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Resorts Casino-Backed Campaign to Revolutionize Atlantic City Government Hits Roadblock
A radical campaign to transform Atlantic City government to make it less susceptible to corruption was dealt a blow on Thursday when the city clerk rejected a petition submitted by organizers of the "Atlantic City...
Nevada Regulators Green-Light MGM-GVC Sports Betting Venture ROAR Digital
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) gave preliminary approval Wednesday to ROAR Digital, the joint online sports betting venture between MGM Resorts International and GVC. Barring an unlikely veto from the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC)...
Japan Opposition Parties Have Casinos in Cross Hairs, Bill to Repeal IR Act Underway
Japan’s opposition parties have said they will introduce a bill that seeks to repeal the Integrated Resorts Promotion Act (IRPA), the law passed in 2016 that paved the way for the legalization of casinos in...
California Lawmakers Kick Off 2020 with First Hearing on Sports Betting, Could This Be the Year?
The California legislature will take a long, hard look at sports betting this year. But in a state whose disparate gaming-industry stakeholders consistently fail to see eye to eye, what are the odds of getting...
Bet365 Soccer Broadcasting Rights Under Fire: Are UK Betting Sites Usurping TV as Primary Channel for Live Sports?
The UK’s Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nicky Morgan, has asked English soccer’s governing body, the FA, to review its broadcasting deal with Bet365 and others. This is a reaction to the online sports...
Bellagio Secures New Trial in $500,000 Employee ‘Fat-Shaming’ Case
A former Bellagio employee who won a $500,000 judgment against the Las Vegas Strip casino last year over a sign that labelled him “Fat Andy” faked evidence in the trial, a federal judge in Nevada...
Kawhi Leonard Sister Accused in Pechanga Casino Murder Gets Hotshot Legal Team
A woman accused of beating to death a defenseless senior citizen in the restrooms of the Pechanga Casino in Temecula, California will be represented by an all-star defense team as she bids to dodge a...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills Has Friday Deadline to Legalize or Veto Sports Betting
Sports betting could be legal in Maine before the end of the week – that is, unless the state’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills opts to veto a bill passed by the legislature back in June....
California Card Room Ordered to Close, Insufficient Liquidity to Cover Players
California’s Bureau of Gambling Control (CBGC) ordered the emergency shutdown of the Magnolia House Casino in Rancho Cordova on Monday after it was discovered that the Sacramento-area card room did not have enough funds to...
Japan Establishes Casino Control Commission as Bribery Scandal Rages
Despite a deepening corruption scandal that has ensnared six pro-casino lawmakers, Japan is continuing to lay the groundwork for its forthcoming casino market. On Tuesday, the national government announced the official establishment of an independent...
