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US – AGA report shows US commercial gaming revenue reaches $43.6bn in 2019, up 3.7 per cent from 2018

The AGA’s State of the States report shows US commercial casino gaming industry revenue topped $43.6bn in 2019, up 3.7 per cent from 2018, and marking the fifth-straight year of revenue growth. Not only did annual commercial casino revenue hit a new high in 2019, but direct commercial gaming tax revenue generated more than $10bn…

US – AGA asks President to intervene on Paycheck Protection Program rules

American Gaming Association President and CEO Bill Miller has sent a letter to President Trump asking him to intervene on the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) Interim Final Rules released by the Small Business Administration (SBA), which he says rely on ‘antiquated, discriminatory policy that renders small gaming entities ineligible to receive critical loan assistance designed…

US – North America casino equipment market to grow by five per cent by 2024.

The North America casino gaming equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over five per cent during the period 2018 to 2024. Growing demand for mass-market gaming equipment, increasing demand for electronic gaming tables, growing adoption of AR and VR in gambling, and innovations in slot machine designs are the factors that…

US – US commercial casino industry reaches all-time high of $41.7bn

Gaming revenue for the US commercial casino industry reached an all-time high of $41.7bn in 2018, up 3.5 per cent from the previous year, according to data released today in the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) State of the States 2019: The AGA Survey of the Commercial Casino Industry. The commercial casino sector—with 465 casinos—logged its…

US – Caesars and Eldorado merger talks heat up

Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts could be closing in on a deal that would create the largest gaming operator in North America. Pushed by billionaire Carl Ichan, who now owns over a quarter of Caesars, the two operators are deep in negotiation over a cash and stock deal with Reno-born Eldorado becoming the controlling force…

US – Sports betting to hit new high in the States with February’s Big Game

With seven additional states legalising sports betting since the end of last year’s football season, gambling experts expect that this year’s Big Game will mark the most money wagered on a single event in the history of regulated sports betting. VSiN (Vegas Stats & Information Network), the first network dedicated exclusively to sports gambling, is…

US – Indian Gaming sets new revenue record of US$32bn

The 494 casinos operating as tribal casinos in the United States have set a new GGR record of US$32.4bn in the 2017 fiscal year. Chairman Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, Vice Chair Kathryn Isom-Clause, and Associate Commissioner Sequoyah Simermeyer of the National Indian Gaming Commission released the Fiscal Year 2017 Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) amount, which saw…

US – Novomatic Americas launches FV-640 Dominator Curves at Miami Valley Gaming

Novomatic Americas has continued to build on its game growth success in North America with the first to market launch of the FV-640 Dominator Curves at Miami Valley Gaming and Racing in Lebanon, Ohio. The first Novomatic Americas Dominator Curve games including the popular Asian Fortunes, Treasures of Tut and Big 5 were installed into…

US – AGA estimates that 97 per cent of NCAA bets will be illegal

The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimates that Americans will wager more than $10bn on the upcoming 2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Of that $10bn, only about $300m, or three per cent, will be wagered legally through Nevada sports books. Americans illegally bet at least $150bn annually on sports empowered by the Professional and Amateur Sports…