THE CASINO NEWS DAILY NEWSROOM
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The owners of two NFL clubs have not disposed of their stakes in daily fantasy operator turned bookmaker DraftKings as the new season is weeks away from kicking off and sports betting…
Macau junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Limited has completed the purchase of Vietnam-based integrated resort developer Star Admiral Limited after the finalization of the deal had been delayed several times. In a…
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has announced that it will open its casino, currently under development in Carter Lake, Iowa, in late October, despite facing legal challenges from the states of Nebraska…
Chinese casino tycoon Lui Che Woo is confident that Galaxy Entertainment Group will build a $500-million integrated resort with a gaming floor on the Philippine island of Boracay, despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
Australia-listed boutique casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd. today announced that it has completed the purchase of a portion of land in Jhapa, East Nepal where it plans to build a casino…
By Terry DavisA Nevada judge has recently dismissed a defamation case lodged by disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter. It was in April when Mr. Wynn's legal…
DraftKings is beefing up for its busiest time of the year as the new NFL season is just over two weeks away, CEO Jason Robins said in a recent interview for Yahoo…
The Chairman of Hong Kong-listed casino and hospitality operator Landing International Development Ltd. has gone missing in what could be described as the latest of a series of unfortunate events for the…
By Terry DavisFive casino giants have expressed interest in building a casino resort at the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, Greece, the Hellenic Gaming Commission has revealed. The companies that…
Global gaming advisory firm Union Gaming has remained bullish on the casino REIT sector as a wave of consolidation is under way on the regional level and is creating potential for more…
By Terry DavisAn observant Finnish teenager defrauded a Malta-licensed online casino out of more than €250,000 last year by spotting and exploiting a software glitch, local news outlet Yle reported on Monday. The casino…
A Cebu City official has revealed that a planned ground-breaking ceremony for an PHP18-billion casino resort would be held on August 25, despite a series of recent warnings from Philippine President Rodrigo…
By Terry DavisApple has reportedly pulled thousands of gambling apps from its Chinese App Store after facing media backlash for failing to prevent Chinese customers from being exposed to banned content. State-controlled media outlet…
Mystery prize vending machines are now illegal in Singapore, according to an announcement made by local police cited by news outlet the Straits Times. A ban on the machines is being rolled…
The Forest County of Potawatomi Community celebrated on Thursday the topping off of the $80-million expansion of its Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The project involves the construction of a…
By Terry DavisSLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino announced Wednesday that it will take over the W Las Vegas hotel which currently occupies one of the three hotel towers of the property. The resort,…
Ocean Resort Casino, one of the two new additions to Atlantic City’s legendary Boardwalk, has begun the installation of its new logo, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The new logo is…
By Terry DavisMGM Springfield’s request for an animated parking garage sign was denied by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission during a Tuesday meeting. Gaming commissioners voted 5-0 against the use of animations citing public safety…
By Terry DavisAustralian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has partnered luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton to develop a A$500-million hotel and apartment complex near The Star’s existing casino in Sydney. The development of the…
Construction company OHL Desarrollos has purchased a 32.5% stake in the Centro Canalejas Madrid development from Grupo Villar Mir to increase its holding in the project to 50%. PokerStars founder Mark Scheinberg…
There will be no casinos on Boracay after the Philippine island’s planned reopening on October 26, a government official told local news outlets earlier today. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that neither…
Australian gambling operator CrownBet has kicked off its planned rebrand as BetEasy with a new advertising campaign created by Melbourne-based ad agency The Monkeys. The rebrand is part of the ongoing merger…
Dozens of slot machines went down at The LINQ Casino in Las Vegas over the weekend and speculations quickly emerged that those might have been hacked, Mashable reports citing information from a…
By Terry DavisMedical researcher Richard Jarecki who cracked roulette in the 1970s, winning millions of dollars in European casinos, died on July 25 at the age of 86. Taking advantage of flawed roulette wheels,…
By Susan SuttonThe International Monetary Fund expects Macau to become the richest place in the world by 2020, overtaking oil-rich Qatar as the jurisdiction with the highest GDP. Meanwhile, the trade war between China…
By Susan SuttonA large number of gambling-related mobile applications have been removed from the App Store and hundreds more would likely follow after Apple implemented a new App Review policy today. In an attempt…
By Susan SuttonFour years after New Jersey’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel shut down, Stockton University has decided to acquire the now abandoned property. On Wednesday, the university’s board of trustees approved plans to purchase…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his commitment to prevent any new casino resort projects from materialization in the country just a day after he said he would block the construction of…
Twin River Management Group has confirmed a closing date for its Newport Grand Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The property is slated to be shuttered on August 28 and its gaming license…
Philippine President has a new target in his ongoing war against the proliferation of gambling in the country as a spokesperson for the official announced earlier today that he would cancel a…
New Jersey’s Stockton University is considering the purchase of the ill-fated Atlantic Club Casino Hotel as part of its expansion into Atlantic City, the Press of Atlantic City reported Monday. It was…
By Terry DavisJapanese tycoon Kazuo Okada was reportedly arrested in Hong Kong on fraud charges, according to Chinese media outlets. Mr. Okada was the founder and Chairman of pachinko and slot machine manufacturer Universal…
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