News March/April 2026
Vintage bingo hall opens in Las Vegas Operator News
Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel and Casino has unveiled its new traditional-style bingo hall and expanded coin operated slot machine gaming floor on the Las Vegas Strip. Designed as a throwback bingo experience, the
hall will accommodate 255 players per session, and feature five sessions kicking off at 3 p.m. Tursdays through Sundays. Te bingo hall embraces the vintage Vegas bingo
experience, built around paper cards, ink daubers, cheap eats and live gameplay. Te hall opens on the properties’ Promenade Level with an expanded coin- operated slot area and concession stand outside.
Estonia scrambles to reinstate tax Legislation
Estonia’s iGaming regime has hit an unexpected snag after a legislative wording error in the country’s revised Gambling Tax Act resulted in online casino operators being unintentionally exempted from paying their tax obligations at the start of 2026. Te issue dates back to amendments passed
in late 2025 that were designed to modernise and gradually reduce the remote gambling tax rate. A drafting mistake saw the text apply taxation only to “skill games,” inadvertently excluding “games of chance,” the legal category covering online casino and other chance-based gambling. As a result, remote operators would have owed no tax at all for January and February 2026. Parliamentary members introduced a
technical amendment to correct the wording, ensuring that both games of chance and skill games offered remotely are taxed uniformly at 5.5 per cent the rate set for 2026. Te Riigikogu approved the change with an effective date of
New Siegburg casino in Autumn Operator News
Merkur Spielbanken NRW is pushing ahead with the construction of its new casino in Siegburg still on schedule. Eleven months after the groundbreaking ceremony, the interior design is now clearly coming into focus and is visibly gaining momentum. Te opening is scheduled for autumn 2026. During a tour of the construction site, those
responsible provided information about the current construction progress and the strategic importance of the site. Te shell is completely completed, and the technical infrastructure is
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March 1, 2026, aligning with the monthly tax assessment cycles used by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA). Officials and lawmakers emphasised that
the oversight was unintentional and not a deliberate policy shift, describing it as a “regrettable mistake” that required urgent correction to protect expected state revenues. Because the law cannot be applied
retroactively, the state faces a temporary gap in tax income for the first two months of the year, with estimates suggesting a multi-million euro shortfall. In a rare twist, several licensed operators
have indicated they will voluntarily transfer funds to the state – either as donations earmarked to replace the unpaid taxes or through other legal mechanisms – even though the law does not obligate them to do so. Te incident underlines the importance of
clear legislative drafting in regulated markets and could prompt closer scrutiny of future tax and regulatory reforms. With the correction now in place, Estonia’s online gambling tax framework is expected to remain on track.
largely prepared. Among other things, a total of around 120 kilometres of cable will be laid – including more than 46 kilometres of network cables – and around 2,500 metres of pipelines for air conditioning technology will be installed. While the work on the outer façade continues
to progress, drywall, floor laying and the concrete design of the future play and guest areas will dominate the interior in the future. With around 1,600 square metres of gaming
space, a modern range of games with classic table games and around 250 machines of the latest generation will be implemented in the future. In the first full year of operation, around 157,000 visits are expected.
Bulgaria debates minimum age change Operator News
Gambling associations in Bulgaria’s gambling industry are calling on the Government to axe a draft bill that would increase the legal gambling age from 18 to 21, saying the move would push young gamblers to the black market. Te Gambling Industry Association, the Bulgarian
Gaming Association, the Bulgarian Association of Gambling Activities and the Coalition of Gambling Providers are calling for legislators in Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly to reject the proposal at first reading. Political party ITN submitted amendments to the
Gambling Act to prevent anyone under 21 from gambling. ITN said: “Te proposed changes relate to both
land-based and online gambling. We believe that this will contribute to the correct development of our young citizens, who will be occupied with activities other than those leading to heightened risks of addiction and negative impact on their lives.”
Aristocrat buys Gaming Analytics Supplier News
Aristocrat has announced the acquisition of Gaming Analytics for an undisclosed sum. Gaming Analytics is a US-based provider of AI-powered tools for real- time player analytics, slot optimisation, and marketing automation, designed to operate alongside traditional casino management systems. Te Gaming Analytics solution is scalable
technology with a customer interface designed to enable casino operators to engage more effectively with their players. Te move enhances Aristocrat’s capabilities for platform operations, particularly by providing operators with real-time data collection, analytics, and personalised player engagement.
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