The political winds have changed, and so to have the fortunes of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The U.S. Interior Department have withdrawn their appeal to revoke the tribe’s federal reservation designation, an effort that began with the Trump administration.In a filing in a federal appeals court, the Interior Department noted it had “conferred with the…
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts is facing a new regulatory probe into its Crown Melbourne operations, while losing yet another member of its board of directors. On Monday, Crown announced that the state government in Victoria had established a royal commission to determine Crown’s suitability to hold a gaming license for its Crown Melbourne casino. Queen’s…
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has already acknowledged that it doesn’t have the financial resources to cover all of its debt. It still owes millions of dollars to various government and private entities, as well as former and current employees, and has been threatened with receivership if it can’t take its responsibilities more seriously. As the operator behind…
The final numbers are in for how the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period treated Macau and they’re not too impressive. Despite increased travel options as certain COVID-19 restrictions were eliminated and lower prices at the city’s hotels, average occupancy rates were substantially lower than they were last year. Given that last year also saw a…
Japanese House of Representatives member Kenji Eda is worried. He wants to know if Japan’s push for integrated resorts (IRs) will put Japan on a Chinese travel blacklist, and nobody’s giving him an answer just yet.On his personal webpage, Eda posted questions to the Japanese parliament raising several concerns about the viability of an IR…
Chileans looking for some live casino gambling action to distract them from the COVID-19 saga are going to have to wait a little longer, and casino employees aren’t thrilled, either. The country’s Undersecretary of Tourism, José Luis Uriate, has announced that he won’t be able to comply with a letter sent by casino workers asking that…
Macau’s government and casinos would have likely preferred that this happen two weeks ago, but there’s no turning back the clock. The gambling city is actively talking with China about getting the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) e-visa program back in place, which would allow Chinese residents from the mainland find it easier to visit the city. The…
France already has a pretty healthy casino industry, but a new proposal could see the industry expand into new territory. The Interior Ministry is considering a proposal that would allow relax the geographic restrictions currently placed on brick-and-mortar gambling.National Assembly legislator Jean-Luc Warsmann has revealed the ministry is considering allowing casinos into any region with…
As if dealing with massive scrutiny from all sides wasn’t enough, Crown Resorts is also bleeding serious amounts of money. The embattled casino operator out of Australia that has admitted it can’t keep its house in order is on the verge of losing any shot of holding onto its casino licenses, but is now also scrambling…
It’s official; the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City is no more. The towering eyesore that has sat vacant since September 2016 was razed yesterday morning, imploded into a pile of smokey rubble. It took only a matter of seconds for the 39-story structure to come crumbling to the ground, putting an exclamation mark at the…
