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WAGER Act to Repeal Federal Excise Handle Tax and Employee Head Fee Reintroduced
The WAGER Act would lift the federal government excise tax on sports bets Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is sponsoring the bill Legal sportsbooks pay a 0.25% excise tax on each bet they take United...
Philippines Senate President Ousted After Being Linked to Casino Money Laundering
Political corruption has again hit the Philippines It's alleged that government officials laundered money through casinos The money was supposed to be used to help protect against flooding Philippines Senate President Francis Escudero was removed...
Resorts World Catskills Nongaming Assets Will Be Sold to Sullivan County
Resorts World Catskills' nongaming assets are being sold The buyer is Sullivan County, the host county to the Upstate NY casino RW Catskills has underperformed throughout its history It opened in early 2018 The nongaming...
Wyoming Sports Betting Tax Rate Remains Unchanged Following Testy Hearing
Wyoming's 10% tax on online sports betting will remain Legislation sought to double the tax on online sportsbooks to 20% The Wyoming sports betting tax paid by the state's five online sportsbooks will remain the...
Texas Lt. Gov. Candidate Vikki Goodwin Would Support Liberalization of Casinos
Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin is seeking to become the next Lt. Gov. of Texas Goodwin is the underdog against incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Goodwin is seeking to return the power of government to the...
NCAA Sports Betting Probe Involves 13 College Basketball Players From Six Universities
The NCAA is investigating 13 former men's basketball players The probe is regarding possible sports betting violations The NCAA is investigating whether former men's college basketball players at six schools violated the organization's sports betting...
Seminole Tribe Reminds Floridians About State’s Illegal Gambling Problem
The Seminole Tribe is encouraging the public to avoid unregulated gambling outfits Florida has an illegal gambling problem, with slots parlors masquerading as arcades The Seminoles are the only legal operator of Las Vegas-like casinos...
Las Vegas Locals’ Casino, Poker Palace, Being Reimagined by Truckee Gaming
Poker Palace is undergoing a complete renovation The North Las Vegas casino is a locals' gaming hall with smoking and nonsmoking rooms Truckee Gaming plans to overhaul the locals' joint Poker Palace, a North Las...
Atlantic City Governance Will Remain Under New Jersey State Control
Atlantic City's governance will remain under state control for another year New Jersey's takeover of the casino town began in 2016 Atlantic City's governance will remain under the supervision of the State of New Jersey...
Powerball Winners of $1.787 Billion Jackpot Likely Won’t Ever Be Known
Last Saturday's Powerball jackpot winners can remain anonymous The winning players were sold in Texas and Missouri The winners of the Saturday, September 6, Powerball jackpot likely won't ever be known, at least publicly. Last...
