Union Gaming Analytics has estimated that plans to install slots at two Chicago airports could bring in as much as $37 million each year, in spite of a 72% tax rate. The organization’s 50-page document on the prospects of a city gambling house stated that installing 500 slot machines […]
The Japanese government is looking over proposals to withhold taxes on winnings by non-resident foreigners at casino resorts. It is said to be studying the tax system as sources claim tax investigations would prove difficult once gamblers left the country. Countries such as South Korea and the US currently employ […]
Malta casino mogul Yorgen Fenech has been charged with the murder of an anti-corruption journalist. Fenech, one of Malta’s richest men, was arrested earlier this month in connection with the 2017 car-bomb attack on journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He was charged with murder on Friday. The tycoon was intercepted by […]
The Swedish online casino games developer NetEnt has launched a new release based on Asia. The game, a video slot named Imperial Riches™, takes players to the Far East and into a very scenic Chinese garden. Imperial Riches is made up of 5 reels and 3 rows and comes complete […]
Oyo was founded in 2013 by Indian entrepreneur Ritesh Agarwal, and added its first UK properties last year. It has continued to spread all over the globe ever since, and its UK portfolio grew to over 85 hotels in 25 different locations in less than a year. Oyo doesn’t seem […]
The Pennsylvania Gaming Board Control’s auction of the first of five mini-casinos was canceled on Wednesday after receiving no bids for the overpriced casino licenses. It was quite an embarrassing moment for the PGCB, which went ahead with the auction, only for it to be closed just 60 seconds later. […]
After Indiana updated state law in May to allow an inland casino in Gary, recent news shows our neighbors are one step closer to the completion of their casino dreams. Hard Rock Casino Gary will open in two phases, starting December 31st, 2020, after recently partnering with Spectacle. The new […]
The date for the SiGMA ’19 expo in Malta has officially been set by organizers. SiGMA Group has announced that the sixth annual summit will take place on November 27-29, 2019, at the MFCC in Ta’Qali. It will focus on business expansion and deal-making within the gambling and gaming industry. […]
The sportsbook opening at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana this week has been met with mixed feelings from the locals. Indiana officials held the ribbon-cutting on Wednesday to celebrate the legalization of sports betting, which will end the need for Chicagoans to travel to Las Vegas to place […]
MGM sues the federal government for allowing a new tribal casino to open near one of its resorts. The company has expressed worry over the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian tribes opening a new casino in East Windsor, Connecticut, close to its own Springfield, Massachusetts, venue in the past. MGM […]
