World Casino News
El Cortez Hotel And Casino Slot Player Banks Million-dollar Pay-day
A slot player is reportedly celebrating this week after taking home over $1 million in cash courtesy of the El Cortez Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas and one of its The Big Bang Theory games from develop...
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Third Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska Defendant Agrees Plea Deal
The third of nine former members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s tribal council charged with theft from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort has reportedly pled guilty in Nebraska after agreeing to a plea deal wit...
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Del Lago Resort & Casino To Debut New Slot Technology This Weekend
The del Lago Resort & Casino in upstate New York is preparing to debut new technology this weekend with an interactive slot tournament on the schedule for this Saturday. The media has been invited to demo t...
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GameCo Incorporated Hoping To Enter Macau Market By Year’s End
After deploying six of its Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) innovations at the Foxwoods Resort Casino last month, developer GameCo Incorporated has now reportedly announced that is hoping to secure approval f...
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K8.Com And Manchester City Ink Multi-year Betting Partnership
English Premier League football team Manchester City has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Philippine-headquartered Kai-Fa Yule K8.com to have the online gaming company as its regional betting part...
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Hard Rock International Announces Key Corporate Appointments
As it looks to expand into China, Europe and key gateway cities around the world, casino and hotel operator Hard Rock International has unveiled a pair of promotions as well as one key appointment. Responsib...
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City To Open By Memorial Day Weekend
After casino operator Hard Rock International revealed an arms-length wish list in May, on Tuesday a company executive said its soon to be revitalized Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open by Mem...
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Online Bettors Boosting Donald Trump Impeachment Markets
Despite only assuming office in January, United States President Donald Trump continues to be besieged by a raft of controversies including last month’s contentious dismissal of James Comey as Director for the ...
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Macau Casino Regulator Urges Vigilance On Mobile Telephone Ban
Following last week’s arrests of 17 individuals accused of running a proxy betting syndicate online, the casino regulator in Macau has reportedly urged casino and junket operators to remain vigilant concerning ...
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UK Poised For FOBT Crackdown
An all-time high of £1.8bn lost on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) by punters in the United Kingdom has the government considering a regulatory crackdown. Recently released figures by the Gambling Commi...
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Key Hire For Play’n Go To Spearhead United Kingdom Growth
Online casino games developer Play’n Go has indicated its desire to substantially grow its presence in the United Kingdom market following the decision to appoint industry veteran Stuart Trigwell to lead all of...
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Mohegan Sun Pocono To Drop Popular Casino Events And Will Charge For Valet Parking
The casino events calendar at the Mohegan Sun Pocono will be a bit lighter this year as the Plains Township casino plans to discontinue a few of its more popular functions. Local news agency, The Citizen’s V...
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New Study Shows IGaming Provides Significant Economic Benefit
Online gambling is limited in its availability within the United States, with only Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey having legalized and regulated the industry within their state borders. New Jersey provides bot...
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Kinmen Residents To Be Given Casino Legalization Vote
In Taiwan, residents of the outlying island province of Kinmen are reportedly set to be given the chance in late-October to vote on whether to legalize casinos after gambling proponents managed to collect enoug...
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Australian Authorities Approve Tabcorp/Tats Mega-merger
Eight months after the megamerger was first announced, the $11 billion acquisition of Tatts Group Limited (ASX: TTS) by Australian gambling giant, Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) has been approved by the Au...
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MGM To Begin Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion This Week
Today, MGM Resorts International is expected to begin construction on an expansion project planned for their Las Vegas Strip convention space. The company is hoping to be able to gain a larger share of the trad...
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Gambling Now Accounts For Almost 83% Of Macau’s Tax Revenues
In Macau, the government has reportedly revealed that it raked in $4.64 billion in taxes from gambling between January and May, which was a 12.4% increase year-on-year, and that the activity had accounted for 8...
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Jamaica Sets Sights On Legalized Online Gambling
The Jamaican government is reportedly moving forward with plans to make online gambling legal in the Caribbean island nation. Citing various sources, business-to-business magazine, iGaming Business, reports ...
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Wakayama May Reverse Integrated Casino Resort Support
In Japan, the mayor of the city of Wakayama has reportedly revealed that the community of some 369,000 people could be forced to give up on its plan to host one of the nation’s coming integrated casino resorts ...
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City Of Dreams Manila Increases Security Measures
Following the recent shooting and arson attack at the Resorts World Manila venue that left 38 dead and 54 injured, casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corporation has reportedly beefed...
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