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UKGC Unveils Three-Year Strategy for Fair and Safe Gambling
The UK Gambling Commission has released a 26-page document that outlines the organizations strategy to make gambling safer and fairer over the next three years. The Gambling Commission outlined five areas of focus, including protecting the interests of consumers, preventing harm to...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Opening Delayed Slightly, Targets Summer 2018
Hard Rock Atlantic City is pushing back its opening date by at least several weeks, a new billboard near the town revealing that the casino resort is now targeting the summer of 2018 to welcome guests. A summer inauguration is slightly delayed...
Boyd Gaming Updates ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policies, Hotel Rooms to Be Entered After 48 Hours
Boyd Gaming is further updating its "do not disturb" policies at its 10 Las Vegas hotels. The casino operator says guest rooms will be entered by security personnel every 48 hours, regardless of whether such signs are displayed on occupants' doors. The...
Disney and Seminoles Team Up to Fund Anti-Casino Expansion Efforts in Florida
The powerful Seminole Tribe of Florida, which is owner and operator of seven of the state's eight tribal casinos, and the the Walt Disney Company, Florida's largest employer, are teaming up in an effort to strip politicians of the ability to change...
Tunica Wants to Remove Casino ‘Riverboat’ Requirement to Salvage Regional Tourism
Tunica casinos continue to struggle along the Mississippi River in the northwestern part of the state. The former Bally's Hotel was recently demolished, and Harrah's has sat vacant since 2014. Today, nine riverboat casinos remain, and they're unanimously struggling for business. Mississippi...
American Gaming Association Joins Tax Reform Talks, Pushes for Full Interest Deduction Preservation
The American Gaming Association (AGA), the lobbying arm of the gambling industry, has jumped on the tax reform bandwagon. One of the major goals of Republicans in Congress is to pass tax-reform legislation by the end of 2017, a move that has...
Mississippi Choctaw Considering Fourth Casino, Red Water, with Thursday Vote
A contentious battle between two factions of the Mississippi Choctaw Nation will come to a head on Thursday, when a referendum vote on a fourth casino, which would be known as Red Water, will be decided by the tribe's members. Though nearly...
Macau to Increase Oversight of Casinos and Junkets Prior to Operator License Renewals
Macau is about to embark on a critical two-year renewal period for the gaming market's six licensed casino operators. But before China's special administrative region agrees to new terms with those companies, officials say the industry's laws and regulations will be reviewed,...
Bloomberry Resorts’ Valuation Could Rise with Solaire Casino Land Bid, Say Morgan Stanley Analysts
Enrique Razon's Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc. may find itself in a bidding war for the land on which its own Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila stands. Now analysts at Morgan Stanley (MS) say that if Bloomberry ultimately wins that bid, it...
Las Vegas Raiders Break Ground on NFL Stadium in America’s Sportsbetting Epicenter
Dirt has officially been moved at the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Team owner Mark Davis, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R), and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were just a few of the notable dignitaries who attended the showy groundbreaking ceremony...
