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When MGM embarked on its mammoth Springfield casino resort project, they expected to attract much of the business that was going to Connecticut's tribal casinos.  That hasn't been the case – MGM believes that Connecticut gamblers are staying loyal to the two land-based and online casinos that are located in their home state, the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino.

A federal judge has rejected motions by the Iowa City of Council Bluffs and the states of Iowa and Nebraska that asked that the Ponca Tribe’s Prairie Flower Casino be closed while the National Indian Gaming Commission revisits its original ruling that allowed the casino to open.

Last month, online sports wagering with no deposit bonus codes took the lion’s share of Pennsylvania‘s bets, overcoming land-based casino gaming, brick-and-mortar sports betting and state racetrack revenue.

Console manufacturers and Vegas casino console game developers are excited about Project xCloud, a new video game streaming device from Microsoft that allows players to instantly stream PC and console games to their preferred gaming device via an internet connection.

Once again, we are confronted with another advantage to playing at online casinos like Grande Vegas - a great welcome bonus casino without all the controversy we're constantly hearing about at land-based casinos.  Here are the latest scandal details.

Even before the May 2018 SCOTUS ruling that gave states the right to legalize land-based and online casino sports betting in their jurisdictions, wagering on sporting events was definitely part of America’s sports culture. It was available, but only through underground networks or offshore books. Anyone could place a bet but it wasn’t above board and the only people making money on it were either criminals or online sites operated from outside the country. 

The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has directed Macau casinos to refrain from installing facial recognition and other Vegas casino online surveillance tools until such time as the bureau approves them.  In its directive, the Bureau told the casinos that any data collected must remain with casino operators and could not be shared.

The casino/hotel Integrated Resort industry in Japan is off to a slow start but observers see progress as the government moves towards granting three companies licenses to build IRs complete with casino sign up bonus give-aways in three separate locations. Casino operators would like to see things move more rapidly but that’s not the way it works in Japan. Consultants are advising the operators to “go with the flow” and accept the slow pace as part of the process that comes with doing business in Japan. 

One of the pure pleasures of online casino gaming at Grande Vegas is the total lack of problems like Las Vegas is experiencing now - where the Las Vegas culinary union is facing off with the Las Vegas Palms hotel.  

In the ‘70s -- the early days of video games — gaming wasn’t an “industry.” There were just a few companies with a few employees in each. Everybody seemed to know everybody else and many of those early companies collaborated freely. First there was the “arcade boom” and that was followed by home computers, mobile devices and game consoles. Over the years, as the popularity of video gaming grew, the need for events where people involved in the industry could collaborate grew - whether it was to share tech know how, ideas for player perks like casino sign up bonus give-aways, new game development, gaming a.i. or an unlimited number of subjects. Thus was born an industry of its own – Games Industry Events.