DeSantis Criticized for FGCC Turnover

Now that the Florida Gaming Control Commission has seen three resignations in a little more than a year, one expert believes that Governor Ron DeSantis (l.) may be to...

Published August 28, 2023

NV-CA Railway System Closer than Ever; Officials Await Fed Funding

The much-anticipated high-speed railway connecting Las Vegas and Southern California may finally break ground after 10-plus years of speculation. The only thing left to do now is to wait...

Published August 28, 2023

AGA Targets Unregulated ‘Skill Games’

New data from the American Gaming Association shows that the majority of Americans view so-called “skill games” as unregulated games of chance.

Published August 28, 2023

A’s Submit LV Relocation Application; Owner Breaks Silence

The Oakland A’s have submitted its Las Vegas relocation application to Major League Baseball, the last remaining step to finalize the deal. This and other details were included in...

Published August 28, 2023

Hard Rock’s Athens IR Project Falters

Hard Rock International and its partner Gek Terna are being asked to put up another €120 million ($132.18 million) to keep their integrated resort project in Athens, Greece (l.)...

Published August 21, 2023

India to Tax Gaming, Horse Racing at 28 Percent

India’s two houses of parliament almost unanimously and with due haste voted recently to pass the revised Goods and Services Tax. This will tax all forms of gambling, casinos,...

Published August 21, 2023

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Published August 21, 2023

Regulators Delay Decision on Playboy Chip Fund

Regulators in New Jersey have delayed a ruling on what to do with $875,000 in a closed fund that had been used by players to cash in gaming chips...

Published August 21, 2023

Macau Gaming Equipment Firm Explores AI

Macau’s Asia Pioneer Entertainment is working on a prototype that would bring artificial intelligence to the gaming floor. APE distributes electronic gaming equipment to global gaming companies.

Published August 21, 2023

AXES Forms AI Innovation Division

AXES.ai has announced the formation of a new division dedicated to innovation in artificial intelligence, to be called A.I.X.

Published August 21, 2023

Four U.S. States, Ontario Ready for Caesars Palace iCasino App

Caesars Palace is rolling out its Caesars Palace Online Casino app in four U.S. states, as well as Ontario, Canada.

Published August 21, 2023

PAGCOR Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Refund from Ex-Auditor

The Philippines gaming regulator is seeking the return of more than $17 million in monies it paid to the former auditor of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry.

Published August 21, 2023

Sightline Announces Several Leadership Changes

Payment provider Sightline Payments has announced a slew of executive-level changes, starting with Omer Sattar assuming full CEO duties.

Published August 21, 2023

Dreams CEO Wilhelm Resigns over Antitrust Probe

Jaime Wilhelm (l.), chief executive officer of Pan-South American casino group Dreams SA, has resigned amid an investigation over antitrust and fraud allegations.

Published August 21, 2023

Florida Gaming Control Commission Loses Third Chairperson

The Florida Gaming Control Commission is looking for its third chairperson in 14 months.

Published August 21, 2023

CA Legislature Could Give Legal Cudgel to Gaming Tribes

A bill in the California Legislature, Senate Bill 549, replicates some language in Proposition 26, an initiative that the voters turned down last November. The bill would make it...

Published August 21, 2023

Senecas Reject Compact Offer

Top officials of the Seneca Nation have rejected a proposed new gaming compact with the state of New York, its president calling the new offer “absurd” and “insulting.”

Published August 21, 2023

Lawsuit Could Delay Illinois Casino Construction

Full House Resorts may have to delay construction of its permanent $400 million casino in Waukegan due to the Forest County Potawatomi Community’s revived lawsuit claiming the license selection...

Published August 21, 2023

Sports Gambling HoF Class of ‘23 Honored at Circa

The inaugural class of the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame was recently inducted at a ceremony held at the Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Published August 21, 2023

Gambler Billy Walters: Phil Mickelson Wagered $1 Billion

For several years, professional gambler Billy Walters and professional golfer Phil Mickelson (l.) were gambling partners. Walters just released a memoir in which he says Phil doesn’t gamble very...

Published August 21, 2023