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 ...

License Holder and Owners of Lady Luck Casino Ink New 25-Year Deal

by November 26, 2015

Owners of Iowa’s Lady Luck Casino Marquette and the venue’s license holder announced a new agreement that would secure the contribution of more money to Clayton County.Sindee Gohde, Executive Director of the Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a non-profit organ ...

OLG to Select Operator for Northern and Southwestern Casino Bundles in 2017

by November 26, 2015

The Ontario Lottery Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has issued a request for proposals to up to five companies that had formerly expressed interest in operating casinos in the Canadian province.Tony Bitonti, a spokesperson for the OLG, said that they have estimated ...

Major Casino Operators to Leave Nevada’s Main Electric Utility

by November 26, 2015

Nevada regulators published on Wednesday draft orders, under which three of the largest gambling companies operating within the state’s borders would be allowed to leave the state electricity supplier as its customers and to provide themselves with their own utility supplie ...

Chukchansi Tribe Closer to Reopening Madera County Casino

by November 26, 2015

Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino may be reopened by the end of the year after officials for the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and Madera County supervisors reached a new agreement on Wednesday.The hotel and casino venue was closed in October 2014 after a tribal ...

Betway to Sponsor Fed Cup and Davis Cup Tennis Events

by November 25, 2015

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced earlier today that gambling operator Betway has become sponsor for both Fed Cup and Davis Cup. Under the terms of the recently signed agreement, the gaming company’s international sponsorship is to continue up to 2018....

Malaysian Home Ministry Amends Obsolete Laws to Fight Illegal Gambling

by November 25, 2015

Malaysia’s Home Ministry told local media that it is contemplating on introducing a set of amendments to certain existing laws in a bid to cope with the constantly increasing number of illegal online gambling cases in the country.Current Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur J ...

Revel Owner to Buy Nearby Power Plant

by November 25, 2015

Glenn Straub, the Florida developer who purchased the former Revel Casino earlier this year, revealed on Tuesday that he is to buy ACR Energy Partners, the power plant that supplies the shuttered gambling venue.Revel Casino opened doors in 2012. However, the $2-billion gambli ...