Tabcorp Rejects Ladbrokes Joint Venture Proposal

by January 18, 2016

Australian betting company Tabcorp has reportedly rejected a proposal from gambling giant Ladbrokes for a potential joint venture which would have created Australia’s largest bookmaker. Reportedly, talks on the matter started in late 2013.The UK-based company was lookin ...

Developer Sues British Columbia Lottery Corporation over North Shore Casino License

by January 18, 2016

Casino operator Pinnacle Gaming Solutions, owned by North Vancouver resident David Moretto, has filed a lawsuit against British Columbia and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, arguing that it was led to believe that it would be granted a license for running a gambling venu ...

Ajax and Pickering Propose Projects for Ontario’s C3 Zone Casino License

by January 17, 2016

Following the latest Ontario gambling regulations, under which a given region could only feature one full-scale casino, the towns of Pickering and Ajax are the two competing candidates for hosting the C3 zone gaming facility.Early in 2015, the Pickering City Council voted ove ...

Stockton University Finalizes Showboat Sale

by January 16, 2016

New Jersey’s Stockton University announced on Friday that it has eventually finalized the sale of the former Showboat Casino for the amount of $23 million. The once-popular gambling venue was purchased by Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein.In December 2014, Stockton ...

Trial Date Set for Seminole Casino Lawsuit

by January 15, 2016

A federal judge has set an official date for the beginning of a two-week trial that will determine whether the Seminole Tribe of Florida can continue offering blackjack and other banked card games at its casinos around the state.Last week, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle ...

Nambe Pueblo Launches First Casino on January 17

by January 15, 2016

Nambe Pueblo announced that its first casino is to open doors for visitors on Sunday. Nambe Falls Casino occupies a 7,310-square-foot site and features as many as 180 slot machines. In other words, it is considerably smaller than existing gambling venues in the state of New Mexic ...

New Jersey Casino Expansion Bill Clears First Committee Hurdle

by January 15, 2016

The proposal for the expansion of New Jersey’s gambling industry outside Atlantic City cleared on Thursday its first legislative hurdle. The resolution is expected to be placed before voters at the November ballot.Currently, casino gambling is only allowed in Atlantic ...

Macau Police Officers Detained over Casino Junket Extortion Claims

by January 15, 2016

Macau police intelligence officers were arrested for allegedly running casino extortion racket targeting VIP junket operators that are known to be working together with a major gambling venue in the Chinese administrative region, local media reported on Friday.According to re ...

Scientific Games Launches Mobile Casino Content with British Columbia’s PlayNow Brand

by January 14, 2016

Popular supplier of products for the gambling industry Scientific Games Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has enhanced its partnership with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation through the launch of mobile real-money offering on the corporation’s PlayNow gaming ...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo to Be Launched in 2017

by January 14, 2016

Gambling operator Hard Rock International revealed on Wednesday more information about its latest endeavor – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo, a hotel and casino complex to be located in the capital of the Dominican Republic. The major gambling company will be working t ...

Boyd Gaming Appoints New Executive Vice Presidents

by January 13, 2016

Nevada-based gambling operator Boyd Gaming Corporation announced earlier today that Steve Thompson, Ted Bogich, and Josh Hirsberg would be promoted to Executive Vice Presidents. All three previously took the positions of Senior Vice Presidents at the casino company. Their appoint ...

Amaya and PokerStars Settle Italian Tax Dispute

by January 13, 2016

Canadian gambling giant Amaya Inc. announced today that it has paid a final settlement of €5.9 million to the Italian tax authorities in order to settle a tax dispute that was disclosed back in 2015.Last year, Italian tax regulators estimated that an Amaya subsidiary related ...

Celebration Jamaica and Harmony Cove to Break Ground on Casino Resorts by Summer

by January 13, 2016

Construction work on what would be Jamaica’s first integrated casino resort is expected to start in 2016, local media reported. Celebration Jamaica Resort & Casino will feature 2,000 hotel rooms, a casino, as well as a number of entertainment and food and beverage optio ...

NEKTAN Announces Directorial Changes

by January 12, 2016

Developer of B2B mobile gambling content NEKTAN plc announced earlier today that certain directorial changes are to take place at the company. It was revealed that current CEO David Gosen is to leave his post. His resignation is to become effective as of the end of January. Mr. G ...

Melco Barcelona Casino Bid to Face Delays

by January 12, 2016

Hong Kong-listed companies Melco International Development Ltd. and MelcoLot Ltd., both owned by local casino mogul Lawrence Ho, said in a joint statement that the tender process to run a casino complex in Barcelona, Spain may face certain delays, as the Catalan government has no ...