Questions Remain as Curaçao Opens Portal for Licensing Period

The licensing process for operating iGaming in Curaçao began on September 1 and companies are trying to navigate through the process.

Published September 25, 2023

Brazil’s Sports Betting Bill Remains Controversial

With one chamber having passed Brazil’s proposed Bill 3626/23 and the other waiting to vote on it, it remains controversial. Some fear that sports betting is a gateway drug...

Published September 25, 2023

Chilean Supreme Court Ignites Sports Betting Uncertainty

Chile’s sports betting industry has been devastated by the country’s Supreme Court ruling declaring most of them illegal.

Published September 25, 2023

Loto-Quebec Abandons Mini-Casino Idea Near Bell Centre

Loto-Quebec had plans for a mini casino near the Bell Centre (l.), home of the Montreal Canadiens, but ditched the project after opposition from the Montreal Public Health.

Published September 25, 2023

News Corp. Under Fire for Gambling Coverage as Murdoch Resigns

Responsible gaming experts across Australia are lambasting CODE Bet, a gambling-focused offshoot from media giant News Corp. The company must also deal with the departure of founder Rupert Murdoch...

Published September 25, 2023

Analysts Predict Some UAE Gaming Regulations in 2023

JP Morgan analysts see the Middle East, especially the United Arab Emirates, as the next big center of casino development. They predict some form of gaming regulations in the...

Published September 25, 2023

PAGCOR Lays Out Timeline for New Slot Standards

Non-compliant slot machines now on gaming floors in the Philippines will not have to be removed or updated in accordance with the regulator’s new Technical Standards for EGMs. But...

Published September 25, 2023

Macau Seeks Mainland Help to Curb Illegal Money-changing

Macau Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak says the Chinese gaming hub hopes for greater cooperation with mainland security forces to put an end to “illicit money-exchange gangs.”

Published September 25, 2023

PAGCOR Presses Forward with Plan to Offload Casinos

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. expects that it will complete the sale of its land-based casino assets by 2025. The sale will return PAGCOR to a strictly regulatory...

Published September 25, 2023

Analysts Upbeat on Golden Week in Macau

Following a subdued September, JP Morgan analysts predict that Macau gaming revenues will reach pre-Covid levels for October, due in part to Golden Week celebrations.

Published September 25, 2023

Bally’s Makes $5 Million Donation to CCRI for New Programs

Bally’s Corp. recently made a $5 million donation to the Community College of Rhode Island to establish new academic programs centered around gaming.

Published September 25, 2023

New Mexico Casinos Collaborate on Problem Gambling Issue

New Mexico casinos are banding together to address problem gambling in the state and have started seeing their efforts pay off.

Published September 25, 2023

Self-Exclusion Starts In Colorado

The Colorado Division of Gaming debuted a self-exclusion program, allowing individuals to ban themselves for one, three or five years from gambling at casinos and betting on sports at...

Published September 25, 2023

Fontainebleau LV Sets December 13 Opening Date

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas (l.) has set a December 13 opening date, and guests can now book their first reservations through the property’s website.

Published September 25, 2023

Las Vegas Room Rates Fall Ahead of Upcoming F1 Race

When hotels around Las Vegas first started offering packages for the upcoming Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix late last year, rates were higher than ever. Now, as the...

Published September 25, 2023

Pennsylvania Bill Would End Casino Smoking

Pennsylvania State Rep. Dan Frankel introduced a bill expanding the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act to prohibit smoking at casinos, bars and private clubs. The advocacy group Casino Employees...

Published September 25, 2023

New Jersey Gaming Revenue Second-Highest in History

New Jersey casinos logged $531 million in gaming revenue in August, which is the second-highest industry win in history, and up 13 percent year-on-year.

Published September 25, 2023

Early Voting Begins For Virginia Casino

Early voting has begun for a $1.7 billion casino resort in Richmond, Virginia. It’s the second time around for the project, which voters narrowly rejected in 2021. Since then,...

Published September 25, 2023

Report: A’s Relocation Vote Set for November

The last remaining hurdle standing between the Oakland Athletics’ relocation to Las Vegas is a vote among MLB owners. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, that vote could come...

Published September 25, 2023

MGM Back in Business After Cyberattack

MGM Resorts International announced it has resumed normal operations nationwide, more than a week after a cyberattack disrupted reservation services and other systems.

Published September 25, 2023