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 ...

Department of Interior Clears Way for Tohono O’odham Nation’s Full-Scale Casino Plan

Department of Interior Clears Way for Tohono O’odham Nation’s Full-Scale Casino Plan

by July 24, 2017

Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation will finally be able to add Las Vegas-style gambling in its casino property in the area near the city of Glendale, Capitol Media Services has reported for The Daily Courier.It has become known that the US Department of the Interior gave last we ...

Kazuo Okada’s Slot Machine Manufacturing Business Loses Appeal Case Against Reuters

Kazuo Okada’s Slot Machine Manufacturing Business Loses Appeal Case Against Reuters

by July 23, 2017

The Japanese Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by local pachinko and slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp. in relation to its defamation case against news agency Reuters. Two lower courts had previously ruled that the case lacked merit.Japan’s high ...

New Jersey Governor Signs Pro-Online Gambling Bill

New Jersey Governor Signs Pro-Online Gambling Bill

by July 22, 2017

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has put his signature on a pro-online gambling bill that urges US President Donald Trump and the Congress not to implement a federal ban on this type of activity.Internet gambling is only legal in three states – New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware ...

California Joins Pack of States Discussing Sports Betting Legalization

California Joins Pack of States Discussing Sports Betting Legalization

by July 21, 2017

Sports betting seems to be gaining momentum as an important legislative topic around the US, after the US Supreme Court decided to hear New Jersey’s call for the removal of a long-standing federal ban on this type of gambling activity.California may be the next state to cons ...