Rab March 27, 2014 18:48:22
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has announced plans to close Harrah’s Tunica casino, in early June, as a direct result of dwindling business in the area The move comes after significant “declines in business levels in the area stemming from increased competition.” Gambling revenue in the Tunica dropped more than 25% from 2008, from $1.1 billion to […]
Rab March 27, 2014 18:35:10
Recently proposed American legislation could make online gambling totally illegal, and Sheldon Adelson is trying his very best to make this a reality Right now in the American Congress and Senate lawmakers are debating over whether or not to hit online gambling and internet casino operators with an outright ban of operating within the United […]
Rab March 27, 2014 18:03:37
Century Properties Group Inc. look to sue Japanese gaming magnate Kazuo Okada for dropping their casino project in the Philippines with the Antonio-led property developer In October 2013, Century Properties Group Inc. entered into an agreement with Okada-led Eagle I to develop a portion of the 44-hectare Manila Bay Resorts in Pagcor Entertainment City. Expected […]
Rab March 27, 2014 17:49:12
Lawmakers from both parties have introduced legislation in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at imposing an outright ban on online gambling Legislation to reverse the Department of Justice’s 2011 decision to unilaterally expand online gambling has been submitted to Congress and the Senate, hoping to make its way into American gambling laws. Sen. […]
Staff March 27, 2014 17:36:15
Keeping the action in-state isn’t enough; New Jersey lawmakers want to issue licenses to foreign iGaming companies serving gamblers worldwide. Last year governor Chris Christie signed a bill legalizing online gambling and several months later New Jersey joined Delaware in launching the first-ever online casinos in America. While early figures on revenue haven’t been as […]
The Russian government has added more than 50 casino sites to its blacklist of more than 1,500 banned websites. Russia has been over the all over every news outlet on earth since the Ukraine crisis began last November; this time it has made the gambling news. The government recently added more than 50 names to […]
High Street bookie struggles to keep up in a swiftly changing market. If there was ever a year for Ladbrokes to expand its operations in the iGaming sphere, that year is 2014. The old High Street bookie’s online offering doesn’t rival that of competitors William Hill, BetVictor and Bet365, which now operate the most lucrative […]
Iva P. March 27, 2014 16:14:14
Couple of bookies decided to bet only on the starting price on seven races at Lingfield and Kempton last week, which was followed by a wave of bets on multiple runners. Prior to that, four runners from Tony Newcombe’s yard, as well as participants owned by Stephen Arnold from Ann Stokell’s stable, were crossed out. […]
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson is looking for a moderate Republican to back in 2016, but he is also looking for someone friendly to his anti-online gambling push. Las Vegas casino magnate and scourge of online casinos in America Sheldon Adelson has never been afraid to put his money where his mouth is. He’s […]
Argentina has chosen regulation while Brazil has gone with prohibition, but results have been similar as in both countries gamblers tend to prefer foreign online casinos. Latin America in general has been slow to regulate the online gambling industry. Aside from the tiny island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which became a hub for online […]
