5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Japan Passes Casino Bill, Opening Up Potential $40 Billion Market
Japan, the sleeping giant of casino gaming, has awoken. In the early hours of Thursday morning, lawmakers in the upper house of the Japanese parliament passed the Integrated Resorts Promotion bill, paving the way for full scale casino resorts in the country....
Consortium Makes Shock $7.3 Billion Offer for Tatts, Igniting Potential Bidding War
The proposed merger between Australian betting giants Tabcorp and Tatts was plunged into uncertainty after a consortium including private equity firm KKR and investment banker the Macquarie Group launched an unexpected A$7.3 billion ($540 billion) bid for Tatts. The bid trumps the...
Casino Gamblers’ Spending Prognosis Expected to Bump by 3.5 Percent Through 2020
Casino consumer spending is ready for takeoff. According to a study titled "Gambling: United States" conducted by Freedonia Focus Reports, an Ohio-based market analytics firm, gambling will grow in the United States at an annual rate of 3.5 percent through 2020. Due...
Macau Casino Smoking Fines Up Nearly 36 Percent in 2016, as Chinese Gamblers Keep on Puffing
Macau casino smoking fines are up 35.7 percent through the first 11 months of 2016. Macau's Health Bureau reports that 585 people have been issued citations for smoking indoors on casino floors. By a law passed in 2013, casinos in Macau must...
Chris Christie Says North Jersey Casino Referendum Smackdown Was “Dumb Move”
Governor Chris Christie (R) says New Jersey voters made the wrong decision last month regarding the casino expansion ballot question they overwhelmingly refuted on November 8. Cohosting the "Boomer and Carton" radio program this week on CBS New York, Christie said the...
Fraudster Blows $1 Million on Game of War: Fire Age
A California man this week admitted to stealing $4.8 million from his employer and spending $1 million of the embezzled loot on in-app purchases in Game of War: Fire Age (GoW). Kevin Lee Co told a Sacramento federal court that other expenditures...
MGM Boss Jim Murren, Former Opponent, Says He’ll Work with Trump on Gaming Issues
MGM CEO Jim Murren is in Washington, DC, this week for the grand opening of his company's $1.4 billion National Harbor resort. The gaming executive stopped by the National Press Club earlier this month in the nation's capital for a luncheon, and...
New Online Gambling Ban Bill Introduced to US House
Pennsylvania Republican Representative Michael Fitzpatrick has introduced legislation to the US House that would ban online gambling at a federal level. The “RAWA-esque” bill HR 6453 appeared on Capitol Hill last week, December 7, and is co-sponsored by Representative Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) and longstanding...
Japan Landmark Casino Bill Almost Certain to Pass Wednesday
The Japanese stand on the brink of legalizing casino gaming in their country after a long and arduous journey. Japans landmark casino bill, which will pave the way for the creation of a number of integrated resorts in the country, was approved...
UK Bookies Still Taking Bets on Whether Donald Trump Will Become President
UK bookies aren't convinced President-elect Donald Trump is actually going to become the 45th president of the United States. Betting on political outcomes is illegal in the US, but across the pond, placing a wager on an election is as common as...
