3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Federal Court Sides With New Mexico Tribes Over $60 Million Bill on Non-Existent Revenues
A federal judge in New Mexico has ruled the states’ assertion that six of its tribal operators owe millions in revenue-share back payments is based on flawed accounting, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports. In 2017, the New Mexican Gaming Control Board...
February 2021 Launch for West Virginia Online Gaming: Lottery Director
Last week, West Virginia became the fifth jurisdiction in the US to legalize online casino gaming and poker, but Mountain State residents who may be itching to log on and start check raising and doubling down will have to let it ride,...
LVS to Pump $3.3 Billion into World’s Most Profitable Casino: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp is to plow $3.3 billion into revamping and expanding its Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore -- the richest casino company in the world’s most profitable property. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Argentina’s Biggest Province Buenos Aires Legalizes Online Gaming but Soccer Wants a Cut
The Argentine province of Buenos Aires -- the country’s largest jurisdiction and home to the namesake capital city -- has enacted a regulatory decree to legalize online gambling. Decree 181 was signed by the province’s popular governor María Eugenia Vidal on Monday,...
Mobile Sports Betting Snubbed in New York State Budget After Assembly Refuses to Back It
New York State leaders reached agreement on a $175 billion budget Monday that Governor Andrew Cuomo described as the best of his tenure. But notably absent were revenues derived from the regulation of recreational marijuana – of which Cuomo is an enthusiastic...
Hard Rock Las Vegas Transformation into Virgin Hotel Delayed Until After 2020 Presidential Election
The Hard Rock Las Vegas’ metamorphosis into a Virgin-branded hotel-casino has been pushed back in a bid to avoid its opening ceremony being upstaged by the 2020 US presidential election. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin conglomerate -- which bought the resort last year...
UK Bookies Introduce ‘Over-the-Counter’ Roulette-Style Games to Combat Reforms to FOBTs
On the day the UK betting industry was finally forced to swallow a drastic cap on the maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), several new games appeared in bookmakers shops up and down the country -- which one politician branded “FOBTs...
After Years of Isolation, Myanmar Will Legalize Casinos Next Month in Bid to Reinvent Itself as Tourist Hotspot
Myanmar will legalize casinos in May, as the southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma looks to become the hot new destination for Chinese tourism and investment, The Myanmar Times reports. The new law currently being approved by the country’s parliament will...
Louisiana Sports Betting Bill Would Seek Voter Approval by Parish
A Louisiana sports betting bill, pre-filed last week in preparation for the start of the new legislative session on April 8, could pave the way for sport books at the state’s racetracks and casinos -- but only if locals agree. Senator Danny...
UK Betting Industry Braces Itself as FOBT £2 Lockdown Finally Comes Into Effect
As the UK betting industry braces itself for drastic reforms to its fixed-odds betting terminals, which until this Monday accounted for more than half of their retail revenues, the UKGC has warned operators not to seek to offset the shortfall by diverting...
