The summer heat is one of Las Vegas’ most well-known—and most dreaded—qualities. But the machine never stops, and operators could pull out some tricks to help patrons beat the heat and improve business.

A CSLA survey says 78 percent of Chinese premium mass gamblers plan to visit Macau at least twice over the next year, up from 57 percent in 2019. The customer segment is a significant contributor to the city’s casinos.

Identity verification is a chief consideration for iGaming and mobile sports betting operators, especially as fraud and responsible gaming issues continue to rise to the forefront. Craig Herman (l.), chief revenue officer at software supplier Aware, explores how biometric technology can help the industry in its efforts to root out these issues.

The Kindred Group will now pay less of a penalty for 2020 violations of Sweden’s gambling bonus rules. Sweden’s Administrative Court of Appeal has lowered its penalties to SEK 30 million ($2.8 million).

Illinois has a budget to pay for and one of the options was to increase sports betting taxes, a la Ohio. The Senate and the House both approved a progressive tax hike on sportsbook operators that now awaits the signature of Gov. JB Pritzker.