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Tiger Woods Masters Odds Shorten Following Strong Performance at Honda Classic
The Masters odds on Tiger Woods donning his fifth green jacket in April are now at 16/1 at Las Vegas' Westgate SuperBook. That's the seventh-shortest line of any player. Following a strong performance at The Honda Classic where Woods finished 12th with...
Macau Casino Satisfaction Declines More Than 10 Percent in 2017
Overall Macau casino satisfaction fell 10.3 percent in the gaming enclave last year. That's according to the area's Statistics and Census Service, which released its annual report late last week. The index revealed that fewer visitors were fully satisfied with their gaming...
Lottoland Threatens UK Government with Legal Action in Euro Millions Row
A coalition representing secondary lottery companies led by industry leader Lottoland has threatened to sue the UK government over its ban on betting on the outcomes of the EuroMillions Lottery. The coalition, which calls itself the Lotto Betting Group, has sent a...
Playtech Blames Malaysia Crackdown, Bitcoin Hype and Sun Newspaper for Profit Slump
On Friday, Playtech, the world’s biggest supplier of online gambling software, cited “significant headwinds” for its slow growth through 2017. Chief among these was a typhoon approaching from Malaysia in the form of a government crackdown on online gambling operators. It mowed...
Showboat Atlantic City Could Reopen, But as What Still Up in the Air
New Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein has taken the first steps towards obtaining a casino license from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). But whether or not he's up to the task of running a venue that had failed...
Incheon Targeted for Yet Another Multibillion-Dollar Integrated Casino Resort
Incheon, South Korea, now has three integrated casino resorts under development after Chinese real estate investment firm LongRunn International Group announced it's investing more than $4 billion to build a foreigner-only gaming destination on Yeongjong Island. Located just west of downtown Incheon,...
MGM China Q4 GGR Up Year-on-Year, as Newly Opened MGM Cotai Promises Greater Profits for 2018
MGM China, the Asian arm of the mega-conglomerate that dominates the global gaming industry, saw a strong Q4 wrap-up to 2017, and the year ahead looks even better, with the opening of the new MGM Cotai just in time for the recent...
Melbourne Crown Casino High Rollers Return, VIP Revenue Surging, Year-on-Year Overall Still Lagging
It’s a welcome sight for officials at the Melbourne Crown Casino: their biggest bettors, many of whom hadn’t been seen in months, are finally filtering back through the doors of Australia's flagship casino. Revenues from Crown Resorts’ VIP program in Melbourne surged...
Fitch Ratings Upgrades Macau 2018 GGR Forecast Following Strong January
Fitch Ratings now expects Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) to grow 13 percent in 2018. That's a two percent increase on earlier forecasts, which called for an 11 percent hike on last year's $33.2 billion haul. Fitch senior gaming analyst Alex Bumazhny...
Investor Concern over Vegas Sports Betting Mutual Fund ‘Radio Silence’
Investors in one of Nevada’s first ever sports betting mutual funds are becoming increasingly concerned about their money, according to a report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal this week. They say that Reno-based Matt Stuart of Bettor Investments has gone AWOL with...
