Category: Casino
Seven-Star Casino With NBA-Ready Arena Would Be Tallest Structure in Las Vegas
Ambitious idea A real estate development company is hoping to construct a luxury resort that would be the tallest structure in the city. LVXP wants to develop a facility that has 2,500 hotel rooms and an NBA-ready arena on the site of the former Wet ‘n Wild waterpark. across the road from the Las Vegas…
Read More888 Removing Ads From London’s Transport Network Following Criticism
Making changes Responding to sharp criticism, online gambling operator 888 is removing some of its ads from the transport network in London. People questioned the messages that these marketing materials were spreading since the launch of the campaign a few weeks ago. found throughout tube stations and trains across the city An ad displayed on…
Read MoreMacau Casino Shares Jump as China Rolls Out New Travel Permits
Rising share prices Good news has emerged for both residents of mainland China who like to gamble and casino operators in Macau after China’s government introduced favorable new travel permits. published new measures to ease border crossings The National Immigration Administration of the Peoples Republic of China on Sunday published new measures to ease border…
Read MoreJapanese Banks Unite to Provide Record-Breaking $3.4bn Loan for MGM’s Osaka Resort
The final piece of the puzzle While attempts to start development on Japan’s first-ever integrated resort (IR) have run into many roadblocks in recent years, plans are now ramping up. Two of the country’s banks have joined forces to provide the final $3.4bn in funding to the Osaka joint venture project between MGM Resorts International…
Read MorePetersburg Picks The Cordish Companies to Build Fifth Virginia Casino
After evaluating five bids, the Petersburg City Council has selected The Cordish Companies as its preferred casino vendor for what could become Virginia’s fifth and final brick-and-mortar casino. The other four contenders were Bally’s Corporation, Penn Entertainment, Rush Street Gaming, and a partnership between The Warrenton Group and Delaware North. largest minority ownership opportunity in…
Read MoreMore Than Half of Nevada Casino Goers Support Blanket Smoking Ban
Plenty of support A new study shows that the majority of voters in Nevada support a ban on indoor smoking at the state’s casinos. The Park MGM is the only gaming property in Las Vegas that doesn’t allow smoking and most major properties don’t even have areas that prohibit cigarettes. 60% of the respondents in…
Read MoreSydney Police Investigate Mysterious Body Found Floating in Water Near Star Casino
When The Star Entertainment makes our headlines, it’s usually not for positive reasons. This time it’s no different, although this is seemingly no fault of the casino operator itself. Police have found a body floating in water near the Star Casino in Sydney. it appears to be a man in his 50s, although he is…
Read MoreLas Vegas’ Downtown Grand to Pay $720,000 in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has agreed to pay $720,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit claims that the casino, located about a block off the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, violated anti-discrimination laws multiple times since 2018,…
Read MoreMalaysia’s Prime Minister Dismisses Rumors of a Second Casino
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has quashed rumors that the country will soon be getting a second casino, saying that they are “not true” and are “a lie.” Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the government is looking at turning part of an underperforming real estate project on reclaimed islands near the border of Singapore into…
Read MoreClark County Approves $15m Demolition Plan for Tropicana
End of an era The demolition of the iconic Tropicana casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip is getting closer and now Clark County has approved the permit application to implode the property. Bally’s Corporation just has to pay the $48,000 application fee and it will officially have its hands on the permit. plans to…
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