Smart Card Immigration Coming to Macau

Getting to Macau from China will become faster and easier thanks to a new smart-card technology the government is installing at the border crossings. The card will let travelers...

Published January 27, 2014

Riding the Macau Wave

As Macau gaming revenues continue to amaze, shares of gaming operators with a presence in the city are rising to new highs. Melco Crown, owner of the City of...

Published January 27, 2014

Macau Legend Plans New Share Sale

Six months after its Hong Kong IPO, gaming and hotel operator Macau Legend Development is returning to investors to raise another $174 million. The money is earmarked for a...

Published January 27, 2014

Queensland Competition Heats Up

Eight potential developers have indicated their interest in being part of a major expansion of resort gaming in the Australian state of Queensland. Three new licenses will be offered...

Published January 27, 2014

Bermudians Demand Referendum

A Bermuda activist group says that citizens, not politicians, have the right to make the final decision about casinos in the island territory.

Published January 27, 2014

Codere May Seek Shelter of Bankruptcy

With another loan payment coming due, Codere wants a better deal from bondholders and warns that it may file for creditor protection. The Spanish gaming giant is €1.1 billion...

Published January 27, 2014

Moscow Gambling Dens Raided

Police in Moscow have uncovered another network of illegal casinos and another high-ranking police officer was taken into custody. The city was hit with a major scandal two years...

Published January 27, 2014

Bermuda Forges Ahead with Casino Plans

The Bermuda government originally planned a gaming referendum, then made the “difficult” decision to make it a legislative vote instead. Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell (l.) says polls showed 70...

Published January 20, 2014

Sheldon Adelson Drafts Federal Bill Outlawing Online Gambling

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson (l.) may not be in Congress, but that hasn’t stopped him from drafting a federal bill to outlaw internet gaming in the U.S. Adelson, CEO of...

Published January 20, 2014

New Megaresort Coming to Vietnam

An investment group back by the Rockefeller family plans to co-develop a $2.5 billion luxury resort on Vietnam’s south-central coast. It’s not known yet if gaming will be part...

Published January 20, 2014

Boston Fights for Casino Rights

New Boston Mayor Martin Walsh (l.) is asking that his city be treated both as a surrounding community and host community by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in relation to...

Published January 20, 2014

Judge Rules for Massachusetts Casino Tribe

A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of the Massachusetts gaming law that gave a special preference to an Indian tribe, the Mashpees, in being licensed for a casino...

Published January 20, 2014

Fast & Furious: New York Casino Timeline

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) is wasting no time getting casinos online in the Empire State. Up to four sites and operators should be in place by fall.

Published January 20, 2014

Atlantic Club Closes in Atlantic City

Atlantic City’s Atlantic Club casino officially closed last week leaving the Atlantic City market with 11 casinos. The closing leaves more than 1,600 former employees looking for work. The...

Published January 20, 2014

Florida Lawmakers Consider Seminoles, Genting

Florida legislators have a lot on their plate for the upcoming session. Allowing destination resorts could threaten the Seminole compact, which brings Florida $1 billion over five years. Lawmakers...

Published January 20, 2014

Atlantic City Faces Long Painful Recovery Mayor Says

Newly elected Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian said the city faces a long painful battle as it tries to recover from falling casino tax revenue, but promised a way...

Published January 20, 2014

Hollywood Casino Gets Hotel Extension

Penn National Gaming and International Speedway Corporation—operating as Kansas Entertainment—will avoid paying a $1.3 million penalty for missing the deadline on a hotel at Hollywood Casino in Kansas City,...

Published January 20, 2014

Caesars Entertainment Drops Race Books in New Jersey

According to an agenda item for the New Jersey Racing Commission, Caesars Entertainment has dropped horseracing simulcasts at its four Atlantic City casinos. That leaves only the Borgata Casino...

Published January 20, 2014

Caesars Wants Back in South Korea

South Korea’s plans to lower the barriers for investments in resort casinos has prompted Caesars Entertainment to resubmit its bid for permission to build near Incheon International Airport. The...

Published January 20, 2014

SugarHouse Casino Temporary Poker Room Hits Snag

Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino has proposed a temporary structure to house poker tables while it continues a major expansion of the casino. However, Pennsylvania state regulators say the casino has...

Published January 20, 2014