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The crackdown that was planned to be imposed on addictive fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) today, got delayed once again, after the British Conservative Party member and current Secretary of State for Work…
By Susan SuttonHong Kong-based developer Melco International Development announced Wednesday the appointment of casino industry veteran Craig Robertson Ballantyne as President of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the €550-million integrated resort currently under development in…
By Terry DavisThe New Jersey Casino Control Commission is set to rule later today on whether it would grant a casino license to the new Hard Rock hotel and casino complex, which is slated…
The CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, said in an investor call Tuesday that loot boxes should not be considered gambling. Mr. Wilson’s comments came shortly after the in-game purchasable items were…
Moldova’s Public Property Agency (APP) is no longer holding the monopoly over gambling after the country’s latest change of course regarding the provision of services of this nature, news outlet the Balkan…
Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has become a subject of heavy criticism from fans of the popular talent show and responsible gambling organizations for participating in the latest advertising campaign for…
Workers at the site of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City mounted on Friday the first sign that will identify the newest addition to Atlantic City's legendary Boardwalk. The property is…
By Terry DavisMelco Resorts & Entertainment will not resort to junket operators to bring VIP customers to the new tower at its City of Dreams Macau integrated resort, Lawrence Ho, CEO and Chairman of…
A new casino complex with a 459-foot-tall hotel tower is set to replace the former Las Vegas Club in downtown Las Vegas, local news outlet Las Vegas Sun has reported citing documents…
MGM Springfield is “pursuing [its] best effort” to make sure that 35% of its 3,000-strong workforce will be represented by Springfield residents, General Manager Alex Dixon said Thursday in a keynote address…
By Terry DavisMacau gaming and hospitality operator Galaxy Entertainment Group is still committed to building an eco-friendly $300-million to $500-million casino resort on the Philippine island of Boracay, the company itself said in its…
The bidding process for Japan’s first integrated resorts will likely begin late next year or even in 2020, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho said in an interview with…
The Atlantic and Cape May Country Drug Court has been renamed as Recovery Court and has partnered with Atlantic City’s casino labor union to provide participants with training for the city’s gaming…
American private equity firm The Blackstone Group has fully acquired Spanish gambling operator Cirsa Gaming Corporation, local news outlets reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the deal. The purchase price and…
By Terry DavisConstruction work on a $400-million hotel and casino resort in Costa Rica is expected to begin in early 2019, after the project has received the necessary approval from the host municipality and…
The Delaware Senate passed Thursday afternoon a bill that would cut the revenue shared annually by the state’s three casinos in a bid to boost the venues that have been struggling with…
By Terry DavisLas Vegas gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced on Wednesday plans to build a non-gaming resort in a key Mexican tourism destination as part of its global expansion strategy. The…
The $85-million project for the relocation of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino onto nearby land received the necessary green light from the Indiana Gaming Commission on Tuesday. Construction on the land-based…
Philippine real estate developer Belle Corp. has once again presented its partner Melco Resorts & Entertainment with a plan for the expansion of City of Dreams Manila. The two companies operate jointly…
By Terry DavisIrish TV presenter Baz Ashmawy is dwelling on problem gambling and the lack of information about the growing issue in Ireland in his new documentary All Bets Are Off, which premieres Monday…
By Terry DavisCanadian online gambling giant The Stars Group announced Saturday that it would buy UK counterpart Sky Betting & Gaming in a move that would create the largest publicly listed online gambling company,…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the state's Supreme Court to reject a request to force her to give the nod to the wording of a ballot measure that, if approved, would…
Kenya’s current 35% tax on betting and gaming services could be scrapped by the government in favor of a 15% one under growing pressure from the country’s gambling industry. Local media reports…
Aquis Entertainment Group, which currently owns Canberra Casino, made claims that the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government kept the company uninformed for almost a year and a half about the details of…
Opponents of the planned closure of the Philippine island of Boracay staged a vehicle caravan on Thursday to protest the move, local news outlet Inquirer reports. Around 50 vehicles covered the 71-kilometer…
By Terry DavisPhilippine gaming company Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) denied reports that plans for the construction of a $500-million integrated resort on the Boracay island have been dropped. The company has partnered…
By Terry DavisMacau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has scrapped plans to build a $500-million gaming resort on Boracay and will seek an alternative site for a project of similar scale, an official from…
Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International will today seek site approval for its $500-plus-million casino resort on the Atlantic City Boardwalk from the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The state…
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government has provided the Canberra Casino with a month to respond to its proposal to add more poker machines to its offering. The owner of Aquis Entertainment…
Nevada-based gaming company Eldorado Resorts announced today a duo of acquisition deals that would expand its footprint across several new markets and would enlarge its portfolio of hotel and casino properties. The…
Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced today plans to operate two hotels and a beach club in Dubai. The properties will be located on the artificial Bluewaters Island, off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coast…
By Terry DavisChina announced plans to expand gambling in Hainan in a bid to help its ailing southernmost province. The planned expansion will include the development of horse racing and of an instant and…
