For several years, the conversations surrounding the U.S. market have been dominated by the emergence of sports betting. However, Bruce Merati argues that at the end of the day, much of this is just an expensive quest to get to iGaming, which is the more desirable prize to be won.
Embattled Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International may at last be ready to put its Garapan casino resort (l.) on the block. IPI has informed the U.S. District Court it could have a divestiture plan sometime this month.
Star Entertainment’s multibillion-dollar Star Brisbane development (l.), part of the Queen’s Wharf complex, will open August 29 and continue with a “steady stream” of rollouts through the end of the year.
Brazil’s tourism minister, Celso Sabino, is lining up Senators to vote for a bill he says will improve tourism and investment. Bill 2,234/2022 would legalize the operation of casinos, bingos, horse racing and jogo do bicho.
Construction has begun on a new casino in Rochester, N.H., to feature a 32,000-square-foot gaming and hospitality space in a parking lot at the Lilac Mall.
A Kentucky judge has rejected a claim that a 2023 law banning so-called “skill games” violated the state’s constitution, upholding the ban of the unregulated machines.
In light of fresh concerns about money laundering, Singapore casinos will soon begin conducting financial due diligence on all cash deposits exceeding SG$4,000. The current threshold is SG$5,000.
Buenos Aires, Argentina has stopped issuing online gambling licenses. The Executive of Buenos Aires is reacting to a public becoming alarmed at underage gambling.
The U.K. gambling public doesn’t take well to “financial risk checks” before being allowed to play. That’s the takeaway from a 2021 survey conducted by the U.K. Gambling Commission three years ago.
The Washington, D.C. City Council approved an expansion of its market that will increase the number of sportsbook operators. Delaware lawmakers failed in their effort to take a similar approach as the session ended. There’s always next year.
The Seminole Tribe held a newsworthy event without the need for a battery of lawyers. The hospitality conglomerate topped off its new hotel and casino near Lake Okeechobee with an opening expected in 2025.
Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva (l.) has again called for the abolition of the country’s online gaming industry. Reports have linked so-called POGOs to human trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
