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Ex-Worker Strikes Back in Universal Entertainment Scandal
Kazuo Okada, the billionaire owner of Universal Entertainment Corp., which is the Japanese manufacturer of gaming machines that owns 21 percent of Wynn Resorts, has become the subject of a criminal complaint filed by a...
Japan Begins Casino Legalization Debate in Earnest
The world's casino giants will be closely watching developments in Japan next week as the country's parliament - known as the Diet - is expected to begin debating a bill that seeks to legalize and...
California Chrome Hopes to Claim Triple Crown
In many ways, horse racing is no longer a sport that captures the imagination of the American public. But the Kentucky Derby is still a major event, and the winner of that race receives plenty...
Macau Revenue Up, But Short of Expectations
If Las Vegas saw its gambling revenues grow by more than 9 percent, it would be considered a sign of a major gaming boom in the city. A similar growth rate in Atlantic City would...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker to Introduce Online Poker Legislation
Every week, there seems to be a new story about how one state or another is considering online gambling. But that consideration can mean anything from "a bill is about to pass" down to "someone,...
Minnesota Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Online Lottery Games
When the Minnesota legislature soundly voted for a bill that would end online lottery games and ticket sales at gas pumps and ATMs in the state, many expected that to be the end of the...
UK Gambling Ad Labeled as Seductive Is Banned by ASA
A TV spot for UK-facing bookmakers Coral has been banned by the country's Advertising Standards Authority because it's deemed to link gambling with "seduction," and therefore contravenes gambling advertising regulation in that country. The TV...
Japan Casinos May Not Get Approvals in Time for 2020 Olympics
It all seemed like such perfect synergy: with Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, millions of tourists and sports fans from around the world would be visiting Japan, all looking for ways to spend their...
Court Rules Michigan Cannot Sue to Block Indian Casino
The rules governing casinos run by Native American tribal groups are varied and complex, relying on both federal laws and the compacts signed between states and the tribes that reside within them. This plays out...
Loophole Could Bring New Gambling Options to Florida
One of the major reasons why Florida legislators wanted to update the state's gaming laws this year was to clean up a code filled with loopholes and makeshift patches that have made less and less...
