To assure that the city receives the gaming revenues it is entitled for 2017 from the North Shore venue, Mayor Bill Peduto announced on Monday that Pittsburgh has come up into a deal with Rivers Casino.
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Taj Mahal had shut its door down 6:00AM Monday.
The Bangladesh central bank said that it has lost $100 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, later discovered to be transferred to the Philippines banking system. The central bank claimed that the Fed’s system was hacked, although the New York Fed denied that there was any hacking attempt made regarding that transaction.
China’s leading developer and operator of integrated casinos in Macau, Sands China, anticipate the casino industry recovery after a prolonged decline in revenues. The company is also preparing to finish its newest project, The Parisian Macao, to be launched later this year.
Atlantic City casino's revenue reaches its worst gain this year. There is more than half cut since 9 years ago in 2006. The closing of many casinos in Atlantic City has caused 10,000 unemployments. A big plan is prepared by Governor Christie. It is said that Atlantic City will be taken over, but still no details are given.
There are different factors than can lead to the significant growth of Las Vegas Sands' Macau Hotel Operations, including the higher demand for gaming in the next 10 years.
The bankruptcy of the operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp's will proceed in Chicago, a victory for the casino company's private equity backers over its hedge fund creditors who wanted the case in Delaware.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered $20 million in financing on Thursday to keep the Trump Taj Mahal from becoming the fifth casino to close this year in New Jersey's troubled Atlantic City, was once the only major destination for gamblers on the U.S. East Coast.
Japanese lawmakers are set to indefinitely postpone legalizing casinos as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose cabinet has been hit by a series of scandals, lacks the political leverage to pass a bill this year, sources directly involved in the process said.
Japan's plan to open up to casino gambling has been delayed again, three people familiar with the process said, dealing a blow to one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy priorities and to hopes the first resort will open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan's pro-casino lawmakers have agreed to consider setting limits on Japanese nationals' entry to casinos, bowing to pressure from opponents who threatened to block a legalization bill unless it addressed issues such as gambling addiction.
Singapore will be counting on its marquee Formula One race to help make up for a 30 percent drop in Chinese tourists this year.
Bally Technologies Inc would purchase SHFL Entertainment Inc. for US$1.3 billion in its hope to expand in Asia and Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission makes a probe about a newspaper report involving Crown Ltd.
Echo Entertainment submitted plans valued at US$1 billion for expansion.
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