The Encore Boston Harbor opened just five months ago in Everett, Massachusetts, and the venue is already beset with problems. However, the good news for the $2.6 billion Wynn Resort development is that the current issues are fixable and align more with typical growing pains than with foundational or systemic shortcomings. While the venue has … Read more
There is a major crisis slowly brewing in the Nevada desert, and it looks to have implications for the rest of the United States in the years to come: Millennials aren’t going to casinos. In October at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, UNLV director of hospitality Robert Rippee hosted a presentation on the … Read more
While online casinos and poker rooms have long had a comparatively undeserved reputation for being a bastion of frauds and cheaters, one of the biggest scandals in the industry is unfolding at a major California-regulated cardroom. Stones Gambling Hall, located in Citrus Heights, CA, is currently the setting of a major poker scandal, as a … Read more
Upon initially viewing the newest trailer for NBA 2K20, it’s easy to mistake one of the world’s most popular basketball video game franchises for a new online casino. The flashing neon lights, daily bonuses, slot machines, pachinkos, prize wheels, and unique theme—basketball in this case—are routinely part of the pomp and circumstance whenever a new … Read more
Expanded forms of gambling are coming to Maryland via pending bills in the state legislature but is the state ready? New enterprises in Maryland often take a long time to come to fruition. A law permitting casinos in the state has been on the book for eleven years. However, success for land-based casinos in MD … Read more
The UK Gaming Commission (UKGC) was set up under the Gambling Act of 2005 and has since regulated commercial gambling operations in Great Britain. They also partner with regional licensing companies to assure online regulation is up to code. Recently the UKGC hit three online gaming operators with hefty fines that totaled more than £14 … Read more