The new anti-money laundering measures have harmed the casino industry in British Columbia during the first half of 2018.

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BetConstruct is to attend a preeminent gaming event, the SAGSE LatAm Expo in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 11 – 13. Latin America is a huge market for BetConstruct. During the SAGSE LatAm Expo , the company will aim to impress all attendees with its powerful solutions and the freedom of choice they offer. Among the company’s showcase at its ...

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Hilton will begin rebranding the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the Las Vegas Strip as a Waldorf Astoria Friday, a transition for the 389-room, casino-less property that will lead to renovations and mark the debut of another luxury brand on the world-famous corridor.

The 2018 Gaming in Spain Conference, which takes place November 7-8, 2018, in Madrid, is your single stop to stay informed of the increasingly attractive opportunities offered by the booming Spanish online gaming market. Click here to register. Lower tax rates and strong growth offer fresh opportunities To an industry sector that often appears to be under regulatory siege, the ...

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The LeoVegas Group improves its offering in the UK market with the launch of BetUK as a new sports betting brand. BetUK will be LeoVegas Group’s first brand with sports betting as the primary focus. The launch will include sponsorship of the football club Swansea City AFC, for which BetUK is the official jersey sponsor. Gustaf Hagman, LeoVegas Group CEO, ...

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Imperial Pacific International revealed new delays for its Saipan casino.

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The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska hopes their new casino in Iowa to be open and fully operational in October. The gaming facility, which is now under construction at Carter Lake, would be named Prairie Flower Casino, the tribe announced Monday. The casino project has a couple of phases, but the first one will include a […]

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The international casino company has acquired land in Nepal to build a new casino resort.

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The company on Monday announced the renewed program is now available at the company’s recently acquired Aliante and Cannery properties in Las Vegas and at other Boyd casinos nationwide.

Massachusetts’ first integrated casino resort, MGM Springfield, opened with a bang on Friday, gathering thousands of visitors during the weekend. While many people swarmed in for the entertainment, provided by the rich concert schedule, hundreds were heading for the gaming floor where the 2,550 slot machines and 120 gaming tables were just the beginning. Friday […]

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The Belarusian tax ministry has confirmed the country will regulate online gambling from the start of April 2019. Vladimir Mukvich, the Deputy Tax and Duties Minister, informs that there would be a transitional period lasting for two years, through the 1st of April 2019, when online operators would be able to apply for an online gaming licence. Mukvich added that ...

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The Government of Myanmar is debating the approval of foreign-only casinos.

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For MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, Friday was quite the New England homecoming.

The company has named Paul Salem as its 13th director and member board.

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GameArt is one of the young and quickly developing companies in the modern gambling market. From 2013 onwards, the provider succeeds in creating quality software for clients from different regions, e.g., Serbia, Slovenia, the UK, Malta, and many others. GameArt is pleased to announce a new stage of its development – the release of games with jackpots. The first batch ...

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Primorsky Krai is one of the rapidly developing regions in the Asia-Pacific region and Russia is willing to explore the opportunities foreign investors could offer. The latest news came after a Korean casino developer and operator K-International Inc. recently made known its desire to work on a new entertainment resort in the area which could […]

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Impressive jackpots are among the many perks of the gaming industry and some of the luckiest players giving slots a try get to experience the thrill of claiming small or larger fortune at least once in their life. At the moment one of the most iconic progressive jackpots Mega Moolah reaches $12,511,380.74, increasing by the […]

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The new casino resort developed by MGM China is set to open new VIP gambling rooms next month.

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Former casino owner Bill Paulos announced he has bought GamingToday, the 40-year old Las Vegas sports and gaming publication, as more states legalize wagering.

The company has submitted a proposal to develop a destination resort in New Mexico.

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The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday will consider placing Joseph Whit Moody on the list of excluded persons, commonly called the “black book.”

Pragmatic Play, one of the leading software developers in the online gaming industry, has announced an agreement with Kindred Group. The latest deal will see Pragmatic Play’s products go live to the operator’s Italian players via the Unibet.it platform. Chief Commercial Officer at Pragmatic Play, Melissa Summerfield, said: Head of Games at Kindred Group, Cristiano Blanco, said: Italian Country Manager ...

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Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is the location hosting one of the long-anticipated poker festivals in Atlantic City, drawing some of the most prominent participants to action. This Monday witnessed the official start of the Deepstacks Challenge congregation with its first event Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em which granted Sal Anastasio with the first-place prize amounting […]

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The Nebraskan group seeks to place a proposal to legalise casinos on the 2020 ballot.

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This week is set to bring a game-changing decision to the state of Nevada as one developer would apply for a non-restricted gaming license in front of the authorities. Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall located in Laughlin has announced its plans to apply for gaming permit before the Nevada Gaming Commission this Thursday and potentially […]

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Despite regularly receiving critical reviews on popular travel sites TripAdvisor and Booking for an outdated interior, Circus Circus’ posts an impressive financialperformance.

The Atlantic City facility has launched its own sportsbook this week, ready to compete with other giants in the state.

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OK, let’s get this out right from the top because it seems this is what people around here care about most: Parking will be free at the new MGM Springfield and the company is encouraging visitors to downtown Springfield to use its seven-story, 3,400-space parking garage when they shop or have dinner in the neighborhood.

In two year’s time a gaming expansion might be seen at racetracks located in cities across Nebraska state thanks to the newly established arrangement between Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Ho-Chunk Inc. Starting next year signatures would have to be collected in support of casino gaming and horse races betting introduction to race […]

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Marriott International’s W Hotels Worldwide brand will leave SLS Las Vegas Friday after a 1½-year run as a four-diamond-rated “hotel within a hotel.”

U.S. Gambling Market Opportunities debated at CEEGC 2018 in a special IMGL MasterClass with Jeremy Kleiman (Partner at the New Jersey law firm of Saiber LLC). Budapest – 16 August 2018 – The industry portals are full of news about the gambling industry in the U.S. and this flood of data started when the Supreme Court paved the way for ...

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The Star Entertainment Group filed an application to develop a US$500 million Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney.

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A Las Vegas judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit lodged by ousted casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press.

Wakayama reported negative results addressing the tourism industry.

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Serbian market update with Zoran Puhač, European Organization for Gaming Law (EOGL) at European Gaming Congress 2018. Starting with 2012, the year in which Serbia received associate membership in the European Union, the country started bringing the gambling business out of the shadow economy. To bring gambling out of the shadow economy, Serbia demanded that all gambling establishments should obtain ...

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This football season will be boosted by SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino tournament.

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One of the heated poker festivals which recently came to its end was Melbourne Poker Championship which transformed Crown Melbourne into Australia’s hotspot. The last of 13 events available on offer was the riveting No-Limit Hold’em Shot Cock Teams tournament which provided Shawn Mahiuyddin and Kim Au’s team with the premium first place prize granting […]

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Kindred Group has announced the company has formally applied for a licence to start operating betting and online gambling services in Sweden. After receiving the licence Kindred will have the opportunity to compete on equal terms in Sweden, strengthening the company’s commitment to Swedish customers. Since the company establishment 20 years ago, Kindred Group has has fought for a gambling ...

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While some casino companies were speculating about their earnings power as sports wagering unfolds nationwide and others were remarking about their chances of winning a gaming concession in Japan, the top executive of MGM Resorts International was frustrated.

Company executives said that they share the President’s vision but they’re confident that they can still build a facility there.

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Casino developers and operators around the globe are becoming more conscious about the environment and are willing to work towards introducing new measures with which they could optimize their own performance as well as benefit nature. Hard Rock International is one of the latest developers to join the wave and ditch plastic straws from its […]

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The company said the added service charge essentially replaces tips, but guests are free to add their own tips if they wish.

Recently, Amsterdam hosted a large-scale exhibition and conference iGB Live! Slotegrator has also contributed to the event that was a real success for the company. Its highly professional team strengthened their knowledge and gained new experience, as well as signed cooperation agreements with major providers. Meet one of their new partners – DLV, a provider from Latvia. The developer has ...

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When it comes to poker there is only one place to be at the moment if you are in Australia and this is the Crown Melbourne Poker Championship and this could be easily seen by the levels of interest witnessed by the organizers of the poker festival. One of the latest events which witnessed its […]

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Online casino platform provider and games aggregator SoftGamings has signed up with innovative game-maker Wazdan to power up the slots available through SoftGamings casino platform. SoftGamings platform is a modern system for both iGaming startups and experienced operators worldwide. SoftGamings is one of the world’s most original developers of gaming platforms and a key supplier of robust, turnkey gaming solutions. ...

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Executives with Las Vegas-based casino equipment manufacturer Scientific Games are expected to challenge a $315 million jury award reached against the company.

Sports betting is the hot topic across New York state at the moment as time passes and the region approaches its potential legalization at the beginning of 2019. This Tuesday brought the 18th Annual Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing & Gaming Law Conference which dedicated its attention to sports betting and the potential introduction of […]

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With sports betting spreading to new markets this year, the American Gaming Association is expanding the breadth and reach of its code of conduct for responsible gaming, a representative said Tuesday.

Rules to move riverboat casinos onto land will be ready before the end of 2018.

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Australia is one of the hottest locations for poker over the span of the past month but especially since the beginning of August, as the Crown Melbourne Poker Championship is in progress. One of the last tournaments to come to an end was Event 4 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack which granted Sean Ragozzini with the first […]

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Mississippi recently became the fourth state to legalize sports betting and provide its players with the competitive gaming activity. Sports wagering giant William Hill US recently made it clear it is going to team up with eleven of the largest casino resorts in the state in order to provide their customers with its innovative sports […]

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