North Carolina Launches Sports Betting in time for March Madness

If there's one thing North Carolina knows, it’s college basketball. Call it serendipity that the state launched online sports betting just in time for college basketball’s premiere event.

Published March 18, 2024

FanDuel to Take Over D.C. Lottery Betting Platform

Only folks who live or work in D.C. have to live in a cave to be unaware of the massive problems GambetDC has wrought. Help is on the way...

Published March 18, 2024

Florida Parimutuels Ask Courts to Stop Online Sports Betting

For Florida and the Seminoles, online sports betting has been a huge success. You’d never know the two parimutuel companies are still suing. They await decisions as to whether...

Published March 18, 2024

Minnesota Senate Committee Doubles Tax Rate in Bill

Minnesota lawmakers want to double the proposed wagering tax rate after previously eliminating in-game wagers.

Published March 18, 2024

Iran Dismantles U.K.-Linked Gaming Network

The Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) of the Islamic Republic of Iran has shut down an illegal online gambling ring linked to the U.K. It also arrested five...

Published March 18, 2024

UKGC Names New Industry Forum Board

New members of the U.K. Gambling Commission’s “Industry Forum” are scheduled to begin meeting March 21. They join Forum chairman Nick Rust, who was appointed late last year.

Published March 18, 2024

Lithuania Moves Toward Banning Gaming Ads

Lithuania is moving toward legislation that would completely ban gaming marketing and require operators to track problem gambling. This would amend the existing Gambling Law.

Published March 18, 2024

José Manssur: Trust the Brazilian Gaming Market

José Manssur (l.), the former advisor of the Ministry of Finance who led the Brazilian effort to legalize online betting and gaming, had a message for the first ever...

Published March 18, 2024

Argentine Mayor Lobbies for Atlantic Coast Casino

The Casino Complex in Necochea, Buenos Aires province, Argentina that closed due to structural problems and later partially burned, could get some love from the state government. So promised...

Published March 18, 2024

Crown CEO Optimistic on Profitability Outlook for Crown Sydney

Crown Resorts CEO Ciarán Carruthers (l.) recently gave new comments on the future of Crown Sydney, affirming that the property can regain profitability if the casino component can find...

Published March 18, 2024

Chilean Senate Begins Work on new Gambling Framework

Last year, Chile’s government departments failed to hammer together a new federal gambling structure. This year the Senate and National Congress hope to finalize the new Federal Gambling Bill.

Published March 18, 2024

Macau Casino Execs Tout ‘Multi-Stop’ Cultural Tours

Pansy Ho of MGM China and Francis Lui of Galaxy Entertainment Group are promoting broad-based cultural tourism that would include stops in Macau, Hong Kong, and Mainland Chinese cities.

Published March 18, 2024

Thai Casino Study Set for Release

A second feasibility study on legal casinos in Thailand is expected to reach the House of Representatives next week. An initial study, completed in 2022, recommended up to five...

Published March 18, 2024

Nagasaki Partner Won’t Appeal IR Decision

The head of Kyushu Resorts, which partnered with Nagasaki Prefecture and Casinos Austria in a bid for an integrated resort, says the firm will not appeal the Japanese government’s...

Published March 18, 2024

Macau Operators Work to Strengthen Premium Mass

Casino operators in Macau, buoyed by post-pandemic visitation, are working to solidify their positions in the competitive marketplace. All are focused on catering to high-end premium mass customers.

Published March 18, 2024

Bill Would Allow PA go Join Multi-State Poker Compact

A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature would allow the state to join the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, to pool online poker pots with other states.

Published March 18, 2024

Stockton University Graduates First 23 from Casino Program

A new program based at Stockton University in Atlantic City just graduated its first 23-student class. It offers an eight-week Integrated Casino Resorts Operations Certificate.

Published March 18, 2024

Mississippi Riverboat Gambling Bill Dies

A bill that would have authorized riverboat gambling in Jackson, Mississippi on the Pearl River, or along adjoining bodies of water, died in the Senate Gaming Committee.

Published March 18, 2024

Hard Rock Casino Rockford Opening By Labor Day

The Hard Rock Casino in Rockford, Illinois is expected to open by Labor Day, September 2, officials said. The $310 million, 180,000-square foot venue will offer a casino with...

Published March 18, 2024

West Virginia Legislature Amends Gambling Bill

The West Virginia Legislature amended a bill that would have required gambling operators to provide player activity data to West Virginia University researchers who would analyze problem gambling in...

Published March 18, 2024