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Manila Casino Development Westside City Announces $1 Billion Expansion
Westside City Resorts World, a planned Manila casino development in Entertainment City, announced this week through a disclosure with the Philippine Stock Exchange that its total investment is increasing by P54 billion ($1.03 billion). The MegaWorld Corporation, billionaire Andrew Tan's real estate...
Maltese Prime Minister Defends Gambling Regulator Over Mafia Licensing
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat praised the work of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) during a tough barrage of parliamentary questions on Friday. The online gambling hub's regulator has been left shame-faced by a string of Mafia busts in Italy that have...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Willing to Work With Union That Led to Trump Taj Mahal Closure
Hard Rock Atlantic City is betting on a belief that history doesn't always repeat itself. Representatives for the Boardwalk casino confirmed this week that the resort has entered into an agreement with Unite Here Local 54, the same workers union that led...
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Riverboat Casino Shut Down Due to Road Flooding, State Losing $255,000 a Day in Taxes
The Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino, known locally as “The Boat,” has been closed since last Thursday, due to dangerously high water levels on the Ohio River. And it's hitting state coffers hard, as the Hoosier State makes 35 percent in tax...
William Hill Australia Mulls Four Takeover Bids From Sports Betting Rivals
William Hill Australia is considering four takeover bids, according to the Australian Financial Review, and the winning proposal will be announced before the end of this week. London-based William Hill wants to unload its Australian operating unit after a nationwide credit betting ban...
Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Begins Games of Another Kind in South Korea, Just as Winter Olympics Wrap Up
At the newly opened Jeju Shinhwa World Casino, 300 miles to the south of the Winter Olympics that just finished up in Pyeonchang on Sunday, a whole new set of games are ready to pit opponents against one another. This time, it's the...
Unlucky 13 Casino in Macau Facing Further Opening Delays to March 2019
The 13, as the casino in Macau's Coloane Valley is known, may be regretting its choice of an unlucky number for its nomenclature. The gaming venue has faced a bevvy of obtsacles, and now, in recent financial filings with the Hong Kong...
Macau VIP Gaming ‘Back to 2013-14 Levels,’ Says Junket Operator
VIP gaming in Macau has bounced back to its levels of 2014, before a Chinese anti-corruption crackdown sent revenues in the gambling hub tumbling month-on-month for almost two years. That’s the opinion of Tsang Ka Hung, CFO of the Tak Chun Group,...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Promises 200 Nights of Live Music in Year One
Hard Rock Atlantic City is planning to live up to its name and become the town's premiere music venue. The music-themed Boardwalk casino resort is undergoing a more than $500 million renovation to strip the building's Indian décor left over from its...
France Cracks Down on Crypto-Betting Craze
The French financial regulator has moved to curb the recent craze for betting on the movement of cryptocurrencies via currency trading platforms. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) declared on Thursday that digital currencies should be officially treated as derivatives, rather than...
