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Scientific Games and IGT Win Brazil Lottery Contract, Country Continues Pursuing More Open Economy
Scientific Games and IGT have partnered to successfully win the operational rights to Brazil's instant lottery. Two of the world's largest gaming manufacturers and lottery services providers, Las Vegas-based Scientific Games and UK-headquartered IGT, will...
Japan Welcomes PGA Tour Superstars, Odds Favor Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy
The PGA Tour is staying in Asia for another week. This time, the world's best golfers are traveling to Chiba, Japan, for the ZOZO Championship. Justin Thomas won last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges...
$1B Atlanta Motor Speedway Casino Resort Proposed, Peach State Gaming Battle Off to Races
Owners of the Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) are prepared to invest $1 billion to transform the property into a major casino resort complex that would feature private residences, hotel, convention space, a theme park, movie...
Sports Betting Could Rescue Atlantic City Race Course, Redevelopment Plan Announced
Legal sports betting in New Jersey is fueling an effort to redevelop and reopen the shuttered Atlantic City Race Course that has sat vacant for more than four years. Property owner Greenwood ACRA purchased the...
Japan Casino Management Commission Coming in January, Federal Agency Will Monitor Integrated Resorts
The Japan Casino Management Commission (CMC) that will regulate the country's forthcoming commercial gaming industry will be revealed on January 7, 2020. GGRAsia, an online media outlet focused on gaming matters throughout Asia, relayed the...
World Series Odds: Houston Astros Biggest Favorite Since 2007 Boston Red Sox
The World Series odds on the Houston Astros beating the Washington Nationals has a price on the best-of-seven title that hasn't been seen in more than a decade. The FanDuel sportsbook has the American League...
Macau Locals Gambling Less, Participation Rate Down 27 Percent Since 2003
Macau locals aren't testing their luck as much as they used to, a new study from the University of Macau concluding that participation rates among enclave residents are at their lowest levels since 2003. According...
Texas Tribe Says Sen. John Cornyn Request to Delay Casino Bill Hearings Prioritizes Politics Over Equality
A Texas tribe is firing back at Senator John Cornyn's (R) efforts in DC to delay hearings regarding legislation that would give two federally recognized Native American groups gaming rights in the Lone Star State....
Wanted: Multibillion-Dollar Integrated Resort Casino Proposals in Yokohama Japan
Integrated resort (IR) operators are officially welcome to submit casino concepts to city officials in Yokohama, Japan. Japan's second-most populated city announced this week that its request-for-concept (RFC) period is formally underway. Plans from casino...
Kentucky Republicans Say Odds Long Casino Effort Will Prevail, Gaming Key Topic in Gubernatorial Campaign
Two Kentucky Senate Republicans are warning Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear that his effort to legalize casinos won't succeed. Senate President Robert Stivers and Majority Leader Damon Thayer – both Republicans in the GOP-controlled upper...
