ONLINE GAMING Archives - Page 2 of 182

New Jersey Senator Proposes Doubling iGaming Tax

New Jersey Senator John McKeon has introduced a bill that would double the state tax rate on internet gaming revenue from 15 percent to 30 percent.

Published April 1, 2024

Time Runs Short for Maryland iGaming Bill

Maryland senators declined to vote on an iGaming bill last Tuesday. If they don’t do so by April 8, the legislation is kaput for the year. The proposal passed...

Published April 1, 2024

Philippine Senate Bill Would Ban iGaming Promos

Philippine Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill to ban online content that promotes iGaming. The legislation would prohibit gambling ads and any materials that show viewers how to...

Published March 25, 2024

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

Mexico’s Online Gaming Expected to Bloom

Mexico’s online gaming industry is projected to increase by 70 percent in the next three years. This is due to a crackdown by the government on land-based casinos, especially...

Published March 11, 2024

Maryland Majority Oppose Online Gambling

A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling on behalf of the Maryland Retailers Alliance indicated 64 percent of respondents oppose online casinos and iLottery. Still, the state House and...

Published March 11, 2024

Rhode Island Launches Online Casino

Bally’s Corporation, the sole operator in Rhode Island, has launched the state’s first online casino, making the state the seventh in the U.S. to offer online casino gaming.

Published March 11, 2024

China Busts $100 Billion iGaming Ring

China’s Ministry of Public Security has uncovered a “mega cross-border online gambling case” valued at $100 billion. Law enforcers arrested 93 people on the mainland in association with the...

Published March 4, 2024

Study: iGaming Does Not Cannibalize Casino Revenues

A new study by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming has found that the addition of online gaming does not cannibalize brick-and-mortar casino revenues, and in fact boosts them.

Published February 26, 2024

Maryland Seeks to Prevent Online Gambling On Campuses

One lawmaker introduced a bill to permit online gambling in Maryland. Another prevents college students from participating in online gambling on campus grounds.

Published February 26, 2024

Illinois iGaming Legislation Could be Shut Down in 2024

Despite initial excitement, Illinois online casino legislation is facing significant hurdles, one of them being concerns by video gaming terminal operators.

Published February 26, 2024

PAGCOR Calls on Public to Reject Illegal iGaming

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. says it has successfully blocked up to 80 percent of illegal iGaming sites in the country, but needs the cooperation of the public...

Published February 26, 2024

North Koreans Peddle Illegal iGaming Sites

North Korea’s National Intelligence Service has discovered a domestic group building illegal online gaming websites and selling them to South Korean gangs.

Published February 26, 2024