05/13/20 Dutch casino closure extensions criticised The Dutch gaming trade association has criticised the government’s decision to extend the closure of the Netherlands’ casinos until September.
05/13/20 UK betting firms told to tighten measures The Gambling Commission has told UK betting firms to introduce a series of tighter measures to protect problem gamblers during lockdown.
05/13/20 Indiana online sportsbooks generate $26.3m in April Land-based venues post no revenues due to state-wide casino closures due to Covid-19.
05/12/20 Italy debates sports betting tax hike Ministers in Italy are weighing up the introduction of a new tax hike on sports betting collections to finance a “Save Sport” fund.
05/12/20 Caesars net revenue drops 13.6% in Q1 Net revenue fell to US$1.83billion during the first three months of they year due to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.
05/12/20 Svenska extends Swedish sports deal Svenska Spel has extended its partnership with the Swedish Sports Federation in a €1.6million deal.
05/11/20 UK MPs attack gambling firms over ads A group of UK MPs has accused gambling firms of disguising ads as social messages.
05/11/20 Sharp increase in horse race wagering in April The average wagering per race day was US$7,522,346 compared to last year’s figure of US$2,720,123.
05/08/20 Arkansas Gov says casinos can reopen from May 18 State’s three casinos to open later this month albeit in a limited capacity.
05/08/20 Nevada to lift restrictions but casinos to stay closed The state of Nevada will lift certain Covid-19 lockdown restrictions but casinos and gaming venues will remain closed for the time being.
05/08/20 Welsh government urged to save betting shops The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has urged the Welsh Government to save casinos and betting shops through business rates relief.
05/07/20 Long-term layoffs expected for MGM Grand Detroit Casino operator “forced to reassess” reopening with long term layoffs likely.