3704 stories by Philip Conneller
US House Passes Bill That Would Allow Texas Tribes to Offer Gaming
A bipartisan bill backing the right of two tribes to offer gaming operations in Texas was passed by the US House of Representatives Wednesday. The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo (Tigua) and Alabama-Coushatta tribes have for years been fighting a battle with the...
Gamblers Withdraw Lawsuit Against SugarHouse Casino Over Busted Card Shufflers
Two Pennsylvania casino customers who gambled on suing the Pennsylvania’s SugarHouse Casino because they lost money at a time when the casino’s shuffling machines had gone haywire have decided to cut and run. Gamblers Anthony Mattia of Philadelphia and William Vespe of...
GTA Online Long-Awaited Casino Launches, 54 Countries Blocked from Play Money Gambling
Grand Theft Auto Online fans from certain countries were left disappointed Wednesday. Having waited five years for Vinewood’s Diamond Casino to open its doors, players in more than 50 nations were told they couldn’t buy chips to participate in the casino games...
South Korea Casinos Bounce Back After China Travel Ban
The South Korean casino market is slowly rebounding as diplomatic relations improve between the East Asian nation and the regional superpower, China. South Korea’s gaming regulator reported that revenue for the country’s 16 foreigner-only casinos grew to roughly $1.38 billion in 2018,...
Michigan Governor Whitmer Refusing to Negotiate in Online Gaming Standoff
The Michigan lawmaker behind the push to bring online gaming to the state has accused Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration of “not listening to the experts” and of ignoring his efforts to compromise on a bill passed by the House in June....
50 Percent of EPL Jersey Sponsors Are Now Sports Betting Operators, Most Focused on Unregulated Asian Markets
English Premiere League teams are still winning big with bookies, but with brands many domestic fans have barely heard of. The elite soccer league will enjoy a tenth successive record-breaking year of revenues from jersey sponsorship when the teams kick off in...
Macau Regulator Tightens Screws on Junkets After Chinese State Media Attack on Suncity
Macau gaming regulator, DICJ, said it will continue to conduct random spot checks on the enclave’s junket operations, Inside Asia Gaming reports. The increased oversight of the industry follows the denunciation by Chinese state media earlier this month of Suncity, the biggest...
UK Threatens to Prosecute Video Games Publishers Over Skin Gambling
Loot boxes cannot be considered gambling under the law in the United Kingdom, but the government wants to hold video games publishers like Valve directly responsible for “skin gambling,” even though it occurs on third-party websites. That was the takeaway from a...
Japan Pro-Casino Ruling Coalition Wins New Term, But Time Running Out for Osaka’s 2025 Masterplan
Japanese leader Shinzo Abe declared victory for the pro-casino ruling LDP/Komeito coalition on Sunday, having secured a majority in upper house elections that should see him become the country’s longest-serving prime minister ever, despite being beset by corruption scandals over the past...
Seneca Nation Asserts Right to Offer Sports Betting Despite New York’s Declaration of Compact Violation
The Seneca Nation said Friday it was “making preparations” to launch sports betting at its three casino properties in western New York State. The statement comes as the first legal sports book opened its doors last week at the Rivers Casino in...
