Update: from Asia to Florida and back again
Welcome! and Thanks for tuning into the latest World Gaming Alliance newsletter.
Much has changed with the new year. We have new faces here at WGA, along with our old friends. To read the full articles just click a title from the left hand column. This year already brings plenty of new casinos, new trends, and new legislation regarding both offline and online gaming. In this issue of WGA Newsletter you will find....
Asian casino news: Much news from Asia. Tune into the articles to find ...
A current rundown / update on Texas Hold'em in Macau: as casinos begin to pick up the game and the tournament circuits hit town, Hold'em takes a grip and looks like a winner in Macau.
From the Cotai Strip: If you have not seen the latest Press Release
from City of Dreams, check it out now. You'll need to access it from
this link: City of Dreams Press Release because it's not a part of the newsletter.
News on Thailand's possible lottery and maybe even casinos?! How long could this last? Talks are underway as Samak Sindaravej announces plans to legalize gambling and to build five
casinos in Chuang Mai, Khon Kaen, Phuket, Hat Yai and Pattaya.
An update on casino legislation in Taiwan - "if" it could be legalized, would Taiwan be a possible threat to Macau's gaming industry? Some leading analyst say Taiwan has the stuff to surpass Macau if legalized.
News from the United States gaming scene:
Florida has been quite active once again, legalizing Vegas style slots in the indian reservation casinos (in return for a little more green).
Kentucky casino gambling bill is as good as dead until 2010 many fear. Unfortunately this bill has been hammered.
CityCenter Las Vegas keeps progressing - now will include huge Art exhibit and "green" design. For those wanting premium real estate in Las Vegas, this might be the place.
Crown Casinos is making moves and in the United States purchasing a small stake in Harrah's Entertainment. (HET)
The Ho Chunk tribe plans a new casino in Wisconsin.
Atlantic City, New Jersey seems to be making it's way out of a long slump with gaming revenues finally on the rise again -- ok, 1.5% isn't much, but it's a lot better than going the other way!
Also last month a Cleveland
based group, MyOhioNow, disclosed plans and drawings for a multi-million dollar
casino off Interstate 71 and State Route 73 in Wilmington, Ohio.
Europe:
For those living under a rock, the U.K. Super Casino is a flop, Gordon Brown denied it permission to be built. Only chance now is if he does not win re-election. So instead of the Super Casino(s), 8 smaller casinos and 8 medium sized casinos will be built around the U.K.
Also as you may (or may not) know the construction work of 2 luxury
hotels and 2 casinos started in March in West-Hungary, at the area of the
Hungarian border with Austria and Slovakia, in a town called Bezenye. Eurovegas
Hungary Zrt. company spends 700 million Euros for this project. The construction
will finish latest in 2010, but part of the complex will start operating much
earlier.
Online gambling:
You will find a rundown on the iMEGA case (online gambling). More to come on this as we bring our new online gambling writer on board. (stay tuned!)
CityCenter Las Vegas plans $40 mil
