We just discovered that the supporter of a recent campaign for the liberalisation of online gambling in the state of New York is none other than the MGM Resorts International group, a casino giant from Las Vegas. More…

The Malaysian Genting group is currently a candidate for one of the four casino licenses in the State of New York: the one for Orange County.
Nevertheless the project called Sterling Forest Resort sparked hostility of several environmental groups who believe that its construction may have adverse effects on the surrounding natural habitat. More…

After three years of debate and political manoeuvring, it seems that the project for a new bill in Ireland to tax foreign online gambling websites is about to come to life.
In fact, the country’s politicians finally seem to have agreed on this issue and the text of the bill. More…

The Las Vegas Sands Group has announced that their revenues for the third quarter of 2014 decreased by 1% to $3.47 billion.
In the meantime, profits increased by 7.2% to $671.1 million, despite gambling revenues decreasing 7.1% in Macau. More…

The casino resort hotel called Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City might have to close its doors.
Nevertheless, it has just been saved from bankruptcy – for the moment at least – following a decision by Judge Kevin Gross of the federal bankruptcy court. More…

The Asian Genting group will launch a new brick and mortar casino in Las Vegas.
Named Resorts World Las Vegas, the future establishment in the State of Nevada also received preliminary approval in June.
The first phase of construction of the complex is just beginning, and the opening is planned for 2015. More…

The Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore and the LINQ in Las Vegas are the last complexes of Caesars Entertainment to have received their certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
This demonstrates the group’s commitment to get this certification for all their new constructions. More…

While Norway continues to enforce strict regulations against online gambling websites who do not respect the law of the country, it appears now that the government may also soon liberalise this market.
We have collected three recent news that we will talk about in this post. More…

This week, the Japanese government amended the bill to liberalize land-based casinos in the country.
In fact, they decided to limit access to this type of establishment to foreign nationals exclusively. More…

The politburo of Vietnam has just accepted the creation of a land-based casino on Phu Quoc, the largest island of the country, which is located 12 miles off the Cambodian coast.
Local investors also hope that the government will soon allow the opening of a similar establishment on the central island of Ly Son. More…