The state’s highest court upheld the decision of state regulators to allow groups led by a Connecticut Indian tribe and by a Chicago billionaire developer to build slot-machine casinos on Philadelphia’s riverfront. The Supreme Court rejected the challenge by a rival applicant that lost out on a license, and sped Philadelphia toward becoming the nation’s largest city with downtown casinos.
The Union of Members Clubs and Lottery Workers (UMCLW) is demanding that Government put a hold on granting licences and work permits to foreigners as a way of dealing with the reported foreign infiltration and alleged "foreign Mafia" in the gaming industry.
Last Friday, Codere & William Hill Joint Venture has presented to the General Gaming Direction of Madrid Council the necessary documentation to obtain the first sports betting license in Spain. The publication of the regulation for the provision of the sports betting services in Madrid, last December 18th, put Madrid citizens as potential users to enjoy this innovative service in the country for the first time. This product has existed in UK and Ireland for more than 70 years.
James Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd is poised to apply for a gaming licence in the US state of Nevada, an essential precursor to the opening of his flagship Crown casino in Las Vegas in four years. On Thursday the company announced it had bought a stake in a Las Vegas venture that has building approval for the world's second-tallest tower.
The public will not be shown basic information about a review into the state's new multibillion-dollar lotteries and gaming licences because it is too "secret", Victoria's gambling watchdog has ruled. The gambling regulator said it would also be "contrary to the public interest" to release even edited documents related to the licences' reviews that are likely to determine the shape of gambling in the state for the next two decades.
The Licensing Committee will not renew or grant any new certificates to private members club until the issue with Golden Entertainment Members Club is resolved. So said committee chairperson Senior Magistrate Lianne Lee Kim at the Port of Spain Fourth A Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Objections have been filed by the Association of Members Clubs, members of the Union of Lottery and Club Workers, a group of concerned citizens and a pastor, against the granting of a certificate to Golden Entertainment which will allow them to operate a gambling facility.
