Virgin Islands Gambling Regulator Announces Responsible Gambling Awareness Week

by December 3, 2015

The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission announced on Wednesday that the first-ever Responsible Gambling Awareness Week will be held throughout the jurisdiction on December 7-12. The Commission is working together with ABC Behavioral Consulting Services and the National Counc ...

Maryland Live! Casino Hosts Minority Outreach Fair

by December 3, 2015

Hanover-based Maryland Live! Casino hosted on Wednesday the semi-annual Minority Outreach Fair, at which 650 registrants representing women-, minority-, and veteran-led businesses were given the chance to meet a number of prime companies interested in working with the above-menti ...

Tribunal Rules Against Ladbrokes in £54 Million Tax Case

by December 3, 2015

Gambling operator Ladbrokes has lost a £54 million tax avoidance legal case, after a tribunal decided that a 2008 avoidance scheme did not comply with regulations.Generally speaking, the legal case was related to a tax scheme promoted by financial services firm Deloitte. It ...

Alderney Gambling Control Commission Executive Director Leaves Post

by December 2, 2015

André Wilsenach, Executive Director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, announced today that he is stepping down from his post in order to devote his attention to his new position as head of the International Center for Gaming Regulation at the University of Nevada, Las ...

Olympic Entertainment Group Acquires Latvia’s SIA Garkalns

by December 2, 2015

Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) announced earlier today that its Latvia-based subsidiary Olympic Casino Latvia SIA has completed the purchase Latvian gambling operator SIA Garkalns. The transaction had already been approved by the Latvian Competition Council.The announced a ...

Casino Presents Penticton Residents with Relocation Plan

by December 2, 2015

Residents of Penticton, British Columbia were provided with more details on the $25-million plan for the relocation of Lake City Casino at the local South Okanagan Events Centre. On Tuesday, citizens were given the opportunity to voice their concerns or to express their support f ...

UNITE HERE Affiliates and The Cosmopolitan Agree on Four-Year Labor Contract

by December 2, 2015

Nevada-based UNITE HERE labor union affiliates Bartenders Union Local 165 and Culinary Workers Union Local 226 announced on Tuesday that a four-year agreement with The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has been voted in favor of by CoStars. Under the terms of the agreement, more than 2,0 ...

Olympic Entertainment Group to Buy Rival AS MC Kasiinod

by December 1, 2015

Estonia-headquartered casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) announced today that its subsidiary Olympic Casino Eesti AS will purchase Estonian gambling company AS MC Kasiinod, which also owns provider of casino bar services OÜ Oma & Hea. OEG told media that the pu ...

More Casino Closures in Atlantic City Due to Expansion in the Northeast

by December 1, 2015

Moody’s Investors Service said in a Monday report that the gambling expansion in the Northeast will likely result in more casino closures in Atlantic City. The popular gambling destination saw four of its twelve casinos close doors back in 2014, due to increasing competitio ...

Maryland Live! Social Casino Goes Live with GAN’s Simulated Gaming

by December 1, 2015

Developer and supplier of B2B online gaming solutions GameAccount Network plc (GAN) announced today that its Simulated Gaming online experience is now available on Maryland Live! Casino’s social gaming website.Maryland Live! Casino is located in Hanover, Maryland and is ...

Playtech Signs Multi-Year Contract to Run News UK Bingo Sites

by November 30, 2015

Israeli gambling software developer Playtech plc announced today that it has signed a five-year contract with British publisher News UK to run the latter’s Sun Bingo and Fabulous Bingo sites and the related mobile operations. The newspaper business was formerly supplied by ...

Alabama’s VictoryLand Casino to Announce Reopening Date Soon

by November 29, 2015

Owners of the shuttered VictoryLand casino in Shorter, Alabama told media that the venue, which once featured a greyhound track, casino, and hotel, will soon be reopened. When operational, the property was known to be among the largest taxpayers and employers in Macon County....

Mohegan Tribe Submits Application for Casino Resort in South Korea

by November 28, 2015

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) has applied for a casino license for the operation of an integrated casino resort located not far from the Incheon International Airport in South Korea, Chief Executive Robert Soper confirmed on Friday.The Mohegan Tribe is one of Con ...

Victoria Officials Remain Open to New Casino

by November 27, 2015

Victoria officials revealed that they are considering the possibility for the establishment of a casino in the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia.Back in October, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), known to be overlooking gambling in the provin ...

Macau to Issue Mid-Term Casino Industry Review

by November 27, 2015

Lionel Leong Vai Tac, Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, announced that a report based on the findings of a special mid-term review of the administrative region’s casino industry is to be published by the end of 2015 or early in 2016.The official explained ...