Author Archives for Francesco Marconi

Allowing casinos in Japan has been a big topic for 2018, along with preventing gambling addiction among residents. The legislation for the casino bill was passed, which has several casinos vying for the three casino licenses, including Melco Crown. But, that does not mean opposition is not standing in the way. The ruling coalition is […]

Cleaning up Asia’s casinos is a target with certain countries, like the Philippines who still state they are keen to have gambling. The country makes it easy with PAGCOR, the regulating agency. The Philippines is also one of the only countries that licenses online gambling websites. Even Galaxy Entertainment Group wants to be in the […]

Usually, you hear about countries blocking illegal activities, such as the Thai vendors who had their shares frozen. However, Russia is looking to regulate a market that one might consider safe from being considered gambling. Russia is assessing whether binary options should be considered gambling and regulated as such. The Central Bank reported Russia might […]

Australia is cracking down on casinos in their country, as well as improper actions by others, such as the Thai vendors who had their assets frozen for a good reason. Part of the regulatory changes is a lot of fraud, illegal online casinos, and negative news regarding gambling. In an announcement, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, […]

Wynn Resorts has been in the news plenty due to the Steve Wynn scandal. Now the Wynn brand is appearing in the news again, but this time it is to tell the public that a rebranding may be necessary. Steve Wynn has already stepped down as CEO, been told to leave his penthouse in Las […]

Boracay Island may be closing for a year for rehabilitation purposes but that has not stopped Genting BHD from checking out the island for a possible resort. The Malaysian company is attempting to gain approval from the Philippines government in order to obtain a license to establish a casino resort right within the center of […]

Reports have surfaced recently that the Baha Mar casino got rid of two of their own executives after the arrest of Colombian prostitutes at the premier resort in the Bahamas. This past Monday the Bahamas Tribune shared a story that two senior members of the management staff had their contracts terminated due to implications of […]

Anyone worried about the performance of the Los Angeles Dodgers based on their performance in the World Series last year need not worry. Last year, the Dodgers were knocked out of the tournament after seven games by the Houston Astros, however, this year is predicted to have a different outcome. The Dodgers have been given […]

The Super Bowl Lll is heading our way again this Sunday, however people aren’t half as concerned with the football as they are about an incident that happened four years ago at the last Super Bowl where Justin Timberlake’s performance was a bit too much. Was it Justin Timberlake’s extravagant personality, intense flair, did he […]