Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Bill Stalls

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives planned to vote on amendments to a casino smoking bill last week. But sponsors pulled the legislation from the agenda due to lack of...

Published April 22, 2024

Virginia Replaces Richmond With Petersburg

The Virginia General Assembly approved a November referendum for Petersburg voters to determine if they want a casino. Petersburg will replace Richmond, where voters twice rejected a casino, as...

Published April 22, 2024

WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Resorts Sues FTC to Block Cyberattack Info Request

MGM Resorts is suing the Federal Trade Commission to quash an FTC request for information on the cyberattack last fall that crippled MGM’s operations.

Published April 22, 2024

Bell Two Spells Disaster for Star Entertainment

Things have gone from bad to worse for Star Entertainment after the first week of hearings for the Bell Two inquiry unearthed several damaging revelations about the company’s remediation...

Published April 22, 2024

Resort-of-the-Month Club

Monthly subscription packages are ubiquitous in this day and age, so why not tailor a club featuring goodies from some of Las Vegas’ most iconic resorts? As always, Vegas...

Published April 15, 2024

Marina Bay Sands to Invest $3.32 Billion in Resort Expansion

Marina Bay Sands (l.) in Singapore will invest $3.32 billion in an expansion of the integrated resort, which opened in 2011. The project will add a fourth hotel, 1,000...

Published April 15, 2024

CASINO-OLOGY: Blackjack Single-Deck Games of the 70s Had a Built-in Advantage

This edition of Casino-Ology from expert Bill Zender (l.) is a fascinating historical breakdown of how pre-1980s single-deck blackjack games had quantifiable advantages because of dealers’ practice of physically...

Published April 15, 2024

German Court to Rule on Reimbursing Gaming Losses

A German federal court is poised to set gambling law precedent. It will begin hearing a case where a plaintiff sued for the reimbursement of gambling losses the player...

Published April 15, 2024

GGB Podcast: Ismail Vali, Founder and CEO, YieldSec

This week, we sit down with Ismail Vali (l.), founder and CEO of YieldSec, to talk about the company’s recent string of studies on the black market and how...

Published April 15, 2024

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Checking the Temperature

The incoming wave of first-quarter earnings reports may very well give investors some insight into the rest of the year, amid softening revenues and sticky inflation.

Published April 15, 2024

Maine Legislature Divided Over Tribal Exclusivity

A recent vote on giving tribal exclusivity for internet casinos went down to defeat by a small margin in Maine. Supporters thought the tribes deserved this. Opponents worried about...

Published April 15, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court to Resolve Compact Dispute

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will determine if the state attorney general can defend the state in a federal civil lawsuit involving tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Published April 15, 2024

Minnesota Lawmaker Hits Roadblock on Path to Legal Wagering

Hey Zack! Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Sure, it’s a cliché but for Minnesota Rep. Zack Stephenson (l.), it rings true. He brokered a deal which...

Published April 15, 2024

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

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

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

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

WEEKLY FEATURE: Brazil to Implement iGaming Regs in Four Stages

New fixed-odds betting regulations will be introduced in four stages by Brazil’s Ministry of Finance. The regulations, codifying Bill 3,626, will be in force by the end of the...

Published April 15, 2024

Tribal Gaming Takes Center Stage at IGA 2024

The Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention returned to Anaheim last week, gathering tribal leaders, operators and suppliers from across the U.S. to showcase the latest and greatest that Indian...

Published April 15, 2024