South Carolina Senator Challenges Canasta Ban

South Caroline Senator Tom Davis says he’ll seek to have a state gaming law declared unconstitutional if it does not exclude poker and canasta games played at retirement communities.

Published March 31, 2014

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Published March 31, 2014

UK To Impose Mandatory Licensing, Tax Increase on FOBTs

The British Parliament has passed a bill that requires all gambling operators doing business in the country to be licensed, including those operating online and offshore. The government also...

Published March 24, 2014

U.S. Partner Joins Vietnam Resort Project

VinaCapital has been trying for several years to develop a resort-scale casino in Vietnam and may finally have landed the financial backing to make it happen, with Peninsula Pacific,...

Published March 24, 2014

Proposed Online Gambling Ban Coming to Congress

At least two bills seeking to ban online gambling are expected to be introduced in Congress. Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz (l.) is preparing a bill and Republican Senator...

Published March 24, 2014

Florida Panel Holds First Gambling Hearing

At a recent meeting of the Florida House Select Committee on Gaming, Speaker Will Weatherford (l.) said no expanded gambling legislation will pass without a constitutional amendment letting voters...

Published March 24, 2014

Glendale Votes To Oppose Federal Law

The Glendale City Council recently voted 4-3 to oppose a federal law that would block the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a proposed $550 million West Valley Resort and...

Published March 24, 2014

Texans Support Expanded Gambling

With new leadership about to take control in the Texas legislature in more than a decade, pro-gaming supporters hope to stem the loss of more than $4 billion Texans...

Published March 24, 2014

Massachusetts Tribal Casino in Doubt

The entry by Foxwoods into the gaming license process for a casino at the New Harbor Mall (l.) in Fall River gives the southeastern gaming zone a new face....

Published March 24, 2014

Kentucky Expansion Hanging by Thread

Greg Stumbo (l.), the speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, declared bills to create a constitutional amendment expanding gambling dead unless the Senate passes it first.

Published March 24, 2014

Casino Issue Not Buried in New Hampshire

Despite what some would call a conclusive defeat of gaming expansion in the New Hampshire House, Senator Lou D’Allesandro (l.) and some diehard casino supporters of the Rockingham Park...

Published March 24, 2014

Resistance in Delaware

In the wake of a new projection showing lower revenues for the fiscal year, members of the Delaware General Assembly are objecting to a proposed tax and fee break...

Published March 24, 2014

More Casino Bidders in New York

The Stockbridge Munsee tribe may be getting in on the action, and other would-be bidders are coming out with details about their New York casino plans, including Empire Resorts’...

Published March 24, 2014

Smoke-Free Casino in Macau—Someday

The Macau government has agreed in principle to a request from the territory’s casino operators to make all public gaming floors smoke-free. Nothing will change any time soon, though,...

Published March 24, 2014

Warner Gaming Joins Biloxi Boardwalk

William Warner’s Warner Hospitality has signed on to develop and manage Chris Ferrara’s Biloxi Boardwalk Resort and Casino in East Biloxi, Mississippi (l.). The property will feature a casino,...

Published March 24, 2014

Strong Quarter, Strong Year for Galaxy

Galaxy Entertainment ended 2013 on a high note with a 41 percent jump in pre-tax earnings in the fourth quarter on revenue that hit US$2.4 billion. The Macau casino...

Published March 24, 2014

Illinois May Expand Gaming

Illinois could add a mega-casino in Chicago and several smaller casinos in the suburbs if a lawmaker has his way. Legislation being considered could empower a Windy City casino...

Published March 24, 2014

China Cracks Down on Phone ‘Gambling’

China’s Ministry of Culture is zeroing in on mobile applications that entice game players to buy apps to increase their chances of winning. The government says they’re too close...

Published March 24, 2014

Is Boyd Gaming REIT-Ready?

The hedge fund Elliott Associates has acquired a 5 percent stake in Las Vegas-based Boy Gaming. That’s led analysts to speculate Boyd will attempt to form a real estate...

Published March 24, 2014

UnionPay Targets Fake Purchases in Macau

China’s UnionPay bank card says it is cracking down on the phony jewelry and watch purchases mainland visitors make with the card when they get to Macau. The “purchases”...

Published March 24, 2014