By Ameana Jones Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resorts Starts Scoring ProfitMay 6, 2019 After months of losses following its opening in June 2018, Ocean Casino Resorts which until a few weeks ago was known as Ocean Resort Casino will finally report a profit. This will not only chart the way forward for the gambling and entertainment facility under its new ownership but also represents a positive outlook for […]
By Tomas Medon UK’s Self-Funded Problem Gambling Charity Comes Up ShortMay 6, 2019 Last Friday, the GambleAware charity announced that its voluntary contributions from gambling operators in the United Kingdom over the 12 months ending March 31 totaled £9.6m. Even though this amount was “marginally more” than the amount that the charity had received in the previous 12-month period, it was well below the £10m target that the […]
By Alexander Palmer Caesars To Debut Permanent Sports Books in Atlantic CityMay 5, 2019 Atlantic City is set to get two more new gaming facilities as Caesars Entertainment Corporations plans to debut two permanent sportsbooks on the city’s Boardwalk within the next few weeks. The gaming operator that was reportedly mulling over a sale recently has been making preparation to further its reach in the global gaming industry and […]
By Ameana Jones MGM and Las Vegas Sands Could Be Headed to OsakaMay 5, 2019 According to Morgan Stanley, a brokerage firm, Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giants MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands are among the top contenders in the race for the gaming license for the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan. According to the firm, both companies have a competitive advantage over all the […]
By Grant Mahon Sports Betting May Finally Be Headed to MontanaMay 5, 2019 Montana is at the head of the wave of a number of states that have been mulling over the legalization of sports betting – the state has officially become the seventh state in the United States to legalize sports betting since the United States Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on the activity in May […]
By Tomas Medon Spanish Broadcasters Cease to Carry Gambling AdvertsMay 4, 2019 A number of European countries have intensified their efforts to ensure that gambling is carried out in the right way and as per the regulations of the authorities. Some of the areas that have proven to be very problematic have been gambling-related harms and underage gambling, both of which need to be addressed as fast […]
By Alexander Palmer NCAA Lifts Ban on Title Events in Legal Betting StatesMay 4, 2019 The NCAA has recently adjusted one of its policies that relate to sports betting and now states that offer legal sports betting will be allowed to host college championship events. During the Thursday meeting, the National Collegiate Athletics istration’s (NCAA) board of directors issued a few policy changes and this included the decision to reverse […]
By Ameana Jones Nine Arrested After Raids of Two Poker Rooms in HoustonMay 4, 2019 Last Wednesday, authorities in Houston, Texas raided two poker rooms and arrested a total of nine people that were reportedly engaging in poker-related malpractices. Prime Social Club and Post Oak Poker Club, the two poker rooms were some of the operations that had been under a two-year vice probe that sought to uncover a multi-billion-dollar […]
By Elaine West Nebraska’s Ponca Tribes Wins Fight to Keep Iowa Casino OpenMay 3, 2019 The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has won a legal fight with the states of Iowa and Nebraska that had attempted to have its new Praire Flower Casino shut down. In a ruling delivered during the week by the National Indian Gaming Commission, the tribe was found to be well within its rights to build the […]
By Grant Mahon Pa. Slot Machine Revenue Slumps in AprilMay 3, 2019 On Thursday, May 2, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) posted on its website the monthly revenue report for the total revenue generated from slot machine gaming in the Keystone State for the month of April 2019. From the looks of it, things are not going too well for the slot machine industry. According to […]