02/26/16 Tribe discards one possible casino location in Connecticut The Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots eliminated East Windsor, one of the proposed locations for its casino in the state.
02/26/16 Crown’s Sydney may not open until 2021 Crown Resorts expects the opening of its US$1.45 billion hotel and casino could be further postponed because of planning delays.
02/26/16 Study says Thais back casinos legalisation General opinion in Thailand is that casinos would enable the government to earn taxes, generate tourism income and create jobs.
02/26/16 Trump considers building a casino in Las Vegas Even though Trump’s presidential campaign is in full swing, the firm continues with business as usual.
02/25/16 Jordan considers building casinos The proposed casinos would be located in the Red Sea port of Aqaba and other “special development” areas such as the tourist attraction of Petra.
02/24/16 Macau casino operators are targeting the locals The idea of the campaign is to promote non-gaming offerings and has been described as a corporate social responsibility initiative to give back to the community.
02/23/16 MGM Springfield’s design changes The City Council is discussing the MGM Springfield casino’s new site plans.
02/23/16 Seven-month extension for Parisian Macao Sands China was granted an extension to complete Parisian Macao by the Macau government.
02/23/16 Israeli Finance Ministry releases paper on gambling legalisation The paper details the social and economic costs but also the economic benefits the creation of casinos may bring to Israel.
02/22/16 Arizona plans new tribal casino Ernest Jones Sr., president of the native tribe, assured: “The economic impact of the project to the Prescott region is estimated to be US$80 million.”
02/22/16 Wynn Resorts insists in Massachusetts US$600 million per year will be lost if the Everentt can’t open its doors in 2018.
02/19/16 Lockout laws in Queensland are getting closer Lockout laws in Australia’s capital have pushed the people who want to keep partying to pour into gambling facilities.
02/19/16 Netanyahu appoints committee to study casino legalisation Its members will explore the advantages and disadvantages of opening not one, but up to four casinos in the southern city of Eilat.
02/18/16 Religious groups against Israel casino A religious coalition strongly opposes the projected casino in Israel after they learnt the prime minister and the Likud party are in favour of the initiative.
02/17/16 Controversy in Long Island regarding casino Nassau is likely to build a Video Lottery Terminal casino and residents are disputing over the project.
