The American Sports Betting Coalition will bring government, law enforcement and business leaders together in a campaign to repeal the 25-year-old federal ban on sports betting. Created by the...
The Philippines’ state-run gaming regulator may be getting out of the casino business once and for all. A Senate bill submitted in May would end PAGCOR’s dual role as...
June 7 is the deadline to pass legislation in the Connecticut Assembly. That deadline is coming up fast for supporters of a bill that would allow the state’s two...
A 30-page brief from acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall (l.) recommends that the U.S. Supreme Court decline to hear New Jersey’s appeal challenging the federal sports-betting ban. The...
The long and acrimonious legal battle between the Tohono O'odham Nation and the state of Arizona over the Desert Diamond West Valley casino (l.) in Glendale ended last week....
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers has released the results of a comprehensive report on the gaming supply sector and its $47.5 billion in direct economic impact, including thousands...
MGM Resorts—which owns the Borgata casino in Atlantic City—announced plans to launch its own online casino brand in New Jersey. MGM announced it will team with GVC Holdings for...
The ongoing campaign by the American Gaming Association to change attitudes about sports betting has apparently borne some fruit. The group released a survey last week demonstrating that fans...
The long-awaited ilani Casino Resort in Washington state is expected to open April 24 by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and its partner the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. The project...
The Luxor (l.) has unveiled plans to convert a former nightclub into the Strip’s first eSports arena. A 2018 opening is planned for the venue, a massive state-of-the-art gamers...
The near-unanimous vote of National Football League owners to approve the move of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas did nothing to change the opposition of NFL Commissioner Roger...
Okada Manila (l.), Tiger Resort’s $2.4 billion resort in Manila’s Entertainment City, debuted with dancing fountains last week. The casino held a soft opening in December and even at...
The island nation doesn’t have a single resort casino yet, but already its Gaming Commission is getting hammered by lawmakers for not doing its job. The criticism has prompted...
The Pojoaque Pueblo has shut down 30 leased slot machines at its Buffalo Thunder casino (l.) after New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez threatened to invalidate the licenses of the...
In a 31-26 vote, the Illinois Senate recently approved legislation allowing six new casinos, including one in Chicago, plus slots at airports and Chicago-area racetracks. All the provisions would...
Pennsylvania’s most successful casino may change owners. Sands Bethlehem CEO Mark Juliano in a note to casino employees told them that a potential buyer has expressed interest in buying...
Pennsylvania lawmakers are facing multiple challenges in putting together omnibus gaming legislation that would legalize online gaming and daily fantasy sports and expand other gaming. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...
Macau’s Health Bureau has announced a proposal that would keep smoking lounges in the city’s casinos. It’s an abrupt about-face from the government’s former pledge to ban all smoking...
Last week’s Super Bowl presented some stark contrasts in betting, as pointed out by the American Gaming Association when it compared record legal wagering on the Super Bowl in...
With casino gaming now legal in Japan, global operators are wasting no time seeking out domestic partners for potential integrated resort developments in the country. Hard Rock International wisely...