Excitement Grows for Alberta iGaming Growth

The Alberta provincial government has earmarked money in its latest budget for an analysis of its regulatory structure, leading many to wonder whether or not the province could be...

Published March 18, 2024

Addabbo: Budget Won’t Include iGaming

New York state Senator Joseph Abbaddo (l.) says the fact that the Senate’s budget does not include reference to online casino revenue means iGaming likely won’t pass this year.

Published March 18, 2024

Maryland Operators Split on iGaming

At recent hearings before lawmakers, four of six Maryland casino operators came out in support of legal iGaming, but two were unconvinced. Several bills on the docket would place...

Published March 18, 2024

BMM Testlabs Promotes Elizabeth Orola

BMM Testlabs has promoted service delivery and operations veteran Elizabeth Orola (l.) to vice president of land-based global professional service delivery.

Published March 18, 2024

New Steve Wynn Biopic in the Works

Steve Wynn (l.), the crestfallen casino mogul who was ousted from his namesake company in 2018 due to widespread sexual harassment allegations, will be the subject of a new...

Published March 18, 2024

Ari Glazer Appointed CFO of Mohegan

Finance veteran Ari Glazer (l.) has been named chief financial officer of Mohegan after two decades at Citigroup.

Published March 18, 2024

KSA Has a New Chairman: Michel Groothuizen

Michel Groothuizen (l.), who conceived of and ultimately passed legislation creating Kansspelautoriteit (KSA,) the Dutch gaming regulator, has been named chairman. He replaces René Jansen, who served six years.

Published March 18, 2024

Coushatta Tribe Breaks Ground on Resort Expansions

The Coushatta Tribe will hold a groundbreaking ceremony including trial dancers and drummers at its casino resort in Kinder, Louisiana. The $150 million project will include an 8-story, 204-room...

Published March 18, 2024

NCAA to Probe Point Spread at Temple-UAB Game

Temple University has a long, proud basketball history so it seems unlikely their loss against the University of Alabama at Birmingham is an anomaly. Still, the NCAA will look...

Published March 18, 2024

Georgia Sports Betting a Longshot but Still in Play

Georgia ends its legislative session March 28. The House has just begun talking about the Senate sports betting bill. No vote is planned as of March 15. Do the...

Published March 18, 2024

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