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Spanish Supreme Court Throws out iGaming Ad Bans

Spain’s Supreme Court has limited the power of the government to limit advertising of online gaming by regulation alone. The lesson: If the government wants to ban gambling ads,...

Published April 15, 2024

Peruvian Ministry Seeks to Amend Taxing of Online Gaming

Peru’s Ministry of Economy and Finance seeks to amend the taxing statutes of the law governing online gambling. It seeks to impose the same tax percentage on online gaming...

Published April 15, 2024

New Dominican Online Gaming Regulations Ban 40 Brands

The recently signed gaming regulations signed into law in the Dominican Republic prohibit a large number of casino operators, including 888Sport, William Hill, Bet365 and Betsson.

Published April 15, 2024

IPI Settlement Decision Due This Week

Commissioners in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will decide Monday whether to revoke the sole gaming license on Saipan. April 22 is the latest date for a...

Published April 15, 2024

Kangwon Land Details Expansion Plan

Kangwon Land, the only locals casino in South Korea, will invest $1.9 billion to expand its casino over the next eight years. The project is meant to draw more...

Published April 15, 2024

Macau GGR Could Grow by One-Third in ’24

Gross gaming revenue in Macau could grow 34 percent to $30.3 billion for the year, according to projections from CSLA. The brokerage released its estimates based in part on...

Published April 15, 2024

Thai Cabinet Says Yes to Casinos

Thailand is moving closer to a legal casino industry. Last week, the cabinet approved a House measure that could bring up to eight integrated resorts with gaming to the...

Published April 15, 2024

Century Casinos Opens New Missouri Hotel

Century Casinos’ new $30.5 million, 68,000-square-foot Riverview Hotel recently opened at Century Casino Cape Girardeau in Missouri. The company also buried a time capsule at the new hotel to...

Published April 15, 2024

Polls on Metropolitan Park Show Opposite Results

Two recent polls involving the proposed Metropolitan Park casino adjacent to the New York Mets ballpark in Queens show opposite results of public opinion on the project.

Published April 15, 2024

Genting Predicts $1 Billion in Taxes from RWNYC

Genting Malaysia has predicted an expansion of gaming at Resorts World New York City, made possible with one of the downstate casino licenses, would generate $1 billion in taxes...

Published April 15, 2024

Churchill Downs Celebrates Indiana Casino Opening

A grand opening celebration was held at Churchill Downs’ $290 million, 400,000-square-foot Terre Haute Casino Resort (l.), in Indiana, featuring 1,000 slots, 36 table games, live poker, a sportsbook...

Published April 15, 2024

Minnesota Moves to Ban HHR

A Minnesota House bill would ban historical horse racing machines, authorized by the state Racing Commission but challenged by a state Indian tribe.

Published April 15, 2024

New Jersey Senator Supports Anti-Smoking Lawsuit

A prominent New Jersey state lawmaker has come out in support of a lawsuit filed by casino employee groups to end the casino exemption to the state’s indoor smoking...

Published April 15, 2024

Virginia’s Youngkin Rewrites Skill Game Bill

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (l.) sent cleared skill game legislation back to the General Assembly with significant changes, including stricter regulations on the games.

Published April 15, 2024

Wizards of Odds: The Science and Hard Work of Trading Teams

In order for sportsbooks to function properly, they require dedicated teams of traders to constantly tinker with, analyze and produce the best possible odds. It’s a tough job, one...

Published April 8, 2024