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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...
Number of Hotel Rooms in China’s Macau Increases to Nearly 47K
The number of hotel rooms in Macau, the world's richest gaming hub, continues to increase as the enclave's casino resorts pivot away from the VIP high roller to the general public. Per the half-year survey...
Gaming Lobby Defends Sports Betting Ads, Says Marketing Critical to Ridding Illegal Ops
The American Gaming Association (AGA), the preeminent trade group representing the interests of the commercial and tribal gaming industries in Washington, DC, and in state capitals across the nation, is defending how regulated sportsbooks advertise....
Southwest Red-Eye Flights From Las Vegas to Take-Off in February 2025
Southwest Airlines plans to operate red-eye flights from Las Vegas beginning in February 2025. The Dallas-based budget airliner accounts for the most passengers in and out of Harry Reid International Airport, which was known as...
Delaware Casinos Return to 24/7 Operations, as iGaming Flourishes
Two casinos in Delaware have returned their gaming floors to around-the-clock operations for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced hours. Bally's Dover Casino & Resort this month announced...
Olympics Unlikely to Spur Meaningful Sports Betting Activity in the US
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of XXXIII Olympiad, formally begin in Paris on Friday with the Opening Ceremony and "Parade of Nations" held on the Seine. Nearly 11K athletes will compete in the...
Chinese Workers Employed in Philippines iGaming Industry Have Uncertain Futures
China is thanking the Philippines government for finally ordering its many online casino platforms that target players in the People's Republic to cease their operations. On Monday, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the rescinding...
