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Lowering Nevada Gambling Age to 18 Meets With Resistance in Silver State
The Nevada gambling age has been 21 since the state legalized gambling back in 1931, but State Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (R-District 39) wants to lower it to 18. The Deputy Minority Floor Leader introduced Assembly Bill 86 this week, a piece of...
Worldwide Gambling Win Totaled $385 Billion in 2016, Australia Biggest Loser
Worldwide gambling wins totaled $385 billion in 2016, and while the United States generated the lion's share of that statistic, Australia once again led the way in terms of average net loss per resident. According to data obtained by The Economist, a...
Philippines to Plug Money Laundering Holes in Casino Sector
The Philippines is pushing ahead with plans to tighten anti-money laundering (AML) controls in its casino sector. The country’s casinos, which are lightly regulated by state-run operator-regulator PAGCOR, are currently exempt from the rules of its Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001. But...
US Lotteries Suffer Millennial Angst
Young adults aren’t playing the lottery. According to a recent Gallup survey only a third of Americans aged 18 to 29 said they bought a ticket in the past year, compared with 61 percent for those aged 50 to 64. Moreover, fewer...
Georgia Pols Debate Casino Bill with Public
Georgia’s casino bill received its first hearing on Thursday, as the Regulated Industries Committee debated Senator Brandon Beach’s (R-Alpharetta) proposal to legalize two casinos in the state. Reception was largely positive, although, as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted, the presence of rather a...
Pennsylvania Omnibus Gambling Bill Presented to House
Pennsylvania’s omnibus gambling reform bill finally made its appearance in the legislature on Thursday. The bill, HB 392, is sponsored by Representatives George Dunbar (R-56th), Rosita Youngblood (D-198th), and others, and seeks to take off where Representative John Payne (retired) left off. Payne’s online...
New Hampshire Senator Hopes It’s 19th-Time-Lucky for Casino Bill
New Hampshire State Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s casino bill has become something of an annual tradition. The dogged lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at legalizing and regulating casinos in the Granite State for the past 18 years, each time unsuccessfully. But you just...
Rivers Casino Hopes to Revitalize Schenectady in Upstate New York
The Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady, New York State, flung open its doors to the throngs on Wednesday, precisely a week after the opening of Del Lago Resort, in Seneca County, 200 miles to the west. Developed by Rush Street Gaming...
Australian Poker Machines No More Harmful Than Going to the Movies, Hospitality Group Argues
Australian poker machines have been cited as fueling gambling addiction Down Under, but a hospitality group told a Tasmanian government committee this week that the gambling mechanisms are as innocent as going to the movies. Tasmania, the isolated island state off Australia's...
Major League Baseball to Take Another Swing at Sports Betting
Major League Baseball (MLB) is planning to review its stance on sports betting, as Commissioner Rob Manfred continues his conversation on gambling. Appearing this week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York City, Manfred said during a discussion titled...
