Casino Resort Toronto to Launch June 20

The largest casino resort in Canada, the $1 billion Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto (l.), is slated to open June 20. The casino resort will include 4,800 slot machines...

Published June 19, 2023

Australia: Gambling Ad Reform Gaining Bipartisan Support

A recent report from the Guardian indicates that further restrictions on betting-related ads in Australia is gaining momentum from all sides of the aisle.

Published June 19, 2023

Philippine Police Round Up 41K for Illegal Gambling

The Philippine National Police have arrested around 41,000 people for illegal gambling since the start of the year, according to General Benjamin Acorda Jr. (l.).

Published June 19, 2023

Macau Legend to Sell Laos Casino

Macau Legend Development has announced plans to sell its Laos casino, Savan Legend, for $45 million. Japanese businessman Shundo Yoshinari will acquire the casino, pending regulatory approval.

Published June 19, 2023

Greater Investment for Westside Manila Casino

Investors in a Manila casino must come up with more than $340 million in cash equity to secure a new loan. The property is being built by Suntrust Resort...

Published June 19, 2023

Macau GGR Continues to Grow Post-Holidays

Gross gaming revenues in Macau have reached their “highest non-holiday levels” since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, say analysts at JP Morgan. But those numbers are expected to...

Published June 19, 2023

Osaka Council Nods Next IR Steps

The Osaka City Council has formally approved a planned integrated resort with gaming on Yumeshima Island (l.). Not all were on board with the plan, which was approved by...

Published June 19, 2023

Casino Fraud Suspect Arrested in FL Armored Truck Heist

A fugitive from Puerto Rico accused of fraud at a casino was arrested as a suspect in a heist of a June 7 armored truck courier in Pembroke Pines...

Published June 19, 2023

Miami Poker Player Robbed After Being Followed Home

Alejandro Eugenio Arguello of Plantation, Florida was charged with armed robbery after following a poker player at the Casino at Dania Beach to his Miami home and robbing him...

Published June 19, 2023

Illinois Riverboat Move Approved

Penn Entertainment’s plan to relocate its Hollywood Casino riverboat (l.) in Aurora, Illinois to a $360 million land-based venue was approved by the planning and zoning commission.

Published June 19, 2023

NJ Rolls Out Pair of RG Resources

The state of New Jersey recently unveiled two new responsible gaming resources, those being a new dedicated helpline and a virtual self-exclusion program.

Published June 19, 2023

Alabama Judge Bans VictoryLand Electronic Bingo

A Macon County judge permanently banned VictoryLand Casino (l.) from having electronic bingo machines unless the state legalizes them. The state Supreme Court unanimously declared the machines illegal gambling...

Published June 19, 2023

Maverick Gaming Sells Washington Casino

Washington-based Maverick Gaming LLC has sold its Palace and Chips casino (l.) in Lakewood, Washington to Oak Street Real Estate Capital in Chicago. The sales price was $27 million,...

Published June 19, 2023

New York’s Vernon Downs Escapes Closure

Vernon Downs Racetrack and Casino (l.) was threatening to close operations but a tax relief bill passed by the New York Legislature will keep their doors open.

Published June 19, 2023

Virginia Casino Referendum Do-Over Approved

In Virginia, the Richmond City Council approved a second referendum on a proposed $562 million casino resort which voters narrowly rejected in 2021. The Virginia Lottery and Richmond Circuit...

Published June 19, 2023

PA Skill-Game Manufacturer Wins Court Decision

For the fourth time, a county judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that Pace-O-Matic’s so-called “skill games” do not violate the state’s gaming law.

Published June 19, 2023

Vermont, North Carolina Sports Betting Bills Signed into Law

After months of negotiations, Vermont and North Carolina have officially become the latest U.S. state to legalize sports betting—the governors for both states, Phil Scott and Roy Cooper, respectively,...

Published June 19, 2023

MGM Updates Policy to Allow Pics, Vids, Streams at Tables

In today’s world, everyone has a smartphone, which means that everyone is a content creator. As such, MGM recently became the first Nevada operator to allow players to take...

Published June 12, 2023

Snooker Stars Banned for Match-Fixing

Two Chinese snooker players have been banned from the games for life due to match-fixing. Liang Wenbo (l.) and Li Hang, suspended in January may appeal their sentences through...

Published June 12, 2023

How Will the PGA-LIV Merger Affect Golf Betting?

With the shocking news that the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour had agreed to merge with the LIV Golf Tour, an unintentional benefit for golf fans might...

Published June 12, 2023