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The Mercury

Guest column: Rendell recycles casino industry talking points on skill games

In an opinion piece published on June 13, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell suggests "skill games" should be taxed at the same rate as slot machines. His diatribe echoes the false, misleading rhetoric on skill games being pushed by the Pennsylvania casino industry. These arguments ignore both the facts and the law, displaying either ignorance or…

Law ・ 28 June 2024

Bradford Era

Rendell recycles casino industry talking points, misses key distinction

In a June 13 opinion piece published by PennLive, former Gov. Ed Rendell suggests "skill games" should be taxed at the same rate as slot machines. His diatribe echoes the false, misleading rhetoric on skill games being pushed by the Pennsylvania casino industry. These arguments ignore both the facts and the law, displaying either ignorance or lack…

Law ・ 26 June 2024

Bradford Era

Tropicana Las Vegas casino closes after 67 years

Since its grand opening in April 1957, the Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark in a city known for constant reinvention. But the resort is being torn down to make way for a new baseball stadium. Read more here: https #tropicana #lasvegas #casino This video may be available for archive licensing via https help local businesses by taking…

Land-based ・ 02 April 2024

Aviation Week Network

UK Sets Out Airport Slot Reform Plans

The UK government is considering a potential overhaul of the process for allocating airport slots, which it claims has the potential to "usher in heightened market competition." The Transport Department has launched a consultation on the plans for reform, saying it wants to create "a more efficient, transparent and dynamic slot market" and…

Law ・ 04 December 2023

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NBC News Online

Casino operators, gaming regulator bemoan skill machines at Pa. Senate hearing

HARRISBURG - Video skill machines have become a fixture in convenience stores, bars and standalone parlors across Pennsylvania and as their legality endures judicial scrutiny in state and federal courts, lawmakers in the General Assembly are weighing regulation of an industry with revenues presumed to exceed $1 billion. Because skill games…

Law ・ 13 September 2023

Casino City Times

Eagle Mountain Casino opening today in California

Eagle Mountain Casino's story humbly began in June of 1996 when the casino opened its doors with a few mobile trailers, a hotdog and hamburger stand, three blackjack tables, and just over 300 video lottery terminals. Over the next 27 years, Eagle Mountain Casino became "The People's Casino." On 9 May 2023, Eagle Mountain Casino begins a new chapter…

Land-based ・ 30 May 2023

Valley Voice

Eagle Mountain opens new casino next to Porterville fairgrounds

On May 9, 2023, Eagle Mountain Casino begins a new chapter and opens the doors to its new property, located at 1850 West Street, off Highway 65 next to the Porterville Fairgrounds in Porterville, CA. Eagle Mountain Casino's story humbly began in June of 1996 when the casino opened its doors with a few mobile trailers, a hotdog and hamburger stand,…

Industry ・ 08 May 2023

ABC 27

Are Pennsylvania's skill game machines illegal?

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Pennsylvania skills games are slot machine-like devices that have sprouted up across the Commonwealth in recent years. However, they have mostly operated in legal limbo. Police departments have tried to seize them, but the courts stopped those seizures. Now, there's a push to legalize and tax them. Former Penn State…

Law ・ 28 April 2023

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Porterville set for location of New Eagle Mountain Casino

Eagle Mountain Casino, owned and operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe, will officially relocate to a new location in Porterville, California. Furthermore, the relocation process in almost complete and the casino will host its "Grand Opening Celebration" on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The layout of the new casino: The new casino will be located at 1850…

Travel ・ 19 April 2023

The Gainesville Sun

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Lottery ・ 10 April 2023

Telegraph & Argus

Scratchcards 'one of biggest sources of gambling addiction'

Scratchcards are one of the biggest sources of gambling addiction, an NHS expert in the sector has warned. Matt Gaskell, consultant pyschologist at the Northern Gambling Service, said scratchcards were one of the three most common gambling habits among those with a disorder. Slot machines and betting in-play on sports are also frequent types of…

Gambling Addiction ・ 30 January 2023

Telegraph & Argus

Bradford gambling business plan would cause 'unacceptable harm'

A GOVERNMENT inspector has agreed that a new gambling business in an area already dominated by similar businesses would cause "unacceptable harm" to the city centre. Merkur Slots had planned to open an adult gaming centre in the former Leeds Building Society unit on Bank Street, in the heart of the city centre. But last summer, Bradford Council…

Industry ・ 07 January 2023

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Decision to refuse city centre gambling business goes to appeal

A GAMBLING chain is appealing Bradford Council's decision to block its plans to open a city centre branch due to the "harm" it could bring. The Council's public health department made a rare intervention to push for an application to turn a former building society on Bank Street into a new gaming centre to be refused this Summer. They claimed the…

Industry ・ 08 November 2022

US Bets

'Play My Way' Now Live On Every Massachusetts Slot Machine

When Massachusetts gaming regulators and Encore-Boston Harbor on Monday rolled out the "Play My Way" responsible gaming software on the casino's more than 2700 slot machines, it completed a six-year process that makes the state the first in the nation to offer an optional responsible gaming program on every slot or electronic game machine in the…

Gaming Authorities ・ 13 September 2022

Gambling News

Bradford Council Turns Down Merkur Slots Venue Plans

The Bradford Council refused Merkur Slots' plans to build a new gaming hall amid gambling harm concerns. The city officials believe that the location chosen by the operator would have put vulnerable people at high risk. Merkur Slots' intention was to set up a gaming center on Bank Street in Bradford. The gambling company planned to turn the former…

Industry ・ 29 August 2022

Telegraph & Argus

Public health concerns lead to city centre gambling plans being refused

CONCERN over the health impact on some of the district's most vulnerable residents has led to a plan for a new gambling centre in Bradford being refused. Merkur Slots recently revealed plans to open a gaming centre on Bank Street, in the former Leeds Building Society unit. There are already five gambling businesses within 50 metres of this…

Industry ・ 29 August 2022

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Does rugby league have a gambling problem?

It was Easter 2004, and two of Britain's top rugby league players stumbled upon one of the best betting opportunities of all time. Ahead of the top-of-the-table clash between Super League giants Bradford and St Helens, Sean Long and Martin Gleeson discovered that one of the sides would be fielding their reserve team. With the bookmakers…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 August 2022

Telegraph & Argus

Concern as another new gambling business planned for city centre

PLANS for a new gambling business in Bradford city centre have led to a councillor raising concerns over the amount of betting shops in the area. Merkur Slots has recently applied for a licence to turn the former Leeds Building Society building on Bank Street into a "bingo premises" that would open from 9am to midnight. If approved, it would become…

Jobs ・ 10 July 2022

European Gaming

Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup

Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated. Accel Entertainment announced the completion of its previously announced transaction to acquire Century Gaming, one of the…

Mobile ・ 13 June 2022

Telegraph & Argus

Gambling centre plans for vacant city centre building are approved

A LONG empty city centre building can become a new branch of Merkur Slots after plans were approved by Bradford Council. The unit, 43 Ivegate, is 19th century, Grade II listed and has most recently been a Coral Bookmakers, but has also been a pub in its long history. Sitting above one of the entrances to the Sunbridgewells complex, it has been…

Jobs ・ 15 March 2022

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Gambling petitions fall short but casino promoters turn to the courts

The endless push for more gambling in Florida looked on the verge of folding but casino boosters are still game for playing out one more hand in the courts. You may have run into parking lot petition-gatherers who were pushing not one but two different campaigns to get expanded gambling onto the ballot in 2024. I know I have. Every year the Florida…

Lottery ・ 09 February 2022

Yorkshire Press

What Gambling in Yorkshire Looks Like

The UK government is looking to overhaul the gambling legislation. The proposal includes banning sports sponsorships and limiting online stakes. The proposal came forward as a solution to the general health of many gamblers that are affected by their online losses. The pandemic has affected the industry, not in terms of money spent, but in the way…

Sports ・ 07 February 2022

Telegraph & Argus

Gambling business Merkur Slots reveals plan for new branch on Ivegate

A GAMBLING company has revealed plans to open a new Bradford branch in an empty unit on the city's oldest street. Merkur runs venues across the country, and has a "Cashino" venue in Shipley and Keighley. The company will soon be opening a Merkur Slots unit at 43 Ivegate - a former Coral bookmakers located above one of the entrances to the…

Industry ・ 30 January 2022

The Business Desk

Gambling safety app set for mainstream roll-out following acquisition

A gambling protection app developed by the son of a former gambling addict will be offered to potentially millions of at-risk players following its acquisition by compliance specialist Crucial Compliance. BetProtect is an innovative player awareness space that offers tools and professional advice to help players better understand and manage their…

Industry ・ 09 August 2021

Inkedin

Crucial Compliance Acquires BetProtect Brand From Safer Online Gambling Group

The BetProtect brand and its products have been bought by Crucial Compliance from the Safer Online Gambling Group, amid claims that the industry has a "appetite to do more" to support players. The purchase of the gambling protection app, according to the company, provides the groundwork for a significant expansion of its reach, with a number of…

Land-based ・ 04 August 2021

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

New land-based Gary casino getting ready to rock this spring

GARY - It won't be too much longer before Hard Rock officials press play on Northwest Indiana's newest gaming and entertainment destination. Matt Schuffert, president of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, confirmed Friday the $300 million facility, which includes a casino, sports book, five restaurants, a Hard Rock Live performance venue and…

Covid ・ 25 July 2021

Harrogate Informer

The gambling landscape in Yorkshire compared with the rest of the UK

The gambling industry is huge. Worldwide it was worth over US$60 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to over US$90 billion as early as 2023. In the UK, gambling laws are fairly relaxed, with most forms of gambling being legal. In 2019, the industry was worth £14.3 billion in the UK alone, and employed over 90 thousand people. It's also a…

Industry ・ 20 July 2021

Casino Guardian

Coronavirus Pandemic Triggers Online Gambling Crisis in the UK

Back in late January, Google reported that the search interest in online casinos has reached an all-time high in the UK. And that happened a few months before the coronavirus pandemic outbreak when, although the revenue of the land-based gambling sector suffered a massive decline, online casino, slots, poker and virtual sports betting marked a…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

ABC Money

The UK Gambling Act Set to be Reviewed, Online Slots Including Rainbow Riches Could face Betting Restrictions

Earlier this week, the UK government announced that it would finally make a comprehensive review of the UK Gambling industry and in particular, the 2005 Gambling Act. Gambling companies are expecting that the government may put restrictions on the amount a casino player can bet per spin on popular online slots such as Rainbow Riches. If this was to…

Law ・ 19 January 2021