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Brazil Subcommittee Will Regulate Sports Betting

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has formed a Permanent Subcommittee on Sports Betting Regulation. It will be the first step towards regulating sports betting since betting legislation was approved last...

Published May 27, 2024

Argentine Lawmakers Mull Banning Gaming Ads

Legislators in Argentina are discussing a proposal to ban online gaming ads. Some call gambling addiction an “epidemic,” with one declaring, “Compulsive gambling is being a global problem ....

Published May 27, 2024

SkyCity to Pay Millions in AML Fines in Australia, NZ

SkyCity Entertainment has agreed to pay millions in anti-money laundering fines in both Australia and New Zealand. The violations, which date back several years, are said to have been...

Published May 27, 2024

Bell Two, Hard Rock Snafu: Another Tough Week for Star

Star Entertainment suffered PR and regulatory blows last week, when it erroneously believed it was soliciting a bid from a partner of Hard Rock International and then faced stiff...

Published May 27, 2024

Philippine Mayor Bars City Staff from Patronizing Solaire North

Quezon City Mayor Josefina Belmonte (l.) has banned 19,000 QC employees from entering the casino at the new Solaire Resort North, developed in the area by Enrique Razon’s Bloomberry...

Published May 27, 2024

Macau CE: Gaming No Longer Dominant in GDP

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (l.) says the SAR’s casino industry contributed less than 40 percent of gross domestic product in 2023, indicating that gaming is no longer...

Published May 27, 2024

Genting’s Lim: Malaysian Operator Looking at UAE, Thailand

Lim Kok Thay (l.), chairman of Malaysian casino operator Genting, has acknowledged that the company is interested in development opportunities in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.

Published May 27, 2024

Thai Province of Songkhla Looks to Casino for Tourism

Tourism officials in Songkhla, Thailand want to be considered for one of the country’s first integrated resorts with gaming. The province on the southern border wants to avoid over-reliance...

Published May 27, 2024

Massachusetts Announces AI, Gaming Studies

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is seeking researchers to study how artificial intelligence can improve the state’s gaming industry and to determine AI’s impact on responsible gaming.

Published May 27, 2024

Oklahoma Regulators Reject Governor’s Resolution

The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission voted against Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (l.) resolution preventing racetracks from offering gambling machines as of January 1, 2035. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Stitt’s...

Published May 27, 2024

New Jersey Regulator Approves $75 Million iGaming Site

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a plan for a $75 million building to house an expanded workforce of online gaming operator Evolution Gaming.

Published May 27, 2024

Entain, Accel Granted Full Nevada Licenses

Entain and Accel Entertainment are now full licensees in the Silver State after the Nevada Gaming Commission granted unlimited licenses to both companies after both resolved previous regulatory issues.

Published May 27, 2024

Lawmakers Act to Speed Up NYC Casino Process

State lawmakers in New York have submitted a proposal to speed up the process of licensing downstate casinos in and around New York City.

Published May 27, 2024

Ellis Island Sues F1, Clark County Over Losses, Disruptions from Race

Ellis Island Casino (l.) has sued Formula One and Clark County over losses it suffered due to construction and traffic disruptions related to the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Published May 27, 2024

Louisiana Casino Contribution Ban Upheld

A Louisiana legislative committee originally approved an amendment submitted by state Sen. Thomas Pressly reversing the ban on casino contributions to political campaigns. However, the amendment was then rescinded...

Published May 27, 2024

Bally’s Shareholders Reject Smoking Study

Shareholders of Bally’s Corp. rejected a proposal by anti-smoking groups to study the potential impact of banning smoking inside Bally’s casinos.

Published May 27, 2024

Cohen Does Albany Blitz for Citi Field Zoning Bill

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is embarking on a lobbying effort to pass a bill in the state legislature to rezone part of the parking lot of the...

Published May 20, 2024

Alabama Lawmaker Discusses Gaming Bill Failure

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (l.) recently said that there “just wasn’t enough time” to pass gambling legislation in the recent session. Residents want more regulation of illegal...

Published May 20, 2024