-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Mark Pearson |Andrew O’Malley
GambleAware is looking to spark a nationwide debate about the growing number of underage people engaging in gambling. It launched a new display in London made up of 85,000 poker chips, with each chip representing a kid who suffers from gambling harm. Many people on social media have been lending their opinions about the subject, with video games like FIFA taking a lot of flak.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley |Mark Pearson
Law enforcement has targeted a St. Petersburg, Florida, police officer for allegedly sharing confidential information from private databases with the suspect allegedly responsible for two explosive devices that were left at the Tampa Hard Rock casino in September. facing up to five years in prison for the third-degree felonyOfficer Brandon Klaiber is facing two counts of offense against intellectual property and has been suspended without pay.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley |Mark Pearson |Dan Katz
The Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto has to pay a CA$120,000 (US$86,492) penalty to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) after two dealers were caught colluding with players that led to the illicit winnings of CA$20,000 (US$14,415) over a week period.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley |Mark Pearson
A new survey by Tokyo-based SMBC Consumer Finance has revealed how gacha games influence the online spending habits of Japan residents in their 20s. For 18.8% of the 1,000 surveyed, gacha – Japanese digital, video-type online games that involve in-game purchases similar to loot boxes – eats into their living expenses.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Mark Pearson |Andrew O’Malley
GambleAware has unveiled a powerful display in London that is made up of 85,000 poker chips showing a sad child and captioned “Gambling Can Grip Anyone.” Each poker chip represents a child between the ages of 11 and 17 years old in Great Britain who currently suffers from gambling-related harm:We're proud to unveil our installation in @westfieldlondon featuring 85,000 poker chips – one for each child aged 11-17 in Britain currently experiencing gambling harm.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Mark Pearson |Dan Katz |Andrew O’Malley
A hot topic in recent times is the seemingly ever-increasing cost of parking on the Las Vegas Strip. While once upon a time you could leave your vehicle for free, most resorts now charge you for doing so. properties have gradually hiked up these ratesSome properties have gradually hiked up these rates. MGM Resorts, for example, brought its prices up in December to a daily rate of $20 for hotel guests from the previous $18 level.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley
A homeless man has won $1m through a California lottery scratch-off ticket. He was still in the liquor store where he bought the ticket when he realized that he had won big. initially thought the prize was $100,000While the unnamed individual initially thought the prize was $100,000, the store’s manager told him it was actually $1m after taking a look. They high-fived each other and the manager gave him a ride to the lottery headquarters in Fresno to submit the winning ticket.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Owain Flanders |Andrew O’Malley
Kick has announced that partners can now broadcast on Kick and other streaming sites simultaneously:Stream everywhere. Grow everywhere. Multistreaming is officially live for Kick Partners. pic.twitter.com/WZ1DU51u7V— Kick (@KickStreaming) April 16, 2025The platform, home to many of the most popular gambling streamers, originally revealed its intentions to allow content creators to reach a wider audience and earn more passive revenue in February.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley |Mark Pearson
It has come to light that Australian lawmakers accepted gifts of sporting event tickets worth AU$245,000 (US$156,000) from sports leagues while considering a ban on gambling advertising. Reuters analyzed the parliamentary gift register and attached a monetary value to the gifts. Politicians from both of the main parties received a total of 312 complimentary tickets between June 2023 and March 2025.
-
1 week ago | 
vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley |Mark Pearson
Lawmakers in North Carolina want to cash in on the massive success of the legal sports betting market since it went live in March 2024. Handle hit a record $685m last month, largely because of the massive interest in March Madness. A proposal submitted to the state Senate on Monday aims to double the tax rate from the current 18% to 36%. If this change comes into effect, North Carolina would only be behind the flat tax rates of four other states.
