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William Hill Australia Mulls Four Takeover Bids From Sports Betting Rivals
William Hill Australia is considering four takeover bids, according to the Australian Financial Review, and the winning proposal will be announced before the end of this week. London-based William Hill wants to unload its Australian operating unit after a nationwide credit betting ban...
Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Begins Games of Another Kind in South Korea, Just as Winter Olympics Wrap Up
At the newly opened Jeju Shinhwa World Casino, 300 miles to the south of the Winter Olympics that just finished up in Pyeonchang on Sunday, a whole new set of games are ready to pit opponents against one another. This time, it's the...
Unlucky 13 Casino in Macau Facing Further Opening Delays to March 2019
The 13, as the casino in Macau's Coloane Valley is known, may be regretting its choice of an unlucky number for its nomenclature. The gaming venue has faced a bevvy of obtsacles, and now, in recent financial filings with the Hong Kong...
Macau VIP Gaming ‘Back to 2013-14 Levels,’ Says Junket Operator
VIP gaming in Macau has bounced back to its levels of 2014, before a Chinese anti-corruption crackdown sent revenues in the gambling hub tumbling month-on-month for almost two years. That’s the opinion of Tsang Ka Hung, CFO of the Tak Chun Group,...
France Cracks Down on Crypto-Betting Craze
The French financial regulator has moved to curb the recent craze for betting on the movement of cryptocurrencies via currency trading platforms. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) declared on Thursday that digital currencies should be officially treated as derivatives, rather than...
Tiger Woods Masters Odds Shorten Following Strong Performance at Honda Classic
The Masters odds on Tiger Woods donning his fifth green jacket in April are now at 16/1 at Las Vegas' Westgate SuperBook. That's the seventh-shortest line of any player. Following a strong performance at The Honda Classic where Woods finished 12th with...
Macau Casino Satisfaction Declines More Than 10 Percent in 2017
Overall Macau casino satisfaction fell 10.3 percent in the gaming enclave last year. That's according to the area's Statistics and Census Service, which released its annual report late last week. The index revealed that fewer visitors were fully satisfied with their gaming...
Lottoland Threatens UK Government with Legal Action in Euro Millions Row
A coalition representing secondary lottery companies led by industry leader Lottoland has threatened to sue the UK government over its ban on betting on the outcomes of the EuroMillions Lottery. The coalition, which calls itself the Lotto Betting Group, has sent a...
Playtech Blames Malaysia Crackdown, Bitcoin Hype and Sun Newspaper for Profit Slump
On Friday, Playtech, the world’s biggest supplier of online gambling software, cited “significant headwinds” for its slow growth through 2017. Chief among these was a typhoon approaching from Malaysia in the form of a government crackdown on online gambling operators. It mowed...
Showboat Atlantic City Could Reopen, But as What Still Up in the Air
New Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein has taken the first steps towards obtaining a casino license from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). But whether or not he's up to the task of running a venue that had failed...
