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Tabcorp Mulls Legal Action Against Entain for Invading its Turf in Australia

Entain entered a new partnership in Australia with the New South Wales (NSW) Australian Hotels Association (AHA) last October. It was billed as a “marketing agreement,” but now, the gaming company is moving closer to taking legal action against its rival and...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 15, 2023
New York

New York iGaming Chances Fading Fast as Lawmakers Exclude it From Budget Plans

The push to legalize iGaming in New York this year appears to have come up snake eyes. Neither the New York Assembly nor the Senate included language to include online casinos in their versions of the state budget. Those proposals, called “one...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 15, 2023
Prominent

Kentucky Gray Games Ban Bill Heads to Governor After Senate’s Quick Approval

For the second straight year, the Kentucky General Assembly has passed a bill that would ban so-called gray games, gaming machines also known as skill games. However, unlike last year’s bill, this one will head to Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) desk. The...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023

Casino Crime Roundup: Armed Suspect Shot by Deputies Near Tachi Palace Casino

A suspect was shot Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire with local deputies near Lemoore, Calif.’s Tachi Palace Casino Resort. The suspect, Timothy Jeff Jr., 37, of Lemoore, was in critical but stable condition at Fresno, Calif.’s Community Regional Medical Center...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023

Dead Body Went Undiscovered at Harry Reid Airport Parking Garage for Weeks, Questions of Security Arise

A woman’s decomposing corpse was undetected for more than three weeks in a parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport, according to a news report. Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported on Monday the deceased, unnamed female was found in November in...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023
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England’s Chelsea Soccer Club Contemplates Parimatch Breakup

The push is on to drive a wedge between sports teams and gaming operators in the UK. The fallout might reach the British soccer ecosystem, including Chelsea FC. Ukraine recently shut off a number of gaming companies, including Parimatch, that reportedly have...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023

Jackpot: Married Couple Wins on Adjacent Keno Machines at Rampart Casino

A husband and wife won more than $100K in total at Las Vegas’ Rampart Casino on Saturday night while sitting next to each other at the off-Strip gaming property. The two were playing Four Card Keno video machines at the High Limit...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023
Plainsclothes police officers escort Wuttisak Phittakchan-im (center) to jail

High Steaks: Thailand Busts Fake Cop in Plot to Sell Cows to Fund Gambling

Officials recently bused a man pretending to be a police officer in Thailand. The man traveled to various villages attempting to sell cows but ultimately used the money to gamble in Cambodia, never delivering the goods to the buyers. The 58-year-old fraudster,...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023
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Cyprus Sees Sports Betting Revenue Increase, New Regulations Coming

The National Betting Authority (NBA), the Cypriot betting regulator, updated revenue for the sports betting segment last Friday. But on Monday, it told government officials that stricter controls are needed. Total gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2022 reached €959.55 million (US$1.02 billion),...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 14, 2023
Meredith

Kentucky House Passes Sports Betting Bill By Nearly 2-to-1 Margin

The Kentucky House passed a bill to legalize sports betting in the state early Monday evening. The 63-34 vote on House Bill 551 cleared the three-fifths majority supporters needed to get since the bill generates revenue and makes appropriations in a nonbudget...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 13, 2023