Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa wins the race to become the first casino to open when it received its license early last week and opened in time for the Chinese New Year’s celebration, always a very important holiday for the casino industry. Singapore residents have a separate entrance (l.).
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The issue of internet poker is dividing Indian gaming tribes in California, where a senate committee heard testimony on the proposal. Proponents, like Morongo Chairman Robert Martin (l.), believe that internet gaming will pass them by if they don’t legalize, regulate and tax the activity soon.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Questions about the suitability of MGM Mirage’s Macau partner Pansy Ho were raised by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement last year in a report that recommends rejection of the joint venture. Now, rather than fighting what it previously deemed as incorrect, MGM Mirage will sell its interest in the Borgata (l.) and walk away.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The Jamaican parliament is ready to start debating the long-awaited casino gaming bill. With a draft scheduled to be submitted this week, there are still a couple of potentially deal-breaking issues to be examined.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
As one of the two states in the U.S. that doesn’t allow any forms of gaming, Hawaii is taking a serious look at the industry by considering two bills in the legislature. Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu (l.) authored a bill that would permit one casino in Oahu.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
From a crusading governor in Alabama to a overachieving gaming commission in Missouri and beyond, the interference of the government and its agencies into business actions of casino companies and their service companies can have dire consequences.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Finland is getting ready to compete with non-native online gaming operators, thanks to a recent amendment to the gaming license of the nation’s only land-based casino and slot operator.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
This week, join the Global Gaming Business Podcast for an interview with noted gaming attorney Nick Casiello, a partner with the Atlantic City branch of the Fox Rothschild law firm, about his career and the challenges facing Atlantic City in the current economic climate.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Tribes are lining up to sue the state of California, which for years tried to limit the total number of slot machines that could be deployed in the state, which prevented the tribes, they say, from making all the money they were entitled to make. The Black Oak Casino (l.), owned by the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, is one of the first to sue.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
An ambitious developer from Korea is aiming to create Asia’s finest casino resort by redeveloping existing facilities at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Key to success will be getting local workers to adopt Korean standards of service.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
A failed development in Macau has gotten ugly as lawsuits and accusations are flying and millions of dollars are at stake.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The Swiss canton of Zurich never received a casino license when the government was creating the industry at the start of the century. Now that a second round of licensing is at hand, one joint venture is hoping to remedy the situation with a casino at Zurich Airport (l.).
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Striking casino employees in South Africa have returned to work after seven weeks of sometimes-heated activity. In the end workers gained more in other categories than salary.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Laura Chinchilla (l.), the new president of Costa Rica is the first woman to occupy the office in that nation. One of her top priorities is said to be to tax all of Costa Rica’s gaming operations.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Australian gaming giant Tabcorp is facing a number of challenges now and in the near future. The company’s CEO sees expanding the offering within existing casinos as one possible solution to the problem.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz has grandiose plans for the city of Edmonton. The developer envisions a casino, two hotels and a hockey arena for the city’s downtown district.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Before the recession, casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group was on the verge of having multiple properties in 10 European countries. The company suffered considerable contraction in the past year, but its newly licensed online gaming products could restore some positive momentum.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Three provincial lotteries are teaming up to develop an online gambling portal for residents. The portal is expected to be operational by the end of the year.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Companies who both support and oppose internet gambling contributed more than $3.5 million to the cause of lobbying the U.S. government in the third quarter of 2009.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Losing racino bidder Penn National claims the “closed-door” process was unfair, and reports circulate that ties between a decision-maker and the Rev. Floyd Flake (l.), a Queens minister, were influential.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Alabama casino owners ask state lawmakers to call off Governor Bob Riley’s anti-gaming raiders. Three casinos are now dark, and 5,000 people are out of work.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Kansas senators last week heard widely divergent opinions about the advisability of charging racetracks a lower percentage of the profits if they operated state-sponsored slot machines. Kansas Entertainment recently released its drawings and plans for a casino at the Kansas Speedway (l.).
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
A campaign pledge to oppose racetrack slots apparently meant nothing as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (l.) has now said that the measure would be considered by his commission studying the gaming industry in the state.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
State lawmakers in Maryland consider whether to add table games to the planned slot-only casinos in five locations around the state, as a battle shapes up over one of those five locations, the Arundel Mills mall (l.).
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Ohio’s voters will get to vote in May on a constitutional amendment that would change the location for a regional casino resort in Columbus.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, located in a bankrupt luxury community miles from the Las Vegas Strip, is closing in May due to a lack of funding from owner Village Hospitality LLC.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Pinnacle Entertainment announced that it will abandon plans for a mega-casino on the former site of the Sands Casino in Atlantic City, citing an inability to finance its project.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
As many as 17,000 slot machines distributed among six locations could be in the future for New Hampshire if a bill filed last week by a state senator passes.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Casino cruise passengers may be able to gamble while still docked in Georgia waters if a state House of Representatives bill is passed.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
A modest Indiana Senate bill that would free riverboat casinos from some restrictions faces more robust additions in the House, such as restoring a provision that would allow the water bound casinos to move inland.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Two states are actively looking into the approval of legislation that would legalize sports betting there, despite a federal ban passed in the early 1990s on the betting activity.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
For the second time in less than a year, Deutsche Bank has written down the value of the Cosmopolitan resort in Las Vegas, citing the city’s poor market.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Donald Trump will support Trump Entertainment Resorts bondholders in their battle for control of his former company
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
In a recent Clark County land auction, developer Brett Torino purchased 2.15 acres near CityCenter for $25 million (shown adjacent to Planet Hollywood at left). It is uncertain what Torino plans to build on the property.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The iconic 48-foot-tall wooden horse (l.) that once stood at the entrance to FAO Schwarz in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace will be dismantled after the toy store has ended its tenure at the mall.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Some Maine lawmakers see allowing table games at the state’s lone racino, Hollywood Slots, as a way of helping to make up for some looming budget cuts.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Governor M. Jodi Rell (l.) believes that she has the authority to begin offering keno as part of the state lottery. Some lawmakers fear this action threatens the state’s compacts with its two Indian casinos, which also offer keno.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Penn National Gaming is experiencing losses associated with investments that it expects to reap big rewards from later down the road—but that didn’t help the bottom line for the last quarter earnings for 2009.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
A sign goes up to signal that the River City Casino in Lemay, Missouri, just south of St. Louis, which is slated to open on March 4.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
A North Carolina appeals court has upheld a North Carolina law that banned video poker except on the Eastern Band of Cherokee reservation, where the tribe operates Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Whether the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is getting ready to jilt the town of Palmer and instead woo Fall River, Massachusetts is the subject of much speculation after tribal officials met with the mayor of the town.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The ambitions of a tribe to build a small casino near Park City, Kansas could prevent a much larger state-owned casino from being built in Sumner County. The developers of the proposed Chisholm Creek Casino Resort worry that the tribal casino could draw away too much of their profits.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The city of North Bend, Oregon has reached an agreement to provide services to the Coquille Indian Tribe after a year of failed negotiations.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Tucson, Arizona’s Casino Del Sol (l.) will soon be able to house its guests when a hotel and convention center expansion is completed in fall 2011.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
A Montana tribe, the Crow Agency, has obtained the loans and grants that will enable it to replace a casino that the National Indian Gaming Commission ordered it to close by November.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
After the success of Fire Rock Navajo Casino, the Navajo Nation is looking to build a second casino in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Tribe says the price for security teams at its casino is unreasonable, and it wants to train its own force. Seneca Nation also owes money to the state.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
A familiar face returns to gaming after a brief sidestep into the equestrian industry, as Anette Jauch joins Infinity Games.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Lee Martin joins DEQ as the company’s new sales manager for the Australasia and Southeast Asia regions. Martin will partner with Bryan Jenkins to represent the company.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Acting Director Paula Hart has officially been appointed director of the Office of Indian Gaming. The Saint Regis Mohawk tribe member has served in the Office of Indian Gaming since 1994.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
MGM Mirage veteran Daniel Wade has joined the board of directors of Shuffle Master, Inc. Wade has worked in the gaming industry for 37 years.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Cash-access supplier Money Centers of America has signed contracts to supply casinos with five contracts in four states.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The association formed to develop standard communication protocols has officially ended its support for the former SAS protocol, and will promote adoption of G2S, or game-to-system communication.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
New programs at Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders on new exploration grants will provide quick access to funding.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
New technology company offers affordable gaming systems to more than 30 sites for Bulgarian casino group.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The largest gaming concessionaire in Italy’s amusement-with-prizes machine market has selected the Octavian Symphony VE system to run the games.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Slot manufacturer International Game Technology will shut down its money-losing pachisuro operations in Japan, due to a combination of market conditions and strategy changes.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The California tribal casino is using Shuffle Master’s i-Table product to offer live games with real cards—but no chips.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
The Slovenian supplier has installed its eight-player electro-mechanical roulette game in a high-limit area of the Niagara Falls casino.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The BaseSys Navigator jackpot controller from Las Vegas-based Gaming Support USA, has been certified by GLI.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Milestone Systems will be offering its XProtect software support for Honeywell Security Group’s IP products.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Chinese hotel will include space for a casino and a sports book, even though the mainland government prohibits the activity outside of Macau.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
European scientists published a recent case study of a gambling addict who was able to kick his addiction with the help of a drug for alcoholics called Antabuse.
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