Greentube Establishes a New Gaming Company

by February 2, 2015

Greentube, a major developer and supplier of a great number of innovative online casino games, part of the Austria-based gaming group NOVOMATIC, announced the establishment of its new company, which is to develop various sophisticated 3D HTML5 casino games.The new business en ...

UK Gambling Commission Extends the Funds Protection Deadline for Existing Customers

by February 2, 2015

The Gambling Commission of Great Britain has settled down around the idea of extending the deadline all gaming operators had to comply with.In order to be compatible with the local rules and regulations, all online gambling providers available on the territory of the country ...

James Packer Annoyed by Crown Sydney Project Delays

by February 2, 2015

James Packer, executive chairman of Crown Resorts Ltd., shared with Manila reporters that his patience with the issues that might delay the construction of his luxurious hotel and casino in Sydney is running thin.Crown cannot apply for the necessary approval of the plans for ...

Landing International to Break Ground on Jeju Casino Project on February 12

by February 2, 2015

Yesterday, Landing International Development Ltd., a China-based real estate developer, announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s newest casino project will take place on February 12.Landing International is to build a gambling venue on the South Kor ...

Nepal’s Gambling Industry Is Likely to Have Its Revival in 2015

by February 1, 2015

It seems that 2015 might be a better year for Nepal’s gambling industry. As previously reported, back in 2014, all casino venues in the country were shut down by the local government on the grounds that they had failed to act in accordance with the new gambling regulations. ...

No Mini-Casino Will Be Launched in Westbury

by January 31, 2015

Earlier today, it was announced that the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. (NROTB) decided to give up on its plan to build a mini-casino venue in Westbury. It also promised that it will look for another location for its project.The decision came after residents and offi ...

SkillOnNet with an Updated Mobile Casino Platform

by January 30, 2015

SkillOnNet, a Cyprus-based developer and provider of gaming software, that was established back in 2005, announced that it will release an updated version of its mobile casino platform. It will be available on the company’s most popular website – EUcasino as well as SlotsMa ...

A Few More Issues for Straub to Solve before Acquiring Revel

by January 30, 2015

Although the Atlantic City-based Revel Casino is about to be acquired by Palm Beach Polo Holdings and Glenn Straub in particular, the soon-to-be owner had to deal with a few setbacks over the last couple of days.Actually, Glenn Straub was said to purchase the closed venue sin ...

Donaco International Acquires Star Vegas Resort and Club

by January 30, 2015

Donaco International Ltd. will become the owner of Star Vegas Resort and Club. The property is located in Poipet, Cambodia and the purchase itself will cost Donaco the sum of US$360 million.The company informed the Australian Securities Exchange that as soon as all paperwork ...

The Parisian Macao to Open Doors ‘Sometime’ in 2016

by January 29, 2015

Earlier today, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., announced that The Parisian Macao will be launched sometime in 2016.Karen Tang, an analyst for Deutsche Bank AG, called this announcement “a departure from” what had previously been pointed as a deadli ...

Macau’s Government to Propose Full Smoking Ban

by January 29, 2015

Earlier today, Alexis Tam Chon Weng, currently taking the position of a Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture in Macau, announced that the local government will certainly propose a full smoking ban within the premises of casinos.This means that smoking will no longer be al ...

City of Dreams Fined for Violation of Smoking Ban

by January 29, 2015

The government of Macau has fined City of Dreams for supposedly violating the city’s law that prohibits smoking in all public places. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., the company that operates the casino resort, will have to pay the amount of MOP100,000 or US$12,524.Mac ...

Sri Lanka’s Government Bans Three Casino Projects

by January 29, 2015

Apparently, the expansion of the gambling sector in Sri Lanka has been brought to a standstill since the new government decided to halt the further development of three casinos, which were approved by the previous members of the government.As a matter of fact, the termination ...

Mr Green to Enter the Italian Online Gambling Market

by January 28, 2015

Mr Green Ltd., a popular provider of online casino games, part of the Stockholm-based group Mr Green & Co, announced its plans to enter the Italian market after it had inked a deal for the acquisition of Mybet Italia, a former subsidiary of mybet.Earlier today, Mr Green r ...

PokerStars Officials Believe Italian Poker Sector Will Be Revitalized

by January 28, 2015

European fans of the poker game and those based in Italy, in particular, have recently flooded the social media with comments related to the problematic poker sector in Italy.What made players particularly worried were the issues the Italian branch of PokerStars has been goi ...