This Week in Gambling

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It’s almost as if the pandemic is a distant memory. Las Vegas casinos no longer require masks or social distancing. But thousands of miles away on the other side of the planet, things are not going nearly as well. And now, it could cost some of the biggest gaming companies serious cash. China’s largest gambling hub is an island called Macau. And the latest surge of Coronavirus there has resulted in the government locking down the area and shutting down the casinos. Major American operators like MGM, Wynn, and the Las Vegas Sands, have significant investments in the market and…

The deadline is July 31st. However, legislators are still hopeful that a Massachusetts sports betting deal could come together this year. And if it does, that residents of the state could be placing wagers on next year’s Super Bowl. A Representative says that negotiations are ongoing, and that there is still some level of optimism that an agreement could be finalized and sent to the desk of Governor Charlie Baker before the current session ends. Some of the issues that need to be resolved include tax rates and how many licenses to issue. But the one topic that could derail…

This week’s gambling news comes from the US Congress, where several members are urging the Department of Justice to take action against offshore operators, and to ban online gambling that isn’t regulated in the United States. Additionally, the American Gaming Association wants search engines like Google to block these offshore operators from search results. What are the motivations behind these moves?   The numbers are in, and Nevada kept their streak of billion dollar months alive in May, bringing in $1.3 billion… partly because over 3 million people visited Las Vegas that month. But even with gambling doing so well…

We’re now over four years past the Supreme Court ruling making American sports betting a mainstream activity. It was in May of 2018 when the nations highest court rules that PASPA was an unconstitutional violation of state’s rights. And now, we’re closing in on 40 states which regulate the activity. However, one concern was always public attitudes toward betting on sporting events. For many years the media and Hollywood had stigmatized American sports betting as something reserved for organized crime and dark alleys. Thankfully, those stereotypical images now appear to be a thing of the past. A new poll conducted…