Crown Resorts, one of the leading casino operators in Australia made a decision earlier this year to drop its plans of expanding into international markets and focus solely on the domestic market. The decision was made after Chinese authorities arrested 19 Crown Resort employees in October 2016 on charges of promoting gambling activities in the […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 25, 2017

MGM Resorts had taken the Mashantucket Pequot-Mohegan company, (MMCT) to court as the company had received a license to build a third casino in East Windsor, Connecticut. The casino would pose direct competition to MGM’s $950 million Springfield Casino Resort and MGM Resorts filed a case on the basis that Connecticut legislators awarded MMCT the […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 23, 2017

888poker who is the official sponsors of the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced in May that it was putting together a special promotion known as the 8-Team in a bid to win the 2017 WSOP Main Event package. The names of the five teams and their captains were announced in May and were […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 22, 2017

When Donald Trump decided to throw his hat into the ring for the US Presidential Elections not many gave him a chance of becoming the Republican nominee but he surprised everyone and ran against Hillary Clinton. Online betting sites such as Paddy Power Betfair and Ladbrokes had Hillary as the favorite but once again ‘The […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 21, 2017

The Goods and Service Tax (GST), which will be rolled out on July 1, will have an impact on the gambling and entertainment industry in India. Dual tax rates have been announced for the lottery industry, which has enjoyed zero tax so far. While state operated lotteries that have no marketing agents and private distributors […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 20, 2017

The online poker community in New York was optimistic about the state’s push to legalize online poker after the New York senate passed an online poker bill last week with a 54-8 vote. This was the second year in a row in which the senate has approved an online poker bill and the bill will […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 19, 2017

Gambling operators in the United Kingdom (UK) have been optimistic about the market as both land based and online gambling markets have shown positive signs over the last few years. However National Lottery Operator Camelot did not have a very good year in 2016 as the latest data shows that total ticket sales was just […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 15, 2017

Casino operators in Atlantic City were facing a difficult time in 2016 as the city was on the brink of bankruptcy, the casino industry was facing out of state competition and their usual patrons were spending less at their facilities due to a sluggish economy. Casino operators were looking at different marketing strategies and promotions […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 14, 2017

When one talks about casino operators in Nevada, the usual names that come to mind are the big boys – MGM Resorts, Caesars, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Station Casinos and Wynn Resorts. One does not think about Golden Entertainment as the brand isn’t very well known in the casino space. The company will now receive […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 13, 2017

The state of Massachusetts legalized casino gambling only a few years ago and its first brick & mortar casino, the Plainridge Park casino opened only in 2015. MGM Resort is scheduled to open its $950 million MGM Springfield facility in June 2018 and Wynn Resorts will open its Wynn Boston Harbor casino early 2019. Gambling […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | June 12, 2017