Georgia Sports Betting Won’t Happen in 2023

Georgia lawmakers have once again nixed the idea of legalizing sports betting as three gaming-related legislations were unable to get out of committee.

Published March 13, 2023

Casinos Could Help Make Cyprus a Global Destination

With the opening of Melco Cyprus’s City of Dreams Mediterranean (l.) integrated resort expected this summer, the company could lead the way in building the island into a global...

Published March 13, 2023

KSA Fines 5 Companies €26 Million

Dutch gaming regulator KSA has issued the largest fines ever on online gaming companies since the sector was legalized in October 2021. It has fined five Maltese companies more...

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U.K. Gambling White Paper Coming Soon, Says Culture Secretary

The Gambling White Paper the government of the U.K. has been set to release for more than two years may be released soon. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer (l.) says,...

Published March 13, 2023

Brazil on Verge of Regulating Sports Betting

After four years of legalized sports betting with no regulation, Brazil is ready to issue regulations. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad (l.) has confirmed regulation will soon begin. He added,...

Published March 13, 2023

Victorian Regulators Still Working on ‘Plan B’ if Crown Falls Through

Crown Resorts would very much like to regain full control of its Victorian casino license by the end of 2023. But what if it doesn’t? That’s the question that...

Published March 13, 2023

Hospitality and Pokie Magnate Buys Sizable Stake in Star Entertainment

Australian billionaire Bruce Mathieson (l.), whose hospitality and poker machine empire ALH has traditionally been in stiff competition with Star Entertainment, seems to be stepping in at an opportune...

Published March 13, 2023

Cambodian Junket Denies It Will Target Chinese Gamblers

Former Macau junket operator Century Entertainment International has signed a five-year deal to operate eight gaming tables at a casino in Cambodia.

Published March 13, 2023

New Tables a Win for MGM China

With almost 200 new gaming tables, MGM China is expected to win up to 3 percent of market share from its Macau rivals. With the new allocation, MGM will...

Published March 13, 2023

Only Eight Macau Junkets Now Open for Business

Only a handful of licensed junkets in Macau are now doing business, according to U Io Hung, head of the Macau Professional Association of Gaming Promoters. The government issued...

Published March 13, 2023

Billionaire Plans $1 Billion Philippines Casino

Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. (l.), whose Bloomberry Resorts controls the Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila, is planning a second integrated resort in the country. Solaire saw a net...

Published March 13, 2023

Macau Casinos Create Foreign Gaming Zones

Melco Resorts’ City of Dreams (l.) and Sands China are the first casino concessionaires in Macau to actively dedicate space for foreign gamblers. Others will follow to get tax...

Published March 13, 2023

Problem Gambling Awareness Month Hosts N.Y. Events

The National Problem Gambling Awareness Month celebrated its 20th anniversary in March. The month included conferences and discussions to shine an important light on the options for those...

Published March 13, 2023

Bally’s Chicago To Offer Dealer Training

Partnering with City Colleges of Chicago, Bally’s Chicago casino will offer dealer training school for local residents beginning this spring. The new $1.7 billion casino will require hundreds of...

Published March 13, 2023

Two Groups Propose Missouri Casino

In Missouri, the Lake Ozark, Missouri board expressed support for a local investor group’s proposed casino. However, the Osage Nation also has bought and cleared acreage for its own...

Published March 13, 2023

Caesars Entertainment Reveals Nebraska Racino Plans

Caesars Entertainment officials shared renderings of Harrah’s Columbus Racing & Casino in Nebraska (l.), set to open in 2024 with the state’s only 1-mile thoroughbred racetrack. A temporary casino...

Published March 13, 2023

10 Years After Genting’s Bargain, Strip Land Values Higher than Ever

When Genting purchased the plot of land that eventually became Resorts World Las Vegas (l.), it probably didn’t imagine that it would be looked at 10 years later as...

Published March 13, 2023

Chicago Bears Land Deal Might Skate Around Gaming Ban

Da Bears saw a better option than Soldier Field in the 326-acre Arlington Park (l.), a former race track. Churchill Downs put a covenant barring a casino on the...

Published March 13, 2023

Fertitta Exec: No Decision on Strip Development

A top executive of Fertitta Entertainment says no decision has been made on the development of six prime acres on the Las Vegas Strip acquired last year (l.).

Published March 13, 2023

Judge Rules Wynn Resorts Lawsuit May Proceed

U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon (l.) ruled a class action lawsuit against Wynn Resorts may proceed. Shareholders accused management of deceiving investors by failing to disclose Steve Wynn’s...

Published March 13, 2023