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Global Cyber Ransomware Attacks Highlight Vulnerabilities of Unlicensed Gaming Operators
A massive cyber ransomware attack is crippling computer networks operating on versions of Microsoft Windows. And while hackers are demanding money to unlock encrypted files, the total global take, for all the havoc that's been wreaked, is surprisingly low: not even into...
Miami Beach Pushes Back Against Casinos, Approves Two Ordinances to Block Gambling
Miami Beach is going to make it extremely difficult for a casino to take a foothold in the coastal island city. Late last week in a special meeting, the city commission voted unanimously in favor of two ordinances that would ban all future...
MGM Cotai to Generate $220 Million in 2018, Analysts Predict
MGM Cotai is scheduled to open in the last quarter in 2017, and after it does, Fitch Ratings believes the $3.3 billion resort will drive strong profits for the Nevada-based casino conglomerate. MGM Resorts is investing heavily around the world, and that includes...
Esports Viewing Figures No Challenge to Mainstream Sports… Not Yet, Says Report
Suggestions that esports viewing figures are beginning to rival those of traditional mainstream sports are exaggerated, according to a new report by IHS Markit, although that’s not to say they aren’t growing at a rapid pace. IHS Markit found that, worldwide, time...
Tribe Takes on Texas in Bingo Parlor Fight
A Texas tribe is taking on the might of the state legislature in a bitter legal battle to keep its bingo parlor open for business. Just under a year after the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas quietly opened an unassuming gaming center offering...
WNBA Teams Up with FanDuel, Becomes First Women’s League in DFS Market
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has made the leap into the daily fantasy sports market, in partnership with FanDuel. It will be first professional women’s sports league to do so, just as the NBA became the first major league to partner...
Dana White Gives Conor McGregor Sunday Deadline for Floyd Mayweather Fight
UFC President Dana White is growing tired of dealing with the potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight. Appearing this week on CBS Sports Radio's "The Jim Rome Show," White told listeners that he's losing patience in trying to find terms suitable...
Midwest Casino Revenues Dip in April amid Waning Interest in Slots
Monthly revenue reports are in, and casinos in both Detroit and Northwest Indiana saw declines for April compared to the same month last year. Officials say they are hoping this is just a blip not a trend. In April, regional casino customers...
Japanese Gaming Company Sega Sammy Hopes to Snag Majority Ownership in Casino Resort
Japanese gaming manufacturer Sega Sammy is the first domestic firm in the country to publicly express interest in bidding on one of the two integrated casino resorts expected to be authorized next fall. Japan's National Diet approved the legalization of commercial casinos...
Leaked Manifesto FOBT Regulatory Reforms from UK’s Labour Party Put Bookies in a Tizzie
Proposed drastic regulatory reforms for Britain's fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are not sitting well with the country's bookmakers. The leaking of a UK Labour Party manifesto to the press on Wednesday night, which included the impactful FOBT changes, revealed that opposition leader...
