3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Delaware Racinos Less Taxed After Revenue-Saving Bill Passes State House
Tax relief is finally coming to Delaware’s three struggling racinos, a decade after they first began appealing to lawmakers for help. On Thursday, the State House passed a bill that all but guarantees that the casinos’ tax burden will be slashed. The...
Pennsylvania Regulator Fines Valley Forge Casino for Getting Too Loose with Free Slots Play
The Valley Forge Casino in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been fined $52,000 by the State Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for going overboard on its free slots play offerings. Casino loyalty programs offer free slots credits as rewards for frequent or high-rolling...
Macau Casino Crisis Shut Down Protocol Proposed Under New Bill
The highest authority in Macau could soon be granted executive powers to shut down the gambling hub’s casinos in times of crisis. On Thursday, the Macau government launched a public consultation on a new civil protection draft bill. The aim of the...
Caesars Gets Indiana Racetrack Approval with Million Dollar ‘Don’t Pull That S**t with Us’ Fine from State Gaming Commish
Caesars Entertainment’s proposed $1.7 billion Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand racino acquisition from Centaur Gaming is nearing the finish line. The casino giant received approval from state gaming regulators Thursday, but it’s going to cost a million dollars more than originally planned to...
New Jersey Hard Rock Soft Launches Real-Money Online Casino Gaming Site
Hard Rock Atlantic City -- New Jersey’s newest land-based resort -- debuted its real-money online casino in the New Jersey market on Thursday. The site is currently in beta-testing, and opened quietly, with little of the fanfare of its brick-and-mortar counterpart’s official...
UKGC Sticks It to British Online Gaming Operators with Record $23.6 Million in Fines and Warnings to Behave
Fines against internet UK gaming operators rose more than tenfold between May 2017 and April 2018, from £1.6 million ($2 million) to £18 million ($23.6 million), as regulator UKGC warned that penalties will continue to “escalate relentlessly” if the industry fails to...
England’s Back-to-Back Wins Provoke Record World Cup Betting Rampage Followed by Media Backlash
England’s unusually good start to the World Cup has prompted a patriotic betting bonanza in the UK, the world’s biggest regulated sports betting market. Betting industry figures seen by The Times newspaper this week suggest up to $2.5 billion could be wagered...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Under Construction for 2019, Currently Imposes Massive Taxes
Kentucky is going all out for a sports betting bill in 2019 amid a nationwide push for sports betting implementation after the recent PASPA ruling in May. On Monday, State Sen. Julian Carrol filed his sports betting bill (BR 29) early, in...
Wynn Las Vegas Dealers Celebrate Supreme Court Decision on Tip-Pooling
The US Supreme Court dealt Wynn Las Vegas’ dealers pocket aces on Monday, when it tossed a petition by the Strip casino to overturn a lower court judgment that its dealers should not have to share their tips. Hundreds of dealers have...
Sheldon Adelson Among Macau Casino Owners Who Could Feel Sting of US v. China Tariff Wars
President Donald Trump backer Sheldon Adelson -- who heads up the world's largest gaming operation with Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) -- may soon feel the pinch from his poster boy's trade war with China. Adelson's primary gaming profits come from his...
