Economy/Finance

Pennsylvania’s iGaming Industry Surpasses $170 Million in May Revenue

As reported by PlayPennsylvania, on June 20, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) officially uveiled the profit figures for Pennsylvania online casinos for May, which showed that online casino operators...

Star Wins NSW Tax Deferral and Loses Charter Hall From the Brisbane Deal

The New South Wales (NSW) Government has postponed the announced tax increase on gaming revenue for the Star Entertainment's Sydney casino less than a fortnight before the start of the new tax rate implementati...

Alliance Global Group To Consider Plans To Expand Casino Operations Outside Metro Manila

On June 15, Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the Philippines-based conglomerate owned by billionaire Andrew Tan, has revealed that it will consider plans to extend its casino operations outside Metro Manila. T...

NFL’s Global Markets Program Teams Get Permission To Sell Sportsbook Sponsorships To Legal Gambling Operators In Their Countries

Good news for all NFL teams with foreign marketing rights! As Sports Business Journal reported, from June 16, they can sell sportsbook sponsorships to any legal gambling operator in their respective countrie...

Crown Melbourne to Pay Additional AU$20 Million Fine For Wrong Tax Deduction Claims

Following the series of fines imposed to the Australian casino operator Crown Melbourne over the last two years, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) now holds the operator responsible f...

Videoslots Limited To Pay £2 Million Regulatory Settlement for Non-Compliant Procedures

The UK Gambling Commission has issued a 2 million pound regulatory settlement for Videoslots Limited for the operator's failure to comply with the social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) procedure...

Arizona’s Sports Betting Handle in March 2023 Exceeds $600 Million Again

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) reports that the sports wagering handle in the state of Arizona reached the level of more than $644 million in March of 2023, which is the second highest monthly level sin...

Macau Legend Sells Savan Legend Casino To Focus On Macau Business

Recently, Macau Legend Development Ltd., the investment holdings company that owns the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf zone and manages the Legend Palace satellite casino, announced that it has struck an initial agreem...

Entain to Acquire STS Holdings for $946 Million to Expand in Poland

Entain, the global sports-betting, gaming, and entertainment group announced the acquisition of the Poland-based sports betting operator STS Holdings. As Reuters news agency reports, Entain is launching a tende...

Richmond City Council Votes To Bring To Life Proposed Casino Project; Second Referendum Likely This Fall

During a meeting Monday night, June 12, the Richmond City Council voted 8 to 1 in favor of the bill that would put ONE Casino+Resort back on the November ballot, which will likely move to a second referendum vo...

Macau Tax Revenue Increases 15% in May, Contributes 79% to Total Region’s Income

Inside Asian Gaming reports that the Macau government collected MOP$5.7 billion (US$706 million) in gaming tax revenue in May 2023. The source also transfers the data from the Financial Services Bureau reportin...

Seneca Nation Unveils New 20-Year Gaming Compact With New York State

After several months of discussions, on June 7, the Seneca Nation of Indians revealed that it had struck an agreement in principle with New York State on the newest 20-year casino gaming compact to continue man...

North Carolina Online Sports Betting Bill To Be Signed into Law

The North Carolina legislature has given a final approval on June 7, 2023 to legalize online sports gambling in the state. The bill additionally allowing sports gambling in selected land-based gambling faciliti...