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Las Vegas Casino Companies Keeping Close Tabs on Japan
Las Vegas casino companies are actively monitoring ongoing developments in Japan and the possibility of the country easing its ban on land-based gambling. Home to over 127 million people, the world's 11th most populated country, Japan isn't immune to games of chance....
China Warned Crown Resorts Not To “Whale Hunt,” James Packer “Deeply Concerned”
China warned Crown Resorts and other casino companies last year that "whale hunting," the practice of gambling firms marketing to wealthy individuals, would result in legal recourse from the People's Republic. Late last week, 18 Crown Resorts employees were detained in China....
New York Gaming Location Board Investigated by US Officials
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board attracted the peering eyes of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) soon after it awarded Empire Resorts Inc. one of the state's four upstate casino licenses in late 2014. That's according to the New...
Vegas NFL Stadium Scores Touchdown, as Governor Sandoval Signs Funding Bill
The Las Vegas NFL stadium project appears to be in a two-minute drill driving down the field, and there doesn't seem to be any defense capable of slowing down the movement to bring professional football to Sin City. Funding for the 65,000-seat...
Esports as Big as Basketball, Says New Report
Esports is as popular among American male millennials as basketball or ice hockey. That’s the conclusion of a new report from games, esports and marketing intelligence firm Newzoo, entitled Sports, Brands and Esports. The study researched consumer attitudes to esports in 27...
Apple Pulls Gambling Apps for Dutch Users
Apple Inc has purged 55 gambling apps from the App Store at the request of Dutch authorities. The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), petitioned Apple in May, asking it to deny its citizens access to the apps of a number of companies...
William Hill’s Biggest Shareholder Blasts “Waste of Time” Amaya Merger
William Hill’s biggest shareholder, Parvus Asset Management, has made it clear that it will not stomach a proposed merger with Canada’s Amaya Inc, the parent company of PokerStars. The hedge fund, which owns a 14.3 per cent stake in the UK bookmaking giant...
Manchester United Becomes First Soccer Club to Launch Branded Online Casino
Manchester United has launched its own branded online casino, a move the club is hailing as a “world-first for both United and football.” The casino, operated by the team’s official betting partner, Marathonbet, will offer classic live-dealer casino games like roulette and...
Skill-Gaming Ready to Roll in Atlantic City
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has rubber-stamped skill-based slot machines for deployment on the casino floors of Atlantic City. The machines, known as VGMs and made by New York-based GameCo, have ticked all the regulatory boxes and could be introduced...
Casino Ad Spending on New Jersey Referendum Tops $20 Million, Arkansas Ballot Rejected
Casino ad spending surrounding gambling expansion in New Jersey has now topped $20 million. In financial records obtained by the Associated Press, groups supporting and opposing the state constitutional referendum facing Garden State voters next month are spending heavily on their respective...
