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Alabama Casino and Lottery Legislative Bundle Stalls in State Senate
Less than a week after the Alabama House of Representatives signed off on a gaming package to legalize commercial casinos and a state-run lottery plus sports betting, the Senator championing the gaming effort in the...
Evolution Cleared in Lawsuit Alleging Firm Operates in Black Markets
Evolution announced Tuesday that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) recently wrapped its investigation into the Sweden-based business-to-business iGaming operator. It found no regulatory breaches. Evolution is a leading provider of live dealer...
US Commercial Gaming Win Hits $66.5B, Third Year of Record Growth
The U.S. commercial gaming industry reached a new annual revenue record for a third consecutive year. The American Gaming Association (AGA) reported Tuesday that 2023 commercial revenue from brick-and-mortar casinos, riverboats, racinos, iGaming, and sports...
PrizePicks Tells California AG its Fantasy Sports are Contests of Skill
PrizePicks, looking to protect its most critical operating jurisdiction, has submitted testimony to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. In it are claims its fantasy sports games are contests of skill. The platform is hoping to...
Casino Revenue Cools, Declines Felt Nationwide in January 2024
While Nevada and Las Vegas maintained the strong 2023 casino revenue momentum into 2024, regional gaming properties across the country saw gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline to begin the new year. Regional casinos are typically...
Macau Lures More Than 1.35M Tourists During Chinese New Year
Macau attracted over 1.35 million visitors during China's more than weeklong New Year holiday. The Chinese New Year in 2024 fell on Feb. 10. Most workers across the country were given paid time off from...
Mega Millions Jackpot Ticket Worth $36M Goes Unclaimed in Florida
A Mega Millions jackpot won in August has gone unclaimed. The Florida Lottery earlier this month notified Mega Millions players that a winning jackpot ticket worth $36 million remained outstanding. Lottery officials said at the...
NCAA Punishes Former Women’s Basketball Coach for Betting $93K on Sports
The NCAA this week announced its punishment of a former women's basketball head coach who made over 400 bets totaling at least $93K on collegiate and professional sports during a 26-month period. An investigation conducted...
Slot Tax Threshold Increase Supported by IRS Advisory Council
Efforts to increase the slot tax threshold of $1,200 have a new supporter in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Advisory Council. Calls to increase how much a slot machine player can win on a single...
Florida Regulators Tell Some Fantasy Sports Firms to Cease Operations
The Florida Gaming Control Commission has sent cease-and-desist letters to three fantasy sports operators that allow players to bet against the house. Traditional DFS (daily fantasy sports) games are played among pools of players or...
