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Nebraska Online Sports Betting Remains Divisive, Stakeholders Mull Legalization
Nebraska lawmakers and gaming industry stakeholders gathered this week in the Lincoln capital to discuss the pros and cons of expanding sports betting to the internet. It quickly became apparent that the issue remains polarizing. The Nebraska Legislature is amid a special...
Macau Casino Revenue Reaches $2.31B in July
Macau's six casino operators combined to win MOP18.6 billion (US$2.31 billion) from gamblers in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) last month. The city's gaming regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, reported that July gross gaming revenue (GGR) climbed nearly 12%...
Bally’s Ozarks Casino Referendum Moves Closer to November Ballot in Missouri
A political campaign seeking to ask Missouri voters whether they support authorizing riverboat casino gambling on the Osage River in the Show Me State continues to make progress. Tuesday was the deadline for local county election officials to turn over troves of...
Federal Bill Seeks to Punt Sports Betting Excise Tax Legal Sportsbooks Pay on Wagers
New bipartisan federal legislation seeks to rescind the U.S. government's excise tax it places on every legal sports bet wagered and lift a $50 annual head tax on every employee regulated sportsbooks employ. Seeking to level the playing field and allow the...
Las Vegas Casinos Win Record $9B in FY 2024, Nevada Gaming Revenue Tops $15.7B
Las Vegas casinos are fresh off their best 12-month period ever, as are casinos statewide in Nevada. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) unveiled Wednesday that June casino revenue from slot machines, table games, and sports betting totaled $1.28 billion, a 3%...
Kamala Harris’ Odds Improve a Week After Igniting Her 2024 Presidential Bid
Vice President Kamala Harris is off to a strong start in her pursuit of becoming the 47th president of the United States. A little more than a week after her boss, President Joe Biden, made the historic announcement that he would exit...
Bally’s Chicago Casino Site Serves as Firefighter Training Before Demolition
The future site of Bally's Chicago is serving as a training ground for the Chicago Fire Department until the former Tribune Publishing plant is ready and cleared for demolition. The Chicago Fire Department recently began running drills for its trainees and firefighters...
Pennsylvania Casinos Petition State Supreme Court to Declare Slot Taxes Unconstitutional
Several Pennsylvania casinos have petitioned the state's Supreme Court to declare that the 48% - 54% tax that the land-based casinos pay on their gross slot machine revenue is unconstitutional. In a petition for review filed this week by the operating entities...
New Zealand Announces iGaming Legalization to Thwart Offshore Websites
The New Zealand government is moving toward legalizing online casino gambling as part of an effort to rid offshore gaming websites' ability to target players in the Pacific Ocean island country. The iGaming news comes from New Zealand's Minister of Internal Affairs,...
North Carolina Online Sports Betting Provides Major Windfall for College Athletics
North Carolina online sportsbooks went live in March. Among the biggest winners of the expanded gaming in the Tar Heel State has been its public universities' athletics departments. North Carolina's online sports betting bill signed into law in June 2023 by Gov....
