Cambodian Government Imposes $16.6-Million Additional Non-Gaming Revenue Tax to NagaCorp

Cambodian Government Imposes $16.6-Million Additional Non-Gaming Revenue Tax to NagaCorp

by July 14, 2017

Casino operator NagaCorp Ltd may be forced to pay additional non-gaming taxes estimated to $16.6 million in 2017. The amount corresponds to the added tax obligation the company applied in 2016 after its inaugural Phnom Penh hotel and casino complex’s audit was carried out. ...

Genting Sells Stakes Due to Potential The Star Entertainment – Crown Union

Genting Sells Stakes Due to Potential The Star Entertainment – Crown Union

by July 14, 2017

Genting has decided to sell its 5.62% stake in The Star Entertainment Group. The Malaysian casino operator has made the decision because there is a talk going around that the Australian casino operator The Star has a union in mind with local rival Crown Resorts.According to ...

New York Private Equity Firm Offers $220 Million for Shuttered Revel Casino

by July 13, 2017

A private equity firm has reportedly proposed to buy Atlantic City’s shuttered Revel casino for the amount of $220 million. The Press of Atlantic City reported on Wednesday that Digital Launch has been representing the unnamed firm from New York City.Alex Fredericks, Operati ...

New Jersey Casino Regulator Gives the Nod to Caesars’ Reorganization Plan

by July 12, 2017

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved on Tuesday the proposed plan for the reorganization of major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Operating Co (CEOC), The Press of Atlantic City reported. The Las Vegas-headquartered company currently operates the Bally’s, Caesa ...

Ten Crown Resorts Casino Employees Released from Chinese Jail

by July 12, 2017

The first group of Crown Resorts employees, who were arrested last October for the illegal promotion of casino gambling in Mainland China, was released earlier today, Reuters reported.Ten of all 16 detained staff members walked out from two detention facilities in Shanghai, ...

Hard Rock International Reveals More Details on Spanish Casino Project

by July 11, 2017

Casino resort and café chain operator Hard Rock International revealed on Monday details about a €2-billion grand plan for the construction of what would be one of Europe’s largest integrated resorts. The property will be located in Vila-seca and Salou (Tarragona), Spain.Hard ...

Student Brings bet365 to Court over Unpaid Winnings

by July 10, 2017

Major UK gambling operator bet365 is being sued by a student for refusing to pay out winnings of over £1 million on a bet made in June 2016.Megan McCann, who currently lives near Belfast, Northern Ireland, placed almost £25,000 on 12 horses in four different races. She was s ...

Crown Resorts Casinos Generate $665 Million from Chinese High Rollers

by July 10, 2017

Mainland China VIP casino customers lost around $665 million (A$875 million) at Crown Resorts casinos during the previous financial year, court filings from the Shanghai Baoshan district court showed.Obtained by Australian news outlet The Australian Financial Review (AFR), t ...

SportPesa to Leave Kenya Due to Massive Gambling Tax Hike

by July 8, 2017

Kenya’s approved gambling tax hike is already taking its toll as native operator SportPesa has confirmed that it would shut down its Kenyan operations, if the new taxation regime is imposed on January 1, 2018.In June, Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the East African natio ...

Bill Allows New Jersey Casinos to Remain Operational during State Shutdown

by July 7, 2017

Atlantic City casinos will operate as normal in case of any future government shutdowns under a piece of legislation produced by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Jeff Van Drew and Jim Whelan.New Jersey was shut down earlier this week after Gov. Chris Ch ...

Queensland Premier Dismisses Possibility for More Gold Coast Casinos

by July 6, 2017

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told local media that she does not want Gold Coast to become a casino city. Ms. Palaszczuk’s comments came a day after news emerged that Las Vegas-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. was interested in operating a casino in th ...

NEKTAN Buys iGaming Marketing Business from Betfred Founder

by July 5, 2017

NEKTAN PLC, the international mobile gaming platform and content provider, today announced that it has acquired Nektan Marketing Services from Betfred Founder Fred Done and ActiveWin Media Founder Warren Jacobs in a £500,000 deal.Nektan Marketing Services was launched back in ...

Caesars in Talks to Expand into Queensland’s Casino Market

by July 5, 2017

Chinese-backed ASF Consortium has revealed that it has been in talks with casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. about potentially teaming up on a A$3-billion integrated resort in Australia’s Gold Coast city.ASF Consortium was selected by the Queensland government as the p ...

First Cypriot Casino to Generate €800 Million by 2022

by July 5, 2017

The Republic of Cyprus expects that its first casino resort will generate around €800 million in contributions to the economy in its second year of operation.The Government of the Mediterranean island nation and developers signed the final agreement that authorized the projec ...

Turkey to Launch Crackdown on Illegal Gambling Activities

by July 4, 2017

The Turkish government is planning to launch a crackdown on illegal gambling, local media has reported. Under a two-year plan, different government agencies will cooperate to tackle issues related to the unauthorized provision of gambling services of different kinds, including on ...