Maryland’s Latest Casino Spurs State Revenues to Record Heights
On December 8th, Maryland’s newest casino opened to great fanfare, and unlike the state’s five other established casinos, the $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor is an integrated casino resort which offers a range of entertainments outside of its gambling options. Such was the popularity of the venue on its opening night that the capacity crowd […]
The Impressive Fortune Change of Asian Based Casinos
2016 proved an interesting time for Asia’s gambling operators, and marked a year in which Macau’s casino market finally returned to growth. In the meantime, the Philippines has seen its casino market go from strength to strength; India’s gaming industry is coming of age, while Asian casino firms have started to extend their presence in […]
US Anti-online Gambling Push in 2017
The big story of 2016, as far as online gambling at the federal level is concerned, was the reintroduction of a piece of legislation called RAWA, or to give it its full title the ‘Restoration Of America’s Wire Act’. This proposed bill was toyed with during the early part of the year, and had it […]
Massachusetts Casino Crime Increase Not Significant
On account of the stigma associated with gambling, as well as its potential to attract illegal activities and crime, the state of Massachusetts has approached the issue of casino expansion in a careful and considered manner. As a result, since its first and so far only casino opened in June of 2015, the Massachusetts Gaming […]
Georgia Mulls Legalized Casino Gambling for 2017
Georgia is one of the few holdout states that has failed to legalize any type of casino gambling, but it’s not for a lack of trying. In 2015 and 2016, initiatives were launched to explore the possibility of legalizing casino gambling, but none ever got off the ground. Now, it seems that the divisive topic […]
Singapore Casino Model An Example For Japan
Singapore’s casino model is currently being carefully studied by Japan, with several of the country’s officials having visited the Southeast Asian city-state in recent years. Their visits have coincided with Japan’s decision to consider and ultimately adopt a bill legalizing casinos only last month, and it appears Singapore’s casino industry has been singled out as […]
Casino Security – A Peek behind the Curtains
Chances are that at some time you have watched a movie involving sophisticated criminals breaking into a high-security property and getting away with a king’s ransom. One such movie that springs to mind is the enormously successful Ocean’s Eleven franchise, in which George Clooney leads a team of burglars on a multi-million dollar casino heist, […]
