Hatch Threatens Federal Oversight of Sports Betting
Senator Orrin Hatch (l.), one of the authors of the overturned Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, thinks the federal government needs to act over the rapidly expanding sports...
Gaming News
Penn National Files for First Pennsylvania Sports Betting License
Penn National Gaming is the first Pennsylvania casino operator to file for a sports betting license in the state. The filing said the company will partner with William Hill...
Atlantic City Casinos See Slight Earnings Growth in Second Quarter
Atlantic City's casinos recorded a 1.6 percent increase in second quarter earnings compared to last year. State regulators had initially reported that profits were down for the quarter, but...
Sports Betting, New Casinos Lead to July Surge in Jersey GGR
New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks took in $40.6 million in sports wagers in July, the first full month of sports betting in the state. Meanwhile, two new Atlantic City...
Atlantic City Could Get Arena Football Team
The Arena Football League is considering placing a franchise in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall (l.). Professional minor league sports teams have not fared well in the resort in the...
Commercial Casinos Post $40 Billion in 2017
Twenty of 24 U.S. states with commercial casinos won more from their games in 2017 than they did in 2016. They paid more than $9 billion in taxes to...
Survey: U.S. Headed for a Betting Boom
The vast majority of American sports bettors moved to the regulated market as more states legalize the fledgling industry—that’s according to a new poll commissioned by the American Gaming...
New BIA Secretary Gets to Work
Appointed a few weeks ago by President Trump, Tara Sweeney (l.) is starting to make her mark as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. She brings a new perspective to...
Olympic Committee Meets for Esports Forum
The International Olympic Committee and the Global Association of International Sports Federations hosted a forum on the inclusion of eSports as Olympic events. The forum began a dialogue to...
Hard Rock Ends Plastic Straw Use
As one of its "Save the Planet" initiatives, Hard Rock International announced it will eliminate plastic straws at its properties throughout the world by September 1, 2018. Patrons still...
MGM Springfield Opens First Massachusetts Casino
Massachusetts first resort casino, MGM Springfield, has opened. It offers 2,550 slots, 120 tables and 23 poker tables, along with a 250-room hotel, bowling alley and movie theater. The...
Pennsylvania Mini Casinos Progressing
Among the five new gaming licenses issued in Pennsylvania, the owners of Philadelphia’s Stadium Casino (l.) will build a 100,000 square foot facility in Westmoreland County with 750 slots...
Disney, Seminoles Give $10 Million
Disney Worldwide and the Seminole Tribe of Florida each gave $5 million to Voters In Charge, the group is behind the Voter Control of Gambling Amendment. Appearing on the...
Encore Boston Harbor Next Up in Massachusetts
Now that MGM Springfield has opened, the full attention of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will be dedicated to the 2019 completion of Encore Boston Harbor. Re-named from the former...
Illinois Legislator Holds Sports Betting Hearing
Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita (l.) will hold a hearing in Chicago on sports betting and other gambling expansion issues, in anticipation of the 2019 legislative session. "The gaming...
Scientific Games and Caesars Launch Sports Betting in Newly Regulated Mississippi
With the launch of sports betting in Mississippi, Scientific Games has added another client for its OpenBet product suite. The wagering is now offered at Caesars’ owned casinos across...
Two Pennsylvania Operators Fined $80,000
In Pennsylvania, Washington Trotting Association, operator of Meadows Racetrack & Casino, was fined $80,000 because unauthorized employees issued more than $830,000 in complimentary services. Valley Forge Convention Center Partners...
Five Mississippi Casinos Offers Sports Betting
The count is up to five as Mississippi casinos scramble to open sports books. Beau Rivage in Biloxi and Gold Strike (l.) in Tunica were first. Tribal casinos are...
Churchill Downs Enters Pennsylvania Gaming Market
A convoluted series of maneuvers has come to fruition for Eldorado Resorts Inc., which has agreed to transfer the management of its Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin (l.) in Farmington,...
More Atlantic City Properties Add Sports Books
Caesars Entertainment began accepting sports bets at two of its Atlantic City casinos this week. Sports betting began at Bally’s Wild West Casino on Monday and Harrah’s casino on...
