The government of the U.K., as part of updating the Gambling Act of 2005, is proposing setting an upward wagering limit of £2 for online slots for young people. It also proposes a £5 limit for adults over 25.

Genting has revealed its proposal for a downstate casino license, a sweeping $5 billion expansion (l.) that would include additional hotel rooms, a massive casino expansion and thousands of employee housing units.

Legislation including casino gambling, a lottery and sports betting easily passed the required two-thirds of the Alabama House. But rounding up enough support among Senators isn’t a given, with some urging paring down the measure to lottery only.

Newly proposed gaming legislation in Macau, sent to the Legislative Assembly for review, creates new categories of crime and punishment without suggesting preventive measures, say several industry experts.

A controversial deal to sell the Tigre de Cristal casino in Russia is off. The would-be buyer, Dalnevostochnyj Aktiv LLC, has notified operator Oriental Regent Ltd. of its intent to withdraw from the agreement.

Sweden’s ban on gambling with credit is coming under assault from the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS). BOS claims the government’s new stand is 180 degrees from its previous stance.

Daily fantasy sports have faced an uneven regulatory life in recent months, especially those with pick’em elements. Some states want them gone as an imitator of sports betting. Still others see good if regulated.

At the request of the NCAA, the Ohio Casino Control Commission put an end to proposition bets on collegiate games in-state. The primary reason is to avert harassment or worse against players should such a bet go bad.

Indian Country in California has gone through conniptions over sports betting including a high-stakes ballot battle in 2022. Then along comes the Chicken Ranch Tribe with a real sports betting app and: prop bets. Sorta.

One of legendary investor Peter Lynch’s most-quoted aphorisms is that of “deworseification,” meaning that diversification is not always sensible. IGT has spun off its lottery business and returned to gaming full-time, a move that Lynch (and gamers everywhere) would surely approve.

The historic Hippodrome theater dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Simon Thomas (l.) and his father Jimmy took over that facility and turned it into London’s most successful gaming enterprise.

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Mohegan Inspire in Korea is ironing out a few operational kinks in advance of its March 5 grand opening. The resort, which has been opening in phases since last November, has faced some early challenges.

In court hearings last week, Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International proposed a settlement to satisfy millions in overdue license fees to Northern Mariana Islands regulators. Terms were not disclosed.

Malaysia’s sole integrated resort, Resorts World Genting (l.), announced last week that it had closed two of its three casinos effective February 28. It disputed reports that the closures would be permanent.

Officials in the Philippines say they are making progress in efforts to be removed from the “grey list” of jurisdictions that are vulnerable to money laundering and other financial crimes.

With Sweden’s Svenska Spel announcing the closing of its Cothenburg and Malmö casinos, there is just one land-based facility remaining.

Finland’s Health and Welfare Institute warns that although the numbers of Finns gambling has declined, that there may be an increase in gambling harms. The warning comes from a survey published every four years.

Australian EPL streamer Optus Sport is being investigated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority over pitch-side ads for offshore gaming sites that were featured during a match broadcast. The sites are illegal in the market and therefore cannot be advertised.

The rollout of the revised AGCO ad standards in Ontario will have new standards, such as reshaping advertising and marketing practices, emphasizing responsible gambling messaging and limiting the use of prominent figures.

The recent decision by the South Australian Court of Appeal confirms that SkyCity Adelaide is indeed subject to a casino tax obligation amounting to AU$13 million (US$8.5 million).

China’s Ministry of Public Security has uncovered a “mega cross-border online gambling case” valued at $100 billion. Law enforcers arrested 93 people on the mainland in association with the case.

Georgia really wants to approve sports betting. Heck, they have so many sports teams, as well as the Masters. But unrelated yet critical issues seem to drag it down. This year may follow suit.

The exit of Betr and WynnBET from the Massachusetts sports betting market leaves only six online sportsbooks for bettors.

A five-year spurt sounds so much more powerful from sports betting taxes than just reporting a single year. And with that in mind, the state now expects the taxes to flood the treasury with more than $4.4 billion.

Go with the so-called sin tax. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (l.) has an ambitious plan for the upcoming budget and doesn’t have the money. Pritzker will go for the enhanced sports betting tax.

Not all the athletes in Iowa took a plea bargain over sports betting last year. Three former players and one suspended player hired lawyers and charged misconduct on the part of the investigator.

An Iowa House panel advanced a bill to lower taxes on gross gaming revenue at the state’s 19 casinos from the current 22 percent to 19 percent in 2027. Proponents said that would help Iowa’s gaming industry compete with new casinos in Nebraska and Illinois.

The Philadelphia City Council held a contentious hearing on a proposed ban on so-called skill games, which mimic slot machines but operate outside of Pennsylvania gaming regulations.

Florida legislative committees passed similar bills increasing penalties for illegal gambling operations. But veterans groups said the bills’ vague language could cause unintended consequences and impact fundraising.

Responding to the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s controversial casino site approval to a Biloxi developer without state permission, Senators are reviewing a bill to overhaul the casino approval process and require a lease from the Secretary of State.

We are officially less than one month away from the closure of the Tropicana Las Vegas (l.), as regulators and operators alike prepare to begin construction on a new stadium for the Oakland, soon-to-be Las Vegas Athletics.

A new official of New York’s Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. is taking aim at a state law that hampers the placement of off-track betting terminals throughout Buffalo.

A West Virginia House committee advanced the Responsible Gaming and Research Act, which requires gaming operators to provide anonymous player data to West Virginia University to help legislators create safe-gambling laws.

Ahead of the March 11 debut of sports betting in North Carolina, regulators kicked off a new voluntary gambling self-exclusion program. One application will block participants from accessing all gambling apps in the state.

A new study has found that problem gambling in Connecticut has dropped over the past two decades from a 3.2 percent rate in 1991 to 1.3 percent today.

A mysterious group that formed in February has sued the Board of Supervisors of Shasta County, California. The lawsuit seeks to overturn a financial agreement with Redding Rancheria over its casino.

The decision by the Mohegan tribe to end its management of Atlantic City's Resorts Casino (l.) marks the end of a partnership that has spanned more than a decade.

California tribes at the Western Indian Gaming Conference unveiled information they say shows card clubs hurt their profits by $100 million a year. The data comes from the pandemic years.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion that the addition of historical horse racing machines to the state’s racetracks would violate its gaming compact with Native American tribes.

Casino del Sol in Tucson was attacked by unknown hackers on February 21, causing ATMs, credit card systems, Wi-Fi, TV, phones and electronic door keys to go down. Table games and bars and restaurants shifted to cash-only.

Michael Daly (l.) has resigned as CEO from Catena Media following disappointing fourth-quarter results and a stock price that has fallen as much as 80 percent.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited has named Matthew Primmer (l.) chief product officer and a member of the company’s Executive Steering Committee.

E. Sequoyah Simermeyer's (l.) appointment as the vice president for strategic partnerships at FanDuel continues the company’s commitment to building sustainable relationships with tribal partners and promoting economic development.

Yuri Padilla, a highly respected figure in the gambling industry, has been chosen to lead the reorganized Directorate of Gambling in Peru.

Last month, Global CEO of Interblock Gaming John Connelly (l.) was named one of the year’s exemplary leaders in Vegas Inc.’s 2024 C-Suite Honors. The award celebrates leading executives in southern Nevada.