Industry Headlines

By Rachel Bennett

Casinos Across The US Struggling To Enforce COVID-19 Measures

June 15, 2020

There are now 17 states across the country that have allowed casinos to get back to business albeit under strict COVID-19 regulations. Some of the premier casino operators including Wynn Resorts, Caesars Place and Las Vegas Sands Corp have opened their doors to the public after putting in place elaborate plans that were designed to […]

By Sadonna Price

Oklahoma Tribes Get Federal Approval For New Gambling Compacts

June 10, 2020

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor, Kevin Stitt, announced that the state’s new gambling compacts with two tribal nations have finally been granted federal government approval. However, Gov. Stitt remains embroiled in a legal fight on tribal gaming, with resistance from other tribes as well as members of his own political party. Oklahoma’s compacts with the Comanche Nation […]

By Rachel Bennett

New Jersey Regulators May Be Stalling On Caesars-Eldorado Merger

June 4, 2020

A number of gaming industry sources have disclosed that the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC) will not be discussing the prospective merger between Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts in their next meeting, scheduled on June 10. As one of the few remaining regulatory bodies yet to grant approval on the $17.3 billion mega […]

By Sadonna Price

Proposed California Sports Betting Compromise Likely to be Rejected

June 3, 2020

California legislators recently outlined a compromise hoping it could jumpstart the legal sports betting industry in the state. The proposal would make sports wagering available at horse racetracks and Indian casinos, institute mobile sports wagering across the state, while asking the tribes to cease lawsuits against local card rooms. A number of industry experts believe […]

By Sadonna Price

PlayLive! Online Casino Set To Launch In Pennsylvania Before End Of 2020

June 2, 2020

PlayLive! and GAN Limited have decided to extend their business relationship. PlayLive!, which is the brand name of the Cordish Gaming Group in Pennsylvania, will now be using GAN Limited’s gaming platform for running its online casino business in the state. The two have already have worked smoothly together at Cordish’s Maryland Live! Casino. PlayLive! […]

By Rachel Bennett

U.S Players Win $31m Lawsuit Against Aussie Slot Developer

May 28, 2020

Aristocrat Leisure is taking a big hit due to a recent class-action lawsuit filed against one of its divisions. The Australia based company has decided to settle the lawsuit instead of taking it to court and will now have to make a payment tune of $31 million. This lawsuit was bought against them by US […]

By Mihajlo Ivanovic

Connecticut’s Tribal Casinos To Reopen Despite Governor’s Wishes

May 26, 2020

Connecticut’s tribal-owned Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are set to partially open their casinos on June 1, ignoring calls from Gov. Ned Lamont, who warned that doing so is risky given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) both stated that their properties already have safety measures in place […]

By Jayson Peter

AGA Calls On Trump To Lift Threshold For Jackpot Reporting

May 22, 2020

Leaders from the gambling industry are seeking to raise the threshold for reporting on bingo and slot machine jackpots, arguing that the current $1,200 threshold is obsolete. The gambling industry hopes to achieve their goal by appealing to the Trump Administration. The American Gaming Association (AGA) contends that raising the $1,200 threshold for jackpot reporting […]

By Mihajlo Ivanovic

Las Vegas Casinos Prepare To Reopen But Uncertainty Remains

May 20, 2020

Las Vegas, Nevada is the gaming capital in the United States and its slew of casino resorts tend to attract players from all parts of the country and around the world. There is always a huge influx of players at Las Vegas casinos irrespective of what time of the day or night it is. COVID-19 […]

By Malik Freeman

U.S Casino Operators Slowly Losing Appeal For Japanese Market

May 19, 2020

Japan was once the next big international destination on the radar of major gambling in the United States. However, now that Las Vegas Sands Corp has dropped out from the bidding process, a number of key gambling analysts have said that the Japanese gambling market may be rapidly losing its appeal to U.S. based gambling […]