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Samoa – Indo Pacific Gaming opens Samoa’s first casino

Samoa’s first casino opened at the start of September at Aggie Greys Mulifanua Resort in a partnership with the Indo Pacific Gaming International. Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, officially opened the long-awaited casino, the first of two venues for the White Sands Samoa Casino at Aggie Grey’s Lagoon Beach Resort, Mulifanua. The gaming floor at…

Spain – Casino Mediterráneo opens in Benidorm

The Casino Mediterráneo Benidorm has opened on the holiday resorts’ Marina Baixa, marking the third casino in the group’s portfolio. The first phase has included the ground floor and the first floor, which will house the casino and a multipurpose room geared towards events and exhibitions. The second phase, which will be completed in October,…

Northern Marianas – Imperial Pacific lands Saipan casino licence

Imperial Pacific International, an investor in one of Macau’s biggest junket operators, has announced it will develop a US$3.14bn casino resort in the western Pacific island of Saipan. Imperial Pacific, a financial contributor to the Hengsheng Group, confirmed it had been issued with a 25-year casino licence by the government of the Commonwealth of the…

Southern Cyprus – Cyprus confident licence will be granted within a year

Cyprus is still a year away from granting its first casino licence although the government is confident everything will be delivered within this trameframe. The licence will run for 30 years with an exclusivity agreement put in place for 15 years. Tax will be set at 15 per cent of Gross Gambling Revenue. Cypriot government…

UK – September opening for Rank in Southend

Rank Gaming has earmarked September 18 for the opening of its Grosvenor Casino and Mecca bingo hall, which is set to open underneath the Park Inn Palace Hotel. The £6m casino will boast a 100-seat poker room, along with slot machines, electronic gaming and a VIP room for high-stakes games. It will also have a…

Samoa – Samoa set to open first casino at Aggie Grey’s Lagoon

Beach Resort & Spa is set to open Samoa’s first casino next month with Aggie Grey’s Lagoon about to fulfil one of two casino licences awarded by the Samoan government who hopes the new venues will compete against casinos in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The casino will be launched on Upolu, a tiny island in…

Vietnam – Banyan Tree hopeful of adding casino to Laguna Lang Co

Banyan Tree Holdings is confident that it will be granted permission from the Vietnamese government to open a casino at its existing Laguna Lang Co resort in Thua Thien-Hue. Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, a Singapore-based resort developer, has asked local leaders to allow it to open a casino, which it…

Chile – EGASA making progress with Arica casino bid

Plans to build a large scale casino in Chile are moving afoot with the Regional Council approving plans by Spanish gaming group EGASA to operate in a newly built residential area in the city of Arica. The port city of Arica has a population of just under 200,000 people and is located in the Arica…

US – Horseshoe Baltimore to open August 26

Executives of Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, the $442m entertainment facility that will extend the city’s tourism district south from the famed Inner Harbor and renowned sports stadiums, have said the casino will celebrate its grand opening on the night of August 26. Horseshoe Baltimore will feature 2,500 video lottery terminals and more than 100 table games,…