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Macau Chinese New Year Has Tourists Flocking to Gambling Hub
Chinese New Year kicked off in Macau on Friday, as a parade of dancing lions and twisting dragons wound their way through the colonial Portuguese architecture of the enclave’s historic center, while fireworks cracked over...
Japan Casino Tax Could Hit 50 Percent, Operators Might Be Deterred by Excessive Regulatory Controls
A Japan casino tax will be higher than gaming rates found in other parts of Asia, including Macau. It would dwarf those paid by Las Vegas casinos, where the effective rate is only 7.75 percent,...
William Hill Fined £6.2 million For Anti-Money Laundering, Social Responsibility Violations
William Hill has been fined £6.2 million ($8.7 million) by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for compliance failures that allowed ten customers to gamble with funds that were the proceeds of crime. The regulator cited...
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Passes House Committee Without ‘Integrity Fee’
An Iowa sports betting bill that doesn't include a so-called "integrity fee" earmarked for the professional sports leagues recently passed the state's House Government Oversight Committee. House Study Bill 592, first introduced by Rep. Ken...
Lucky Dragon Casino Goes Bust, Files for Bankruptcy
Chinese New Year didn’t prove to be very lucky for Lucky Dragon, Las Vegas’ newest casino and its most recently shuttered. On Friday, the first day of the Year of the Dog, the Chinese-themed casino...
New Wynn Resorts CEO Says Growth Will Continue After Steve Wynn Exit, Japan Casino Still on Radar
Wynn Resorts new CEO Matt Maddox said in his first major address to employees on Monday that the company's casino development projects in Las Vegas, Boston, and Macau will continue, and emphasized that the operator...
SJM Holdings CEO Ambrose So Seeks Clarity on Future of Macau Casino Licenses
As the date for the renewal of gaming concessions in Macau grows nearer, at least one of the leaders of a major player in the city’s casino sector is itching for more information on what...
Caesars Switching ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policy to Mandated Daily Room Checks, in Line with New Industry Trend
Caesars Entertainment is the latest gaming firm to announce a change to its "do not disturb" policy, saying that they will now have employees visually check all occupied rooms once per day. The move comes...
Saipan Imperial Pacific Casino Blasts Investigative News Story for Claiming Corruption
Imperial Pacific, developer of the Grand Mariana Casino Hotel & Resort on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, has slammed a recent Bloomberg article that accused the company of turning the island...
UK Race Track Bookies Conspire to Rip Off Bettors, Says Whistle Blower
On-track bookies in the UK regularly collude to increase the vigorish at events they expect to be largely attended by inexperienced gamblers. That’s according to one on-track bookmaker, who admits he has taken part in...
