05/31/21 Judge dismisses casinos’ lawsuit against Pennsylvania lottery A lawsuit filed by owners of seven Pennsylvania casinos in a bid to shut down the state’s lottery’s online games has been dismissed.
05/28/21 Nevada casino revenue tops $1bn for second month The Nevada Gaming Control Board has revealed that casinos in the state posted house winnings of just over £1bn for the second month in a row.
05/27/21 Massachusetts to lift restrictions for casinos The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted to remove remaining restrictions and allow casinos to resume full operations from the weekend.
05/26/21 Arizona legalises sports betting in tribal casinos The US DoI has approved legislation that Governor Doug Ducey signed into law in April to allow Arizona’s tribal casinos to offer sports betting.
05/24/21 North Carolina tribes continue to battle over new casino The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has appealed against a ruling that allowed the Catawbas to build a new casino in North Carolina.
05/24/21 Casinos in Ohio set another revenue record For the second month in a row, casinos in Ohio have reported record revenue, raking US$92.5m in April.
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.
05/20/21 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.
05/19/21 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 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.
05/17/21 New Jersey gaming revenue hits US$352.2m in April Total gaming revenue for April in New Jersey was up 326.4 per cent year-on-year at US$352.2m last month.
05/14/21 Nevada regulator eases Covid-19 rules for casinos With some casinos already receiving approval to operate at full capacity, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has left mask policy to each operator to decide.
05/14/21 Indiana casinos see strong revenue in April Despite continuing Covid-19 restrictions, Indiana casinos generated US$211.7m in revenue in April, up 19 per cent against April 2019.
05/13/21 Illinois Senate calls for report on potential igaming tax revenue The Illinois Senate will discuss a bill calling for a report on how much tax revenue the state would have received from igaming if a privilege tax had been passed in 2020.
05/13/21 Washington’s Kalispel Tribe seals deal to operate sports betting The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has reached an agreement with Washington state gambling officials to operate sports betting at its casino.
