Lehigh Valley Music – Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, which already has one of the busiest music venues in the world with its Sands Bethlehem Event Center, and offers nightclub performers in its Molton Lounge, will soon offer a new type of entertainment: For children. Kids Quest children’s entertainment centers, which operates 19 Kids Quest locations and eight Cyber Quest locations nationwide – nearly all at casinos – announced today it will open a center at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem this spring. Founded in 1992, Kids Quest is a family-owned business that, for an hourly fee, lets ages 6 weeks…

Korea Herald – The competition to obtain casino licenses in Yeongjongdo, an economic zone near Incheon International Airport that Korea is hoping to turn into a high-end casino city, is once again heating up as Korea is mulling over easing the related regulations for foreign investors. According to multiple industry sources on Thursday, the government plans to announce its new tourism strategy later this month, which, among other things, would relax financial rules for foreign bidders to earn casino licenses in the nation’s economic zones. “We are considering easing the bidding standards after receiving complaints that it is too difficult…

Las Vegas City Life – A downtown property owner is proposing a 23-story, 300-room “boutique hotel” near the corner of Bridger Avenue and Fourth Street. “It is a project for a boutique hotel focusing on people who come to Las Vegas, who would be using or visiting the Fremont Street Experience area, but wouldn’t necessarily want to stay there,” said Bradley Hofland, the Las Vegas attorney who owns the existing office at 228 Fourth Street and is seeking city approval for the project. “It’s more of a business hotel, near the courthouse, the Smith Center and the World Market Center.”…

Philly.com – Competitors are already picking at the soon-to-be-closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, trying to lure customers and employees to their own casinos. The Atlantic Club will close Monday. At least eight Atlantic City casinos are aggressively courting its customers. They are offering free slot play, free comp dollars, tickets to shows and parties, free buffets and parking, and other inducements. The Atlantic Club was sold in a bankruptcy sale last month to Tropicana Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment. They will divide its assets and shut it down at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The Tropicana hopes it gets first dibs on Atlantic…

iGaming Business – The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in the US state of New Jersey has launched two free mobile gaming applications for iOS devices to complement its online gaming websites. The apps, which have been developed by Borgata’s online gaming partner bwin.party, allow players in New Jersey to access the land-based operator’s BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com websites whilst on the move. Both apps are supported by iOS 4.3 or later and can be access via WIFI networks on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The BorgataCasino.com app allows players to access slot games, jackpot promotions and variety of table…

iGaming Business – The UK Coalition Government has rejected a motion for local councils to be given the power to limit the amount of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in their individual constituencies. The motion, which was put forward by the Labour party on Wednesday, was defeated in a vote in the House of Commons last night with the government winning by 314 to 232, a majority of 82. Labour had hoped to gain the support of some MPs in the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition parties, but the opposition was left disappointed by the vote. Ed Miliband, leader of…