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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 travel money. It would be the ideal...
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 in legal battles across the country, including...
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 sense as time goes on. When they...
Genting Receives Approval for Las Vegas Casino
For years, Las Vegas casino giants have been spending billions to invest in the growing Asian gambling market. Perhaps it should be no surprise, then, that Asia might want to return the favor. The Nevada Gaming Commission has given approval to Malaysia's...
MGM and Wynn Ask For Changes to Massachusetts Casino Law
When it comes to the gaming industry, even the casinos themselves admit that there needs to be strong regulation. After all, it would be way too easy for unscrupulous operators to cheat players, launder money, or engage in other illegal activity if...
New ID Requests at WSOP Cause Mixup for International Players
If you plan on playing in the World Series of Poker this summer and you're visiting from outside the United States, you'll want to bring a second form of identification to prove your current address. Exactly why this is the case –...
Downtown Las Vegas Casino Workers Set to Strike June 1
The Culinary and Bartenders Union (Local 226), which represents over 55,000 casino workers in Las Vegas and Reno, has called for strike action starting on June 1st against nine downtown casinos. The threat has been brewing for some time, and follows 18...
First Bitcoin ATM Arrives at Las Vegas Casino
Because these days an increasing amount of Las Vegas businesses are accepting the online cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin - from coffee shops to a candy store, and even an escort agency (we kid you not) - it's only fitting that the city...
Everett Strikes Surrounding Area Agreement with Mohegan Sun
When it comes to gambling, most authorities advise players against hedging their bets. The exception to that rule comes when you're talking about life-changing sums of money: that's when the costs of hedging are far outweighed by locking in a big profit....
Meadowlands Casino Debated at East Coast Gaming Congress
Since New Jersey first legalized casino gambling in 1976, it has been understood that casinos were only meant for Atlantic City in the Garden State. That made sense, at least at the time: the resort town had fallen out of favor with...
