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The British Columbia provincial government’s crackdown on money laundering at area casinos is causing a big headache for the province’s gambling venues. The government’s is aiming to end the tradition of turning a blind eye to the casinos’ practice of accepting  millions of dollars in questionable cash. The practice allowed money launderers to get rid of massive amounts of dirty money but the clampdown is throwing the city’s casino gambling business into turmoil.  Happily, this does not effect our beloved online casino gaming - yet, another reason to prefer online casinos.

The passage of sports betting legislation by individual states has gone faster than anyone could have predicted. The month of May marks one year since SCOTUS ruled that states could legislate in their own jurisdictions. Since that time, eight states have passed some form of sports betting authorization and over 2 dozen other states have begun the process of considering allowing online casino type of sports betting for their state residents. 

Although we all love our Grande Vegas Casino for all casino type games, we've all got one eye on how sports betting will play out with the new US regulations or lack thereof.  Let's look at Lousiana today....

Vegas casino gambling gets underway in Arkansas this month after Arkansas voters approved a referendum in November for a constitutional amendment that would allow casinos to operate in the state.  

New York State is trying to find its footing as it paves the way for online Vegas casino poker and sportsbooks to operate in the state while acknowledging challenges facing its upstate casinos.

Unlike the Grande Vegas online casino and other casino entertainment companies, Caesars Entertainment Corporation does not seem to be worried about unstable casino revenues. The company is seeing its profits rising amidst worries about a possible economic slowdown in Vegas.

The Supreme Court ruled that Native American tribes have the right to operate casino sites in states where casino gambling is legal. That hasn’t stopped the states from using other means to try to prevent tribes from opening casinos.

Until we can report that sports betting has come to our very own, Grande Vegas online casino...we'll keep you up-to-date on the latest going on in sports betting across the States.  The two largest Fantasy Sports Operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, are emerging as the leading operators of sports betting in the United States. Both operators have forged partnerships with existing gambling operators, brought sports betting to online venues and created strong affiliations with some of America’s biggest sports leagues.

We reported earlier that Japan was considering awarding new casino/integrated resorts permits.  Now, they're taking the plunge.  Here's an update to our previous report.

Japan’s government is pushing ahead with its plans to grant three integrated resort licenses to casino operators in the near future and see the IR development start within the next 2 years. Online casino gaming will, for the present, not be a part of the program. 

March Madness, the single-elimination tournament in which 68 NCAA teams vie to reach the Final Four competition for the national championship has been a little different this year. Thanks to last year’s May 2018 SCOTUS ruling that gave states the right to legislate for Vegas casino sports betting in their jurisdictions, sports fans are able to bet on the competition at legal on-site and online casino sportsbooks.