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Las Vegas continues to strengthen its reputation as a top sports destination, with local tourism leaders approving significant investments to bring major sporting events to the city. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), responsible for promoting tourism, conventions, and special events in Southern Nevada, has pledged a total of $3.65 million to support […]

Leisure and Hospitality Employment Increases in August Despite challenges like declining tourist numbers in Las Vegas, the leisure and hospitality sector experienced a notable employment boost in August, with an additional 28,000 jobs added. Currently, the industry employs over 17 million people nationwide. Growth Within Food Services and Recreation The food services and drinking establishments […]

Incident at Reno Casino Leads to Prosecutor’s Firing Kenneth Ching, a deputy district attorney in Washoe County, was dismissed from his position after being implicated in inappropriate behavior at a public venue. The situation unfolded at Reno’s Peppermill Resort Casino, where authorities accused him of engaging in sexual conduct in a publicly accessible area. Details […]

Jefferies Highlights Entain’s Growth Potential and Raises Price Target Shares of Entain Plc, a London-based gambling company and co-owner of BetMGM alongside MGM Resorts International, climbed notably this week. The boost followed positive commentary from analysts regarding Entain’s strategic initiatives, particularly in its US joint venture and potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Following Jefferies’ […]

Legal Battle Over Malta’s Gambling Law in the European Court This week in Luxembourg, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) took on a pivotal case that could reshape the dynamics between individual nations’ gambling regulations and the European Union’s single market policies. Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou shared his opinion in case C-440/23, highlighting an escalating […]

Parq Casino Vancouver Plans Major Expansion to Meet Growing Demand Parq Casino in downtown Vancouver has put forward a proposal to boost its gaming capacity by adding 300 slot machines. This expansion would increase the total machines from 600 to 900, representing a 50% growth in their slot machine offerings. The casino aims to better […]

Shift in Gambling Regulation Toward Local Governments in Romania In Romania, a new legislative proposal is gaining traction that aims to transfer far more control over gambling regulation from the national level to local municipal authorities. The draft law, championed by several city mayors, suggests that local governments would oversee licensing for gambling businesses and […]

Virgin Media Alerts UK Customers About Gambling Scam Text Messages Virgin Media O2 has issued a warning to its UK customers to be cautious when receiving texts that claim they have won gambling prizes. This year alone, the company has intercepted over 600 million scam texts, a figure that is double the total number blocked […]

Modest Increase in Gambling Revenues in Sweden Sweden’s regulated gambling sector witnessed a slight uptick in revenues during the second quarter, reaching SEK 7.02 billion (approximately $750 million). Data released by the Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, indicates a 1.9% growth compared to the same quarter last year and a 5.9% rise over the previous quarter. […]

Allwyn International, a leading global lottery company, has released its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025, covering the period ending June 30. The report reveals positive growth metrics across most areas, despite a decline in operating EBITDA. Robust Financial Performance in Q2 For the second quarter, Allwyn reported total revenues of EUR […]