Scratch Ticket Sales Surge Give Massachusetts Lottery Significant Revenue Boost

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 […]

New Hampshire Senate Holds First Hearing on Online Gambling Bill

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, […]

Las Vegas Police Arrests Suspect in String of Casino Robberies

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 […]

Colville Tribes Moves Ahead with Casino Plan in Pasco, Washington

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 […]

Niagara Falls Receives $3.9 Million for a Three-Month Period for Hosting Two Casinos

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 […]

Kenya’s Parliament Considers Gambling Regulation Bill

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 […]