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This Law Could Force Publishers to Keep Games Online or Issue Refunds
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (32+ words) California's AB-1921 would require publishers to keep games playable or refund buyers if their titles go dark. However, the game industry argues that it puts them in an 'impossible situation.'...
Blackjack ban has casino owners demanding urgent U-turn in face of $30m blow
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (536+ words) CASINO owners are fuming over the ban of a beloved card game that will cost them up to $30million in lost revenue. This loss in revenue will also be a hit to city coffers statewide, and local lawmakers are pushing back…...
Commerce, Bell Gardens fight back against new cardroom regulations, including blackjack ban
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (288+ words) COMMERCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Several California cities urged state lawmakers on Tuesday to intervene after new state regulations reshaping cardroom operations prompted warnings of steep financial losses and potential job cuts. The rules, approved by the California Department of Justice, prohibit…...
Blackjack Ban Battle Grows as California Cities Join Lawsuit
1+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) A California Superior Court judge will allow a coalition of cardroom host cities to weigh in on a legal challenge to Attorney General Rob Bonta's blackjack ban. In granting the California Cities Gaming Authority's (CCGA) request for an amicus brief…...
South Dakota: Deadwood casinos make $13. 2 million in revenue in March, down 2. 6%
2+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) South Dakota's Deadwood casinos generated revenue of $13. 2 million in March, down 2. 6% year-over-year. A report published by the South Dakota Department of Revenue shows that slot machines accounted for $11. 7 million, down 0. 7%. Table games generated $1. 4 million, down 16. 5%, and sports wagering revenue was…...
Gaming Commissioners deny removal of Citro from "Black Book
3+ week, 3+ day ago (421+ words) In addition to keeping Citro on the list on which he was placed 35 years ago, commissioners made Mathew Bowyer the 39th person added to the List of Excluded Persons. Francis Citro Jr. , the 80-year-old Las Vegas entertainer who hoped to have…...
California Cardroom Dealer Faces Grand Theft Charge
3+ week, 3+ day ago (451+ words) A dealer at a California cardroom has been arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $15, 000 in gaming chips from their place of employment. On Wednesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the arrest of a dealer…...
Stakelogic joins Stake Denmark as brand grows casino presence in market
3+ week, 5+ day ago (246+ words) Home > Company News > Strategy > Stakelogic joins Stake Denmark as brand grows casino presence in market Stakelogic has taken its full slot portfolio live with Stake Denmark through Relax Gaming, marking a new launch for the studio in one of Europe's…...
Cities prepare for the impact of new cardroom regulations
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1692+ words) The president of the California Gaming Association warned last month that new state regulations restricting the ability of cardrooms to offer their most popular table games would "wipe out a critical source of revenue for dozens of cities." Some California…...