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By Tomas Medon

Crown Gearing Up for Grand Opening in Sydney

July 26, 2022

Crown Sydney has announced that it would only welcome VIP guests when it first opens its doors in August. This comes after the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority of New South Wales (ILGA) approved Crown to operate its Sydney facility last month. “Intimate” gaming space with “two luxury VIP gaming floors” and private salons is […]

By Ameana Jones

Ups and Downs of United States Sports Betting as 2020 Begins

January 14, 2020

2020 was set to be another great year for the sports betting industry in the United States. Already, the sector has seen a number of developments that make it one of the most lucrative businesses in the country. Needless to say, it mostly served to bring an activity that was already going on albeit in […]

By Tomas Medon

Indiana’s Sports Betting Bill Awaiting Governor’s Signature

April 26, 2019

After several weeks of heated debated both in the House and Senate in Indiana, the state’s lawmakers have finally approved a sports betting measure and now all that remains for the bill to become a law is the governor’s signature. The bill ed the Senate by a vote of 37-12 and the House by a […]

By Grant Mahon

North Jersey Casino Expansion May Be Bad News for Atlantic City

April 23, 2019

For over five years now, online gambling and online sports betting have been booster for Atlantic City’s land-based casino industry – the interactive gaming sector went live in 2013 and since then it has generated more than $1 billion in revenue while sports betting which went live last June has recently crossed the $54 million […]

By Alexander Palmer

Could Online Gaming Be Coming to Florida Under New Compact?

April 22, 2019

Not many states in the United States come even close to being the live poker behemoth that Florida is not only is the state known for its outstanding poker rooms but it also boasts of a plethora of live poker cash games and tournament action for the players to enjoy. However, when it comes to […]

By Ameana Jones

New Zealand is Facing a Fake Gambling Site Problem

April 22, 2019

One of the biggest problems that the New Zealand gaming market has had to deal with is the growing number of unlicensed and unregulated international gaming websites that have been attracting the country’s residents for a while now. The country’s authorities have strived to battle these websites and just when it was beginning to seem […]

By Grant Mahon

Does Mobile Sports Betting Have a Future in New York?

April 8, 2019

At the beginning of April 2019, New York lawmakers opted to leave mobile sports betting out of the state’s FY 2020 budget despite having included a number of reforms and initiatives that are associated with other forms of gambling. The budget which was agreed upon by Andrew Cuomo, the state’s governor and its legislative leaders […]

By Elaine West

West Virginia Legalizes Online Gambling and Poker

April 1, 2019

West Virginia is now the fifth state in the United States to have given the green light for an online gambling industry. The West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act, become a law 15 days (excluding Sundays) after it was forwarded to the desk of the governor who ended up not g it by the March […]

By Ameana Jones

Virginia General Assembly es Casino Legislation

February 25, 2019

Last Saturday, the General Assembly of the state of Virginia ed compromise legislation that would effectively introduce the state – and Danville – to casino gaming in the near future, that is, if the governor decides to sign it into law. According to Substitute Senate Bill 1126, the aforementioned legislation, the Virginia Lottery Board is […]

By Grant Mahon

Slovakian President Vetoes new Gambling Legislation

December 24, 2018

A little over three weeks ago, Slovakian legislators approved plans to get rid of the local online monopoly, something that would result in a major shakeup of the country’s online gambling market. The new regime had even planned to begin accepting applications for online casino licenses by March 1, 2019, after which license approvals would […]