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By Alexander Palmer

Japan’s IR Efforts Embroiled in Bribery Scandal

December 31, 2019

Needless to say, Japan’s yet-to-be-launched online casino industry is highly contested by both potential host cities and several casino operators from all around the world. Things seemed to be going very smoothly until recently when a bribery scandal emerged casting a huge shadow on the efforts. Already, the country’s authorities have arrested a member of […]

By Elaine West

Del Lago Resort & Casino Preparing for Sportsbook Launch

April 30, 2019

Upstate New York’s four casinos and Native American gambling facilities will soon be able to offer sports betting services to the state’s residents. In fact, the New York Gaming Commission is in the process of working on regulations and is expected to officially give the green light for the venues to begin operation very soon. […]

By Grant Mahon

Wildhorse Casino Expansion Delayed Due to High Labor Costs

April 16, 2019

The Oregon-based Wildhorse Resort & Casino’s expansion plans have hit yet another setback that has forced the project to be delayed. This time, the operator of the facility will be pushing back the start of the expansion bid due to rather unexpected high labor costs as well as a shortage of construction workers in the […]

By Grant Mahon

Casino Resorts in Japan Required to Have Large Hotels

February 4, 2019

The government of Japan has recently made public some of the standards it hopes to set for casino resorts that are to be built in the mid-2020s. Perhaps the most notable requirement is that the casinos will need to have conference rooms and hotels which, as it turns out, would be far larger than the […]

By Elaine West

Vietnam’s Corona Resort and Casino Now Operational

January 21, 2019

The much-anticipated Corona Resort and Casino which is located in Phu Quoc island finally opened its doors on January 19 becoming the very first casino in Vietnam to allow locals on to the gaming floor. For the next three years, the casino will be operating under a pilot scheme and will be managed by Upffinity […]

By Alexander Palmer

MGM Springfield Debuts in New England

August 27, 2018

It has been seven years since Massachusetts signed its gambling laws, and now after a rather long wait, the very first resort-style casino is now open for business in the state. MGM Springfield, the casino which is now the first and only integrated resort in the state, officially opened its doors last Friday in a […]