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Macau Health Code App that Tracked Residents During Pandemic Disabled
The Macau Health Code mobile application that tracked residents and visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been terminated. Being a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, Macau residents faced draconian pandemic response policies from early 2020 through last...
Live! Casinos Reworks Rewards Program, Expand Loyalty Offering for Top Patrons
Patrons enrolled in the loyalty program for Live! casinos will soon see new benefits and an overall enhanced member benefit scheme. The Cordish Companies, the Baltimore-based gaming and hospitality firm that operates Live!-branded casinos in Maryland and Pennsylvania, announced Monday an overhaul...
Pennsylvania Casinos Petition State Supreme Court to Consider Skill Games Legality
Pennsylvania casinos contend that skill games, sometimes called gray games by their opponents, violate the state's Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. But after numerous lower courts in the commonwealth have ruled in favor of the skill gaming manufacturers over the legal,...
Missouri Sports Betting Bill Gains House Approval, Faces Uncertain Senate Odds
Missouri sports betting legislation made progress this week in the state House of Representatives. The statute faces uncertain odds as it moves to the General Assembly's upper chamber. House Bill 556 was introduced in January by state Rep. Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg). The...
Atlantic City Approves $2.7B Mixed-Use Development for Bader Field Airport
The Atlantic City Council this week unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding for a proposed $2.7 billion mixed-use development located at Bader Field. The development is officially called "Renaissance at Bader Field" and is billed as a "net-zero carbon LEED Platinum community."...
DraftKings Casino Debuts ‘Hart-Race Hold’em’ Online Starring Kevin Hart
Just in case you need more Kevin Hart in your life, DraftKings Casino has you covered. DraftKings, which partnered with the comedian, actor, and businessman last year, recently debuted an online casino game starring an animated version of the A-list star. Dubbed...
Bally’s iGaming Applications in Pennsylvania Approved, State Issues $60K in Online Fines
Bally's doesn't own or operate a brick-and-mortar casino in Pennsylvania. But state gaming regulators on Wednesday nonetheless signed off on the Rhode Island-based gaming operator's applications to run online casino games in the commonwealth. Pennsylvania is home to 17 land-based casinos. In...
North Carolina Online Sports Betting Bill to Receive House Floor Consideration
Online sports betting in North Carolina is inching closer to reality after legislation to allow such gambling over the internet found support this week in two House committees. House Bill 347 was introduced in Raleigh earlier this month by state Rep. Jason...
IGT’s Joe Asher Appointed by President Biden to Lead Woodrow Wilson Center
IGT Sports Betting President Joe Asher is one of the most respected names in the global sports betting industry. He's now set to head one of the nation's foremost think tanks in the Woodrow Wilson Center after being appointed to the position...
Mississippi Online Sports Betting Study Bill Sent to Gov. Tate Reeves
Efforts to authorize online sports betting in Mississippi made progress this week in the Jackson capital. House Bill 606 was introduced in January by state Reps. Casey Eure (R-Harrison) and Kevin Felsher (R-Harrison). Eure, who chairs the state House Gaming Committee, co-authored...
