Originally, when it was announced that the land that houses the now closed Athens Elliniko Airport was to be transformed into a casino resort, there was a huge amount of interest from casino owners and operators in many different parts of the world to get the license to operate that casino. However, as the weeks and months have ticked by,…
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De Club Hoping to Raise $1billion via an ICO for Casino Acquisitions
A Macau based company, De Club, appear to be intending to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), in the hope they can raise a cool $1billion, which will be used to purchase existing casinos in Macau and land based casinos in other parts of the world. An initial coin offering if you are unaware is a way for any start…
Read MoreWoman Causes Panic by Taking A Snake into a Casino
There are, of course, plenty of reasons why a land based casino would call the police, and it is usually the case that a player or group of players have turned violent or someone has been caught cheating. However, the police over in the Centrum-Jordaan area of Amsterdam must have been left scratching their heads recently as just what to…
Read MoreAre the Risks of Building a Casino at Yumeshima Too High?
Questions are being asked as to whether the central government in Japan has made a wise move in proposing an artificial island at Yumeshima as an ideal location to be granted one of the several initial gambling licenses, allowing a casino operator to build a casino there. It was only a few weeks ago that the area was hit by…
Read MoreTiverton a Town Grateful for its Casino Revenue Streams
Voters in Tiverton go to the polls on November the 6th of this year to have their say as to how casino revenue streams the town receives are allocated and used. By voting to have the gaming revenue used to pay down debt and using it to fund infrastructure projects rather than simply being allocated to the towns spending budget,…
Read MoreViewers Getting Suspicious Over Some Twitch Casino Game Channels
It would appear that slot players, roulette players, and in fact any type of avid casino game players can often get their gambling fix by not actually gambling themselves, but by watching other players play. Now, you won’t need to be told that there can be nothing more annoying when you are playing, for example, a slot machine in any…
Read MoreWill Sihanoukville in Cambodia Become the Next Vegas?
When people think of gambling destinations, often places such as Macau, Las Vegas and Atlantic City come to mind. Possibly the last place you would think of is a small town in Cambodia. However, it is time to think again, for there is one town in Cambodia which is quickly becoming synonymous with gambling, and to date some 30 plus…
Read MorePenn National Gaming Completes Purchase of Pinnacle Entertainment
The world of land based gaming is an ever changing and ever evolving one, and it has just been announced that the long awaited deal, which sees Penn National Gaming purchasing the assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, has finally been done and has gone through. It was a long and drawn out deal, and one that did cost Penn National a…
Read MoreGrosvenor Casinos Experience Drop in Income Levels
It would appear that things are going from bad to worse for Grosvenor Casinos, for not only have the recently been hit with a huge £500,000 fine, for courting one of their self excluded players, but they appear to be experiencing a downturn in income too. The casino income fell by some 7.2% over the last 16 weeks, and their…
Read MoreCould Golden Nugget Casinos and Caesars Be About to Merge?
It is something of an open secret that Caesars Entertainment Corp have been looking to expand, as they are currently playing catch-up with many of their much bigger rivals, but if rumours swirling around Vegas are to be believed Caesars may be about to merge with Golden Nugget Casinos. It is the owner of Golden Nugget Casinos, Tilman Fertitta, who,…
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