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Brazil Lawmakers Vote in Support of Integrated Resort Casino Bill
Brazil is one step closer to becoming a host country of integrated resorts featuring casinos. More than two years after Bill No. 2234 -- legislation to authorize Las Vegas-style casinos in the world's fifth-largest country by area -- passed the Chamber of...
Atlantic City Casinos Welcome State Responsible Gaming Task Force
The nine casinos in Atlantic City are embracing New Jersey's establishment of the first-ever Responsible Gaming Task Force, an initiative spearheaded by Gov. Phil Murphy (D). Murphy last week signed Executive Order No. 360 to establish the Responsible Gaming Task Force (RGTF)....
Former Pennsylvania Governor Opposes Skill Gaming Tax Lower Than Slot Levy
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) says if lawmakers in Harrisburg want to create a regulatory environment for controversial grey gaming machines, they should impose a tax rate that mimics what casinos pay on their slots. Rendell was governor of Pennsylvania from...
MGM China Focused on Wellness Offerings and Hotel Expansion in Macau
MGM China Holdings Ltd., majority owned by MGM Resorts International, must invest $1.9 billion on nongaming projects at its two casino resorts in Macau before 2032. The company is reportedly focusing the mandated investment budget on wellness offerings and additional hotel rooms....
Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Totals $521M in May, iGaming Responsible for Growth
Pennsylvania's gaming industry continues to grow. Fresh off its best year ever where gamblers lost a record $5.7 billion, the Keystone State's gaming operators have maintained their momentum in 2024. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Tuesday revealed that May gaming...
Rhode Island Casino Smoking Opponents Hope to Clear the Air in 2025
Rhode Island is home to the Bally's Corporation, which holds a monopoly on casino operations in the state. The 2024 legislative session saw the gaming firm dealt winning legislative hands before the General Assembly adjourned for the year last week. Bally's brass...
Macau to Build Outdoor Entertainment Venue Near Cotai Strip With Capacity for 50K
The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government will help the city's six commercial casino operators diversify the leisure tourism market by way of a new outdoor entertainment venue. The Macau SAR Government announced this week its plans to build a large-scale outdoor...
Federal Judge Orders BNSF Railway to Pay $400M to Swinomish Casino Tribe
A federal judge on Monday ordered BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community nearly $400 million for repeatedly trespassing the tribe's sovereign territory with 100-car trains carrying crude oil. US District Judge Robert Lasnik concluded that BNSF, a fully owned...
Former Rockingham Supervisor Sues Foes Over North Carolina Casino Attacks
Longtime Rockingham government official Craig Travis sought to regain his seat on the county commission board earlier this year but was narrowly defeated during the March Republican primary election. A little more than three months removed from his election defeat, Travis is...
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Wanted to Accept Florida Compact Appeal
The US Supreme Court announced Monday it won't accept West Flagler Associates, Ltd., et al., v. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. A majority of the high court justices sided with lower federal appeals courts in motioning to dismiss the...
