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Massachusetts Casinos Post Record Revenue, Gaming Win Totals Nearly $87M
Massachusetts casinos posted a new all-time record revenue month in May. The three casinos collectively won nearly $87 million from gamblers. Prior to May 2021, the state casinos' best mark came just prior to the pandemic. February 2020 gross gaming revenue (GGR)...
New Jersey iGaming Easily Offsets Land-Based Casino Losses in May
New Jersey's gaming industry continues to grow post-pandemic. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month from land-based and online operations totaled more than $374.2 million. That's a 35 percent gain in May 2019, when the industry won $276.7 million from gambling across all...
Imperial Pacific Blames COVID-19 for Failures, Seeks Return of Casino License
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) is seeking help from the Saipan Superior Court in having its casino privileges restored. The company's gaming license for its Imperial Palace Casino on the US Pacific island was suspended indefinitely in April. In Saipan Superior Court, IPI...
Survey Says UK Public Supports Gambling Advertising Ban, More Stringent Rules
A recent poll found that more than half of the UK public supports a complete ban on advertisements related to gambling. More than 12,200 people were surveyed to gauge their comfort levels with gambling products being advertised on television, radio, and online....
MGM Resorts Drops Interior Department Lawsuit Regarding Connecticut Tribes
MGM Resorts has withdrawn its lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI) after Connecticut reached new Class III gaming compacts with its two Native American tribes. The updated terms do not include allowing the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Return Political Donations From Skill Gaming Industry
Several powerful lawmakers in Pennsylvania have returned tens of thousands in cash that they received from the skill gaming industry. The legality of skill gaming is once again being discussed this week in the Harrisburg capital. After Pennsylvania Lottery officials testified that...
Richmond Voters to Decide on $600M Casino, Project Dubbed First Black-Owned US Casino
Voters in Richmond, Va., will decide on Nov. 2 whether to authorize a more than $600 million integrated casino resort in the Virginia capital city. Last night, the Richmond City Council voted 8-1 in favor of placing a ballot referendum before voters...
YouTube Bans Gambling and Sports Betting Ads From Coveted Masthead
YouTube announced this week that it is no longer accepting advertisements for its website's homepage masthead from companies marketing gambling. YouTube's masthead ads are the commercial spots site users see at the top of the video-sharing and social media platform's homepage. Google,...
Phil Mickelson PGA Win Fueling US Open Betting, Lefty Major Liability for Sportsbooks
Phil Mickelson made history on Kiawah Island at the PGA Championship last month when he became the oldest man to win a major. Now, with the world's best players arriving in Southern California at Torrey Pines, a slew of golf bettors are...
Connecticut Budget Bill May Compensate East Windsor For Casino Loss
Connecticut lawmakers are considering allocating millions of dollars annually to East Windsor after the town lost out in the state's expansion of tribal gaming. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) last month signed new Class III gaming compacts that allow the state's two...
