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International Entertainment Corp (IEC) has issued a profit alert for the 12 months ended 30 June 2023 on an expected profit of at least HK$15 million (US$1.9 million). Such profit would reverse the HK$256 million (US$32.7 million) loss attributable to owners of the company reported in FY22. According to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,…

South Africa is a mature casino market and a country where online gambling is still very much developing. Casinos were first licensed in 1996 through the passage of the National Gambling Act. Before this, all gambling except horse racing was illegal in the country. Despite illegality, nine casinos operated pre-1996, with Sun City being the most…

Maybe you fancy yourself as the next online casino tycoon. Maybe you're considering investing more heavily into your existing gambling portfolio or simply interested in the business sector. We go over the biggest business points surrounding the operation of online slots targeted at the US market. The market is growing, but we've also seen an…

Emerald Island Casino in Henderson, Nevada, on Saturday celebrated 20 years in business by throwing an anniversary party. Twin brothers and co-owners of the establishment Tim and Mike Brooks opened the gaming establishment on May 23, 2003, in Downtown Henderson. Since then, the venue has become a downtown fixture and now plans to expand early next…

Emerald Island Casino co-owner Tim Brooks remembers where he was 20 years ago this week. "We were running around like a chicken without a head getting ready to open," he said. Brooks and co-owner - and twin brother - Mike bought the Pot O'Gold Casino in 2001 and the pair spent the next year and a half, and about $2 million, renovating the closed…

NORFOLK - The Norfolk Tides are staying at Harbor Park. They're just not guaranteed to be there for as long as they once were. Preseason improvements to the 30-year-old ballpark at an estimated cost of $550000 were part of a short-term lease agreement reached between the city and the Tides, according to documents obtained by The…

Please find a summary of some of the key points below: 03:10 - Philippine market is a jackpot market, need to tweak the available jackpots, because punters are seeking large, life-changing jackpots. 04:16 - Some 50 to 60 percent of Philippine GGR is slots. Large jackpots are difficult for operators. 05:18 - Focus on link-progressive in PH…

With the hard work of the Whitman Events Board (WEB) and the enthusiasm of the student body, Casino Prom, the extravagant culmination of spirit week, hit the jackpot. Sophomore Shantényka Thompson, one of WEB's Music Entertainment Co-Directors and the main organizer of Casino Prom, made many of the event decisions, including lighting, music,…

The boss of WH Smith believes there is still'quite a lot of opportunity' in the casinos of Las Vegas as it looks to crack America. The retailer's profit more than trebled in the six months to February 28, with sales at airports booming as passenger numbers are recovering after lockdowns. Once a traditional stationery firm, it has pivoted to being a…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - After Station Casinos announced last July that it would be demolishing two of its North Las Vegas properties, crews have started tearing down the second casino. Demolition has already wrapped up on the site of the former Texas Station casino. However, crews have now started demolishing Fiesta Rancho. Both Texas Station and…

As of March 2023, the three Massachusetts casinos had a total of 4907 slot machines. That's according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which revealed that number during Thursday's meeting. This month marks the three-year anniversary of when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold and forced business operations to change across the US and…

BOSTON (State House News Service) - Between Massachusetts' three gambling centers combined, there are now fewer traditional casino-style games available than there were before the pandemic, though the legalization of sports betting has added a new type of gambling to the mix. Compared to when the Gaming Commission required Plainridge Park Casino,…

By Chandler Inions, The Salisbury Post Cowboys and cowgirls tried their luck at a Gray Stone Day School fundraiser last Saturday. According to the Gray Stone Chief Administrative Officer Helen Nance, the event was a huge success. It raised more than $20000 for the school to use on beautification projects and outdoor enhancement around the…

The number of Quebecers gambling online shot up during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Concordia University and Université Laval. "The first main result is that 15 per cent of the population are gambling online compared to 2018 [where] we were at five per cent," said Sylvia Kairouz, professor in…

Online gambling in Quebec surged during the first year of the pandemic, with three times as many people having visited a gambling website in 2020-21 compared to 2018, according to a new report by Concordia professor Sylvia Kairouz and Annie-Claude Savard of Université Laval. The study contains eye-opening findings about the growth of online…

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) - Hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns, Native American tribes with casinos are taking a closer look at diversifying their portfolios to help keep their sovereign nations economically strong for future generations. The Mashantucket Pequots own the Foxwood Resort Casino complex in southeastern Connecticut. The tribe announced last…

Shanghai, China, Feb 1 (EFE).- Gross billing from casino gaming in Macau shot up 82.5 percent year-on-year in January after the end of restrictions stemming from China's "zero Covid-19" policy. The income of this industry amounted in the first month of the year to some MOP 11 billion ($ 1428 million), according to data released Wednesday by the…

Depature: Yariv Dafna (pictured) will leave as chief financial officer of 888 Holdings at the end of March Gambling group 888 Holdings has revealed a slowdown in demand over the past year, as loosening Covid-19 restrictions meant many customers returned to betting shops. Retail revenues jumped by 54 per cent to £519million last year, but this was…

Kangwon Land will export slot machines to the Sheraton Manila Bay Hotel in Manila, after signing a sales contract with RGB, the largest slot machine retailer in Southeast Asia, the company said Tuesday. The company will first manufacture 30 slot machines and send them to the casino in the Philippines through RGB, where they will be installed for…

Feeling lucky? If so, you won't want to miss the Apple Blossom Casino and Cash Party, the first Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival event of 2023. The Apple Blossom Casino and Cash Party scheduled for Jan. 21 is a new festival event exclusively for people age 21 and over who would like a shot at claiming $6800 worth of cash prizes. "I want it to be…

People around the world are more and more interested in eSports. Its popularity has officially made it a sport in some countries, even though there are active debates regarding that decision. People are pointing out that there is no physical activity involved. Even if that claims are true, there are still a lot of strategies and skills involved in…

Robert "Videobob" Moseley has uploaded video of VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth's entire January 9, 2020 concert at Mandalay Bay's House Of Blues as part of his Las Vegas residency. Check it out at this location. Roth's Vegas residency kicked off on January 8, 2020 with a 15-song set that included 10 VAN HALEN classics and five songs from his…

Casino slots are popular among the masses. There are many people today who see it as an exciting and rewarding game to play. There is no denying that casino slots have played a huge role in the success of the online gambling industry. Due to people staying home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, online casinos have thrived well in the past two years.…

As reported by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the state's casinos, horse tracks offering betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets made a combined $480.7 million in July, an increase of 6.7% compared to the same period in 2021. However, Atlantic City's nine casinos continue to struggle to reach their…

The post-COVID-19 doldrums continue even though cheerful optimism is trying to replace a bleak outlook. And yet, numbers are the best gauge whether an economic malaise has been fully overturned. In the case of New Jersey's gambling industry, the pandemic's lasting impact continues to bite into the bottom lines of gambling…

It appears that the UK gambling landscape is maturing, and not in a way the industry operatives were hoping to when they were launching aggressive marketing campaigns that cater to the millenial audience. In 2022, over half of the players who gamble online are aged 45+, and 20% of all online gamblers were senior citizens. The most likely customer…

Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Casinos in Macau, also known as the Las Vegas of Asia, are starting their end of the year celebrations early this year - their casino licenses have just been renewed after a months-long agonizing wait, easing investor fears about the future of the…

The Macau health authorities have scrapped guidelines regarding capacity limitations and entry restrictions at the city's casinos, as part of its city-wide move to roll back existing countermeasures against Covid-19. The guidelines have required operators to avoid overcrowding in their establishments. They have included: limiting the number of…

Israeli mobile games company Playtika will cut 12 to 15 per cent of its workforce. About 600 employees worldwide will be dismissed including 180 in Israel, the media reported. The company expanded its workforce significantly during the Covid pandemic but has been downsizing this year, with the first round of layoffs occurring in June, as reported…

LAS VEGAS - Pigs in Las Vegas are once again feeding off of casino scraps after going without during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 closed many hotels and restaurants on the strip, limiting food that was sent to nearby livestock farms. That left many farmers struggling to feed their pigs. According to KVVU, about…

Macao reported another disappointing month of gaming revenue in November with the region reporting winning $374.4 million, a 55.6 percent decline from November 2021. Macao's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Thursday said the region has had only one month - February - in which the region's 39 casinos made more money than they did a year…

Reno is set to get its first ground-up hotel-casino project in decades as a California-based real estate and entertainment company is doubling down on The Biggest Little City. The new development, tentatively named the Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino project, will be located on the corner of Kietzke Lane and South Virginia Street. In addition to a…

According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macau's gaming revenue has hit an all-time low; their worst month ever since records began in 2009. Data shows gross gaming revenue fell 95% to 398 million patacas ($49 million) in July, 98% lower than pre-pandemic levels. Macau's casinos reopened on July 23, after a nearly two-week…

Konami Holdings Corp said on Wednesday that revenue in its gaming and systems division - including casino equipment - rose by 39.5 percent year-on-year in the six months to September 30. Such revenue was just above JPY17.12 billion (US$116.1 million), compared to JPY12.27 billion in the prior-year period. The gaming segment recorded a profit of…

According to a new report by BlueWave Consulting, a strategic consulting and market research firm, the market for online gambling in the United States is expected to reach $7.61 billion by 2030. The United States Online Gambling market was valued at US$2.65 billion in the year 2021, according to the firm. The market continues to grow steadily, with…

The April results for New Jersey's casino and sports betting are in with gambling properties accumulating a total of $422 million or a 20% increase year-over-year. Results were strong both across the land-based and interactive verticals with in-person gambler numbers also increasing significantly, better than the 2019's April levels as a matter of…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's casinos saw their third-quarter profitability decrease by more than 13% compared with a year ago, but there was encouraging news in figures released Tuesday by New Jersey gambling regulators. Earnings numbers from the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the nine casinos collectively surpassed…

Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has announced plans to reopen its Saipan casino, Imperial Palace • Saipan, by November. Announcing its FY21 financial results on Friday, which saw loss narrowed from HK$7.39 billion a year earlier to HK$1.07 billion, IPI said it is close to finalizing a settlement agreement with the Commonwealth Casino…

On March 17, 2020, a mandate to close all non-essential businesses in Nevada was handed down by Gov. Steve Sisolak. The coronavirus scare had become a reality and the magnitude of the moment was only beginning to settle in. It was the first time in more than 50 years that all the state's casinos were shut down. It hadn't happened since the 1963…

Lots of people chose playing games as their leisure as it is the most popular form of entertainment. Due to modern technologies board games were partly replaced by online games, including online casinos, such as top paying online casino NZ. Online entertainments offer a great variety of options. A preferable device and connection to the Internet…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas Strip is known for some of its finest restaurants and thousands of pigs rely on those scraps from these restaurants daily. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, Las Vegas Livestock was struggling to feed their pigs as the pandemic shutdown limiting food coming into the farm. But now, the farm said things…

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to ban from the state's casinos eight more adults who abandoned their kids to gamble - as the regulator had done 147 times previously - but it took an additional step to address the problem more directly than it ever has. At its monthly meeting, the agency announced the launch of a "Don't Gamble…

Bangkok, Thailand - Every 15 minutes, a small crowd gathers at a shack in a Bangkok market to wait for the numbers to be drawn. The buzz of anticipation at each ping-pong lotto draw is palpable but the excitement is invariably short-lived. When the number five is called out at a recent draw, a man chewing a betel nut sighs at his loss of 1000 Thai…

Ahern Rentals is being purchased for $2 billion in cash, a huge payday for a decades-old Las Vegas company with operations around the country. Rival equipment firm United Rentals announced Monday that it reached a deal to acquire the construction equipment company led by Don Ahern. The transaction is expected to close by year's end. Founded in…

Between March and September 2020, Logan James Cochrane was getting a benefit but pretended to be a business owner and dishonestly filed 34 claims to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to get a series of wage subsidy payments. The taxpayer-funded programme was designed to financially support businesses and workers through the lockdown…

Event organizer Clarion Gaming announced that with the help of The Mob Museum, and in order to promote its presence at G2E Las Vegas on stand 5538, they have secured the loan of a Columbia 1-cent slot machine. The artifact dates back to the mid-1930s and is part of the extensive collection of exhibits that are on show at the Museum. The organizers…

Wynn Resorts Ltd., Las Vegas Sands Corp. and MGM Resorts International shares were higher Friday after China eased certain Covid-19 controls, including reducing quarantine times for travelers from other countries. Wynn gained 9% to $78.27, Las Vegas Sands rose 6% to $43.66, and MGM was up 4% to $36.81.

HONG KONG -- Macao's MGM China said Friday it has reached out for a $750 million loan from its U.S.-based parent as its COVID-hit gaming business bleeds cash, after several rival casino operators scrambled for lifelines. The operator of the MGM Cotai casino resort -- which was sealed off for several days this month with 1500 people inside after a…

Casino gaming will remain at the Western Fair District (WFD) for the long-term. In a statement, Gateway Casinos and Entertainment explains that it has reached an agreement with the fairgrounds to remain at its current location. "We have extended our lease at the Western Fair District," explains Grant Darling, senior vice president of operations,…

Edmonton-area charities and the provincial government lost millions of dollars in revenue between 2019 and 2022 because of extended closures at the casino inside Rogers Place downtown, according to a recent Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission hearing decision. Alberta casinos were directed to close for about five months in 2020 and five…

Keith Urban is returning to Las Vegas for a new residency. The country-music superstar, who completed a successful multi-year residency at Caesars Palace, will play 16 "brand new" shows at the Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, he said Monday. The title: "Keith Urban: The Las Vegas Residency." "That room already feels geared…

The casino has made up its mind about the smoking question. A Bucks County casino is just one of many in the Philadelphia area that has made a decision on coming options in their building. Tracy Tully wrote about the establishment for The New York Times. Parx Casino, located in Bensalem, worked to keep operations going during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Nowadays, the number of people going to actual casinos is significantly decreasing. With the global COVID-19 pandemic forcing everyone to stay at home and avoid crowds, online casinos are now thriving more than ever. After all, it is a lot more convenient to play casino games online from the comfort of your home instead of heading to the nearest…

The online gambling industry has undergone tremendous growth over the past two decades. This growth is validated by the increasing number of online casinos and the number of betting events introduced every day. According to statistics, the African continent has played a significant role in online gambling growth. The increasing rate of online…

BEIJING - Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to help reduce its reliance on gambling by paying to build theme parks and other attractions. The former Portuguese colony stayed out of business decisions for decades and now…

Somewhat overshadowed by the process of Bally's moving forward as the applicant for Chicago's downtown casino license, Wind Creek quietly broke ground for another casino in Illinois, this one located in the south suburbs of Cook County. The Illinois Gaming Board selected Wind Creek over South Suburban Development last December, capping a process…

There's no refuting that the advent of the global pandemic caused a sudden increase in the demand for online casinos. And why not? They are the perfect way for anyone to stay discreet and enjoy the experience of gambling from within the four walls of their home. Especially if you have been to a conventional casino before, you will know that you…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog that observes AML and CFT breaches in countries across the world, has published a detailed report with the European Commission in which it detailed a number of "weak spots" that the gambling industry in the European Union must begin to address in order to ensure that its products and…

Goa is known to be the smallest Indian state with a population of about a 1.5million. However, with the rise of casinos in the state, Goa boasts an economic development far above the nation's average. Casino gaming in Goa is no doubt one of the driving forces behind India's economy since its operation in 1992. It has become the nation's major…

LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - via NewMediaWire - Golden Matrix Group Inc. (NASDAQ: GMGI), a developer and licensor of online gaming platforms, systems and gaming content, today announced it will launch a licensed proprietary B2C online casino in Mexico on November 1, 2022. The company said the online casino, MEXPLAY, will feature…

Konami Holdings Corp said on Thursday that revenue in its gaming and systems division - including casino equipment - rose by 22.2 percent year-on-year in the three months to June 30. Such revenue was just below JPY7.70 billion (US$57.4 million), compared to JPY6.30 billion in the prior-year quarter. The gaming segment recorded a profit of JPY823…

Las Vegas travel is nearing pre-pandemic levels as a successful rebuilding period in 2022 is entering its final stages. up 6% year-to-year but down 11% from 2019 According to travel officials, 3.2 million people traveled to Las Vegas in August, up 6% year-to-year but down 11% from 2019, the last complete year before the effects of the pandemic were…

Looking for the best Middle East casinos and gambling attractions? Click here to find out the top in-person and online options. While people think of visiting Las Vegas to enjoy gambling attractions, there is another attractive destination to go to, and that is the Middle East. Surprised? You should be. Middle Eastern countries have some of the…

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has removed the state's mask mandate that has required masks be worn in all indoor locations regardless of vaccination status. He made the move in Feb. 10 press conference which was broadcast by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "Given all of these updates and the tools we have, now is the appropriate time for me to…

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Gaming equipment provider Inspired Entertainment (INSE.O) has made a $370 million offer to acquire slot machine maker PlayAGS Inc (AGS.N), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Inspired has offered $10 per share in cash to acquire PlayAGS, the sources said. PlayAGS shares had ended trading on Thursday at $6. They jumped…

Las Vegas casinos moved swiftly after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the immediate end of Nevada's indoor mask mandate Thursday morning, taking down signs that had stood as a reminder to guests to keep their faces covered. "It's really an exciting day. It's hard to believe that it's been almost two years since we started this process," Stephen…

With Southern Nevada's convention industry still climbing back from the pandemic, Fontainebleau Las Vegas owner Jeffrey Soffer wants the long-planned resort to be a hub for conferences. The 67-story hotel-casino, which is under construction and slated to debut in the fourth quarter of 2023, will feature a pillarless ballroom spanning more than…

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has released its latest gambling participation and prevalence survey, which covers datafor the year to September 2022. Overall participation in any gambling activity remained statistically stable at 44% , compared to the same period in 2021, while nearing pre-pandemic levels of 47%. In-person gambling…

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Tax from the gambling industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels, the National Gambling Board (NGB) told Parliament on Tuesday. Some R3.2 billion in tax revenue was from the sector in the 2021/22 financial year - the same amount as in 2019/20, before the Covid-19 lockdowns hit. In 2020/21, tax revenue fell to R2 billion. NGB chief strategic…

Listed gaming firm Leisure and Resorts World Corp. (LRWC) hopes to recover from recent losses to reach prepandemic revenues by 2023 or late this year, aided by the explosive growth of its newly established online bingo business. The online betting platform, called Bingo Plus, allows users to place wagers as low as P5 to win jackpot prizes worth…

In the Netherlands and the state-owned Holland Casino has announced that it held a special ceremony of Friday evening to officially celebrate the opening of its new 118400 sq ft Holland Casino Utrecht property. The casino operator used an official Saturday press release to detail that construction of the facility in the Transwijk district of the…

Online casino gaming is currently a multi-billion dollar industry, and a big role in its evolution has been the technological upgrades over the years. In recent times the quality of online casino gaming has gone through the roof thanks to the multiple gadgets and devices that have been incorporated into the process of delivering a high-quality…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble. But the forced shutdowns and highly regulated recoveries also taught the industry useful lessons that will endure even after the pandemic is a distant memory, panelists at a major casino conference said…

When hearing the word "gambling", many shudder, others cringe, and others offer faces of disgust. This is the feeling that gambling gives people who know nothing about it. These people usually wager weekly on the lotto, not knowing that the lotto is also deemed as gambling. Funny but true. Human nature and human psychology are the foundations of…

Even when the Atlantic City casino industry reports strong brick-and-mortar revenue overall, there usually are one or two among the nine properties that fall back, at least moderately, for the particular period in question. But the first half of 2022 was an exception, according to revenue figures announced Friday by the New Jersey Division of…

Large crowds of tourists have returned to Las Vegas - with the city's casinos reporting near record numbers. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic having had a major impact on the tourism industry worldwide, Las Vegas was no exception to this - with the 26th-most populous city in the U.S. having seen its world-renowned'Las Vegas' strip resembling…

Many gamblers today are starting to love playing online slots, and you should also consider trying it yourself. Even though online casinos have existed for years, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that made them more popular today. Due to the restrictions imposed, especially on the entertainment sector, many have discovered online casinos and realized…

Macao casino resorts closed their doors Monday as a weeklong government-ordered shutdown began in the region, taking a toll on properties including several operated by three Las Vegas-based companies. Because of elevated COVID-19 case numbers, Macao Secretary for Administration and Justice Andrew Cheong Weng Chun on Saturday ordered a closure of…

Online casinos have gained immensely in the past few years, cause of mobile technology. There has been a further growth due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic since people stay indoors and play more on the online casinos compared to land-based casinos. It is not every day that you get to win a jackpot in the casinos. But there have already been…

The Philippine Justice Ministry confirmed it plans to discontinue operations of all illegal Chinese offshore gambling companies and has begun deporting the first of approximately 400 detained Chinese workers. Justice Ministry spokesperson Jose Dominic Clavano was cited by media as saying this "crackdown was triggered by reports of murder,…

A thief spent several hours wandering around the Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in May 2021, entering restricted areas such as offices and the poker dealers' lounge, going through desk drawers and purses, lifting wallets, a cell phone and voucher paper used in slot machines. She was unchallenged by staff and aided by doors left propped open by…

Online gambling rates have spikes during the pandemic and the local health unit is concerned. Here are four things we learned from this month's meeting of the local public health board. GAMBLING CAN BECOME A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE: During the pandemic, online gambling rates rose from 54 per cent before the pandemic to 87 percent, and popularity in…

Founded on July 1, 1976, the operator Station Casinos specializes in gaming establishments in the U.S. state of Nevada that primarily target local players. At the moment, it is extremely ambitious. In fact, it simply plans to double its presence in the Las Vegas valley by the year 2030. However, two years ago, its future was in the dotted line (see…

Rhys Wareham (31 years old) is a coffee technician in Sydney (Australia). And he is also a gambling addict. He used to go to the pub every day to play slot machines. This habit was forced to stop when Covid-19 broke out and the government issued a blockade order to prevent the Pandemic. Unable to access a traditional slot machine, Wareham turned to…

Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee will hear oral arguments Wednesday morning in the state's request for a stay of his Aug. 29 decision that struck down amendments to the casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes law. Blee made the decision regarding a lawsuit brought by the nonprofit Liberty and Prosperity. He ruled that amendments to the…

PLEASANTVILLE - Angel Jones once faced steep odds opening up her first casino school, but she has played her cards right. The T.Byrd Training Center held the grand opening of its Casino Dealer Division on Monday. Teachers, students and city officials gathered at the center, located on South New Road, to celebrate the new center, which will serve as…

The wait is finally over: Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is back in Las Vegas, taking place this week at the Venetian Expo Center (October 10-13). The major gambling industry event is set to see companies from all over the world showcase the latest in land-based gambling and iGaming technologies and developments, in addition to a diverse lineup of…

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread rapidly in early 2020, governments around the world responded by issuing country-wide lockdowns. This measure was taken in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. But as businesses and other sectors closed their doors, one industry found itself in a unique situation: gambling. In this post, we'll take a…

Released on the 22nd September 2022, the online slot game is already getting perfect scores on review sites and there's already been over eight max wins at 100000x! Callum Sultana, game product owner, explains how they've made Money Train 3 bigger and better than ever. Being one of the most well-known aggregators and supplier of unique content in…

France's national gambling Authority (ANJ) is an independent body that reports to the Parliament and is responsible for regulating licensed gambling and betting games while overseeing responsible gambling policies for casinos. According to fresh data from the authority, the country's sector has experienced an increase of more than 7% in the total…

The Estoril/Sol group, the Portuguese gaming concessionaire linked to former Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho that has held the country's main gaming concession for more than 60 years, will face a rival bid in the ongoing public tender that will award a new casino gaming exploration license in the European country. According to a report by Portuguese…

The European Casino Association announced last Wednesday the return of UK casino operators as members of the association. The measure was taken at the ECA General Assembly and Casino Industry Forum, held at Casino Baden in Austria on September 28 and 29. ECA members agreed on the official induction of eight casino operators from the UK. These…

Holland Casino had its grand opening ceremony to celebrate the Utrecht property in the Netherlands last week. While the property has been running since September 2021, Holland Casino had to comply with COVID-19 restrictions which prevented large indoor gatherings at the time the property originally opened its doors for guests. With the restrictions…

Online betting and casino websites were brought to the limelight during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many people couldn't leave their homes to gamble, they opted for the next best alternative-online casinos. Since that time, the online betting world has witnessed numerous changes. Most online casinos are concerned about creating a safe space similar…

Success Universe Group Ltd, an investor and promoter in Macau casino hotel Ponte 16, has agreed with casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd to extend the provision of gaming services at the property until the end of this year. The information was confirmed to GGRAsia by Success Universe's deputy chairman and executive director, Hoffman Ma Ho Man. Casino…

HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian group Genting has emerged as a strong contender to unseat an incumbent Macau casino operator for a new license, analysts and executives say, unleashing possibly the biggest shakeup in the world's largest gambling hub in over two decades. Only six slots will be available for the seven applicants, Macau's…

It's been six years since Delta was selected as a preferred host community for a new casino A major new entertainment attraction in South Delta has officially opened for business as Gateway Casinos & Entertainment celebrated the grand opening of the Cascades Casino Delta on Thursday. Company officials and dignitaries were on hand for the afternoon…