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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards predicted both planned casinos in the World’s Borough will get licenses when bidders face a make-or-break vote on Monday. “I feel confident. I feel bullish. Bet on Queens,” Richards said Sunday, a day before the New York Gaming Facility Location board is set to decide whether to issue up to […]
The Hysa Organized Crime Group (HOCG), also known as the Albanian Mafia, has been accused of operating casinos on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. The news comes from a joint action with the United States Treasury and the Government of Mexico. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial […]
Mexican national Edgar Gonzalez Barragan, has been charged with carrying out various robberies across Washington State, targeting banks and casinos. After the 32-year-old robbed a bank in Shoreline, Washington, in August, he was arrested by the police. They were already looking for him concerning a few other casino robberies. At the start of the month, […]
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has shut down 13 casinos after a multi-month investigation into organized crime and money laundering. Working with the Security Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has identified 13 casinos as part of an investigation into organized crime and money laundering. It uncovered signs relating to cash […]
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) has released a press release expressing “disappointment” over a state’s decision to push back on what it considers illegal gambling. Namely, the Minnesota Attorney General has come out swinging against “out-of-state and overseas operators” running sweepstakes casinos online and skirting established gambling laws. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said […]
Casinos have become staple businesses in many towns and cities worldwide, with places like Sin City attracting tourists based on these gambling institutions. While the traditional approach has long worked, the need to adapt to changing interests is creeping up quickly. Especially as the younger generation, Gen Z, will soon represent a larger share of […]
The California Senate has tweaked Assembly Bill 831 (AB 831), a proposal that aims to shut down online sweepstakes casinos in the state. Lawmakers stressed that the bill isn’t meant to interfere with state lottery games or the kind of sweepstakes promotions that pop up every so often. The updated language makes it clear: “(a) […]
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) is back and asking for a rejection of Assembly Bill 831. This comes as the California Senate is set to hear the bill, which focuses on banning sweepstakes casinos, after it was placed in the suspension file. In a new press release, the SGLA cites a new survey that […]
Almost every other day, gaming boards across the US are debating how to regulate sweepstakes casinos, with growing concerns about the lack of oversight. One of the biggest battles is unfolding in California, where AB 831 is moving closer to shutting them down in the state. On Wednesday (July 16), the California Public Safety Committee […]
All eyes are on California this week as its controversial anti-sweepstakes bill heads into a second legislative hearing on Tuesday (July 15) before the Senate Public Safety Committee. Known as AB 831, the bill would ban online sweepstakes casinos and slap criminal penalties on operators, suppliers, promoters and even media affiliates. The proposal has sparked […]
