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Florida Anti-Casino Group Asks Interior Department to Dismiss Seminole Compact
No Casinos, a group opposing gaming expansion in Florida, is requesting that federal officials at the US Interior Department dismiss the state's new Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe. In May, the Florida Legislature gave its blessing to Gov. Ron...
All Six Lucky Star Casinos Remain Closed Following Weekend Ransomware Attack
All six Lucky Star Casino locations in Oklahoma remain closed after a ransomware attack penetrated the venues' information technology (IT) networks. Owned and operated by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Lucky Star has casinos in Concho, Clinton, Canton, and Watonga....
Atlantic City, Lake Charles Two of Hardest-Hit Metros by COVID-19
Atlantic City and Lake Charles, La., two towns with economies that heavily rely on casino resorts, were devastated by COVID-19. But a new report shows just how bad the pandemic impacted those regions. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics monitors employment numbers...
St. Tammany Officials Decide Where Local Casino Tax Money Would Go
The proposed St. Tammany casino in Slidell, La., would allocate five percent of its gross gaming revenue (GGR) to local governments. Last week, area officials came to terms on where exactly that money would be distributed. The St. Tammany Corporation, the economic...
Japan Casino Regulatory Boss to Run on Anti-Gaming Platform in Yokohama
The head of the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission plans to run on an anti-gaming platform in hopes of becoming the next mayor of Yokohama. In a shocking announcement, Hachiro Okonogi revealed his intent to run against incumbent Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi. Okonogi...
Jon Rahm US Open Victory Costly Outcome for Sportsbooks, as Bettors Heavily Backed Spaniard
Jon Rahm won his first major title with a victory at the US Open last Sunday. His Torrey Pines heroics on the final two holes also resulted in him becoming the first Spaniard to win the US national championship. For oddsmakers, however,...
Macau Gaming Regulatory Agency Expanding, More Than Doubling Inspectors
The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) will have considerably more casino inspectors to regulate the world's richest gaming hub in the coming months and years. This week, the Macau Executive Council, which supports Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, passed...
Owner of Alleged Illegal Tokyo Casino Claims Business Only Dealer School
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department this week raided what they believe is an illicit underground casino operating out of a luxury high-rise. But the owner of the lavish pad claims he was simply running a business training people how to deal table...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Opponent Claims Gaming ‘Institutionalized Racism’
Massachusetts lawmakers are hearing arguments this week on whether to legalize sports betting. But one critic of the further expansion of gambling says it unjustly targets minorities. Les Bernal has been the national director since 2008 of Stop Predatory Gambling, a nonprofit...
The Cordish Companies Sue Norfolk Over Casino Plans, Seeks $100M in Damages
The Cordish Companies, the owner and operator of Live! casinos in Pennsylvania and Maryland, is suing Norfolk, Va. over the city's plans to develop a gaming resort. In court documents, Cordish says it entered into an agreement in 2013 with the City...
