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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cherokee Nation Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Arkansas Casino Lawsuit
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, through its commercial subsidiaries Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) and Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its receiving of a casino license in...
