In March, the sale of instant lottery tickets experienced an exceptional surge, boosting the financial performance of the Lottery three-quarters of the way through the fiscal year. This Tuesday, Interim Executive Director of the Massachusetts Lottery Mark William Bracken said that scratch tickets worth a total of $366.4 million were sold last month, about $57.5 […]
Author: Zoe Sharp
Online casino legislation seeking to legalize table games in New Hampshire passed the Senate on March 30 and is now being considered by the House. During an hour-long hearing, the legislators discussed how the bill would legalize online table games and fund higher education. The lottery would be tasked with granting licenses to potential operators, […]
This Monday, the hearing into an alleged match-fixing scandal, which includes ten Chinese snooker players who are currently suspended, started. The hearing is expected to take up to two weeks, and after that, findings will be made public. Based on the findings revealed during the hearing process, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association will […]
The new gambling law prohibiting users from Tamil Nadu from playing poker and rummy online came into effect on April 21. On April 10, Governor R.N. Ravi gave assent to a bill, which seeks to prohibit online gambling and classify poker and rummy as games of chance. With the Governor implementing the Tamil Nadu Prohibition […]
Last Friday, Alberta’s top court upheld a lower court decision, according to which Alberta’s gambling regulator has the statutory authority to launch a dedicated gambling platform. The decision may finally put an end to the legal battle between Tsuu T’ina Gaming and the regulator. In 2020, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed Tsuu T’ina Gaming’s […]
The House and Governor Maura Healey once again expressed their support for the bill seeking to legalize the sales of online lottery tickets, pushing the Senate to approve the legislation. According to Democrats, the state would generate $200 million in revenue if the measure passes, and the funds would be used for early education and […]
On Thursday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detained a 33-year-old man accused of six counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, 11 counts of burglary with a deadly weapon, and five counts of grand larceny of a vehicle. According to the police, the man has a lengthy […]
Earlier this week, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation confirmed that they had submitted an application for putting the tribe-owned property in Pasco into trust with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Portland. This is the first step of a 16-step federal process for the transfer of off-reservation tribal fee property to trust […]
On Wednesday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) announced that it paid the City of Niagara Falls the staggering amount of $3.93 million for the three-month period, starting from January 1, for hosting Casino Niagara and the Fallsview Casino Resort. However, the total is down compared to the payment of $4.4 million, which the […]
On Wednesday morning, Kenya’s parliament discussed a bill that would replace the existing Betting and Lotteries Act and regulate gambling and sports betting in the country if approved. Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge moved the motion regarding the regulation of the industry and explained that the country will be able to protect youths from problem […]