5348 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Maryland Live Takes It Outside for Dwindling Demographic: Gamblers Who Smoke
Maryland Live saw its gross gaming revenues (GGR) plummet in 2017 when the MGM National Harbor came to town. Now the casino is turning to gambling smokers, hoping to turn the tables back in its favor. In a state where indoor smoking...
Macau Chinese New Year Has Tourists Flocking to Gambling Hub
Chinese New Year kicked off in Macau on Friday, as a parade of dancing lions and twisting dragons wound their way through the colonial Portuguese architecture of the enclave’s historic center, while fireworks cracked over the Praia Grande Bay. And the hotels...
Japan Casino Tax Could Hit 50 Percent, Operators Might Be Deterred by Excessive Regulatory Controls
A Japan casino tax will be higher than gaming rates found in other parts of Asia, including Macau. It would dwarf those paid by Las Vegas casinos, where the effective rate is only 7.75 percent, and it could backfire on the country's...
William Hill Fined £6.2 million For Anti-Money Laundering, Social Responsibility Violations
William Hill has been fined £6.2 million ($8.7 million) by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for compliance failures that allowed ten customers to gamble with funds that were the proceeds of crime. The regulator cited numerous instances of customer protection and anti-money...
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Passes House Committee Without ‘Integrity Fee’
An Iowa sports betting bill that doesn't include a so-called "integrity fee" earmarked for the professional sports leagues recently passed the state's House Government Oversight Committee. House Study Bill 592, first introduced by Rep. Ken Rizer (R-District 68), would permit the state's...
Lucky Dragon Casino Goes Bust, Files for Bankruptcy
Chinese New Year didn’t prove to be very lucky for Lucky Dragon, Las Vegas’ newest casino and its most recently shuttered. On Friday, the first day of the Year of the Dog, the Chinese-themed casino filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, less...
New Wynn Resorts CEO Says Growth Will Continue After Steve Wynn Exit, Japan Casino Still on Radar
Wynn Resorts new CEO Matt Maddox said in his first major address to employees on Monday that the company's casino development projects in Las Vegas, Boston, and Macau will continue, and emphasized that the operator remains committed to obtaining an integrated resort...
Top Caesars Shareholder George Soros Fears Social Media’s Power, Compares Manipulation to Casinos
Investor George Soros, a major shareholder in Caesars Entertainment, thinks social media platforms are much like casinos, namely, in his view: manipulative and coercive. Interestingly, the billionaire philanthropist and political activist has often been accused of the same traits himself. Soros, writing an...
SJM Holdings CEO Ambrose So Seeks Clarity on Future of Macau Casino Licenses
As the date for the renewal of gaming concessions in Macau grows nearer, at least one of the leaders of a major player in the city’s casino sector is itching for more information on what the territory will expect from companies who...
Caesars Switching ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policy to Mandated Daily Room Checks, in Line with New Industry Trend
Caesars Entertainment is the latest gaming firm to announce a change to its "do not disturb" policy, saying that they will now have employees visually check all occupied rooms once per day. The move comes as part of a trend in the...
