reported earlier today. William Hill shares currently stand at £239.9, well below their four-year high of £465.The London-based hedge fund ...

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 ...