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Legalized US Sports Betting Market Would Be Worth $11.9 Billion
Legalizing sports betting across America would create the world’s largest regulated betting market with annual gross gaming revenues of $11.9 billion, according to a new report from Gambling Compliance. To put that into perspective, Nevada, the only state that offers full-scale legal sports...
Vietnam Gambling Ban for Residents Remains, Billions in Investment Revenues Left on the Table
Vietnam gambling laws prevent residents of the Southeast Asian country from accessing their own domestic casinos. And that reality won't change any time soon, after the government now led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc once again opted not to overhaul gambling laws and...
Arkansas Casino Ballot Measure Challenged by Opposition Group
The Arkansas casino ballot measure going before voters in November asking for their support to approve three land-based casinos is being challenged in a new lawsuit. The Committee to Protect Arkansas' Values/Stop Casinos Now is requesting that the state's Supreme Court intervene...
UK Gambling Commission Comes Out Fighting for In-Play Betting
The UK Gambling Commission published a paper this week outlining its support of in-play betting. The paper concluded that no regulatory adjustments were necessary, noting that the controls of the current framework were sufficient. The UKGC stated that in-play betting does not cause...
Crown Casino and Aristocrat Gaming Sued Over “Deceptive” Dolphin Treasure Slot
The Crown Casino in Melbourne and slots manufacturer Aristocrat Gaming are facing a legal challenge from an ex-gambler. Shonica Guy, of Adelaide, wants to force both companies to admit that their Dolphin Treasure slot machine is deceptive and manipulative. Dolphin Treasure has been...
Mesquite, Nevada Voters Want Smoke-Free Casinos, But Can Gaming Business Survive?
In Mesquite, Nevada, voters are ready to ban indoor smoking at all places of business. At least, that's what one new city poll indicates in the small town of fewer than 18,000 residents that sits about 80 miles outside of Las Vegas....
Paddy Power Irish Billboard Pokes Fun At Trump with “Is Orange the New Black?” Ad
A new Paddy Power billboard ad campaign in Ireland might be raising some eyebrows, but there's nothing new in that. The Irish bookmaker famously goes where no other company would dare, but its latest effort is perhaps the most uncomfortably smirk-stifling yet. Offering...
Rodrigo Duterte Backtracks US Comments, Country Continues Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is walking back comments directed at US President Barack Obama. Just hours after Duterte said he doesn't answer to anyone "except the Filipino people" and called Obama a "son of a bitch" in his native Tagalog, the Philippines leader issued...
Parisian Macau Awarded 150 Gaming Tables Despite Growth Regulators
Sands China’s new $3 billion casino resort, The Parisian Macau, located on the Cotai Strip will open on September 13th with just 100 gaming tables. The allocation by the Macau regulator represents fewer tables than Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman Sheldon Adelson...
Ted Leonsis DraftKings Investment Sign of Possible DFS Market Revitalization
Daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings has raised $153 million in new investment money. Ted Leonsis, the billionaire owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards sports teams, has bought a significant, but undisclosed, stake in the company through his investment firm Revolution...
