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FEATURED:OPINION: In Las Vegas, the coronavirus odds are not in our favor New
From the Stratosphere to the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas is closed for business. With the exception of the security guards who remain perched outside casino entrances and occasional joggers, the Strip is deserted. The haunting emptiness is a version of what many Americans are witness... [continue]
FEATURED:Sportsbooks are dark and odds are long in Las Vegas New
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nobody would have given odds on this. Inside the glittering casinos that line the Las Vegas Strip, the slot machines were turned off and the sportsbooks were dark. On what would have been the biggest Monday of the year for bookies, not a dollar changed hands. N... [continue]
FEATURED:Gaming stocks experience a boost through 7% increases on NYSE and Nasdaq New
The stock markets had one of their best days in the past few weeks on Monday, giving shares in the gaming sector a very welcome lift. The coronavirus pandemic has caused governors, regulators, and tribal governments to close nearly 1,000 commercial and Indian casinos in 43 state... [continue]
FEATURED:Las Vegas: More Resorts World workers test positive for coronavirus New
Two more workers at the Resorts World Las Vegas project have tested positive for COVID-19, the developer confirmed Monday. A Resorts World representative said in a statement there have been three positive cases of the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, with the m... [continue]

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2020-04-06T21:04 EDTCoronavirus claims Las Vegas icon ‘Uncle’ Phil Maloof
2020-04-06T20:30 EDTNorthwest Indiana: 5,000 workers furloughed as coronavirus busts casinos
2020-04-06T20:02 EDTTribal casinos in Washington closing due to coronavirus
2020-04-06T16:20 EDTLas Vegas Stadium Authority has sufficient cash flow to cover bond payments
2020-04-06T16:00 EDTIowa: Closed and without March Madness bets, sports betting faces new pressures

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FEATURED:UK gambling watchdog’s plan to cut staff astonishes campaigners New
The gambling regulator is to cut staff, the Guardian has learned, prompting dismay among campaigners after a report that found it was already too weak. The Gambling Commission’s 332 full-time staff have been told it plans to reduce headcount as part of a broader structural reo... [continue]
FEATURED:New Zealand: Sky City announces redundancies as Sky Tower shines blue
Sky City’s Sky Tower in Auckland has been lit royal blue to acknowledge and support the tireless efforts of front-line emergency services staff engaged in the fight against COVID-19. The initiative was the suggestion of an Auckland Police officer, who wanted to thank medical w... [continue]
FEATURED:United Kingdom: Impose strict curbs on gambling during Covid-19 lockdown, MPs urge
More than 20 MPs have called for strict curbs on gambling during the Covid-19 lockdown, including a moratorium on advertising, calling the betting industry’s own proposals “very weak”. The Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) issued a 10-point pledge last week, promising ext... [continue]

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2020-04-06T19:59 EDTLatvia bans online gambling during Covid-19 lockdown
2020-04-06T19:53 EDTBGC takes over The Senet Group’s duties and responsibilities
2020-04-06T19:52 EDTTransparency issues halt German sportsbook licensing
2020-04-02T20:17 EDTUK: William Hill names new CFO and COO

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If you have to bet on ‘Tiger King,’ you have a gambling problem
By Howard Stutz, Executive Editor, CDC Gaming Reports
The expansion of regulated sports betting in the U.S. over the past two years was considered a knife through the heart of the mult... [continue]
Baffert speaks and beleaguered thoroughbred industry should listen
By John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports
Bob Baffert knows all about high stakes. And the stakes couldn’t be higher in his beloved thoroughbred racing industry these day... [continue]
‘Unprecedented’ Las Vegas Strip casino closure is one for the history books
By Howard Stutz, Executive Editor, CDC Gaming Reports
Historians don’t like to use the word unprecedented. “We try to avoid it,” said Michael Green, a history professor at the U... [continue]
UK gambling must respond positively to coronavirus crisis
By Jake Pollard, CDC Gaming Reports
Jake Pollard is an experienced freelance gaming journalist. He is based in London, UK, and covers all business and regulatory topi... [continue]
Drawing the curtain on Black Friday
By Hannah Gannagé-Stewart, CDC Gaming Reports
Last week saw the culmination of a ten-year campaign by the U.S. justice system to bring Isai Scheinberg, the founder of Internet-... [continue]
Is proxy gambling ready for a comeback?
By Andrew Klebanow, Klebanow Consulting
In May 2016, Macau’s gaming regulatory body, known as the DICJ, banned the use of mobile phones by players sitting at gaming tab... [continue]
Finally, gaming has a seat at the table
By Ken Adams, CDC Gaming Reports
It took a crisis of epic proportions, but gaming’s inclusion in last week’s Covid-19 relief package indicates that the industr... [continue]