08/28/19 Kansas and Missouri push for sports betting The legalisation of sports betting is a top priority in Kansas and Missouri, but only as a hot debate topic as they haven’t approved any of the proposed bills.
08/28/19 Gambling advertising grows in Germany According to a recent study, gambling advertising spend has tripled in Germany over the last five years and rose to nearly €400 million.
08/28/19 Tigre de Cristal to open Phase II in 2022 The Primorye Gaming Zone development Tigre de Cristal will open its second phase in early 2022, owner Summit Ascent recently revealed.
08/28/19 Iowa fines casino for underage gambling The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission fined the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino for allowing an underage person to gamble and drink alcohol.
08/27/19 Philippine operator assesses China’s online ban According to Philippine operator Megaworld Corp, China’s online ban won’t hurt its home sales nor its office leasing business.
08/27/19 Yokohama IR faces opposition The chairman of the Yokohama Harbor Transport Association has declared war on the IR project, to be located at the Yamashita Pier.
08/27/19 Ghana lottery operators demand refund Ghana lottery operators have demanded the government start an investigation on licence fees’ collection on permits which were never issued.
08/27/19 New rules for sports betting in Colombia Football’s governing body Dimayor declared that players have been banned from sports betting in Colombia, in order to protect sports integrity.
08/26/19 AGA assesses sports betting in the US The American Gaming Association (AGA) addressed the sports betting milestone in the US, after wagers surpassed the US$10 billion mark since May 2018.
08/26/19 Ireland targets problem gambling Ireland revealed a record figure for problem gambling as it awaits for the enactment of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019.
08/26/19 Bernstein discusses MGM financial target According to brokerage Sanford C Bernstein, MGM’s EBITDA target for 2020 is too ambitious as it aims to post an up to €3.5 billion figure.
08/26/19 Bet365 gets ready for New Jersey launch The British operator Bet365 will soon launch in New Jersey with its sportsbook as it began a regulator-controlled soft launch of the product last week.
08/23/19 Mexico looks into eSports regulation Mexico is the main eSports market in Latin America and could be the pioneer in complete regulation.
08/23/19 Las Vegas Sands targets Tokyo IR Las Vegas Sands announced it will focus on Tokyo and Yokohama to potentially develop its IR project in Japan in due time.
08/23/19 MGM discusses facial recognition in Macau Grant Bowie, CEO of MGM China Holdings, addressed facial recognition technology in Macau as they wait for guidelines to enforce it.