The COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting shutdown of so-called non-essential businesses have wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy, producing soaring unemployment and economic and fiscal pain across the country. 

It’s time to realize the concerns regarding infectious viruses and diseases are here to stay for the foreseeable future, and if you are unable to think outside the box for operational solutions going forward, you will lose.

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) and the American Gaming Association (AGA) announced a new partnership to highlight and combat the rapid spread of unregulated gaming machine activity in states throughout the U.S.

This past August, Kenneth A. Blanco, the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an arm of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, spoke to the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference.

The American Gaming Association (AGA) and MGM Resorts International have each contributed $100,000 as a founding donors of the National Center for Responsible Gaming’s (NCRG) new Fund to Support Research on Sports Wagering.

The opportunity to bet on football teams has expanded dramatically in the past year, with more and more states legalizing and launching sports wagering markets. It’s the result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in May 2018 to overturn the PASPA, also known as the Bradley Act.

Since the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018), striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) last year, states across the country have been moving forward with plans to authorize sports betting.

Gaming Laboratories International announced it has once again been recognized by the Illinois Gaming Board to perform testing and certification services for the state's riverboat casino and video gaming markets. 

BMM Testlabs announced the promotion of Melissa Shuba to director, regulatory compliance, following three years with the company.

This year, 7 million Americans say they will bet legally at a casino sportsbook, 1.2 million more than last year.