05/24/21 Iowa Legislature freezes casino wages Iowa casino workers will have their minimum wage fixed at $9.06 from December 31 even if the federal minimum wage is raised.
05/21/21 Pennsylvania hosts hearing on proposed casino The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held a public hearing on the proposed Shippensburg casino to take feedback from residents and businesses.
05/21/21 Connecticut: House approves sports betting legalisation The state’s House of Representatives has approved legislation to allow sports betting and online casino gaming in Connecticut. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to be approved.
05/21/21 Massachusetts Gaming Commission to discuss Covid-19 guidelines The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold a special meeting to define protocols for casinos following the easing of Covid-19 countermeasures.
05/21/21 Louisiana casinos report increase in revenue Louisiana casinos saw revenue grow 4.8 per cent month-on-month in April, while the state is relaxing the pandemic countermeasures.
05/20/21 COVID reshuffles commercial gaming landscape in 2020 AGA’s annual State of the States report details the commercial gaming industry’s financial performance, including analyses of each of the 29 states and the District of Columbia that had commercial gaming operations in 2020.
05/20/21 Mississippi casinos seek to hire new workers Mississippi casinos continue to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now hosting job fairs to seek new workers.
05/20/21 New Jersey: fixed-odds wagering on horse racing moves forward New Jersey is moving forward to the legalisation of fixed-odds wagering on horseracing after committees from the Assembly and the Senate unanimously approved two bills.
05/20/21 NYC considers lottery for vaccinated players after success in Ohio Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is considering the option to hold a lottery to draw awards for vaccinated people in order to push the vaccination programme.
05/19/21 Hard Rock moves closer to Terre Haute casino groundbreaking Hard Rock International and Lucky Luck Gaming have agreed on a management deal and are soon to begin working on the Terre Haute casino’s construction work.
05/19/21 Pennsylvania casinos set new revenue record for April After a record performance in March, casinos in Pennsylvania hit a new peak in monthly gross gaming revenue, mainly driven by retail slot games.
05/19/21 Nevada casino workers call for priority rehiring Laid-off casino workers in Nevada picketed at the statehouse to demand the passing of a bill to have operators rehire them at pre-pandemic wages.
