The FTC’s short-term lodging fee rule took effect on 12 May 2025, requiring hotels, including casino resorts, to include mandatory fees other than taxes in advertised prices. Optional services can be excluded initially, but their charges must be disclosed in the total before payment if a customer selects them.
Casino hotels must show mandatory resort fees in advertised rates, changing how they present room prices to customers.
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming said the state’s six casinos generated $156,848,176 from slots and table games in June 2026, down 2.4% from a year earlier. State contributions totalled $67,902,499 for the month, while revenue for fiscal 2026 reached $1,931,544,719, down 1.7% year on year.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported an 81% year-on-year fall in Las Vegas Strip casinos’ net income in 2025. Total revenues fell 4%, while the number of Strip casinos earning more than $1 million in gaming revenue dropped from 54 to 51. The report also said visitor numbers fell 7.5% over the year.
Nevada casino compliance officers discussed new anti-money-laundering rules approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission in April. The rules require Board review of casino AML oversight personnel and player-development employees, and operators must report certain employee separations; a ban on business-entity funding of patron deposits and casino credit takes effect in late October. MGM Resorts’ Stephen Martino said the funding restriction could affect gaming revenue.
An Italian-language analysis of US prediction markets described conflicting court positions on state efforts to restrict platforms including Kalshi. It said a Nevada injunction was later revoked, while a Tennessee injunction remained in place, and characterised the wider legal question as unresolved.
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved new anti-money-laundering regulations recommended by the Gaming Control Board. The rules introduce oversight and licensing requirements for casino AML personnel, reporting duties for AML-related employee departures and limits on independent agents; provisions take effect immediately or after four or six months.