5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
GVC Prepared Bid for Ladbrokes-Coral but Talks Have Broken Down, Say Sources
Reports late Friday that GVC had prepared a £3.2 billion ($4 billion) reverse takeover bid for Ladbrokes-Coral were followed almost as quickly over the weekend by suggestions that negotiations had collapsed. According to sources close to the UK’s Financial Times, GVC was...
Singapore Casinos Singing the Blues as Gaming Loses to Shopping
Singapore casinos are now second fiddle in the country's tourism industry. For the first time since the island city-state legalized commercial land-based gambling in 2012, casinos aren't leading the way when it comes to tourist spending. Instead, travelers are opening their wallets...
Macau Stocks Recover for LVS, Wynn, and MGM, as ATM Restriction Rumors Prove to Have Been Exaggerated
Macau casino stocks recovered over the weekend, after fears that new ATM restrictions imposed by China on the gambling enclave would hurt the industry proved to have been disproportionate to the reality. Late last week, regional media reported that the Chinese government...
New Jersey Racetracks Want Internet Gaming Cafes
New Jersey racetracks are looking for a lifeline to prosperity, but voters last month in the Garden State vigorously rejected a ballot question that would have expanded gambling outside of Atlantic City. Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, one of the likely locations...
MGM National Harbor Asks Non-Reservation Guests to Stay Away
MGM National Harbor had no problem attracting plenty of guests during its opening weekend. The $1.4 billion resort some 10 miles southeast of Washington, DC, was filled to capacity, forcing MGM to ask non-reservation guests to steer clear of the venue. The...
UK Politicians Threaten to Slash FOBT Max Stakes to £2
The maximum stakes on the UK’s fixed-odds betting terminals should be slashed from a maximum of £100 ($125) to £2 ($2.50). That’s the recommendation of an all-party parliamentary group, formed to advise the government’s regulatory review into UK betting industry. The review...
Nevada Regulators Look to Extend Account Wagering Across the Casino Floor
Nevada regulators are considering expanding the use of wagering accounts at land-based casinos to cover more forms of gambling, not just sports betting and a smattering of online games, as is currently the case. The proposed changes would permit players to bet...
Australian Open Ditches William Hill Ads Over Betting Backlash
The Australian Open tennis championship will not feature courtside advertising for British bookmaker William Hill when it gets underway in Melbourne next month. The prominence of William Hill’s billboard branding came in for a wave of criticism at 2016’s tournament as it...
Nevada Blacklist Growing as Gaming Regulators Curb Crime
The Nevada blacklist, formally known as the Excluded Persons List, is growing in the Silver State as gaming regulators look to keep crooks off the casino floors. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada casinos are showing more people the door than...
Nevada Senator Harry Reid Bids Farewell to Washington, DC
Longtime Nevada Senator Harry Reid (D) was celebrated this week in Washington, DC, by many of his colleagues, as the politician looked back on 34 years serving in the Congress. From Vice President Joe Biden to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, lawmakers...
