| The Sanya Bay Mangrove Tree Resort is reported to have more than 5,600 guest rooms, and guests will be able to gamble directly or to bet via direct video broadcast. |
(CHINA) -- According to a report in Sina.com, Antaeus Group has started construction of its Mangrove Tree Resort in Sanya Bay and, having had changes to its design, is expected to be the first branded casino hotel in mainland China.
According to a report in Sina.com, Antaeus Group has started construction of its Mangrove Tree Resort in Sanya Bay and, having had changes to its design, is expected to be the first branded casino hotel in mainland China.
The report says the hotel will build a sports betting venue and a casino for future use. According to the report, even the oxygen supply system needed for the casino has been taken into consideration now.
The Sanya Bay Mangrove Tree Resort is reported to have more than 5,600 guest rooms, and guests will be able to gamble directly or to bet via direct video broadcast.
Currently, lotteries are the only form of betting allowed on Hainan Island. However, it is expected that casinos may be permitted in the future to help boost the development of the island as a a tourist destination. |
| An informal hearing titled "Examining the Public Policy and Fiscal Implications Related to the Authorization of Intrastate Internet Poker in California" will be held by California's Senate Governmental Organization Committee on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at the State Capital (room 4203) in Sacramento from 9:30 a.m- 5:30 p.m. |
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| The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission is scheduled Friday to consider a background report on Kansas Entertainment LLC. It wants to build the casino at Kansas Speedway, a NASCAR track in the Kansas City area. |
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 Joan Borucki, Director of the California Lottery |
 Pierre Bruneau, Director Strategy & International relations, La Francaise des Jeux |
 Margaret DeFrancisco, President of NASPL & President & CEO, Georgia Lottery Corp. |
 Gardner Gurney, Deputy Director of Operations, New York Lottery |
 Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO of the Tennessee Lottery |
 Simon Holliday, Director, H2 Gambling Capital |
 Aleš Hušák, Chairman of the Board of SAZKA, Lottery Operator of Czech Republic |
 Wayne Lemons, Director of the Delaware Lottery |
 Marc McDermott, Technical Director, Gaming Standards Association |
 Gordon Medenica, Director of the New York Lottery |
 Bill Murray, Deputy Director and General Counsel to the New York Lottery |
 Ernie Passailaigue, Director of the Arkansas Scholarship Fund |
 Dianne Thompson, CEO of the Camelot Group plc, United Kingdom |
 Philippe Vlaemminck, Legal Counsel to the European |
David Barden, Vice President Gaming Operations, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery |
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Iowa Lottery Chief Executive Terry Rich said that with computer system changes under way to accommodate Sunday's start of sales in the Mega Millions jackpot game, the lottery was able to change some of the deadlines for ticket sales of other lotto games.
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The Delaware Lottery, where parlay bets (three-game minimum) on professional football were legal this year, still has some gambling action in play for the Super Bowl. Trying to extend their "season," lottery officials allowed customers to parlay the two league championship games played on Jan. 24 with bets on last week's Pro Bowl and today's Super Bowl.
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"The New York Lottery is exercising our regulatory responsibilities based a series of incidents over the past year with Western Regional OTB," confirmed Lottery spokeswoman Jennifer Givner. The state says Western OTB has had management issues and recommended three options: hire a new management team, get a consulting firm to improve operations or recommend their own plan.
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Ben Callner, 25, is the grand prize winner of the Georgia Lottery's "Powerball: Lights, Camera, Action" contest. Callner's winning television commercial will air throughout Georgia during Sunday's broadcast of the biggest professional football game of the year, The Superbowl. Contest participants had to produce a 30-second TV ad about Powerball coming to Georgia. Powerball sales in Georgia began Jan. 31.
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State Rep. Cameron Staples, D-New Haven was more open to new revenue sources, such as keno, because credit agencies look more favorably on securitization of revenue not tied to the general fund. Keno is a lottery-style game in which participants guess a set of winning numbers.
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| Last year, the Lottery added 1,000 vending machines that sold their scratch off tickets. Now, the agency would like to add more of these machines. That would require legislative approval. |
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| New York Lottery Director Gordon Medenica applauded Vega's 20th anniversary and credited her continued popularity to one simple fact, "New Yorkers like the way Yolanda says her name, but they love her because she's the real deal…genuine, knowledgeable, and accessible. You can't ask more than that of anyone." |
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| Iowa Lottery Chief Executive Terry Rich told the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee that federal lawmakers are looking to ease interstate regulations and are considering allowing credit card sales for gambling, which could present new opportunities to the state. He told lawmakers that purchasing tickets online or via cell phones could be possible in the near future as technological advances help weed out illegal sales and Congress considers changes to federal law. |
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| House Bill 608 calls for those who hold video lottery licensed in Maryland to be allowed to offer table games such as poker, roulette and blackjack. The bill calls for an immediate amendment of the state’s constitution that would see VLT license holders receiving automatic authority to offer poker and other table games. |
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“Gov. Chris Christie created a seven-member commission Wednesday to find ways to fix New Jersey's troubled gaming, sports and entertainment industries. Under an executive order by Christie, the New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission must deliver its recommendations to the governor by June 30 — the end of the fiscal year.
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The adult population of the six provinces is needed to provide enough "liquidity" - available players with cash - to make online poker economically viable for the lottery corporations, Loto-Québec CEO Alain Cousineau said yesterday. "Each jurisdiction protects its fiscality. The revenue generated by Quebecers will return to Quebec," said Cousineau, adding with a chuckle that he hopes Quebecers are good poker players.
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“Wagering delivered our biggest surprise,” Jenny Owen, an analyst at Citigroup Inc., said in a note to clients today. “Tabcorp’s strength in wagering was driven by fixed odds, which Tabcorp is pursuing more aggressively,” wrote Owen, who rated the stock “hold.’
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SPIELO President and CEO Victor Duarte said, "This partnership with Octavian supports SPIELO’s strategy of providing the largest and most compelling portfolio of game content in Italy."
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