Civic leaders say the city is making a losing bet with a planned $12 billion casino for Hudson Yards – sacrificing promised housing for a flashy gaming complex. Manhattan’s Community Board 4 sent a scathing letter to Related Companies/Wynn Resorts over the planned facility, saying the developer hasn’t fulfilled a 2009 pledge to build apartment’s … Read more
The sports wagering industry in Massachusetts is on fire. In the year that’s passed since the Bay State began to allow gambling on professional and some college sports, more than $6.2 billions dollars has been spent on sports wagering by over 1.6 million gamblers, generating more than half-a-billion in revenue for operators and hundreds of … Read more
But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won’t be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that oversees such projects. Only a narrow strip of sand sits between the ocean waves and the dunes in front of the Ocean Casino Resort. Photo: AP And … Read more
Nearly 700 Queens casino workers are blasting a bill that would legalize online betting in the Empire State – saying it’s an attack on their jobs Employees at Resorts World casino at Aqueduct signed a letter accusing state Sen. Joe Addabbo, who has been pushing gaming legislation since 2019. “We find it appalling that you … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal Friday said tighter norms for filing returns under the goods and services tax will reduce enforcement action and improve compliance while making the life of honest taxpayers easier.“I feel that this tightening is not actually making the life of taxpayers difficult … Read more
Canada’s financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. In a newly published bulletin, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada highlights the criminal exploitation of legitimate and unlicensed digital wagering operations. The centre, known as Fintrac, … Read more
