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Pennsylvania Casinos Gearing Up for Online Gambling

July 14, 2018

It has been a long time coming, but it’s starting to look like online gambling legislation is finally coming to Pennsylvania. Over the past few years, lawmakers in the state have been working hard to make online casinos legal, and gaming operators in the state will be able to submit their applications. Several Applications Put Forward The 13 casinos in Pennsylvania have until August to apply for online gaming licenses, but only a few have come forward to submit their forms. So far, three local gaming operators have stepped forward. One of the applicants is Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, which filed… Read More

New Melco Cyprus Casino in Limassol Underperforms

Melco has opened a new casino in Limassol Cyprus
July 10, 2018

The new Melco Cyprus Casino in Limassol has welcomed over 7000 visitors since it opened it doors on June 28, but the operator has been expecting much more footfall. Competition from casinos in Northern Cyprus seems to be the cause of the problem, as well as local gambling laws. Competition from Up North This is the first casino in Southern Cyprus, and it is facing competition from over two dozen casinos in the north. Casinos in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus adhere to vastly different gaming regulations, and many of them provide players with free alcohol and tobacco. Another… Read More

Paraguay’s Sports Betting Regulations

Paraguay
July 7, 2018

Macau is the place most people think of when they of a gambling mecca that or Monte Carlo. Recently Macau announced a cleanup of their sector by arresting loan sharks. Macau is not the only country that wants to make the laws and regulations clear. Paraguay is also cleaning up their gambling industry. Paraguay is now enforcing the new sports betting monopoly. However, companies do not want to leave the area. The new laws are making companies have to close and leave the shores of Paraguay, but rather than just going they are fighting. The National Commission of Games of… Read More

Trends in Casino Entertainment

Macau Casino
July 3, 2018

Buying buses for mass-market gamblers is one way casinos are trying to attract more players, especially in Macau. However, when it comes to entertainment there is a whole string of different options, some of which are more successful than others. Valley Forge is offering wedding packages. Andrew Klebanow was interviewed recently and discussed what some of the land-based casinos are doing to maintain their competitive edge. Online gaming portals can take a huge chunk of revenue from brick and mortar facilities. In the past, players needed to drive to casinos, sometimes for miles to have fun. With online venues it… Read More