Despite the Optimistic Forecast, Taj Mahal Faces Unavoidable Closure

by October 27, 2014

It is a well known fact that Taj Mahal is a casino that has recently undergone a numerous number of setbacks. A lot of market analysts as well as the previous owners consider the poor management to be among the main reasons for the problems but it is definitely not the only one. ...

INTRALOT Exits The Victorian Gambling Market

by October 27, 2014

INTRALOT, the leading Greek gaming operator, have suddenly decided to stop providing its keno and scratchcard services in Victoria, Australia. The agreement between INTRALOT and the Victorian authorities was supposed to last 10 years but it it was terminated on the seventh year o ...

888 Boosts Its Spanish Sportsbook as New Gambling Licenses Will be Provided

by October 25, 2014

Last Wednesday, 888 Holdings, which operates under the UK gambling legislation, held a poker event in the Spanish capital – Madrid. The event, organized in Casino Gran Via, gathered funds for Forever Dream – a non-profit campaign of the Nacex Foundation. The campaign ...

NOVOMATIC Signs a Deal with the National Lottery of Israel

by October 25, 2014

It has just been announced that the NOVOMATIC Holding, an internationally recognized producer of numerous gaming solutions, inked a deal with the National Lottery of Israel, officially referred to as Mifal Hapayis.The contract’s duration is seven years, and under it NOV ...

Massachusetts to Help Players Avoid Overspending while Participating in Gambling Activities

by October 24, 2014

Although the gambling industry in Massachusetts is said to be largely untapped, which makes the casino players choose the neighbouring states – New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut, for the gambling activities, they would like to take part in, experts say that soon Massachuse ...

European Union Court of Justice Rules Against the Italian Government

by October 24, 2014

The outcome of the dispute, concerning the gambling taxes, the Italian Government imposes, has finally been announced. The Judges at the European Union Court of Justice have decided that the most sensible solution to the complicated situation is ruling against the government....

Spain to Issue Licenses to Several Gambling Operators

by October 24, 2014

Along with the gambling legislation bills in Ireland and Norway, the issues the French gambling industry is experiencing and the problematic poker affairs in Italy, it seems like Spain is the next European country to make reforms and refine the current rules and regulations.T ...

Saipan Jinghua Considers Building Two Casinos on the Northern Mariana Islands

by October 23, 2014

Another corporation has recently announced its intentions to establish casino resorts, located in Tinian and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.Saipan Jinghua Investment Inc. investors expressed their hopes that their plan will come true and the Tinian project, that will cost t ...

Appropriation of the East Chicago Casino Funds has been Announced

by October 23, 2014

The outcome of the debates, concerning the reduction of the revenue of the casino in East Chicago, has been officially announced. The bone of contention were the funds that were generated from the cut of the revenue with the aim of being invested in boosting the local economy. ...

The Crown Deal Complicates the Gambling Legislation Procedure

by October 23, 2014

The Government of Victoria admitted that the problematic deal with the casino giant Crown will put a setback to the authorities’ decision, concerning the gambling legislation procedure. The license of Crown has been significantly extended and the operator was enabled to ...

The Closure of Taj Mahal Postponed

by October 23, 2014

The saga with the Taj Mahal Casino Resort continues. Those who keep up with the events and the setbacks the venue is currently experiencing, know that it may close in the middle of November.The previous owner, Donald Trump, demands the removal of his name from the exterior of ...

New Jersey Authorities to Decide Whether Monmouth Park Should Offer Sports Betting

by October 23, 2014

Representatives of both professional and college sports leagues in New Jersey have been fighting against the state’s legislation, which allows gambling operators to offer sports betting, for quite some time.Last Tuesday, they requested the court to place a temporary res ...

Progress Towards Gambling Activities Legislation in Norway

by October 22, 2014

Almost a month ago, the Norwegian authorities have announced that they will refine the local gambling rules and regulations in order to make Norway a country whose residents are enabled to take part in legal gambling activities.Thorhild Widwey, the Norwegian Minister of Cultu ...

Amaya Gaming to Put Cadillac Jack up for Sale

by October 22, 2014

Amaya Gaming – the online gaming giant that is gaining more and more popularity due to the proactive approach of the managers and the attractive products and services it offers, has announced that it is currently considering selling its Cadillac Jack shares.Amaya Gaming has r ...

City Revere Files a Lawsuit Against the Gaming Commission of Massachusetts

by October 22, 2014

Revere, a city five miles away from downtown Boston, has recently filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The reason for the lawsuit is the loss that its casino Mohegan Sun has suffered against Wynn Resorts. The two companies bet for the chance to receive cas ...