Despite double-digit declines in some major table games, casinos in Nevada were able to earn close to $1 billion in July.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) reported that statewide casino gaming revenue hit just under $998 million, which is $100,000 more than what the casinos earned in June. However, it is a 1.7% decline from the same month last year.

Slot machine revenue did its part to boost July’s numbers by rising 5.1% to $632.1 million. Craps rose by 19% to $40.4 million while the second half of the World Series of Poker scored a 1% bump to $12.4 million.

Major table games suffered from double digit declines led by baccarat ($120.9m, -19.6%), blackjack ($100m, -12.2%) and roulette ($32.4m, -14.3%). Meanwhile, total sportsbook revenue crashed by 95.3% to just $524,000—Nevada’s lowest monthly profit since July 2014.

It’s a good thing that the casinos were able to save Nevada’s gaming revenue. With the numbers from the Mayweather-McGregor fight yet to come, it is expected that August’s revenue number could trump July’s numbers and could be one for the record books.

For the first time, Gujarat High Court Justice Rajesh Shukla has allowed to show the court videos on how poker is played in a bid to resolve the legality of poker in the state.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and Lottery Executive Director Michael Sweeney are asking the legislature to pass a bill that will allow the state lottery to sell products online and introduce Keno.

Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, president of Colombia’s gaming regulatory agency Coljuegos, has announced that it plans to impose payment-blocking measures against internationally licensed online gambling sites.

It has become mandatory for Nevada video slot machines to yield a minimum 75 percent lifetime payback to players after it was discovered in the 80’s that the mechanism of Las Vegas slot machines unfairly limit payouts.

Scraping—it is a black-hat technique used by rogue affiliates to literally steal the content off another website to display on theirs. This is essentially copyright theft.

The Ho Tram Project Company Ltd (HTP) launched its Kahuna Ho Tram Strip condotel and villa project which boasts up to 164 condotel units situated in a 12-storey tower, 36 double key villas and 8 beach front villas.  

Manila gambling industry players, come through! The Asia Gaming Brief will host its famous AGB Social to be held at the Salon de Ning at the Peninsula Manila on September 8. This is an opportune time to expand your networks and help out as donations will be collected for the victims of the Tondo, Manila fire that affected over 2,000 families.