As many countries are contemplating more restrictive controls on gambling activity, Greece is going the other way. Certain online gaming activity no longer has to adhere to the €2 (US$2.15) cap that limited the market for years.

By decision of the Greek Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, published last Friday in the Government Gazette, the new cap will be €20 (US$21.47). This maximum applies to most online casino gam

Jerry and Marge Go Large, a film that tells the true story of a retired couple who quietly gamed the Michigan Lottery, will premiere on streaming service Paramount+ June 17.

The movie stars Bryan Cranston and Annette Benning as Gerald and Marjorie Selbee. In 2003, Jerry spotted a mathematical loophole in one of Michigan’s lottery games, and the couple exploited it to the max, winning almost $27 million over a nine-year period.

They plowed mu

Casinos are an important part of the Mexican economy. However, operators aren’t happy with the myriad tax systems in place, and want to see change.

Before the pandemic, the casino industry contributed some MX$7.5 billion (US$377.03 million) in federal, state, and municipal taxes and duties. The convoluted tax system creates administrative nightmares for operators.

A group that

Global brokerage and investments firm Morgan Stanley has reportedly warned that the combined debt of the six licensed casino operators in Macau could exceed $25 billion by the end of the year owing to China’s ongoing strict travel restrictions. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the New York-headquartered financial services giant also used […]

Latin America continues to prove why its gambling industry deserves so much attention. Countries are seeing increases in revenue, and the latest results of Panama and Colombia are no different.

The Comptroller of Panama just released the figures for the country’s gaming industry. From January to April, total gross bets grew 165.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. The total recorded was $431.4 million

Waiting another year

Legal sports betting will have to wait at least another year in Minnesota. For the third straight year, the state’s legislative session came to an end on without any vote on a legalization bill.

While there were many similarities between House and Senate bills, the two chambers could not ultimately agree on a single bill. Both bills called for retail betting at tribal casinos and online sportsbooks through private operators that would work with tribes.

would also have been retail sports betting at Minnesota’s racetracks

One of the big differences in the Senate

Waiting another year

Legal sports betting will have to wait at least another year in Minnesota. For the third straight year, the state’s legislative session came to an end on without any vote on a legalization bill.

While there were many similarities between House and Senate bills, the two chambers could not ultimately agree on a single bill. Both bills called for retail betting at tribal casinos and online sportsbooks through private operators that would work with tribes.

would also have been retail sports betting at Minnesota’s racetracks

One of the big differences in the Senate

Waiting another year

Legal sports betting will have to wait at least another year in Minnesota. For the third straight year, the state’s legislative session came to an end on without any vote on a legalization bill.

While there were many similarities between House and Senate bills, the two chambers could not ultimately agree on a single bill. Both bills called for retail betting at tribal casinos and online sportsbooks through private operators that would work with tribes.

would also have been retail sports betting at Minnesota’s racetracks

One of the big differences in the Senate

A proposed Iowa casino project in Cedar Rapids backed by Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) is facing long odds of receiving licensure from the state. That’s after lawmakers this week quietly passed a two-year moratorium on new gaming concessions.

House File 2497 is a compre

In Mexico and the Entertainment and Gambling Industry Permit Holders, Operators and Suppliers Association (AIEJA) trade group has reportedly called on the federal government to implement a unified casino industry tax regime. According to a report from a source, the organization’s President, Miguel Angel Ochoa, declared that the current tax system is ‘financially strangling the […]