Author: Daniel Williams

US casino operator Hard Rock International unveiled its plans to revive former Trump Taj Mahal casino, located in Atlantic City, and rebrand the property as its own casino and hotel complex. The Florida-based casino operator bought the property from its former owner, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, on March 1, 2017. Icahn closed the property down on October 10, 2016 after failing to resolve a dispute with its unionised workforce on the restoration of their pension benefits and health insurance. Jim Allen, Chairman of Hard Rock International disclosed the renovation of…

The US Supreme Court has given the Cowlitz Indian tribe the green light to open a gambling establishment near the small Washington town of La Center, located at the state border with neighbouring Oregon. The court declined to hear the appeal of the casino’s opponents and granted the Cowlitz a 152-acre plot so they can establish a reservation. This decision enables the tribe to go ahead with the plans of opening their 360,000 square-foot ilani Casino Resort. Following the favourable court decision, the Interstate 5 intersection was opened yesterday. What…

UK and Irish sports betting and casino operator Paddy Power revealed it has extended its multi-year partnership with Swedish software giant Playtech. The extension will provide Paddy Power with the opportunity to meet its customers’ demands for an increased number of self-service betting terminals (SSBT) available across the bookmaker’s retail shops. The introduction of a greater number of self-service betting terminals will provide more betting options for Paddy Power’s customers. The extension of the partnership with Playtech’s sports betting division BGT Sports is expected to lead to an incremental growth…

Online betting operator bwin announced it has applied for a license, allowing it to offer its services on the Polish market. The gambling operator is among the flagship brands of the multinational sports betting and gaming services provider GVC Holdings and offers a range of iGaming products, including a sportsbook, live betting services, casino and poker platforms. Apparently, GVC’s flagship sports betting brand seeks to remain on the Polish market despite the enforcement of the new Gambling Act in the country, which boosted taxes on wagering requirements for foreign iGaming…

Gibraltar-based online gambling operator 32Red announced plans to gradually withdraw its services from the Australian market as of today, 3 April, 2017. The decision of the operator was prompted by the turn which recent gambling regulations in the Land Down Under have taken. Australian lawmakers have moved closer to reaching an agreement on prohibiting offshore gambling operators without Australian licenses from providing their services to players, based on the territory of the country. The online gambling operator, which was acquired by the Kindred Group earlier this year, currently offers a…

The Grosvenor Casino venue in Nottingham has finally re-opened after a massive refurbishment that have been estimated to £3.4 million. The casino, which is situated on Maid Marian Way, has undergone an extensive renovation process that was aimed at modernising the overall look of the venue. This was the third revamp undergone by the casino venue under the lead of its current General Manager Daren Brain, who has described as the largest and best renovation process experienced by the venue to date. The renovated look of the casino hub includes…

The Florida Senate passed Senator Bill Galvano’s Gaming Bill 8. The House gaming bill is also among the bills that are expected to be passed in a few days. After the full Senate chamber have made a decision to pass the new bill, despite the fact that the Senate and and House versions of the legislation differ from each other, especially when it comes to the budget considerations in the balance. The Senate’s preliminary approval was given to SB 8 on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, the Senate approved the version…

Pennsylvania finally saw the introduction of a piece of legislation seeking to make video gaming terminals (VGTs) across the state bars, truck stops and betting parlours situated away from racetracks legal. The bill, called HB 1010, was presented to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The bill concerning the video gaming terminals is actually repeats a previous effort for such piece of legislation which was introduced over the last session of the Pennsylvania’s legislature. The sponsors of the bill, forty-six state representatives led by the Representative Mar Mustio as main sponsor…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) urged the gambling industry to be more serious and tolerant to consumer complaints. The country’s gambling regulator published some findings related to a Commission’s review, according to which both alternative dispute resolution providers and gambling companies needed to improve their way of handling consumer disputes in their practice. Previously, the Gambling Commission has published a review of the way such complaints are being processed in the gambling industry. The UK gambling regulator has also published some information about the issues that it would be more…

MGM has managed to mark a great achievement in terms of its planned casino in the region of Western Massachusetts. The casino and hotel complex is set to officially open in the autumn of 2018. After it is established, it is expected to become the first gambling destination in the region which is built in Vegas style. The Las Vegas casino giant is scheduled to hold a ceremony on Wednesday for raising the final steel beam of the resort casino and hotel complex located in Springfield. The project is estimated…