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Macau – Sands announces Macau is open to the world again with Londoner Macao’s full launch
The Londoner Macao was thrilled to host a grand celebration tonight to honor the completion of the integrated resort’s ambitious redesign and usher the Cotai Strip into a new chapter. A bold, British-themed reimagining of the Sands Cotai Central integrated resort, The Londoner Macao has been refined over the past two years in anticipation of an influx…
Switzerland – Casinò Locarno is now 100 per cent owned by Stadtcasino Baden
The Stadtcasino Baden Group has now bought the remaining 19 per cent of the shares in Casinò Locarno SA from ACE Swiss Holding AG. With this acquisition, the group will become independent in Locarno and will open up new strategic opportunities.  With the sale of the remaining 19 per cent stake in Casinò Locarno SA,…
Germany – Spielbank Berlin, Germany’s most modern casino, opens at Potsdamer Platz
With a festive gala and international guests, Spielbank Berlin opened its main building at Potsdamer Platz after 12 months of core renovation. A total of around 9,000 visitors came to explore the modernised Spielbank Berlin building and to challenge their luck at the gaming tables and machines. Gerhard Wilhelm, spokesman for the management of Spielbank…
US – Sands signs lease agreement for Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum as part of Long Island casino bid
Las Vegas Sands has signed a deal with Nassau County for a 99-year lease for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, which it hopes to redevelop into a resort casino. Sands will pay an upfront fee of $60m up front regardless of if it lands one of the three casino licences. Rent will start…
The Netherlands – Holland Casino sees revenues spike by 148 per cent in 2022
After the reopening of Holland Casino’s 14 gaming floors at the end of January 2022 and the removal of the restrictive corona measures a month later, the Dutch, state-owned operator has reported ‘an immediate recovery’ for 2022. Despite the fact that the number of visitors has not yet returned to pre-corona levels, Holland Casino has…
US – New York casinos could force closures in Atlantic City
The opening of three new casinos in New York would lead to the closure of at least one casino in Atlantic City, according to Hard Rock Chairman Jim Allen. Speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress, which took place on April 19 to 20 in Atlantic City, Mr Allen predicted that the added competiton of more local…
China – ‘Business is back’ for Sands China in Macau
Las Vegas Sands CEO Rob Goldestein has said ‘business is back’ in Macau with revenues more than doubling year-on-year in Macau to US$1.27bn for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. He also highlighted the on going recovery in Singapore adding that the company was poised for growth for years to come. Marina Bay Sands delivered EBITDA…
Finland – Report on ending Finland’s gambling monopoly receives support from Veikkaus
In a preliminary report on Finland’s gambling monoply, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior has said ‘the exclusivity system of gambling has come to a crossroads.’ As a recommendation for action in the study, it is stated that maintaining the regulation of Finland’s current gambling system is not a recommended option. The report states that…
Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister gives his approval for MGM’s casino on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island
The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, has now officially approved proposals by Osaka prefecture, MGM Resorts and its local partner ORIX to develop an integrated resort on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island. Prime Minister Kishida said: “The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to certify Osaka’s area development plan. Osaka’s IR will contribute…
