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In Japan and the government for Miyagi Prefecture is reportedly contemplating whether it should enter the already crowded race in hopes of securing one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming citing an earlier story from the local Kahoku Shimpo newspaper, the northern ...
On the semi-autonomous South Korean island of Jeju and the under-construction Jeju Dream Tower integrated casino resort is reportedly being assessed by regulators over whether its opening could adversely impact the surrounding area. According to a report from GGRAsia, local casino operator Lotte Tour Development Company Limited began building the soon-to-open Jeju Dream Tower ...
A B2B software license has been granted to Swedish provider of online gaming solutions, Yggdrasil, by the Isle of Man Supervision Commission, ensuring its long-term presence across scores of existing markets. According to a company press release, the new Isle of Man certification increases the number of licenses the online casino games developer has obtained ...
In Japan and the race to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses will now reportedly be down to eight runners following news that the city of Chiba is dumping its bid. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the community of some 979,000 people was hoping to ...
Online sportsbook operator Beaufortbet Nigeria Limited has reportedly announced that its domain at 1xBet.com has received a license that will allow it to offer its services to punters in Nigeria until the end of 2024. According to a Thursday report from iGamingBusiness.com, the five-year license was granted by the African nation’s National Lottery Regulatory ...
In Arkansas and the state gaming regulator has reportedly postponed until early next month a final decision on who is to be granted the right to build and operate an envisioned Pope County casino resort. According to a report from local television broadcaster KATV, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation of ...
In Sweden and online casino operator, VideoSlots Limited, has announced that it has been awarded a full five-year operating license by the Scandinavian nation’s Spelinspektionen regulator following the successful conclusion of an appeal. The Maltese firm used an official Tuesday press release published by European Gaming Media and Events to detail that the award comes ...
In the Philippines and officials in Makati City have reportedly instituted a moratorium on the issuing of new online casino licenses due to concerns over rising criminality and the availability of office space. According to a report from the Bloomberg news service, the metropolitan Manila community serves as the nation’s main business hub but ...
Cypriot casino and sportsbook operator group, Soft2Bet, has introduced two of its brands to the Swedish market after having secured a license from the European country’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) approval has made it possible for the launch and operation of a pair of the Nikosia-headquartered company’s brands within Sweden’s regulated ...
In Japan and the Governor for Hokkaido Prefecture has reportedly announced that his jurisdiction will be withdrawing from the race to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of casino licenses. According to a report from GGRAsia, Naomichi Suzuki (pictured) made the revelation earlier today as part of an associated discussion in Sapporo’s prefectural ...
In Arkansas and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has reportedly become the fifth entity to officially enter the race in hopes of gaining the right to build and run the casino resort being planned for Pope County. According to a report from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, the federally-recognized tribe filed its application with ...
Since this past summer, Global Gaming has been fighting for their right to resume online casino services in Sweden. Back in June, the gambling regulatory body of Sweden, Spelinspektionen, revoked a gambling license held by SafeEnt Ltd. The subsidiary of Global Gaming operated Ninja Casino, a Swedish facing site. The operator has tried to ...
American regional casino operator, Full House Resorts Incorporated, has announced that it has become the sixth firm to submit an official application to the Illinois Gaming Board in hopes of winning the right to build and run the gambling facility set to be licensed for the city of Waukegan. The Las Vegas-headquartered firm used ...
The small city of Country Club Hills in Illinois has reportedly become the fifth runner in the race to secure the sole license to build and operate a casino for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a Tuesday report from the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, the small Cook County community has announced that it ...
A fourth community in Illinois has reportedly entered the race in hopes of securing permission to build and operate the casino that is being licensed for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a Sunday report from The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper, Calumet City has unveiled a plan that would see it partner ...
In Japan and officials in the city of Yokohama have reportedly launched the request for concept (RFC) phase of their plan to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate an integrated casino resort. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Yokohama wants to utilize a 116-acre waterfront ...
In Illinois and a third community has reportedly partnered with a federally-recognized tribe in hopes of being given permission to build and operate the casino due to be licensed for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a Monday report from the Chicago Tribune newspaper, the Cook County village of Matteson has agreed a ...
Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly become the third foreign firm to officially announce that it has given up on efforts to win the license for the right to build and operate an integrated casino resort in the Japanese city of Osaka. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Las Vegas-headquartered operator used an official ...
In Illinois and a second federally-recognized tribe is reportedly soon set to enter the race for the right to build and operate a casino due to be licensed for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a Tuesday report from the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is preparing to put forward ...
In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly announced that Thursday will see it launch the initial request for concept (RFC) phase of its plan to win the right to host one of the nation’s trio of coming integrated casino resorts. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Kyushu community is hoping ...
American gambling behemoth, MGM Resorts International, reportedly looks best placed in the race to be selected to run the integrated casino resort being planned for the giant Japanese city of Osaka. According to a report from GGRAsia, this is the opinion of global credit ratings firm, Fitch Ratings Incorporated, following recent decisions by rival ...
Groupe Cogit has reportedly been granted a license to bring a first casino to French Guiana and it is now hoping to be able to commence operations at an interim gambling facility in the South American territory before the end of 2021. According to a Friday report from G3Newswire, Groupe Cogit already runs four ...
In the Philippines and the nation’s Finance Secretary has reportedly made good on an official pledge to crack down on all licensed online gambling operators found not to be paying the appropriate amount of tax. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Carlos Dominguez III (pictured) used an official Friday meeting with members ...
British sportsbetting software and trading services firm, Amelco UK Limited, has announced that it is now able to enter the newly-regulated iGaming market of Pennsylvania after being granted a conditional sports wagering manufacturer license. The London-headquartered innovator used an official September 4th press release published by European Gaming Media and Events to detail that ...
In the Philippines and the operator behind the Widus Hotel and Casino has reportedly announced that the property has been granted a ‘regular gaming license’ by the nation’s Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator. According to a Thursday report from GGRAsia, Widus Philippines Incorporated revealed that the 873-room facility in the Clark Freeport ...
