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Wakayama Ratifies Casino Development with Canadian Private Equity Firm
Wakayama is officially proceeding with its integrated resort (IR) dreams. The prefecture hopes to receive approval from Japan's central government to allow a development group to construct a $4.3 billion casino destination in its namesake capital's Marina City. Prefecture officials confirmed this...
Philippines Lifts Moratorium on New Casinos, As Country Desperate for Cash
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced yesterday that the country is open to new casino developments. The controversial Filipino leader installed a moratorium on new casinos in January of 2018. The presidential order blocked a $500 million integrated resort proposed by Galaxy Entertainment...
YouTube, Boxing Phenom Jake Paul Investing in Micro-Betting B2B Platform Simplebet
It's time to take Jake Paul seriously. Though the social media personality-turned-boxer continues to generate headlines by making outlandish comments about his critics, the 24-year-old is hoping to use his current fame to establish a fortune that will long endure. This week,...
Red Rock Casino Workers Reject Court Order to Begin Union Bargaining
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa employees in Las Vegas are firing back at a district court order requiring the labor force to begin initial negotiations with a union in Southern Nevada. Earlier this month, US District Court of Nevada Judge Gloria...
Nevada Casinos Set New Monthly Gaming Revenue Record, July Win Totals $1.36B
Nevada casinos have set a new bar when it comes to gross gaming revenue (GGR). Nevada's 312 licensed gaming facilities combined to win $1.36 billion off of players in July. This revenue is an all-time best monthly GGR report in state history....
Imperial Palace Saipan Casino Owner Cui Lijie Declared in Contempt of Court
Imperial Palace Saipan owner Cui Lijie has been found in contempt of court by a US district court judge in the Northern Marina Islands (NMI). Chief Judge Ramona Manglona of the District Court for the NMI ruled this week that Cui violated...
Oakland A’s Owner John Fisher Returns to Las Vegas to Continue Relocation Talks
Oakland A's billionaire owner John Fisher and his right-hand man, Dave Kaval, are back in Las Vegas this week for further discussions about relocating the MLB team to Southern Nevada. The casino capital of the nation was long snubbed by the big...
Japan Casino Industry Could Be Smaller Than Lawmakers Originally Hoped
Japan's forthcoming casino industry could be just a shell of the grand concept lawmakers envisioned when they passed legislation to legalize commercial gambling in 2018. Japan's lengthy process to bring the Asian nation casino resorts, paired with COVID-19, has resulted in little...
Mexico Casino Fire That Left 52 Dead Unresolved Decade Later
Those responsible for the Mexico casino fire on Aug. 25, 2011, that killed 52 people largely remain free a decade later. The incident occurred ten years ago today at around 3:50 pm local time in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, a state in Mexico's...
Russia Casino Operator Optimistic Japan IR Unease Will Help Vladivostok
Russia casino operator Summit Ascent Holdings told investors during its first-half 2021 earnings report this week that Japan's fluttering integrated resort (IR) development process could help its business in Vladivostok. Summit Ascent, a subsidiary of Suncity Group -- Hong Kong billionaire Alvin...
