Fri 11 August 2017 - Casino Guardian - Latest United Kingdom Casino News

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Greenlights Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia

Fri 11 Aug 2017 14.53 Daniel Williams

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has given the green light to the proposed second casino and hotel in South Philadelphia – a project that has been on hold for about four years now. With a unanimous vote of 7 to 0, the state’s gaming regulatory body ruled in favour of Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia. The permission brings an end of the lawsuit filed by other interested parties against the owners of the Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia, challenging their ownership rules. The lawsuit was filed by SugarHouse Casino and Market…

Gambling Operators Flock to Google Play to Capitalize on Mobile Gaming

Fri 11 Aug 2017 12.21 Olivia Cole

Following some rumours on the matter, several weeks ago Google finally confirmed that it would partly lift its ban on real-money gambling applications in the Play Store. The company announced that it is opening its Play Store to real-money gambling apps in the UK, Ireland and France. As revealed by Google, these gambling applications will be subjected to strict application process in order to be officially released. Applications would have to meet the requirements included on the content policy page, and of course, the developing company needs to prove that…

PokerStars’ Emblematic PCA Series to Return in January 2018

Fri 11 Aug 2017 8.18 Harry Evans

One of the most popular top-tier live events sponsored by PokerStas – the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) – come back to kick off in January 2018. The global poker brand officially revealed that the PCA tournament is to return at the beginning of 2018, bringing much excitement to both organisers and poker fans. Yesterday, PokerStars’ Director of Corporate Communications, Eric Hollreiser, officially revealed that the PCA tournament is to offer not only a $10,300 Main Event, but will also see some changes. Mr. Hollreiser explained that the global poker brand…

MGA Extends White Paper Consultation Period on Gaming Legislation and Regulatory Framework

Fri 11 Aug 2017 6.53 Daniel Williams

The middle of the week saw the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) decision to extend the consultation period of its White Paper to September 4th 2017. As previously reported by Casino Guardian, the consultation paper proposing some major reforms to the gaming legal and regulatory framework of the country was first published in mid-July and was due to close on August 23rd. Now, all interested parties will be given the chance to contact the Malta Gaming Authority until September 4th in order to share their opinions on the proposed reforms. The…