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Station Casinos has decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary by making sure its employees feel appreciated. To that end, the casino company announced plans to issue some $70 million in stock to its workers. Station Casinos to Distribute $70M in Shares Among Its Employees According to the announcem…

The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is reportedly preparing a Provisional Measure that could introduce new restrictions on betting operators and potentially ban certain segments of the industry. The news comes just before the upcoming presidential elections in October. P…

A woman from Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against MGM Resorts International and several affiliated entities, alleging that the company failed to protect her from a spa employee who she claims sexually assaulted her during a massage at the MGM Grand Spa in 2024. What Happened On the Day of the Inci…

Japan’s second-largest city could return to the casino bidding pool after Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka resigned amid controversy. A third-party probe into Yamanaka published its findings in July, concluding that the mayor routinely engaged in workplace harassment. The investigation came after a…

Two more UK Conservative Party officials have admitted to gambling fraud. The couple allegedly used confidential information about the date of the 2024 UK general election to place bets before the date was announced publicly. With more defendants still awaiting trial, the full scope of the activiti…

Sweepstakes casino operator VGW, the company behind brands such as Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, has agreed to a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James. This development follows accusations that the company has been offering unlicensed gambling in New York since…

In a new Paramount+ documentary, “The Program: Texas Tech”, Brendan Sorsby expressed “remorse” and “regret” over the gambling problem that ultimately ended his college football career. Sorsby transferred from Cincinnati to Texas Tech last January as one of the most highly regarded quarterbacks in t…

Michigan gaming regulators said Robinhood has agreed to stop allowing customers in the state to enter new sports-related event contract positions and to close remaining customer positions by October 9, as legal challenges involving prediction market operators continue in state and federal courts. “…

An Iowa federal judge has denied Kalshi's request to prevent the state from regulating its sports-related event contracts under Iowa gambling law, dealing a setback to the prediction market operator's argument that federal commodities law pre-empts state regulation. U.S. District Judge Stephen Loch…

Gamblers in Illinois who previously used the state’s Self-Exclusion Program (SEP) would remain free from marketing materials from gaming operators for a period after their exclusion ends under a proposed initiative. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has recommended several enhancements to its volunta…

Hollywood Casino Hotel Council Bluffs in Iowa will break ground on Monday (Sept. 14). Penn Entertainment is replacing its Ameristar Council Bluffs with a brick-and-mortar casino in the city that sits on the Missouri River across from Omaha. Thirty years after Ameristar opened as a riverboat, Penn o…

Illinois Republican Rep. Travis Weaver filed House Bill 5811 on September 2, seeking to repeal the state’s tax on “exchange wagers.” If passed, the bill would remove references to the prediction market tax from the Illinois Sports Wagering Act. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the tax into law in June, with…

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured $8 million from VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. and its affiliates for illegally operating online gambling platforms in the state. The settlement covers VGW’s Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, which allowed users to play casino games using…

Sun International is considering acquisition and consolidation opportunities for SunBet in South Africa and overseas as the online business continues to outpace the domestic market. SunBet revenue rose 35.5% year on year to R1.18 billion ($73.6 million) in the first half, compared with 19% growth a…

Buenos Aires Province has begun enforcing a 2% contribution on winnings generated through certain online gambling products, a move officials expect will generate billions of pesos each month while supporting social programs and initiatives aimed at addressing gambling-related harm. The measure took…

Hokkaido has advanced its plans for a potential integrated resort (IR), proposing changes to its policy framework that would ask Japan’s national government to ease existing size requirements for MICE and accommodation facilities. Hokkaido Prefecture is pressing Tokyo to loosen minimum size rules f…

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced today it’s selling $900 million in corporate debt maturing in 2035 in a private offering. The sale is being driven by the casino operator’s Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC and Wynn Resorts Finance units. Those entities are described as “each an indirect wholly-owned…

The Parisian Macao will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Sept. 13, marking a decade of contributing to Macao’s evolution as a leading international tourism destination and reinforcing Sands China’s long-term commitment to economic diversification through world-class non-gaming offerings. The post…