Main menu
Casino.org Staff Writer
13084 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Beijing ATM Restriction in Macau Causes Casino Stock Plunge
Just in case Macau was getting too comfortable with the idea of an economic revival, Beijing announced on Thursday that the withdrawal limit at ATM machines in the enclave would be slashed by 50 percent,...
Las Vegas Golden Knights Trademark Application Lands in Penalty Box
The Las Vegas Golden Knights trademark application has been denied by the US Patent and Trademark Office, a development that could cost majority owner Bill Foley a pretty penny. It was only November 23 that...
