Joint U.S. House/Senate legislation would create funding for research, prevention and treatment of gambling addiction and problem gambling.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s (l.) executive budget for 2025 excludes any projected revenue from online casino gaming, dealing a blow to iGaming legalization efforts.

With Richmond out of consideration, state Senators Louise Lucas and Lashrecse Aird introduced a bill amending requirements for a casino host city to suit Petersburg and allow a voter referendum there this year.

The Macau government has called a halt to horse racing in the Chinese SAR, agreeing with the Macau Jockey Club to terminate its contract. The deal, to take effect April 1, signals the end of a 40-year-old industry.

Victorian regulators have issued a directive that will bar gamblers from using cash at unsupervised Tabcorp gaming machines across the state—instead, credit vouchers will be issued to players with valid ID.

Sri Lanka’s government has a goal of establishing a formal gaming regulator and announced it will increase casino gaming licenses in an effort to meet that objective.

Georgia has not made much progress in passing sports betting. This year’s problem is the introduction of a higher tax on parlays and prop bets, a first in the U.S.

After two years of stalled efforts to get sports betting legalized in Missouri, a coalition of professional sports franchises and sportsbooks have launched a petition to get the matter on the ballot.

Caesars recently pre-announced that its fourth-quarter results would not match forecasts. However, instead of a death knell, the news actually caused the company’s stock to jump—funny how things work out.

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians’ long-delayed Madera casino can move ahead following approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission of a 7-year management agreement between the tribe and Station Casinos.

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Tom O’Brien (l.), the president of the Americas and EMEA for Aristocrat, about how the company has continued to be the market leader in innovations.

GGB Podcast sponsored by Pavilion Payments.

The head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. predicts that gross gaming revenue for 2024 will reach an all-time high of $6 billion, with land-based casinos generating the lion’s share.

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. may increase the budget to expand its Marina Bay Sands (l.) integrated resort in Singapore. According to Deutsche Bank, the total may come to $4 billion, up almost $1 billion from the original budget.

It was good news and bad news for Levo Chan (l.), former Macau junket boss. A Macau court reduced his prison sentence by a year and waived damages to city casino operators. But it also levied millions in new penalties.

Macau’s gaming industry posted a sharp increase in suspicious transactions last year. Operators reported more than 3,400 incidents, compared to fewer than 1,200 in 2022.

Sports betting is one step closer to regulation in Brazil with the government’s goal of establishing a National Gambling and Betting Secretariat by the end of this month.

A Bulgarian tennis official, Stefan Milanov, was given a 16-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for several corruption offenses related to the sport.

For Virginia state Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg, the ban on wagers for in-state college games has run its course. He proposed a bill to ban the ban. Whether he succeeds is another matter in this touchy subject.

A Senator and Congresswoman introduced a bill to send half of the excise tax to treat problem gaming. Sounds like a great use of a tax people want to do away with. But Nevada Rep. Dina Titus (l.) and the AGA say get rid of the tax instead.

As part of its sports betting program, Circa Sports completed its annual pro football competition. The two segments broke a record with a $15.2 million distribution.

New Jersey’s casino, sports betting and online gaming operators won nearly $5.8 billion from players in 2023, setting a new record for gaming revenue.

Alabama state Rep. Andy Whitt (l.), who leads a lawmakers’ study group on gambling, is confident that a bill will surface this year. He said the comprehensive legislation would include a lottery, casinos, sports betting and a regulatory commission.

A community group in New York City soundly rejected a proposal from Mayor Eric Adams (l.) to fast-track zoning for the proposed Freedom Plaza casino project in Midtown Manhattan.

MGM Resorts reportedly bought a small plot of land in between the Bellagio and Cosmopolitan for $54 million last spring.

A Missouri District Court Judge approved Missouri casino workers’ $5.5 million class action settlement against Penn National Gaming and two of its St. Louis casinos. Workers claimed they lost pay due to unlawful employment practices.

Two gambling-related bills have been introduced in the New Jersey Senate—one would legalize slots at racetracks, and the other would place certain restrictions on the advertising of gambling.

Three bills that could find their way to the Maine state Legislature would expand gambling and restore the sovereignty of tribes in the state, but it faces opposition from the two established casinos.

If you heard this before, you’re gonna hear it again from the larger California tribes. The attempt to garner enough support to get a sports betting bill on the ballot has no friends among the tribes.

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled tribal courts have sovereignty over state courts in some personal injury and property damage cases at tribal casinos. The original case dated back to 2016 and involved a delivery person’s claim he was injured at a Pojoaque Pueblo casino.

Computer systems at Indigo Sky Casino in Tulsa were hacked on December 1, but officials quickly secured the network, notified law enforcement and hired a forensic security firm. No customer financial information was involved.

Ohio Lottery customers and employees were affected by a cyberattack in December that was carried out by a group who attempted to extort money from the agency.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas (l.) recently lost two more C-level executives just weeks after its opening, causing some to question whether or not the long-delayed resort is poised for long-term success.

Michael Dugher (l.) has been appointed as the next chair of the Betting and Gaming Council, replacing Brigid Simmonds, who will step down from the role in April.

Luis Fuller (l.) brings 20-plus years of technical and business development experience to his new position as vice president of business development at BMM Testlabs. Previously he was sales director at Crane Payment Innovations.

EveryMatrix has hired Nikolina Gabelica (l.), former executive director at the Croatian Lottery, as head of lottery. Gabelica will oversee commercial and product strategy for World Lottery and European Lottery Association businesses around the globe.

Industry veteran Ian Gallagher (l.) has been appointed as chief product officer of 888 Holdings.

Dave Abbott (l.) spent part of the last two decades helping SharpLink Gaming grow. Now, he will join U.S. Integrity as the latest chief product officer for the firm.

International Game Technology has dropped its legal challenge to the award of the fourth contract to run the U.K.’s National Lottery to Allwyn Entertainment, and has signed a contract extension to supply the lottery.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited has won a court order against one of its senior game designers, prohibiting the use of some 6,800 files he allegedly downloaded from the company’s computer.