This week, Philippine casino magnate Andrew Tan revealed more information about its latest endeavor to open one of the world’s finest hotels, and more precisely Ritz-Carlton. According to a reliable source, the casino mogul is to rebrand its existing Maxims Hotel and turn it into a luxurious Ritz-Carlton hotel complex. […]
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Canada-Based Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Seeks Casino Expansion at Expense of Harness Racing at Fairgrounds
Harness racing’s future at Western Fair District, London, remains blurred as OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming) has selected Vancouver-based Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. to take over the day-to-day operations of North and Southwest Gaming Bundles. The private operator unveiled plans to transform OLG’s modest raceway slots venue at London’s […]
Pennsylvania Police Bust Illegal Video Gambling Terminals
This Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police brought the long arm of the law after raiding a number of sites in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties as part of an ongoing illegal gambling investigation. According to the reports, the police confiscated a number of gambling machines and more than $400,000 in cash. […]
Florida Lawmakers Make Another Push for Long-Coveted Gambling Expansion
The legality of gambling in America is a subject to a complex cluster of laws. The multi-faceted nature of the industry makes it hard to give a definitive answer when it comes to gambling. Every state is governed by different rules as the courts decided that each state could determine […]
Connecticut’s Tribal Gaming Compacts Updates Still Pending Approval, Obstructing East Windsor Casino Expansion
Three Connecticut Congressmen asked federal regulators to present more clarity on tribal gaming compacts with the state, paving the way for the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes to jointly establish the first tribal-owned casino on a non-tribal plot of land. The officials should present their final decision regarding the revenue-sharing […]
Caesars Windsor’s Decision to Close The Artist Cafe Expected to Erase Jobs
Caesars Windsor, one of four casinos in Windsor area, announced on Wednesday that it is shutting its The Artist Cafe as part of a “property enhancement plan”, which includes a multi-million renovation project of all hotel rooms in the Forum Tower. The closure became effective immediately after the company made […]
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Resort Presumably Changes Hands
The multi-billion casino resort Revel Casino Hotel located in Atlantic City is looking for a new owner. The casino’s current owner Glenn Straub and a Colorado-based group have filed an agreement of sale with the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office. According to the document, AC Ocean Walk LLC has expressed its […]
Canada’s Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Gives Publicity to Lower Rent Proposal
Canada’s biggest casino operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has advised London city hall and the Western Fair District to lower lease payments or sell the land, so that the operator can realize its project to expand the slot-only gambling venue at the (Western) fairgrounds. The company announced that a decreased […]
Canadian Gaming Operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Seeks Lower Lease Payments
The British Columbia-based gambling operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. (“Gateway”) announced that the Western Fair District and London city hall should reduce the ground-lease rental rates or sell the land to the operator supposing that their priority is the modernization of the worn-out gambling venue at fairgrounds. Gateway projected […]
Quasi-Judicial Body May Hear Hard Rock Casino Case to Boost Table Games Number
Last week, it surfaced that the new operator of the Rideau Carleton Raceway, known to be Hard Rock International, is trying to expand the number of its gambling tables from the city-imposed limit of 21 to 35. The operator asked the Committee of Adjustment for permission and circumvented the city […]









