Finland Could End Veikkaus Gaming Monopoly

Finland’s Minister of Europe and Ownership Management Tytti Tuppurainen (l.) says that the governing party has broad multi-party support to end the gambling monopoly of Veikkaus. She said the...

Published January 16, 2023

VICI Makes First International Investment in Alberta

Real estate investment trust VICI Properties has made its first investment in Canada, acquiring the real estate assets of four Pure Casino properties in Alberta, including Pure Casino Lethbridge...

Published January 16, 2023

Curaçao Works to Overhaul iGaming Licensing

The island of Curaçao in the Caribbean is speeding up the schedule for the reworking of its online gaming licensing regulations. The reform—which was urged by the Dutch government—...

Published January 16, 2023

Uruguay to Open Fifth Casino Resort

Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou (l.) in December signed a decree authorizing a fifth casino. It grants a license to Arena Paysandú to build a $22 million casino and...

Published January 16, 2023

Global 2022 Casino Industry Fines Topped $264 Million

USA-Casino.com reports that fines issued by casino regulators in the U.S., Austria, the U.K., Sweden and the Netherlands topped $264 million in 2022, a 444 percent jump over 2021.

Published January 16, 2023

Compliance Sweep in NSW Bars, Clubs Reveals Numerous Violations

Cashless gaming is becoming extremely polarizing in New South Wales, and with elections around the corner, all parties involved are choosing sides. The bars and clubs have been perhaps...

Published January 16, 2023

Macau Legend Strikes Satellite Deal with SJM

Macau Legend Development has confirmed its agreement with casino concessionaire SJM Holdings to run a satellite casino operation at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (l.).

Published January 16, 2023

Macau Casinos Have More Time to Comply with EGM Regs

Macau casino operators have more than three full years to fully abide by new technical standards for slot machines. The standards were set in 2021; the deadline for compliance...

Published January 16, 2023

Cambodia Introduces Revised Tax Plan for Casinos

The Cambodian government has launched a new tax framework for casinos. It replaces the previous fixed system with a new tax on gross gaming revenues.

Published January 16, 2023

Tourism Returning to Macau

For the new year, amid a general relaxation of Covid measures, Macau set a goal of 40,000 visitors a day. Almost immediately it met its goal, with nearly that...

Published January 16, 2023

Ten Years Later, Macau Junkets Hit a New Low

The number of junket operators in Macau now stands at 36, down 85 percent from their peak year in 2013. Back then, 235 junkets brought big-spending VIP gamblers to...

Published January 16, 2023

Virginia Lawmakers Seek to Create Gambling Addiction Committee

Virginia’s gaming market is expanding like never before, and with that comes added scrutiny to gambling addiction and related problems. However, a pair of officials have championed a bill...

Published January 16, 2023

Voters Shoot Down Horse Racing Proposal in Hardwick

A proposed thoroughbred horse racing track in Hardwick, Massachusetts was met by vehement opposition as the town’s voters voted it down by a nearly 3-1 margin.

Published January 16, 2023

Louisiana City Opposes HHR Machines

The city of Slidell, Louisiana, is opposing the placement of state-approved historical horse racing machines at an off-track betting parlor, calling them “glorified slot machines.”

Published January 16, 2023

Legal Battle Continues Over Nittany Casino

Stadium Casino, the Pennsylvania licensee that owns the two Live! casinos in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (l.), is continuing its legal challenge to the gaming board’s award of a Category...

Published January 16, 2023

Buffalo Bill’s Now Open After 33-Month Closure

Buffalo Bill’s in Primm (l.) is back open following a quiet reopening announcement. In total, the casino was closed for a whopping 33 months due to the impacts of...

Published January 16, 2023

Atlantic City Culinary Union Opposes Smoking Ban

Atlantic City Culinary Union Opposes Smoking Ban

Published January 16, 2023

Station Sells 57-Acre Tract South of Strip to Hospital Chain

Station Casinos has announced yet another real estate transaction, having sold 57 acres near Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue (l.) to prominent hospital chain HCA Healthcare for a...

Published January 16, 2023

Virginia Casino Showdown Intensifies

Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney (l.) urged the city’s legislative delegation to block any bill banning a casino there, although voters rejected one in late 2021. But state lawmakers...

Published January 16, 2023

Indiana Casino Construction On Hold

Work crews have temporarily departed the Queen of Terre Haute Casino (l.) construction site in Indiana as owners Churchill Downs Inc. await official approval from the Department of Homeland...

Published January 16, 2023