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Central London is set to have its first Las Vegas-style 24-hour casino, under plans that have left residents furious. Genting Casinos wants to create a 30,000 sq ft venue at the Holiday Inn on Cromwell Road, South Kensington, which is bordered on three sides by homes. Residents are horrified by the plans, being considered by Kensington and Chelsea council. Local group the Thurloe Residents’ Association said there was “bound to be a detrimental impact” on those who live nearby. A...
The Gauselmann Group celebrated the opening of its first casino in Germany in style on Saturday, January 24. Over 500 people came to witness this truly unique event in Leuna-Günthersdorf in Saxony-Anhalt. The Gauselmann Group’s bid to operate casinos in Saxony-Anhalt prevailed against strong competition, winning the licence in 2014 to operate casinos in this German state for the next 15 years. The grand opening was a truly memorable evening that rightly corresponded to the position of Casino Leuna-Günthersdorf as...
Come autumn 2015, Portugal will finally have an open online gambling market. Government ministers have been discussing the prospect of legalising online gambling for many months now, but at last an agreement has been reached as of March 2015. The next stage will be for Portugal’s president, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, to sign the final draft of legislation. Before choosing to implement fresh legislation, Portugal had a state monopoly in place, with Santa Casa de la Misericordia being the sole operator....
Social casinos and poker rooms have very popular for the last few years with companies such as Caesars Interactive and Zynga launching social gambling web sites to capture the exploding market. In 2013 American social gaming firm Zynga created real money web locations that offered its ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino brands for players in the United Kingdom. The move was fostered with a partnership with online gambling company bwin.party digital entertainment which offered among other things over 160 slots beside a...
On February 20, 2015, Tbilisi with great success hosted Georgia Gaming Congress - the first industry event in recent years in gambling business, organized by Smile Expo, and its general sponsor BetConstruct. The idea of holding such event in this country is not accidental. "Over recent years, Georgia places bets on gaming industry, and this is reasonable. Good location, no legislative ban on gambling and favorable conditions of taxation allowed gambling in Georgia a number of advantages. Realizing this, we...
