Orlando Sentinel – Florida lawmakers will be eyeing a Floridarange of gambling changes this spring that could reshape the state’s controversial industry for decades. Pitted between tourism giants such as Walt Disney Co. and billion-dollar casino companies, legislative leaders want a rewrite of the state’s gambling regulations — from changing the oversight of horse and greyhound racing to authorizing Las Vegas-style destination casinos. But there’s a catch: If they can’t decide during the spring session what Florida’s betting landscape should look like, voters could wind up doing the job. House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, and Senate President Don Gaetz,…

Politics.co.uk – Fixed odds betting terminals survived a Commons vote last night, but the gambling industry was effectively put on notice that more regulation is almost certainly on the way. A Labour motion calling for local councils to be given powers to limit the number of high-stakes fruit machines was defeated by 314 to 232, a majority of 82. But even with a fairly decisive win, it was clear further action was likely to be taken on the machines, with the government making sympathetic noises about a clamp-down. Earlier in the day David Cameron told Ed Miliband that he “absolutely…

J Todd was in Las Vegas attending the Global gaming expo (G2E) where he got to preview the new Interblock Hologram Game Lounge! See the hologram games in action… including the naughty hologram girls! And visit the company web site at the link below for more information on all the Interblock Hologram Game Lounges! According to Innovate Gaming, players should be “Prepared to be enthralled as this revolutionary new concept could be the future of casino entertainment as we know it. First unveiled at G2E 2012 Las Vegas, the influential technology interwoven with Interblock’s unique casino ideologies, captures the heart…

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.”…