Licenses

Curaçao Gaming Control Board Issues First Direct License And Digital Seals Under Latest Legislative Regime

Under the country's fresh regulatory regime, Curaçao’s official regulator of the land-based casino industry, the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB), has granted its 1st licenses. First licenses: The compa...

Macau’s GGR Reaches MOP19.3bln In First Month of 2024; Second Highest Since Pandemic

During the first month of 2024, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profit (GGR) reaching MOP19.3bln, which is approximately US$2.4bln. Additionally...

Georgia Gets Close to Sports Betting Legalization Through New Bill

Georgia is on its way to approving another sports gambling bill in order to finally legalize betting in the state. Once approved, the bill will lead to issuing a license to the Georgia Lottery Corporation. S...

Live Poker To Come Back To Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

Following an extended absence, live poker is scheduled to come back to Hollywood Casino in Grantville this upcoming spring, casino executives said. Official return: The vice president and general manager ...

Sports Bettors In Arizona Managed To Set Latest Betting Record In November of Last Year

Sports bettors in Arizona were relieved to have the chance to legally bet online on sports during November of the previous year. In addition, their appreciation has been more pronounced over the aforementioned ...

Sports Betting Initiative Suspended in California due to Late Call for Tribal Support

Following the failure of the 2022 ballot in California,  another sports betting initiative to legalize sports betting in the state has been recently suspended. The initiative spokesman Kasey Thompson reportedly...

Money Launderers Are Utilizing Online Gambling Sites To Launder Illegal Money, FINTRAC Warns

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Canada’s financial intelligence agency, has issued a warning that illegal money is being laundered via iGaming sites that offer many d...

Nassau County Executive Claims that Hofstra University Derails Casino Project

After Las Vegas Sands announced a $4 billion redevelopment of the  in Nassau County, the casino and entertainment corporation has been working to receive one of the four available licenses for a casino developm...

Sale of Shares of G1 Entertainment LLC Fueled By Russia-Ukraine Conflict

LET Group Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed investment holding company, has announced that its agreement to formally sell the licensee of its Tigre De Cristal Resort, located in Vladivostok, for $116 million, has be...

Genesis Global Ltd. Faces License Cancellation By MGA

Genesis Global Limited, a flagship, mobile-first international gaming company, is the newest operator to have its license officially canceled by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). License cancellation: The...

Sri Lanka Increases License Issuing and Renewal Fees, Ten Operators Apply for the License

Sri Lanka is increasing the costs of issuing and renewing the casino licenses for all operators currently present in the country, according to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance. So far, the government received te...

Six Major Sports Teams Campaign to Make a Ballot on Sports Betting Legalization in Missouri

After two sports betting bills passed the Missouri House and died in the Senate in 2022 and, respectively, 2023 to mark repeated attempts to legalize sports betting in the state, a coalition of six major sports...

Sen. Addabbo Files Bill To Further Boost Internet Gaming Operations in New York

Since the January 2022 launch of the legal internet sports betting, the state of New York has grown into the largest online gambling market in the United States. The regulations prescribing the online casino se...

Curacao Bar Association Requests Gambling Bill Amendment

The draft National Ordinance for Games of Chance (LOK) has been filed to the Parliament of Curacao to propose the alignment of country's gambling laws with international standards. As the bill anticipates that ...

NIGC Confirms Management Agreement Between North Fork Rancheria and Station Casinos

It was recently revealed that a fresh casino-resort will be constructed between Chowchilla and Madera following nearly two decades in the process of making, according to the North Fork Rancheria of Madera Count...