PENTA Tops Out Lucky Dragon Hotel Tower

by September 12, 2015

Construction of the $373-million Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, which is located on the Las Vegas Strip, is progressing on “aggressive schedule”, developer The PENTA Building Group said on Friday during a celebration for the completion of the hotel part of the project.Paul ...

NetEnt Introduces Casino Titles to the US Simulated Gaming Market

by September 11, 2015

Swedish developer and provider of gaming solutions NetEnt announced it had inked a partnership agreement with GameAccount Network Plc, which recently re-branded to GAN, to supply its casino games within the borders of the United States through the latter company’s platform ...

Jeff Gural Presents Second Plan for Expanded Tioga Downs Casino & Racing

by September 11, 2015

Real estate developer Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs Casino & Racing, presented the New York Gambling Facility Location Board with a reviewed plan for turning the aforementioned Nichols-located gambling venue into a fully-fledged casino.Last December, the board gave the ...

Australian Government Urged to Take Measures Against Dubious Gambling Practices

by September 10, 2015

Australian financial counselors have been urging the government to take actions against the major gambling companies that provide live online betting options and the somewhat dubious practices they use to attract customers.Under the current Australian gambling regulations, be ...

Lago Resort & Casino Developers Re-submit Environmental Review

by September 10, 2015

Lago Resort & Casino developers announced on Wednesday that they have re-submitted to the town of Tyre a 3,000-page environmental review of the $425-million project for the development of a hotel and casino resort.In July, construction work on the project was stalled by t ...

Brockton Casino Investor Urges MassGaming for Quick Decision on Proposal

by September 10, 2015

Neil Bluhm, one of the people behind the ambitious project for a casino resort in Brockton, urged the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to take swift action on the proposal. Otherwise, the investor threatened that he would withdraw his support for the construction of the gambling v ...

Paddy Power Sepp Blatter Ad Cleared by the ASA

by September 9, 2015

The UK Advertising Standards Authority announced its decision not to uphold a Paddy Power ad featuring FIFA President Sepp Blatter and urging him to leave his current post. A single complaint against the ad, which ran in the national press, was filed. The complainant claimed that ...

Lax Anti-Money Laundering Control Costs Caesars Entertainment $9.5 Million

by September 9, 2015

Gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. suffered yet another blow as it was fined by the US government and the state of Nevada a total of $9.5 million over poor anti-money laundering monitoring at its emblematic casino Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.According to a Tuesday ...

GameAccount Network Announces Planned Re-branding

by September 8, 2015

Developer and supplier of B2B products for the gaming industry GameAccount Network announced that the planned re-branding of the company to GAN will become effective on September 9. It pointed out that this move is consistent with its success in the provision of online gaming sol ...

Paddy Power and Betfair Agree on Multi-Billion Merger

by September 8, 2015

Gambling operators Paddy Power and Betfair announced earlier today that they have agreed on the terms of their proposed merger. The new company will be called Paddy Power Betfair and will be headquartered in Dublin. Betfair CЕО Breon Corcoran (who formerly took the position of CO ...

Spokane Tribe Casino Fate to Be Determined by Washington Governor

by September 8, 2015

After the Spokane Tribe of Indians received federal approval to build a $400-million casino on non-reservation land, it is now up to Washington Governor Jay Inslee to give the green light to the ambitious project.Tribal chairwoman Carol Evans explained that if the gambling ve ...

Australia to Overhaul Offshore Online Gambling Operations

by September 7, 2015

The Australian government announced on Monday that a review of the country’s Interactive Gambling Act will be carried out. Officials will be looking for ways to meet the increasing demand for innovative methods for live sports betting.The introduction of regulations for ...

VinaCapital Partners with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises on $4-Billion Casino

by September 7, 2015

Vietnamese investment company VinaCapital announced that it would work together with Hong Kong-based giant Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd. on the completion of a stalled $4-billion project for the construction of the so-called Nam Hoi An integrated gambling resort in Vietnam’ ...

Tioga Downs Casino Proposal to Be Heard by Regulators and Community

by September 6, 2015

The proposal for turning Tioga Downs Casino & Racing in Nichols, New York into a fully-fledged casino will be heard by the state Gaming Facility Location Board at a September meeting. Representatives for the gambling venue will present their project before the regulator.T ...

Paddy Power Announces Key Partnerships in Spain and Canada

by September 4, 2015

Irish gambling operator Paddy Power announced earlier today that it had renewed its contract with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and had reached an agreement with Spanish betting operator Reta.Under its renewed partnership with the British Columbia Lottery Corporati ...