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Gaming Equipment Manufacturers See (Mostly) Rising Stock Prices in December
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Index posted notable gains for the fourth consecutive month, a positive indicator of growth for the multibillion-dollar casino equipment sector. The composite index includes 12 publicly traded gaming equipment manufacturing companies listed on various international...
Gaming Pioneer Stan Fulton, Who Helped Create Video Slot Machines, Dies at 86
Stan Fulton, a pioneer in gaming who helped bring the video slot machine to the world, died Thursday in Las Vegas at age 86. Known as a gruff but generous man, Fulton used his fortune to help build the International Gaming Institute...
PAGCOR Casino Sell-Off to Be Completed in Next Few Months, Philippines Official Says
PAGCOR, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, is in the process of unloading its government-owned casinos, as directed by President Rodrigo Duterte, who wishes to transform the agency into a regulator-only capacity. PAGCOR owns 46 total gambling facilities, with most being small...
Novomatic Finalizes Purchase of Controlling Interest in Ainsworth Game Technology
Austrian casino manufacturer Novomatic has taken a controlling interest in Australian slot machine developer Ainsworth Game Technology, acquiring a 52 percent stake in the company. The takeover comes following a Friday announcement by the two firms that they had received all of...
Georgia’s Jake Fromm Early Favorite for 2018 Heisman Trophy
Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm might have suffered serious disappointment losing College Football’s National Championship game but he can take solace in the fact that he is the early selection to win the 2018 Heisman Trophy. Initial odds have been set and the...
Gamblers in India Flock to Nearby Nepal Tiger Palace Casino, Close to Countries’ Adjacent Borders
Located in a relatively rural area just six miles from the Nepal-India border, Tiger Palace Resort is going after the millions of Indians in the nearby surrounding region who love to wager. Gambling remains predominantly outlawed in India, despite recent discussions regarding a...
Penn National Gaming Hits Pennsylvania with Legal Action in Response to Satellite Casino Proliferation
Penn National Gaming filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, challenging one of the main features of Pennsylvania’s recent gambling expansion: the introduction of up to 10 satellite casinos throughout the Keystone State. According to the suit, Penn National believes that the new mini-casinos...
18 States Eye Sports Betting Bills in 2018, in Preparation for PASPA Overturn
Sports betting in America could soon drastically change if the US Supreme Court rules in favor of New Jersey's appeal against the current federal ban. If the high court finds flaws in the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and allows...
Florida Gambling Amendment Likely to Reach Ballot in November
Groups attempting to push a constitutional amendment to give voters control over gambling expansion in Florida have nearly collected enough signatures to put their proposal on the state ballot this November. The Voter Control of Gambling in Florida initiative had collected over...
Indiana Joins Growing List of States with Bills to Legalize Sports Betting if SCOTUS Kills PASPA
The list of states that are considering the possibility of regulating sports betting in the near future continues to grow. Indiana became the latest to introduce legislation that would take effect if the Supreme Court overturns a federal ban on sports betting...
