RI Senate Passes Amended iGaming Bill

RI Senate Passes Amended iGaming Bill

by June 12, 2023

Lawmakers in the Rhode Island Senate passed a bill allowing the state to open one or more online casinos. The target opening date is January 1, 2024. Gaming would be regulated by the state lottery agency (RILOT) and game servers would be located in one or both of the state’s VLT ...

IGT Considers Selling Off/Listing PlayDigital and Global Gaming Assets

IGT Considers Selling Off/Listing PlayDigital and Global Gaming Assets

by June 12, 2023

Casino equipment maker and digital gaming content provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) has announced that its board of directors is “evaluating potential strategic alternatives” for the group’s global gaming and PlayDigital segments, “in order to unlock the full value ...

Another Judge Rules That Pennsylvania Skill Games are Legal in the Commonwealth

Another Judge Rules That Pennsylvania Skill Games are Legal in the Commonwealth

by June 8, 2023

For nearly a decade now, judge after judge has ruled that Pennsylvania skill games known by the Pace-O-Matic name are legal in the commonwealth. yet prosecutors and agents of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control and Enforcement (BLCE) seem hell-bent on finding a jurist who w ...

US Court Okays $415 million settlement against “free-to-play” Casino

US Court Okays $415 million class settlement against “free-to-play” Casino

by June 8, 2023

Following years of litigation, a U.S. judge on Thursday approved a $415 million class-action settlement against DoubleDown Interactive LLC and International Game Technology PLC (IGT.N). The settlement resolves claims that the “social casino” and the online gaming company violated ...

The Malta Gaming Authority Releases 2022 Annual Report and Financials

The Malta Gaming Authority Releases 2022 Annual Report and Financials

by June 5, 2023

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has released its 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The move and similar moves by government entities are widely seen as efforts to provide clarity of mission and transparency of operations.In that light, Malta has been mostly succes ...

ComeOn Group Announces Launch of Live Dealer Lounge in Scandinavia

ComeOn Group Announces Launch of Live Dealer Lounge in Scandinavia

by June 5, 2023

ComeOn Group has announced the launch of a brand new live dealer casino suite in Scandinavia under the “brand-within-a-brand” name, Nordic Ruby Lounge. The premier bespoke gaming studio joins the rest of the Ruby Lounge portfolio launched within the brand with Evolution Live Gami ...

Stakeholder Numbers Gelling for US$1.5 Billion A’s Stadium at Tropicana on LV Strip – 1/4 Public

Stakeholder Numbers Gelling for US$1.5 Billion A’s Stadium at Tropicana on LV Strip – 1/4 Public

by June 1, 2023

The Nevada Independent reported on Friday that a bill was to be introduced that day into the state Senate outlining the amount of state funding lawmakers were willing to tentatively commit to funding a new stadium for the Oakland A’s MLB baseball team on land provided by Ballys’ ...

3370 Feet from Hell’s Kitchen is Times Square – New York Casino License Contest Shows Embers

3370 Feet from Hell’s Kitchen is Times Square – New York Casino License Contest Shows Embers

by June 1, 2023

As one old adage goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Another cautions that adding fuel to the fire only increases the heat. None we are aware of speak to what happens when you add your own fuel by stating your case and promoting your own interests or havi ...

Light & Wonder Reveal Asian Games and Systems Upgrades for Singapore Show

Light & Wonder Reveal Asian Games and Systems Upgrades for Singapore Show

by June 1, 2023

Light & Wonder is aiming high in Asia with its participation in Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia. The event runs from May 30 to June 1 this year at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.While precise details will not be publically available until revealed at the show for some of the ...

Holland Regulator KSA Readies Hefty Fines Against Lottery Operators

Holland Regulator KSA Readies Hefty Fines Against Lottery Operators

by June 1, 2023

As change is the only constant in the gambling world, so do things seem to remain the same within certain parameters according to specific goals and ambitions. When a regulator decides to protect its citizens from harm by outside forces, especially when that regulator happens to ...

Malta Gaming Operators Could Be Shielded from EU Claims

Malta Gaming Operators Could Be Shielded from EU Claims

by May 22, 2023

Malta’s Parliament has introduced a bill that would allow the EU member nation’s courts to ignore enforcement of any foreign judgment. Such a far-reaching measure, seen by many as illegal in the European Union, includes decisions by courts outside of Malta concerning gaming law. ...

Major League Baseball Park, Oakland A’s to Join Bally’s Tropicana Las Vegas

Major League Baseball Park, Oakland A’s to Join Bally’s Tropicana Las Vegas

by May 19, 2023

Bally’s Corporation and Gaming & Leisure Properties (GLPI) have announced a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (Oakland A’s) to construct a Major League Baseball park at Bally’s Tropicana Las Vegas.Bally’s consummated its pur ...

The 2023 National Basketball Association Draft Lottery

The 2023 National Basketball Association Draft Lottery

by May 17, 2023

On Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 the National Basketball Association draft lottery day has finally arrived, and the NBA is about to find out which franchise will possess the number one overall draft pick that will enable them the chance to select Victor Wembanyama in next month’s 2023 ...

Constitutionality of Rhode Island Online Casino Bill Questioned

Constitutionality of Rhode Island Online Casino Bill Questioned

by May 15, 2023

Bally’s Corp. and IGT, two major gambling businesses with headquarters in America’s smallest but most densely populated state, had a chance to pitch their plan for online casino gambling in Rhode Island, but not every stakeholder in government the local gambling economy appeared ...

Regulators in Seven US States Ask US DOJ to Act Against Offshore Operators

Regulators in Seven US States Ask US DOJ to Act Against Offshore Operators

by May 9, 2023

The following article reflects the knowledge, experience, and well-reasoned opinions of the authors and is not meant to be construed in any way as legal advice. Online gamblers in all US states should consult their state laws or seek legal counsel to determine if online gambling ...