DraftKings Deals with Hack Cleanup, Unapproved Tennis Bets

DraftKings took a hit when a small group of hackers led by 18 year-old Joseph Garrison unloaded more than $600,000 from 1,600 accounts. That incident is now concluded, but...

Published May 29, 2023

Malta Lawmakers Table Gaming Bill

Malta’s parliament has tabled Bill 55, which would protect from liability Maltese gaming companies that are sued by residents of foreign countries because those activities are illegal in those...

Published May 29, 2023

U.K.’s Entain Accused of ‘Dishonest” Lobbying

Entain, the owner of the U.K. gaming company Ladbrokes, is being accused of being two-faced, or in more specific terms, of publicly embracing the new regulations proposed in the...

Published May 29, 2023

U.K. Gambling Commission CEO: White Paper Implementation in July

The U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC) will soon implement the changes the recently released white paper calls for. But first there will be a consultation period that will begin in...

Published May 29, 2023

Africa’s Gaming Giant Tsogo Sun Invests in Hotel Chain

Africa’s largest casino company, Tsogo Sun Gaming, has bought interest in the South African hotel chain City Lodge. Its share in the company is 5 percent, acquired through two...

Published May 29, 2023

Casino Woodbine Workers Hit Picket Line

Members of the Public Services Alliance of Canada (PSAC) have joined a picket line in front of Casino Woodbine (l.) in Etobicoke, Ontario in solidarity with striking workers. The...

Published May 29, 2023

NSW Govt. Bans All Gaming-Related Signage for Bars, Clubs

If you’re a bar or club owner in New South Wales, you can offer poker machines, you just can’t let anyone know about it directly. Or at least that’s...

Published May 29, 2023

Investigator of Brazilian Soccer Match-Fixing Makes Tough Choice

Hugo Jorge Bravo (l.) isn’t losing any sleep over launching an investigation into match fixing for the Vila Nova soccer club in Brazil. He is the president of the...

Published May 29, 2023

Maybank: Koreans Buoy Philippines VIP Segment

Korean gamblers are the backbone of the Philippine VIP segment, according to a note from Maybank Securities. The number of visitors from Korea has reached 70 percent of pre-Covid...

Published May 29, 2023

PAGCOR Still Plans Casino Sale

The Philippine gaming regulator will divest of its casino assets by the end of 2024, says Chairman Alejandro Tengco. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. has been criticized for...

Published May 29, 2023

Macau GGR: May to Beat April

Gross gaming revenue in Macau was projected to reach $1.38 billion for the first three weeks of May, according to estimates from JP Morgan Securities. That’s an improvement on...

Published May 29, 2023

San Jose Casinos May Not Expand After all

The Bay 101 (l.) and Casino M8trix casinos in San Jose, California may not be able to expand after all, although they will still be stuck with higher taxes...

Published May 29, 2023

Marriott Preserves NV License with Pop-Up Casino

Nevada gaming licenses are valuable, and hard to obtain. Organizations with grandfathered licenses often retain them by opening eight-hour “pop-up casinos” to satisfy state and county regulations—Marriott International recently...

Published May 29, 2023

Missouri Casinos Oversee Players’ Credit

Each Missouri casino sets its own rules regarding players’ lines of credit. The Gaming Commission doesn’t regulate or collect data on how many gamblers use short-term loans. Meanwhile, the...

Published May 29, 2023

New Hampshire Casino Application Delayed

The application review for a proposed casino, microbrewery, hotel and conference center in Concord was delayed after the developers failed to include enough information regarding emergency services and other...

Published May 29, 2023

New York Orders Dice Investigation

A New York federal court ruled New Jersey regulators should investigate a gambler’s claim that the dice used when he played craps at Golden Nugget Atlantic City (l.) were...

Published May 29, 2023

AARP Cautions Florida Seniors Against Illegal Casinos

Florida seniors have been warned by AARP Florida and the state gaming commission to avoid unregulated, illegal casinos operating as arcades, game rooms, internet cafes or senior clubs. ...

Published May 29, 2023

North Carolina Eyes Legalizing Gray-Area Games

A North Carolina House committee is re-examining a bill that would legalize and regulate thousands of gray-area gaming machines currently operating in “sweepstakes parlors.”

Published May 29, 2023

Richmond, Virginia Revisits Casino Project

Richmond, Virginia voters narrowly rejected the ONE Casino + Resort (l.) in November 2021. Now the city council has revamped the $562 million project that would include a casino,...

Published May 29, 2023

PA Senator Introduces Skill-Game Regulation Bill

Pennsylvania state Senator Gene Yaw (l.) has introduced a bill that would establish a regulatory framework and tax structure that would legalize the so-called “skill games” spreading through the...

Published May 29, 2023