THE CASINO NEWS DAILY NEWSROOM
The latest developments in gambling, regulation and the people shaping the industry.
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The Vice Chairman of the Casino Commission of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands expressed doubts that Hong Kong investor Imperial Pacific International (IPI) would be able to complete the planned initial…
The Iowa gambling regulator has revealed that around 550 state residents that had previously opted for lifetime self-exclusion from gambling have submitted the necessary paperwork to have their ban removed, local media…
The Participation of Australians in online poker report on whether the legalization of online poker in Australia would be a move that would benefit residents was released earlier this week by the…
Australia’s One Nation Party stated that it will back the addition of a boutique casino to the proposed Great Keppel Island integrated resort project in case it wins majority in the upcoming…
Big industry names are expected to attend a Wednesday meeting that will mark the inauguration of Brazil’s Parliamentary Front for the Legalization of Gaming, local media has reported. The front was created…
Australian casinos saw improvement in VIP volumes during the first quarter of the 2017-2018 financial year, Monique Rooney, analyst at financial services firm Morgan Stanley, has pointed out following discussions with local…
Casino owners in Maryland have urged the state Legislature to initiate discussions over the legalization of sports betting amid hopes that the US Supreme Court could lift a long-standing federal ban on…
Lawrence Ho, Chairman and CEO of integrated resort developer and operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has reiterated his company’s commitment to entering Japan. It is believed that it will be around June…
Georgia’s leading GOP gubernatorial candidates confirmed that they will all oppose any attempts for the legalization of casino gambling in the state. The state’s next gubernatorial election will take place in November…
Another British bookmaker has appeared on the UK Gambling Commission's radar screen for allegedly failing to follow the regulator's main principles for socially responsible provision of gambling services. The Guardian reported that…
A group of Wisconsin residents has voiced opposition to the recently renewed push for the legalization of daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Citizens Against Expanded Gambling group fears that expanded gambling in…
A Hague court ruled that Swedish iGaming operator Betsson’s claim against the Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit, was inadmissible. The gambling group sought a court’s decision earlier this year, arguing that the regulatory…
Steve Wynn, Chairman of the high-end hotel and casino chain Wynn Resorts Ltd., revealed his interest in expanding the company’s business on the Asian market by obtaining a license for a new…
Louisiana State Representative Jerome Richard declared yesterday he plans on repaying the amount of $37,000 he took from his campaign donations to use for gambling purposes. The lawmaker explained the misuse of…
MGM China Holdings Ltd., a major gambling operator, disclosed the company expects to succeed with meeting the deadline for the opening of its multi-billion integrated casino resort MGM Cotai in Macau despite…
New Jersey filed an amicus brief with the United States’ Supreme Court, arguing that the current ban the federal government has imposed on single-game sports betting in the state is unconstitutional. According…
After receiving green light from Nevada regulators last week and from its shareholders in July, Las Vegas-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. needs to overcome just two more hurdles before putting an…
Kentucky lawmakers are likely to maintain their firmly negative stance towards the legalization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling within the state’s borders, despite their struggles to close a budget gap and to…
Online poker operator partypoker today confirmed its exit from the Australian online gambling market, shortly after the Commonwealth’s Senate approved a bill that prohibits the provision of unlicensed iGaming services to Australian…
A new proposal for the construction of a multi-billion casino resort in Gold Coast has surfaced a little more than two weeks after a similar plan was rejected by the Queensland government.…
A review commissioned by the New South Wales government recommended that a mandatory probe into the activities of the state’s casino licensees be scrapped, local media reported today. The above-mentioned review was…
The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 received on Wednesday Royal Assent from Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, which means that the legislative piece has completed the final step needed to become law. The…
Pennsylvania has been trying to close its 2017-18 budget for quite some time now, but without much success. State lawmakers are in a desperate search for additional revenue sources to fill a…
The Australian Senate approved earlier today the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, which would generally place a nationwide ban on the provision of online casino and poker services. The bill’s passage through…
The proposed prohibition of the provision of binary options services from within Israel has come a step closer to realization, financial and business news outlet Finance Magnates reported on Monday. A draft…
A company, tasked with handling various trademarks on behalf of US President Donald Trump, has received approvals for the development of the Trump brand on the territory of Macau, the only place…
A Hong Kong billionaire investor is reportedly considering the possibility to build an integrated resort in Australia’s Gold Coast region, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported earlier today citing an unnamed resource. Reports…
A pro-gambling legislator from New Jersey is planning to introduce a bill that would allow the state to share player pools with Nevada and Delaware as well as with regulated online gambling…
Public hearings in relation to the recently released recommendations for the regulation of Japan’s young casino industry will take place in nine Japanese cities, The Japan Times reported earlier today. Japanese officials…
Shortly after Indian news outlets reported that the country’s Sports Ministry has initiated talks over the potential legalization of sports betting activities beyond horse racing, it has become known that an official…
