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Lincoln Race Course Sued Over Casino Expansion Plans by Keno Operator
The Lincoln Race Course in Nebraska is facing a lawsuit from the company that presently operates keno games at the horse track. Big Red Keno, based in Omaha, Ne., operates keno games at the Lincoln Race Course. The keno firm additionally provides...
Macau Eases Quarantine Rules for Two Guangdong Cities
Macau is slowly easing some of its quarantine requirements on visitors entering from parts of neighboring Guangdong. Earlier this month, amid an outbreak of new COVID-19 cases in the province of Guangdong, Macau implemented strict quarantine mandates on visitors coming from certain...
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MGM Resorts has withdrawn its lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI) after Connecticut reached new Class III gaming compacts with its two Native American tribes.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...
Singapore Casino Resorts See Hope, as COVID-19 Restrictions Finally Eased
Singapore is finally beginning to ease restrictions related to COVID-19, and that's much-welcomed news to the sovereign island city-state's two integrated casino resorts. The Singapore Ministry of Health announced yesterday that indoor capacity limits have been increased from 25 percent to 50...
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...
