The parliament of Taiwan will soon pass a bill about gambling activities, which would allow the creation of the country’s first casino resort on the Matsu Islands.
If the procedure is progressing normally, the regulation could be passed in June 2015.
The first casino establishments are then expected to open by 2019. More…

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, a company based in Hong Kong, that specialises in the development of hotels and land-based casinos, plans to invest $4 billion in a gambling complex in central Vietnam. More…

After over two years of application process, the regulatory authority of the state Pennsylvania finally voted on Tuesday, November 18, and granted the second Philadelphia casino license to the Live! Hotel & Casino project. More…

The industry of land-based casinos in Atlantic City that is currently in a crisis has to go through an investment phase in order to attract new players.
This is what the leaders of the market-leading Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa believe. More…

A resident of the city of Las Vegas in the US state of Nevada must be particularly happy with his recent visit to the Rampart Casino.
In fact, the player recently won a huge progressive jackpot that reached a whopping $14,282,544 (€11,569,223) on a slot machine that was connected to the world famous Megabucks network from the developer IGT. More…

In a document that was filed with the bankruptcy court in the state of Delaware in mid-November, Trump Entertainment Resorts have announced that its Board of Directors approved the clusure of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino complex in Atlantic City on December 12th. More…

Lawrence Ho, the CEO of Melco Crown Ltd, has just announced that after several delays, the City of Dreams complex in Manila would finally be inaugurated this month.
This is a soft opening for the local market, and the formal opening is scheduled for the Chinese New Year in February 2015. More…

The revenues of the land-based casinos in Macao have continued to decline in the month of November – even more than was anticipated by several analysts.
The 35 establishments in the former Portuguese colony only generated $3.04 billion in revenues (EUR 2.45 billion), which is a decrease of 19.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. More…

Illegal casinos have been multiplying in Switzerland for several years now. These establishments, which are becoming more and more successful, are owned by criminal gangs.
The legal casinos of the industry are concerned about these practices that imply a significant shortfall, especially as the penalties for this illegal activity are far from being a deterrent. More…

Voters in the state of Massachusetts have just decided not to repeal the law of 2011 that relates to gambling in order to allow the creation of three land-based casinos and a slot machine hall. More…