Nevada state legislators voted to raise hotel room taxes by three 3% to help fund the state budget. The increased tax on hotels comes instead of a proposal to raise the state gambling tax. Room taxes are passed along to the visitor, also rates quoted typically do not include tax. An increase in the tax [...]
Cyprus Propose To Control Online Gambling
European nations are in disarray over the communal terms regarding online casinos. Cypriot legislators have written a bill to propose the country be given an EU exception to control gambling in the country. The European Union has leveled charges against other member nations for failing to abide by Union agreements regarding trade in services when [...]
Online Casino Hits Record Jackpot
Online casino Golden Casino hit a resounding milestone regarding their series of progressive jackpot games recently, their total jackpot prize pool has hit a staggering $2,000,000. This is the highest jackpot total hit by Golden Casino but also the highest reached by any Vegas Technology powered online casino. Many of Golden Casino’s slots carry huge [...]
Smoking Ban?
Anti-smoking fanatics have forced the Tri-State Racetrack and Casino in West Virginia to implement a complete smoking ban. As a result, casino gambling revenues are off by almost twenty percent, hurting state coffers at a time when the state budget is facing a severe deficit. Rich Tesler, the executive director of Tri-State, says slot machine [...]
Nevada Lawmakers Selling Out On Smoking Ban?
Lawmakers in the state of Nevada passed the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act to ensure that residents would breathe easy when they went to public locations. It was a win for anti smoking advocates that look out for the health of employees. Now lawmakers are preparing to change the rules. The Nevada Senate voted 16-5 [...]
Texas Casino Gambling May Soon Become A Threat To Other States
If the support in legislature for expanded casinos in the state is any indication, Texas may soon become a threat to other states. Legislation has been proposed and is receiving strong support that would bring seventeen new casinos to Texas. The legislation would authorize slots at racetracks, and also full scale Indian gaming in the [...]
Charity Gambling Hall In Alabama Suffers
The guvernor received a reprieve from the state Supreme Court. The Court ruled in favor of Riley and his Task Force on Illegal Gambling in a case involving a raid the Task Force carried out a couple of months ago. The raid took place at the White Hall Resort and Entertainment Center, an establishment that [...]
Antigua And Barbuda-Stepping Up Efforts To Monitor Online Gaming
Officials from Antigua and Barbuda announced Thursday that they are stepping up efforts to monitor online-gaming operators licensed by the Caribbean nation. Antigua and Barbuda’s Directorate of Offshore Gaming, which oversees the Antigua eGaming Authority, said it plans to maintain the country’s white-list status by implementing a program leveraging information systems and industry-specific computer assisted [...]
Leading Canadian Online And Television Bingo Has Added To Its Games Portfolio After Signing A Strategic Partnership With NextGen Gaming Party Limited
Leading Canadian online and television bingo solutions developer and supplier Parlay Entertainment Incorporated has added to its games portfolio after signing a strategic partnership with NextGen Gaming Party Limited. Oakville-based Parlay stated that the new NextGen games offer an excellent revenue generating opportunity for its existing customer base while providing further marketability of its ParlayGames [...]
Casino Analyst Leaves Deutsche Bank To Form An Independent Research
Deutsche Bank AG’s lead equity research analyst for the U.S. casino industry is leaving the bank to form an independent research and consulting firm, based in Las Vegas. Bill Lerner said: “We have seen a trend developing toward branded analysts going independent and wanted to capitalize on that,” Deutsche Bank’s research division issued a note [...]
