Category Archives: casino news

900 rooms of Las Vegas Rio casino vacated due to power outage

By | December 30, 2016

Las Vegas Rio Casino officials said that 900 rooms of the casino were vacated due to power outage and hence it becomes a tough task for the officials to create a secondary option for visitors in the eve of New Year. Richard Broome, a spokesman of the Caesars Entertainment (the parent company of Rio, Vegas)… Read More »

$2.4-billion Okada manila all set to operate on Friday

By | December 29, 2016

The $2.4-billion Okada manila casino in Philippines is all set to be launched on Friday. The casino-resort is a key project of a Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada, who has opened this casino and hopes to make this one of the best places in the world for players as well as for entertainers. Okada manila got… Read More »

MGM national could hurt Hollywood Casino in Charles Town

By | December 29, 2016

The new $1.4 billion MGM national Casino-resort can hurt casinos operating in West Virginia including Hollywood Casino in Charles Town and The Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Cross Lanes. John Myers, the director of the West Virginia Lottery said that “We’ve been watching it closely and MGM national will definitely have some impact in… Read More »

New venues for casinos in Pennsylvania will take on in 2017

By | December 28, 2016

Casinos have asked Pennsylvania’s lawmakers for an expansion on new venues, while officials of the state are looking to extract more money from 12 casinos of the state. Lawmakers of the state are looking to get more money from casinos operating in the state and that money will be used for public coffers. Senator Kim… Read More »

New regularity regime providing advantage to Maryland Casinos

By | December 26, 2016

MGM National Harbor, one of top six casinos located in Maryland which was opened on December 8, 2016 is taking high advantage because of new regularity regime of Maryland. According to reports presented in some journals Maryland’s MGM national Harbor casino-resort should have been paid at least an amount of $37.50 to the winners who… Read More »

Billionaire Carl Icahn is in talks to sell Taj Mahal Casino

By | December 23, 2016

Real estate tycoon and billionaire Carl Icahn is in talks to sell his Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino. He is negotiating with some fellow casino operators of the city. This new move from Icahn has come after a legislation bill is passed by the New Jersey Assembly voted 60-17 to punish casino owners who… Read More »

A New Casino in Terre Haute will create Jobs, bring more revenue

By | December 23, 2016

Terre Haute senator Jon Ford has said that a new casino in the region will create more jobs and will receive high revenue. Senator submitted a proposal to bring a new Casino in Terre Haute area, because according to him the new casino would be able to generate much needed funds for the city’s development.… Read More »

David Baazov says wouldn’t buy Canadian online gambling company

By | December 22, 2016

David Baazov, the founder of world’s largest gambling company Amaya inc. said that he wouldn’t buy the Canadian online gambling company because some of it shareholders are asking high price than he thought and hence cancelling the negations with the company. Currently most of the company’s shares listed in Canada’s main stock index rose for… Read More »

Repay $10 Million to Borgata: A Federal Judge says to poker pro Phil Ivey

By | December 22, 2016

Legendry poker star Phil Ivey will have to repay the winning amount of $10 Million to Borgata Casino, which he won at the casino back in 2012 using some unauthentic techniques. According to reports Phil Ivey used a technique called edge-sorting to improve their odds. The United Stated district judge Noel Hillman said in a… Read More »

$2.4 billion Okada casino will open on Wednesday for preview

By | December 21, 2016

The new $2.4 billion Casino property in Manila known as Okada Manila will open on Wednesday for public preview. Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada’s has developed an Okada Casino resort in the Entertainment City gaming strip at in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Okada Manila would be the third gaming destination in Entertainment City in Parañaque. The… Read More »