Disappointment in Manitoba iGaming Numbers

Competition and technical problems are dimming Manitoba’s hopes for its new online gaming network. A profit of C$1.5 million was expected in the first year, but was tracking at...

Published January 20, 2014

Labor Declares War on FOBTs

Britain’s Labor Party has joined the Liberal Democrats in calling for restrictions on the spread of electronic table games in betting shops. The move is turning up the political...

Published January 13, 2014

Codere Buys Time as Debt Mounts

Creditors have allowed Spanish gaming giant Codere to miss a loan payment as negotiations continue to fix the company’s finances and pay down more than €1 billion of debt....

Published January 13, 2014

Adelson Eyes Major Cities for Integrated Resorts

Just weeks after walking away from plans for an integrated resort in Madrid, Sheldon Adelson (l.) is back. The Las Vegas Sands chairman said he’s interested in building integrated...

Published January 6, 2014

Genting Building UK’s Biggest Casino

Resorts World Birmingham will be Britain’s largest casino when it opens in 2015. The £150 million complex will feature a hotel, retail, restaurants and convention facilities.

Published January 6, 2014

Medvedev: No Casinos in Sochi

Investors are expecting massive losses from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and some are proposing casino gambling as a way to recoup them. There is talk that Prime...

Published January 6, 2014

Labor Vows to Rein In FOBTs

UK Labor Party leader Ed Miliband (l.) says his party will give local governments greater powers to ban or reduce the numbers of electronic table games in betting shops....

Published January 6, 2014

Ranks Talks Legalization in N. Ireland

The possibility of casino legalization in Northern Ireland is inching forward in the wake of talks between UK casino giant Rank Group and members of the province’s major political...

Published January 6, 2014