Texas Senator Nathan Johnson is standing by his push to change the state’s gambling laws, despite questions surrounding his ties to Las Vegas Sands Corporation He insists his support for Senate Joint Resolution 82 is based on principle, not donations Good to know Texas Senator Nathan Johnson introduced a resolution to let voters..

Two separate efforts to legalize online casinos in Maine and Arkansas have stalled for the year While both states had proposals on the table to expand digital gambling beyond sports betting, lawmakers in each case chose to hold off Political resistance, competing interests, and the need for further study left both bills inactive heading into the..

A New Jersey man learned the hard way that not all casino chips carry cash value After buying $59,000 worth of chips once intended for the now-closed Playboy Hotel and Casino, Keith Hawkins tried to redeem them—but courts shut that idea down The Playboy Hotel and Casino was among the early wave of Atlantic City casinos after gambling was..

Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) has approved a three-year renewal of the casino license for Marina Bay Sands, beginning April 26 The decision follows a review confirming the resort met the conditions set out under Section 45 of the Casino Control Act Good to know Marina Bay Sands has secured a three-year casino license..

Binance’s top leadership recently met with officials from the US Treasury Department in an effort to ease regulatory pressure on the crypto exchange The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, revealed that Binance wants to reduce or remove one of the monitors appointed by the government to oversee the platform As..

Pennsylvania regulators are stepping up their efforts against unlicensed online gambling, particularly sweepstakes casinos At a recent Gaming Oversight Committee hearing, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) said it had issued 18 cease-and-desist letters to companies operating in the state without a proper license All the companies, some..

Unlicensed gambling in Sweden continues to attract a small but active group of players, according to a new report from Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority While these sites only serve a fraction of the total gambling population—likely under 5%—they remain easily accessible and continue to operate outside of the country’s..

With President Donald Trump’s signature, a recent decision has lifted certain tax-reporting requirements from decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in the US The move effectively removes an IRS rule that would have classified these platforms as brokers, obligating them to track and report user activity The rule was introduced during the final..

Argentine lawmakers have launched an investigation into a crypto controversy involving President Javier Milei, after a memecoin tied to his name triggered widespread investor losses The incident centers around LIBRA, a newly launched memecoin that saw its price skyrocket on February 14, shortly after Milei promoted the token on social media The..

The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) has pushed back against Pennsylvania’s decision to send cease-and-desist letters to 18 sweepstakes operators, calling the move inconsistent with both legal norms and industry practices On Thursday, the SPGA released a public statement criticizing Pennsylvania’s enforcement effort, urging..

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has cracked down once again on offshore gambling websites targeting local players Thirteen sites were recently told to shut down operations in the state after being found in violation of Michigan’s gambling laws The operators involved include Captain Jack Casino, Casino Brango, Jazz Sports Casino Racebook,..

The Philippine gaming industry saw record performance in 2024, led by licensed casinos that remained the top contributors to government funding, according to Alejandro Tengco, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) Newly released data shows the sector generated PHP37233 billion (US$353 billion) in gross gaming..

Flutter Entertainment is on track to complete its purchase of Snaitech within the coming weeks, after receiving all outstanding regulatory and competition approvals Both Flutter and Playtech issued statements confirming the progress, stating the deal will close before the end of April Originally announced in September last year, Flutter agreed..

OpenSea has formally urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify that NFT marketplaces are not subject to federal securities laws In a letter sent April 9 to Commissioner Hester Peirce, who leads the agency’s Crypto Task Force, OpenSea’s legal team called on the SEC to draw a clear line between securities exchanges and..

Decentralized finance project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), which markets itself with links to the Trump family, has proposed an on-chain airdrop of its planned USD1 stablecoin to existing WLFI token holders The project had already revealed plans to launch USD1, a stablecoin it says is pegged to the US dollar and backed by cash equivalents,..

Atlantic County and the State of New Jersey have settled their legal fight over changes to the casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) law The agreement, finalized on April 2, ends years of litigation and will bring the county about $59 million more than it would have received without the lawsuit The conflict began after lawmakers amended the..

The US Department of Justice has officially shut down its crypto enforcement unit, marking a shift in how federal agencies will approach digital assets The decision follows a directive from President Donald Trump’s January executive order that called for more clarity and certainty in crypto regulation In a memo titled “Ending Regulation by..

Atlantic City casinos ended 2024 with shrinking profits as rising costs and softer demand took a toll on business Combined gross operating profit across the city’s nine casinos fell over 9 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement The total dropped to $6751 million, down from..

Attempts to ban social and sweepstakes gaming in Maryland, Arkansas, and Mississippi have failed, drawing praise from the Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) In a new statement, the group said these legislative efforts lacked evidence and public support “These bills shared the same fatal flaw: no facts and no foundation,” said..

The Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has ordered VGW Luckyland, an Australia-based operator, to stop offering its services in the state The order followed an investigation that found the company was operating illegal online gaming under the guise of sweepstakes VGW Luckyland marketed its platform as a sweepstakes service However,..