02/29/16 Japan casinos bill out of the question The Integrated Resorts Promotion bill will not be introduced during the current sitting of the Diet.
02/26/16 Everett casino dispute escalates Wynn Resorts official announced the casino construction is ‘effectively on hold’ and the feud with Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone aggravated.
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.
