Alex Foxen Continues High Roller Mastery with Poker Masters Win Summary Alex Foxen staged a dramatic comeback at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas to win Event #6 of the 2025 Poker Masters — the $10,100 No‑Limit Hold’em — out of a 109‑entry field. Foxen took the top prize of $272,000 from a $1,090,000 prize […]
Longtime IGA chair Ernie Stevens Jr passes away Summary Ernie Stevens Jr, the long-serving chairman of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and a prominent advocate for tribal gaming, has died aged 66. The IGA confirmed the news via Victor Rocha on X; further details were not immediately available. Stevens was serving his 13th term as […]
BC lawsuit alleges Roblox gambling Summary The requested page on Canadian Gaming Business returned a Cloudflare “Just a moment…” verification (HTTP 403), preventing direct access. Based on the URL and available headline information, the story concerns a British Columbia lawsuit accusing Roblox of enabling gambling on its platform. The complaint reportedly centres on how virtual […]
The surveillance upgrade that changed everything at Pechanga Summary eConnect has overhauled Pechanga Resort Casino’s surveillance by turning video footage into a live, searchable database of faces and movement. Their AI-powered facial recognition and behavioural analytics enrol every face captured on camera in real time, vectorise images and link matches to movement and transactional data. […]
Denmark sees casino uplift ahead of Advertising debate Summary Denmark’s gambling market bounced back in July 2025, with total player spend reaching DKK 634m (€85m), a 12.9% year-on-year rise. The recovery was driven largely by online casinos, which grew 20.3% to DKK 349m — slots alone accounted for DKK 291.7m, over 83% of online casino […]
Two arrests made as Japan’s revised online gambling law takes effect Summary Japan’s revised Basic Law on Measures against Addiction came into force on 25 September 2025, explicitly banning the creation and operation of online casino sites, intermediary “reach sites” and social media promotions that direct people to gambling platforms. The law emphasises raising public […]
Macquarie: ‘Tide shifting’ against US sweepstakes gaming Summary Macquarie analysts say regulatory pressure is mounting against US sweepstakes gaming, with major states moving from cease-and-desist letters to formal bans. California, New York and New Jersey — together representing roughly 20% of the US population — have passed laws banning sweepstakes games, and content suppliers are […]
MGM Empire City and Resorts World win local approval in New York casino license bid Summary Two leading downstate New York casino applicants — MGM Empire City in Yonkers and Resorts World at Aqueduct in Queens — have become the first projects to clear their local Community Advisory Committee (CAC) reviews. MGM’s CAC voted 5-0 […]
Japan enforces new law to curb online gambling addiction | Yogonet International Summary Japan has implemented broad new regulations to tackle online gambling addiction. The law, passed in June and effective from 25 September 2025, bans online gambling advertisements and prevents the launch of new online casino services. Operators can be ordered by police to […]
Nevada Regulators Make High-End Gaming Salons Easier to Access Summary Nevada has overhauled rules for private casino salons, cutting the entry requirement to $20,000 from $300,000 (and far below the original $500,000 when salons were introduced in 2001). The Gaming Commission’s update — the first major revision in almost two decades — also permits poker […]
