AGEM Index Down Slightly

The AGEM Index monthly stock performance guide showed a decrease of 5.1 points in March, despite positive results from Konami and Aristocrat.

Published April 17, 2023

Caesars Opposes iPoker Cheating Bill

Caesars Entertainment, the only operator of online poker in Nevada, is opposing the state’s legislation that would require operators to provide a list of suspended and banned customers to...

Published April 17, 2023

Philippine Lawmaker Wants Special Zone for POGOs

Philippine Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa (l.), chairman of the Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee, says all offshore gaming operations should be relocated to a special zone for...

Published April 17, 2023

Indian State Tamil Nadu Bans Online Gambling

The government of Tamil Nadu, a state in India, is near finalizing its process of banning online gambling. The Legislative Assembly had passed the bill and Governor R.N. Ravi...

Published April 17, 2023

Marker Trax Names Val Apoderado VP of IT Ops, Engineering

Cashless casino credit platform Marker Trax has appointed Val Apoderado (l.) as vice president of IT operations and engineering.

Published April 17, 2023

U.S. Treasurer Discusses Business Development with Lummi Nation

U.S. Treasurer Marilynn Malerba (l.), the first indigenous person to hold that job, March 28 began meeting with tribal leaders in Washington. She started with the Lummi Nation, discussing...

Published April 17, 2023

Cowlitz Tribe Ends Six-Year Relationship With Mohegans

Washington’s Cowlitz Tribe has announced that it will take the reins of managing its ilani casino (l.) in Ridgefield. The casino was built and managed in its first years...

Published April 17, 2023

Circa Sports in Illinois Itching to Get Sportsbooks Running

Circa Sports has done well in the sportsbook era in Las Vegas, but it’s been slow going in Illinois. Still, the operator sees light at the end of...

Published April 17, 2023

Sportsbook Alliance Urges D.C. Mayor to Use Funds Properly

The Sports Betting Alliance, the trade association for sportsbook operators, has asked D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (l.) not to allocate tax revenue for unapproved uses. The Alliance urges...

Published April 17, 2023

IGT Extends Sports Betting Partnership with Rhode Island Lottery

International Game Technology has signed a three-year extension with the Rhode Island Lottery to run the lone sports betting app in the state.

Published April 17, 2023

Ohio Gaming Regulators Consider Gift Cards for Sports Bets

Gift cards may find a new use if the Ohio Casino Control Commission decides to allow people to pay for sports betting with gift cards. If you can use...

Published April 17, 2023

Kentucky Governor Wants Sports Betting by September

Kentucky recently passed legislation that would allow sports betting in the Bluegrass State and Governor Andy Beshear (l.) wants to launch it by September in time for the start...

Published April 17, 2023

Maryland’s Sports Betting Generates a Record $5.3 Million

March set a record for sports betting tax revenue for the state of Maryland, thanks to the NCAA Men’s and Women's basketball tournament. The 10 retail and eight mobile...

Published April 17, 2023

New York Mobile Sportsbooks Have Record March

Buoyed by the NCAA tournament, New York mobile sportsbook operators raked in big bucks. Sports betting goes into a slowdown in the summer, with no major sporting events until...

Published April 17, 2023

Massachusetts Gaming Commission to Pick Penalties

The infractions committed by MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor involved letting patrons bet on in-state college games. Now the Massachusetts Gaming Commission must decide the punishment.

Published April 17, 2023

Legal Sports Wagering Unlikely In Missouri

The Missouri House passed a sports betting measure last month, but Senators can’t seem to agree on whether they want a sportsbook-only bill, a video-lottery-only bill, a bill that...

Published April 17, 2023

BOS Supports Fee Hike to Fund Swedish Regulator

Online Gaming Industry Association (BOS) supports the Spelinspektionen’s proposal to increase fees to help the gaming regulator do its job more efficiently. BOS said the regulator needed to be...

Published April 17, 2023

Europe’s Gaming Authorities Unite to Fight Illegal Gambling

The gaming authorities of Europe are joining forces to fight problem gambling and illegal gambling. They have formed the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF), which will meet regularly and...

Published April 17, 2023

OLG Releases RFPQ for Caesars Windsor

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has begun the process for finding a company to manage Caesars Windsor casino (l.) near the Canadian-U.S. Border. The process begins with a...

Published April 17, 2023

Sportsbooks Invest Lion’s Share in Brasileirão

Brazil’s sports betting sector will invest BRL 327 million ($64.75 million) this year in sponsorships for the A Series of the Brazilian Championship, the Brasileirão. Sports marketing agency Neo...

Published April 17, 2023