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Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Passes Through Fourth House Committee
Another week, another stop in a committee for a Minnesota sports betting bill.
HF 778, introduced by Rep. Zack Stephenson, passed throu...
Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday voiced support for legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts
Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday voiced support for legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts and said she expects state lawmak...
Measure to allow gambling in Georgia advances
Georgia voters soon could decide whether to allow sports wagering and casino gambling.
The House Economic Development and Tourism Commit...
Kansas sports betting talks underway, greyhound racing clash ahead?
TOPEKA, (KSNT)— Kansas lawmakers are negotiating a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, kicking off a round of conference commit...
Video lottery revenue continues to lead the way in West Virginia state lottery
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Lottery reported just under $101 million in revenue for February.
The Lottery Commission got a loo...
As Lootbox Mechanics Become More Widespread, Where is the Line Between Online Gaming and iGaming?
Loot boxes and gambling being put on the same scale. One of the connections that create the most controversy in the video game industry, ...
Jai Alai Hasn’t Been Hot Since ‘Miami Vice’ Days. A Florida Casino Wants to Change That.
MIAMI— Michael Carballo used to play center field in the minor leagues for the Chicago White Sox. Now, three times a week, he dons a helm...
Kentucky Derby Future Wager's final pool is delayed 1 week
The fifth and final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), which was scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, will be delayed one ...
Metaverse Of Infinite Casinos, Sportsbooks, Questions Await In A Virtual Future
Paul Rogash almost seemed guilty about it, like a SkyNet engineer who knew how this was going to turn out.
“It’s actually scary to me, t...
Las Vegas remains March Madness mecca for sports bettors, despite expansion of online outlets
Despite the ease of expanding online betting, Las Vegas holds strong as the destination to wager on major sports event.
At the historic ...
IGT Achieves Lauded World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2020 Level 2 Certification
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IGT Achieves Lauded World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2020
Level 2 Certification
Company recogniz...
Pollard Banknote Turns Screams of Horror into Shrieks of Delight with the Addition of Universal Monsters
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March 30, 2022
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Pollard Banknote Turns Screams of Horror into Shrieks of Delight with the Addition ...
Bill would postpone construction of new racetrack/casinos in Nebraska
LINCOLN — Proposals to open new horse racetracks, with accompanying casinos, in Nebraska would be put on hold under a bill advanced by th...
Ontario Sports Betting: Esports on the Menu in Province’s New iGaming Market
Ontario is set to host one of the biggest esports events in the world this year just months after the province makes legal sports betting...
Kansas Sports Betting Bill Hits Snag in House Committee
A potential Kansas full House vote to legalize sports betting was delayed Tuesday after a bill stalled in committee.
After lengthy debat...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Gets First Read In Senate, But It’s Still A ‘Longshot’
An unabashed horse racing guy at heart, Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer used a racetrack analogy to describe the statu...
What's up with the 'protect tribal gaming' TV ad that's everywhere in California?
If you live in California and have been watching sports or news programming on cable television in recent weeks, you've probably seen — o...
Sponsors say Alabama lottery, gambling bills probably dead this session
The Republican sponsors of two distinct legislative plans to allow Alabama voters to decide whether to have a lottery said today they do ...
Measure to study possible state lottery revenue for Hawaii public schools stalls at Legislature
A measure to investigate whether public schools could benefit from state lottery revenues is stalled at the Legislature.
The Senate Educ...
UPS Shipping contract hiccup spells $1 million headache for Massachusetts lottery
BOSTON (State House News Service) – Mark William Bracken was just a few days into his new job as interim executive director of the Massac...
SCIENTIFIC GAMES BRINGING CLASSIC MATTEL BRANDS TO MORE LOTTERY GAMES
SCIENTIFIC GAMES BRINGING CLASSIC MATTEL BRANDS TO MORE LOTTERY GAMES
Mattel Extends Licensing Rights to Global Lottery Company for MAGI...
West Virginia passes esports betting bill amendment
West Virginia lawmakers have passed House Bill 4826, an amendment to the state’s legal sports betting industry which allows operators to ...
New Zealand Gambling Spend on the Rise, with Slot Machines Leading the Way
New Zealand’s gambling industry enjoyed solid results in its most recent fiscal year. An update from the country’s Department of Internal...
Effort would allow vote on gambling, enable sports betting in Georgia
March 28,2022
Attempts to expand legalized gambling in Georgia reemerged Monday as a House panel approved legislation that would ask vot...
Online sports betting in New York dazzles for first week of March Madness
Online sports betting operators in New York generated $428M in handle for a week (March 14-20) that covered four days of the NCAA tournam...
Louisiana gets $2.1 million in taxes from Super Bowl, other February sports bets
More than 211 million sports bets were placed on mobile betting apps in Louisiana during February, a month that had numerous opportunitie...
Legal wrangling continues in Florida over Jacksonville-area casino
It’s been almost two months since backers of an effort to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to North Florida failed to submit enough ...
Camelot will this week launch a High Court challenge over claims Britain’s gambling regulator broke the law in its decision to award Czech billionaire Karel Komarek the lucrative contract to run the National Lottery
Camelot will this week launch a High Court challenge over claims Britain’s gambling regulator broke the law in its decision to award Czec...
IGT 2021 Annual Report and Accounts
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New York Mobile Sports Betting Nears $4 Billion Wagered After Just 10 Weeks
Legal sports wagering in New York state continues to make tons of money and March Madness has something to do with it, according to Legal...