MGM Resorts International has made an offer of around $607 million to acquire LeoVegas AB, the Swedish-based online gaming operator, to augment its BetMGM online gaming and sports betting...
In the end, just two prefectures submitted bids for integrated resort licenses in Phase 1 of Japan’s planned casino industry. Following the abrupt withdrawal of Wakayama last month, the...
A bill to legalize sports betting has passed in the Maine Senate and House and could soon be on the desk of Governor Janet Mills (l.). Complicating the bill’s...
New York State has included three casino licenses in the fiscal budget. Governor Kathy Hochul is accelerating the timeline and scrapping penalties due to earlier state casinos all in...
The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas has announced April 27 as the official reopening date for the property, now under the ownership of the San Manuel tribe. The...
New Yorkers who play daily fantasy sports have been in limbo for years as courts sorted out whether the games should be considered gambling or skill-based. The New York...
The U.K. Gambling Commission has selected Allwyn Entertainment Ltd. to run the National Lottery, bypassing longtime operator Camelot UK Lotteries. The switch was made due to falling lottery sales.
International gaming groups including all American sports betting operators are cutting ties and canceling projects in Russia. It’s part of a sweeping protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Today, many countries have legal gaming. Now it’s Brazil’s turn to consider a legal industry, and lawmakers are facing off across both sides of the divide. The Chamber of...
Churchill Downs Inc. will acquire most of the assets of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment for $2.485 billion. The deal includes Colonial Downs Racetrack (l.) and Rosie’s Emporiums in Virginia, as...
Macau lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo (l.) told reporters last week he expects the final vote on the local gaming industry amendment bill to be finished on time, before...
Last weekend’s Super Bowl featured a not-so-glamourous pairing: the Cincinnati Bengals vs. the L.A. Rams. No matter. When all the bets are tallied, the American Gaming Association predicts record...
In its attempt to place on the November ballot a constitutional amendment allowing casino in North Florida, the Las Vegas Sands-backed political group Florida Voters in Charge fell short...
Standard General is Bally’s Corp.’s largest shareholder controlled by Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim (l.), but wants a stake greater than 21 percent. The company has offered to buy Bally’s...
That was quick. Mobile sports betting in New York, which began January 9, has already surpassed longtime market-leader New Jersey. GeoComply tabulated the number of transactions in the new...
Singapore’s two integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands (l.) and Resorts World Sentosa, are about to be socked with a big tax increase. The tax rate on mass-market revenues up...
With the global surge in Covid-19 infections, with the latest Omicron variant, casinos in a number of jurisdictions have taken steps to curb the spread and protect patrons and...
The government of Macau has released the results of the public consultancy it organized in October, well ahead of the six-month deadline. Does this mean that the re-tendering process...
The companies interested in building a Chicago casino made their pitches last week. All the bids were impressive, but each had its drawbacks, including Bally’s plan (l.) for a...
Thailand’s House of Representatives has created a 60-member “extraordinary committee” to study the benefits and drawbacks of legal casinos in the country. Bangkok is considered a prime location for...