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Harness racing returning to Vernon Downs Casino Hotel from Friday

May 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Taxation, New York

Following a two-week delay, harness racing will reportedly return to upstate New York’s Vernon Downs Casino Hotel from Friday with an expectation that the state will be providing the Oneida County racetrack wit...

Former Taj Mahal owner seeks millions in tax refunds

Lars Jones

April 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

Former corporate raider and activist investor Carl Icahn recently filed tax appeals in New Jersey to dispute the assessed value of his recently sold Trump Taj Mahal and the derelict Trump Plaza in Atlantic City...

Illinois gambling bill could move forward with or without Senate’s ‘grand bargain’

Kim M

April 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Licenses, Taxation, Illinois

If the latest budget plan proposed by lawmakers to create revenues for the state stalls, an Illinois state senator said he’s willing to move forward with Senate Bill 7, which would create six new casinos across...

Popular Stockholm iGaming Forum Set to Overview Sweden’s 2017 Gaming Legislation

D. Graham

April 3, 2017

Sweden, Isle of man, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, European Casino News, Data Protection, Conferences / Trade Shows, Taxation, Online Gambling News

Expert electronic gambling operators and officials are gathering April 5th and 6th for Stockholm’s 9th Annual iGaming Forum. Attendees have a unique opportunity to evaluate and consider the opportunities of ent...

Seneca Nation ending $110 million casino payments to state

Kim M

March 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Taxation, New York

A decision by the Seneca Nation of Indians to end all of the casino payments the tribe makes to the state government will stop a $110 million revenue flow to Albany, effective next week. The Nation says thei...

Saipan’s lack of gaming tax questioned

Kim M

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax is reportedly not being collected from gaming operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC operations on Saipan and a lawmaker there is questioning why, according to Asia G...

Cambodian casino tax revenue rises

Kim M

March 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Economy/Finance, Taxation

An agreement between NagaCorp Ltd (3918:Hong Kong) flagship NagaWorld and the Cambodian government has contributed greatly to the $48 million collected from the casino industry in 2016; a 40 percent increase fr...

Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans

Renee Kingsley

March 12, 2017

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Taxation

The idea to expand Connecticut's gambling market to allow the construction of a third casino was tossed about at a recent hearing, which became exceptionally heated as both sides of the debate tried to get thei...

Cyprus initiates investigation into OPAP finances

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Lottery, Licenses, Taxation

European sportsbetting and lottery giant OPAP could be in trouble with the authorities in Cyprus after the island nation’s Attorney General reportedly ordered a police investigation into the firm’s finances. ...

Swiss Parliament votes to block unlicensed online gambling websites; Local operators to benefit from new gaming legislation

Kim M

March 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Licenses, Taxation, Switzerland

New legislation to regulate online and offline gambling was adopted by the Swiss Parliament that will limit the activity to a set number of operators based in Switzerland only, according to SWI swissinfo.ch. ...

New California online poker bill AB 1677 Introduced

Renee Kingsley

February 21, 2017

Tribal Gaming, Poker Law, Horse Racing, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, California, Online Poker, Poker, Licenses, Taxation

After over a decade of attempts, California is making yet another effort to pass online poker legislation that will bring legal and regulated ipoker to the Golden State. On Friday, Assemblyman Reginald Jones-S...

Local Indiana governments fight proposed casino tax changes

Renee Kingsley

February 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Taxation, Indiana

At least two local Indiana communities are fighting back against a proposed law that would give tax breaks to casinos. LaPorte County is pooling the costs of hiring a lobbyist with Michigan City, with the hope ...

Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa reaches back-tax settlement with Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

After last year winning a court case against overly high taxes that had been imposed on its Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa property by officials in Atlantic City, American casino giant MGM Resorts International h...

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

The long-running debate on whether to legalize online casinos and daily fantasy sports wagering in Pennsylvania took an unexpected turn yesterday after governor Tom Wolf revealed that his budget proposal for th...

New gaming tax draws protests in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon

Adam Morgan

January 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mexico, Taxation

In Mexico, local representatives from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party have reportedly formally asked the governor for the northern state of Nuevo Leon to halve the amount senior citizens must pay u...

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Harness racing returning to Vernon Downs Casino Hotel from Friday

Former Taj Mahal owner seeks millions in tax refunds

Illinois gambling bill could move forward with or without Senate’s ‘grand bargain’

Popular Stockholm iGaming Forum Set to Overview Sweden’s 2017 Gaming Legislation

Saipan’s lack of gaming tax questioned

Cambodian casino tax revenue rises

Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans

Cyprus initiates investigation into OPAP finances

Swiss Parliament votes to block unlicensed online gambling websites; Local operators to benefit from new gaming legislation

New California online poker bill AB 1677 Introduced

Local Indiana governments fight proposed casino tax changes

Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa reaches back-tax settlement with Atlantic City

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

New gaming tax draws protests in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon

Pennsylvania Signs On To Multi-State Online Poker Agreement

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AGCO And Woodbine Reach Agreement Following 2024 Horse Racing Fatalities

Novomatic Set to Acquire Remaining Ainsworth Shares in $336.5M Deal

MGM Resorts to Eliminate Concierge Services at Six Las Vegas Properties