Casino
August 6, 2025
PLAYSTUDIOS, Ready for Nationwide Sweeps Casino Launch
NASDAQ-listed developer and operator of free-to-play casual games, PLAYSTUDIOS, is right on track for the launch of its sweepstakes casino product before the end of the year. The company best known for its playAWARDS loyalty platform, which brings gamers to real-world rewards from different brands, offered the exciting update at the start of the week, […]
Casino
August 6, 2025
UKB Slams Senate Proposal Limiting Tribal Land, Gaming
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) wants the immediate removal of a draft Senate provision it says would strip it of its ability to acquire trust land or operate gaming facilities within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. “It’s Very Shocking” Cherokee Nation citizen and member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Markwayne Mullin, […]
Casino
August 6, 2025
Senate Committee Backs Funding for Gambling Impact on Military
The US Military has been profiting from the deployment of slot games across military bases across the world, with at least 1,800 such machines available across its facilities. A recent article by Wired has similarly highlighted the impact that military personnel are suffering as a result of this exposure to gambling, including gambling-related harm and […]
Casino
August 6, 2025
Vietnam Debates Entry Fee Instead of Financial Capacity Requirement
Vietnam is looking to tailor its land-based gambling industry in a way that will allow more local people of legal gambling to play without having to jump through tight regulatory hoops, without compromising player safety at the same time. Vietnam Will Let Locals Access Gaming Floors More Easily – But Conditions Apply Now, the country […]
Legal
August 5, 2025
Lawsuit over Vegas’ All Net Resort and Arena Fails to Gain Traction
A federal judge has thrown out a racketeering lawsuit related to the dysfunctional All Net Resort and Arena project. This decision marks the latest setback in a protracted legal battle over millions in disputed loans and a failed dream of bringing NBA basketball to the Las Vegas Strip. While the plaintiffs could press on with […]
Casino
August 5, 2025
All Big Strip Casinos in Las Vegas Are Now Unionized
With a membership of 60,000 people, most of which based in Las Vegas, for the first time in its 90-year history, the Culinary Union has successfully unionized every major casino on the Las Vegas Strip. All Major Strip Casinos Are Unionized This achievement on the Strip stands out nationally, where union membership continues to decline. […]
Industry
August 5, 2025
Bazaar Meat Set to Reopen at Las Vegas Venetian
According to the José Andrés Group, Bazaar Meat is set to reopen on September 4 at its new location in the Palazzo at the Venetian Resort. The popular Las Vegas restaurant closed its venue at the Sahara on July 31, 2025, in preparation for the move. Bazaar Meat to Re-Open With Renewed Menu Bazaar Meat’s […]
Casino
August 5, 2025
President Marcos Reluctant to Weigh in on Gambling Debate
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, better known to locals as Bongbong, has partially recused himself from the ongoing debate as to whether the domestic online casino games should continue to operate the way it has so far. President Marcos Calls Not to Act Rashly in the Matter of Online Gambling A debate is raging in the […]
Industry
August 5, 2025
NTF Stands Behind Targeted Gambling Tax Reform
At the start of the week, the National Trainers’ Federation (NTF) threw its support behind a bold alternative to the UK Treasury’s plan aimed at harmonizing gambling tax rates across online sports betting and high-risk casino games. NTF Fully Supports the New SMF Report NTF chief executive Paul Johnson said the upcoming Social Market Foundation […]
Industry
August 5, 2025
Dutch Gambling Tax Hike Creates €200M Revenue Shortfall
At the end of March, Statistics Netherlands reported an all-time gambling tax revenue record for 2024 at €1 billion ($1.07 billion). However, January’s tax increase on gambling from 30.5% to 34.2% appears to have backfired, with the Dutch government now facing a €200 million ($230.8 million) shortfall in expected revenue. GGR Dropped 25% in H1 […]
