08/28/18 Galaxy remains confident on Boracay casino The company remains “very confident” of its chances to develop a casino resort in the Philippine island.
08/28/18 Mississippi to approve state lottery The House of Representatives voted a lottery bill, previously passed by the Senate, with changes and sent the proposal back to the upper house.
08/28/18 Kentucky’s sports betting won’t have an integrity fee The state’s working group on the segment is set to base taxes on net revenue and wouldn’t create a fee for the sports leagues.
08/28/18 New casino to be developed in Primorye K International Inc, a South Korean company, plans to build a new casino in the Russian gambling zone.
08/27/18 Tribal casino to open in Connecticut in 2020 The MMCT Ventures project that’s set to be MGM Springfield’s rival is expected to open by 2020, a tribes spokesman said.
08/27/18 DC-Baltimore casino market surpasses New York The region’s market has taken the fourth spot in the US after generating US$1.77 billion in GGR last year.
08/27/18 Online gambling to be regulated by April in Belarus The Deputy Tax and Duties Minister of the eastern European country confirmed operators will soon be able to apply for gaming licences.
08/27/18 Casino revenues continue to fall in Greece since 2008 Gamblers in Greece spent €1.58 billion, less than half the €3.18 billion reported by the Hellenic Gaming Commission in 2008.
08/24/18 US tribes to build gaming hall in Martha’s Vineyard Tribes from Massachusetts and Oklahoma have joined forces to establish a gambling hall on the resort island equipped with 300 slot machines.
08/24/18 Macau visitors up 4 pct in July The city registered 3.03 million visitor arrivals during July, which means a 4 per cent improvement year-on-year.
08/24/18 Yokohama Mayor remains neutral on IRs Mayor Fumiko Hayashi insisted on her “blank slate” stance on IRs and confirmed no decision has been made about them yet.
08/24/18 PAGCOR stops issuing franchises for casinos As ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, the gaming regulatory body will temporarily stop issuing franchises for casinos in the Philippines.
08/23/18 MGM Cotai to open junket rooms in September The new casino resort developed by MGM China is set to open new VIP gambling rooms next month.
08/23/18 Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel promotes executives The Hanover property has promoted Michael Cray to Vice President of Property Operations and Craig Levesque to VP of Slot Operations.
08/23/18 Japanese IRs to open in 2025 According to experts, integrated resorts would be ready to start operating by the end of 2024 or 2025.
