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Samoa – Samoa cancels licence with Chinese Exhibitions
A licensed and approved casino project could be up for grabs in Samoa following the Samoa Gambling Control Authority’s confirmation that it has ceased negations with the Chinese Exhibitions Tourism Group, who had won a tender to build a 500-room hotel casino. The Samoa Gambling Authority said it will take some time to consider whether…
Cyprus – One casino policy is step in the wrong direction
Whilst business leaders and politicians have saluted the Cypriot move to embrace casino gaming in the south of the island, both are now urging the government to allow more than one casino project to go ahead claiming one solitary licence would be destructive to other areas and would minimise economic benefits across the Greek side…
US – MGM takes Springfield bid to wider audience
The celebrating had barely concluded for MGM Springfield’s historic referendum win in its bid for the sole Western Massachusetts casino operator’s license when the team began the next phase of the campaign for Western Massachusetts. MGM Resorts and MGM Springfield President Bill Hornbuckle and other senior MGM executives called municipal leaders in communities around Springfield to share the news of the Springfield referendum…
Australia – Meetings underway for Brisbane’s second coming
Government Ministers in Brisbane have kick-started official talks with rival operators Crown Resorts and Echo Entertainment to build a second casino in Brisbane’s Central Business District. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney, Treasurer Tim Nicholls and Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie have now held the first formal meeting with Echo Entertainment. Mr. Seeney said: “It was very much a…
Chile – Ovalle Casino Resort wins first round in Chile licence award
The first round in the battle to land the Ovalle casino licence in the Coquimbo Region of Chile, some 500 km north of the capital, Santiago, has gone to Peralada and Boldt Group SpA-Chile. Having viewed all three applications the City Council opted to award the Spanish/Argentina partnership 150 points in a licensing process that…
UK – Glasgow gives green light for new casino development
Glasgow is to get a new casino with plans for a £25m hotel, casino, bar and restaurant complex at the city’s Royal Exchange Square being approved by the council. The project boasts 96 hotel rooms, ground level and first floor level retail and a bar and mezzanine on the 11th floor. Local leisure and property…
Andorra – Andorra says yes to single casino licence
The tiny country of Andorra, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains, sandwiched in between France and Spain, is to open its first casino amid a raft of new regulations that will also open the door to online gaming. The government has been given a draft bill to lay the foundations for the regulatory framework. Casinos…
Austria – Century bids for Vienna licence
Century Casinos has applied for a casino license at Hotel InterContinental in Vienna, Austria. As one of at least four companies applying for the license, Century Casinos is managing a consortium of Austrian individuals, entrepreneurs and investors. A 26 per cent share in and a management agreement with the newly established Century Betriebs AG makes Century…
