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Nevada’s Casino Sector Turns a Profit for First Time Since 2008
Nevada’s casino industry is back in the black for the first time since the Great Recession. According to the Nevada Gaming Abstract, a comprehensive new review of the industry’s financial results, the state’s 273 biggest casinos generated $979 million in income in...
Vietnam Casinos Soften Policies on Allowing Locals to Play, But Only If They Meet Certain Income Levels
Two Vietnam casinos will soon be permitted to welcome locals, but those patrons will have to meet minimum income requirements before they can play. The day after Christmas, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced that the Vietnamese government was going to allow...
Florida Gets Giant Gambling Reform Bill to Chew On
An ambitious new gambling bill, SB 8, presented to the Florida Senate this week by Senator Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton), proposes wide-ranging reforms that would include the expansion of slot machines into counties where they have voter approval. It would also permit pari-mutuel...
Georgia Voters Are Pro Casino, says Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll
Georgia’s casino bill is expected to be introduced any day now by State Senator Brandon Reach (R-Alpharetta), reigniting the longstanding debate about legalizing casino gambling in the state. Reach’s bill will propose the authorization of up to five casinos and one new...
PGA Tour Commissioner Latest Sports Leader to Consider Sports Betting
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is joining the NBA's Adam Silver in explaining that his sports isn't necessarily against sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS). Monahan oversees golf's most prestigious tour. He came into the position this month, replacing outgoing Commissioner...
Former USC Football Player Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Gambling Network
Former USC football player Owen Hanson is looking at 20 years in prison after confessing to running an illegal offshore gambling operation that also sold narcotics and performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. The 34-year-old admitted this week to being the leader of ODOG...
888poker Leaves Australian Market, Online Poker Under Threat in Oz
888poker has pulled out of the Australian market in anticipation of an imminent change in the country’s gambling laws. An amendment to the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act will shortly clarify that only operators holding a license in Australia will be able to...
Atlantic City Casinos Win $2.6 Billion, First Yearly Increase Since 2006
Atlantic City casinos won more than $2.6 billion in 2016, a 1.5 percent increase on 2015 and the region's first annual gain in a decade. It's been a turbulent, if not catastrophic, 10 years since the New Jersey gambling locale posted a...
Downtown Las Vegas Outpaces Rest of Nevada Gaming Markets
Downtown Las Vegas led the way during the 2016 fiscal year in terms of overall revenue percentage gain. Thanks largely to the Fremont Street Experience, the bustling entertainment and gaming hub home to the Golden Nugget, D Las Vegas, Downtown Grand and...
New York, South Carolina Introduce Sports Betting Bills
New York and South Carolina both introduced bills seeking to legalize sports betting this week. In New York, a bill sponsored by Senator Tony Avella (D-19th), and co-sponsored by four of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, would authorize “gambling on professional sporting...
