Florida state legislators have decided to postpone discussion on pending bills, which include the gambling bill, as it focuses on coming up with a legislative response to the deadly mass shooting in a public high school that left 17 people dead.

With only three weeks before the legislative session ends, the state legislature is scrambling to pass a law that will allocate $100m funding for mental health screening, counseling and training, and the “hardening” of Florida schools. Aside from passing that law, legislators will also need to approve the state budget. With so many things to do and so little time, the gambling bill has a slim chance of being approved.

Analyst Robert Jarvis, however, pointed out that the gambling bill has been doomed from the beginning given that the Senate is very pro-gambling while the House is very anti-gambling.

In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, Vikki Baptie said that the UK Gambling Commission should work with operators instead of berating them for their alleged negative treatment on women.

Over 200 leaders and decision-makers from the fintech and digital sectors converged in Manila to know more about blockchain and cryptocurrencies such as the Bitcoin Cash.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said that the fee, which is intended to help fund problem gambling mitigation programs, is neither “dismissive” nor “outrageously high.”

The charity group is looking for a creative agency that will help craft a £7m public awareness campaign aimed at exposing the early warning signs of problem gambling behavior.

The country’s regulatory agency has given online and land-based gambling licensees the go signal to take wagers on animal-based races.

The bill, which will allow wagering on professional and collegiate sports contests, still depends on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will lift the federal ban on sports betting.

Shortly after winning the fourth auction for new Category 4 licenses, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has invalidated the bid of Las Vegas Sands for intruding the area reserved for another license winner.

Las Vegas Sands Corporation was the first casino operator to use the term ‘The Cotai Strip’ and even had it patented with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The word ‘Cotai’ came from the two islands it connected—Coloane and Taipa.

The Takara Gaming Group will integrate Philippine casino operator Solaire Resort and Casino with its Asian VIP and middle-class focused digital gaming content library.

Kudos to Robert Dowling for being picked as the new chief commercial officer of Ganapati PLC! Dowling has a wealth of experience in the gambling industry, which includes managing Malta’s most established entertainment brands and the EveryMatrix sales team.